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SUMMARY:spARO Pre-MWM Virtual Session: Science Advocacy Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This training led by the Society for Neuroscience’s advocacy team will detail the importance of advocacy and key issues SfN follows\, a brief overview of the budget and appropriations process\, how to conduct a meeting with your congressional offices/other advocacy best practices\, and how to stay involved. Following the presentation\, there will be an opportunity for questions.
URL:https://aro.org/event/sparo-pre-mwm-virtual-session-science-advocacy-training-workshop/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events,spARO
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SUMMARY:Pre-MWM Virtual Session: NIDCD Research Training & Career Development Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) advances scientific and clinical discovery. NIDCD staff will provide an overview of fellowship\, career development\, and loan repayment funding opportunities. The session will also cover advice for successful applications. This session is aimed at Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows.
URL:https://aro.org/event/pre-mwm-virtual-session-nidcd-research-training-career-development-workshop/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260114T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260114T130000
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SUMMARY:Pre-MWM Virtual Session: Navigating ARO 2026 MidWinter Meeting Successfully: Special Sessions\, Updates\, and Much More
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this informational session where we highlight many of the exciting sessions taking place during 2026 Mid-Winter Meeting (MWM)\, excluding the podium and poster sessions. Session organizers will join us to share details of their session and what you can expect from attending. With a new location and the meeting taking place in a convention center setting\, there will be some changes! We will also take a few minutes to go over these. Don't miss this opportunity to find out how you can make the most out of your MWM experience without scrolling through the lengthy program pages and FAQs!
URL:https://aro.org/event/pre-mwm-virtual-session-navigating-aro-2026-midwinter-meeting-successfully-special-sessions-updates-and-much-more/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260115T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260115T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T141434
CREATED:20260112T214507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T214507Z
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SUMMARY:spARO Pre-MWM Virtual Session: Transitioning to Industry Panel
DESCRIPTION:This session will describe pathways from academia to industry through the perspectives of two scientists. The panelists will discuss how they prepared to change jobs\, how industry differs from academic jobs\, contextualizing your skills\, and what they wish they’d known before starting.
URL:https://aro.org/event/sparo-pre-mwm-virtual-session-transitioning-to-industry-panel/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events,spARO
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260115T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260115T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T141434
CREATED:20260112T214606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T214606Z
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SUMMARY:spARO Pre-MWM Virtual Session: How to Become a Postdoc Panel
DESCRIPTION:This session will provide insight into the next step of academia after graduate school; how to find a post-doctoral position. The session will be an interactive forum for questions and discussion.
URL:https://aro.org/event/sparo-pre-mwm-virtual-session-how-to-become-a-postdoc-panel/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events,spARO
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260313
DTSTAMP:20260404T141434
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SUMMARY:ARO 2026 MidWinter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:February 7-11\, 2026\nSan Juan\, Puerto Rico\nPuerto Rico Convention Center \nLearn more and register to attend here: https://aro.societyconference.com/v2/ \n 
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-2026-midwinter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260408T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260408T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T141434
CREATED:20260403T163835Z
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SUMMARY:ARO Seminar Series - Auditory Nerve - The Coding of Acoustic Information in Normal and Damaged Ears Presented by Dr. Charles Liberman
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Join ARO and the ARO Education Committee for our newest Seminar Series exploring the Auditory Nerve. \nWe’re thrilled to kick off this enlightening series with the first featured talk: \n“Auditory-Nerve Response - The Coding of Acoustic Information in Normal and Damaged Ears” \nPresented by Dr. Charles Liberman \nThe session will be moderated by Dr. Kirupa Suthakar. \n📅 Date: Wednesday\, April 8\, 2026 \n🕛 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET USA \nRegistration Required to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fVgFUsCJTditl3wbDgfDLA \nCharles Liberman\, PhD \nEaton-Peabody Laboratories\, \nMass Eye and Ear \nDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery\, Harvard Medical School \nDr. Liberman is the Harold F. Schuknecht Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Harvard Medical School and the former Director of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear (1997 – 2022). He received his B.A. in Biology from Harvard College in 1972 and his Ph.D. in Physiology from Harvard Medical School in 1976\, working with Nelson Kiang on the responses of single auditory-nerve fibers in normal and noise-damaged ears. Following his thesis work\, he did a post-doctoral stint with Sanford Palay in the Anatomy Department at Harvard performing a serial-section ultrastructural analysis of the normal synaptic connections between auditory-nerve terminals and inner hair cells. He has published over 215 papers on a variety of topics in auditory neuroscience and has received a number of awards including the Award of Merit from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2009)\, the Bekesy Silver Medal from the Acoustical Society of America (2012) and the Grand Prix Scientifique from the Fondation pour l’Audition (2022). His research interests include 1) the coding of acoustic stimuli as neural responses in the auditory nerve\, 2) efferent feedback control of the auditory periphery\, 3) the mechanisms underlying noise-induced and age-related hearing loss\, 4) the signaling pathways mediating nerve survival in the inner ear and 5) the application of viral- and drug-based therapies to the repair of a damaged inner ear.
