Women in Learning (WIL) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization that provides a forum in which students and post-doctoral fellows in the broader fields of Learning Theory, Behavior, Memory, and Neuroscience can seek advice, support, and guidance from trailblazing scientists who have already carved their paths.
Friends, members, and supporters of WIL, we are excited to announce that our 14th Annual WIL Luncheon will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN (Venue TBA). Our Distinguished Guest Speaker will be Dr. Mihaela Iordanova (Concordia), who will share her thoughts on life, science, and academia.
Your generous donation of $20 will help offset the cost of the luncheon; any amount greater will directly contribute to our Outstanding Graduate Woman in Learning Award to support the conference travel of an exceptional graduate trainee.
Make sure to purchase our merch! Adult and children t-shirts will be available for purchase on-site.
Registration is required this year. Please do so here. Feel free to email womeninlearning@gmail.com with questions.
Date: Saturday, 9/28/2024
Time: 12 PM ET
Location: Venue TBA
Indianapolis, IN
To help us prepare, registration will be MANDATORY this year. Please click our registration button to confirm attendance. We will be adhering to a strict guest list this year, and names will be checked before entering.
Questions? Concerns? Please email us: womeninlearning@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you all this fall! All are welcome.
—Team WIL
Dr. Mihaela Iordanova is an Associate Professor at Concordia University, a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Behavioural Neuroscience, a 2020 CAN Young Investigator, and a 2016 NARSAD Young Investigator. Her research focuses on delineating the neurobiological mechanisms of learning and memory in fear and reward.
Mihaela began her research career as an honours student in the laboratory of Dr. Frederick Westbrook at the University of New South Wales, where she earned a B.Psych (Hones) and later a Ph.D. She performed her postdoctoral work at Cardiff University where she worked with Drs. Rob Honey, Mark Good, Simon Killcross, Dominic Dwyer, John Aggleton, and John Pearce. She then joined Dr. Schoenbaum at the University of Maryland and NIDA. In 2014, Mihaela commenced an independent position at Concordia University.
Currently, Mihaela’s lab is focused on uncovering the role of the mesolimbic dopamine system in learning to predict upcoming appetitive or aversive events, as well as the corticolimbic circuits involved in memory updating exemplified by behavioral paradigms such as extinction, overexpectation and higher-order conditioning. Aside from her stellar scientific track record, Mihaela is a wonderful and beloved mentor. We are thrilled to welcome her as our distinguished speaker during this year’s luncheon.
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