Next Gen Symposium

Applications are open for the Computational Neuroscience Next Generation (CNNG) Symposium at WashU on Sept. 15, 2025 in the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building. We invite postdoctoral researchers and senior graduate students to present their research at WashU and connect with our thriving computational and theoretical neuroscience community.

Highlights

Visit one-on-one with WashU faculty to explore current research.
Present your research at a full-day symposium at WashU’s new Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building.
Forge connections with fellow grad students and postdocs.
Explore St. Louis, Gateway to the West.

View 2024 CNNG program and photos

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Applications are due by May 16, 2025.

2025 CNNG Symposium Application

Name

First

Last

Gender pronouns (optional)

Ethnicity (optional)

Position

Graduate student

Postdoctoral researcher

Institution

Research Mentor

Expected graduation month/year (for PhD students) or graduation date (for postdocs)

Please list up to five faculty members from CTCN-participating departments with whom you’d like to meet (note this is not restricted to Steering Committee members).

For links to the departments, visit https://ctcn.wustl.edu/leadership/.

Name

If there are faculty you’d like to meet with at WashU from other departments, please list them here:

Why are you interested in attending the CNNG Symposium at WashU? (200 words max)

What questions are you interested in addressing in your future research? (200 words max):

What are your plans for the next stage of your career (e.g., will you look for a postdoc, a faculty, an industry job, …?) 200 words max

Title of your proposed CNNG seminar:

Abstract for your proposed CNNG seminar (200 words max):

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