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Brain Awareness Day 2020

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Graduate students and research staff from the Department of Pharmacology organized Brain Awareness Day at Franklin Middle School on Friday March 6, 2020. During Brain Awareness Day, students and staff delivered a neuroscience presentation to educate Franklin 8th grade students on basic brain anatomy and physiology. The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives supports this outreach event by providing interactive hand-outs, booklets and pencils. The Department of Pharmacology provides sheep brains to enhance the hands-on learning experience for the 8th grade students.

Pictured: Madhusoodhanan Suresh, Emmanuel Ojo, Madan Ghimire, Jesse Britz, Rajaram Kshetri, Nazmul Haque, Smita Gupta, Jarnail Singh, Caleigh Findley, Jesika Saucedo, John Johnson

Not pictured: Luyi Zhou, Weilun Sun

 

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