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-seminar-series-auditory-nerve-response-the-coding-of-acoustic-information-in-normal-and-damaged-ears-presented-by-dr-charles-liberman/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,Seminar Series
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SUMMARY:ARO Coffee Hour - Career Paths in Science Policy and Advocacy for Ph.D.-Trained Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Join ARO and the Education Committee for Coffee Hour \nTopic: Career Paths in Science Policy and Advocacy for Ph.D.-Trained Scientists \nDate: Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00-1:00 PM ET USA \nAbout the Session: \nSpeakers for this session will share details about their careers and provide insights on the current science policy and advocacy environment. They will also discuss how PhD-trained scientists can contribute to science policy\, the role they can play in shaping research priorities\, and why this work is especially impactful for the future of scientific research. \nSpeakers: \nYvette Seger\, Ph.D.\, Chief Science Policy and Development Officer\, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) \nJennifer Zeitzeer\, Director\, Office of Public Affairs\, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aFwG6jHkTf2YM8F6ELp3dA
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-coffee-hour-career-paths-in-science-policy-and-advocacy-for-ph-d-trained-scientists/
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CATEGORIES:ARO Event,Education Coffee Hour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260429T130000
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SUMMARY:ARO Seminar Series - Auditory Nerve - Beyond Mammals: Auditory-nerve Responses Across Different Species Presented by Dr. Christine Köppl
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Join ARO and the ARO Education Committee for our newest Seminar Series exploring the Auditory Nerve. \nWe’re thrilled to kick off this enlightening series with the first featured talk: \n"Beyond Mammals: Auditory-nerve Responses Across Different Species" Presented by Dr. Christine Köppl \nDate: Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00-1:00 PM ET USA \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vVdShmZtQA-0HzNfNFApvg \nDr. Christine Köppl \nDept. of Neuroscience\, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg\, Germany \n Dr. Köppl has a background in zoology and neuroscience. Her long-standing broad interest is the evolution of the auditory system\, with comparative work on mammals\, birds and reptiles\, from the cochlea to the midbrain. She has published 115 peer-reviewed papers\, including 31 reviews.\nChristine received her Biology diploma (equivalent to a Master) in 1985\, from the Technical University of Munich. She did her PhD work at the same university\, with Geoff Manley\, on inner-ear anatomy and physiology of lizards. She remained based at the TU Munich\, interrupted by multiple research phases in Australia\, working on lizards\, and in the USA\, working on barn owl sound localization. After a prestigious Heisenberg fellowship by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (the major granting body in Germany)\, Christine moved to a faculty position at the Dept. of Physiology\, University of Sydney\, Australia\, in 2006. In 2009\, she returned to Germany\, as full professor at the Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität in Oldenburg. There\, she was part of the large Cluster of Excellence “Hearing4all” and her research under this umbrella focused on age-related hearing loss and cochlear ageing\, using the Mongolian gerbil as the predominant animal model. Most recently\, she added novel data from ageing birds that\, in contrast to mammals\, are able to regenerate sensory hair cells. Now retired\, Christine is still working to wrap up and publish her latest projects.
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-seminar-series-auditory-nerve-beyond-mammals-auditory-nerve-responses-across-different-species-presented-by-dr-christine-koppl/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,Seminar Series
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