Recap of GNS 2026

The 2026 GNS meeting was an amazing success.

      • We had neurologists attend from all 3 Georgia academic instittions - MCG, Emory SOM, and Morehouse SOM.
      • We had students and residents attend from at 8 different institutions.
      • We had over 30 research poster presentations.

Venue:

      • The aquarium was an unbelievable venue.
      • There were 2 large viewing windows, where we enjoyed seeing Baluga whales in one tank, and hundreds of fish, sharks, and manta-rays in another tank

Food:

      • The food was catered by Wolfgang Puck, with all meals very tasty and cooked to perfection

 

Research Prize:

      • The research posters were  orally presented to the GNS faculty.
      • After a detailed deliberation, there was one poster-presenter that stood out - Simran Chhina
      • Her research was titled:  High Fat Diet Induced Neuroinflammation Drives Microglial Activation in Synaptic Loss in the Substantia Nigra
      • She was awarded $1,500 from the GNS for her excellent research and oral presentation durng GNS 2026 - Congratulations!

 

Pictures from GNS 2026 will be posted shortly.