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Thinking Nobel - Study Abroad in Sweden

$2,320
28%
Raised toward our $8,000 Goal
25 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on March 15, at 11:59 PM EDT
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Our Schedule and plans for the trip!

March 13, 2019

Saturday, March 16:

8:30 pm: Meet at KLM / Delta Counter in ATL Airport

11:25 pm: Flight to Stockholm over Amsterdam

Sunday, March 17:

4:35 pm: Arrive Stockholm, Arlanda Airport

5:30 pm: High speed train to Arlanda Express Terminal

6:00 pm: Walk to Generator Hostel*

7:30 pm: Group dinner (restaurant TBD)*

Monday, March 18:

9:00 am: Meet in Generator Lobby for travel to KI

11:00 am: Introduction to KI (meet at reception desk, Biomedicum)

11:30 am: Ullen Lab Project Blitz, by Ullen Lab Members (Biomedicum 3, A0325)

12:30 pm: Lunch on own at KI

1:30 pm: Norgaard & Frantz Seminars (Biomedicum 3, A0325)

3:00 pm: Ullen Journal Club (Biomedicum 3, A0325)

4:30 pm: Evening on own

Tuesday, March 19:

9:00 am: Stockholms Stadhuset Group Tour*

11:00 am: Lunch on own (e.g. Hotorghallen)

1:00 pm: Nobel Committee Discussion with Nobel Committee member (Ernfors; Biomedicum D1012)

2:00 pm: Nobel Forum Tour (may be self-guided)

3:30 pm: GSU Student Data Blitz (Biomedicum A0812 & B0317)

6:30 pm: Group Dinner, Slingerbulten, Gamla Stan*

Wednesday, March 20:

10:00 am: Erhardt Journal Club (B0317)

12:00 pm: Lunch on own at KI

2:00 pm: The Future of Psychiatry (Aula Medica)

14:00 Introduction of the day (coordinated by a moderator of the event, Armita Golkar)

14:15 Talk by the President of Karolinska Institutet: Professor Ole Petter Ottersen

14:50 Psychiatry Research in Stockholm: Milestones Achieved and Future Directions: Nitya Jayaram-Lindström,

Director of Center for Psychiatric Research

15:15 Opportunities and Challenges in Psychiatric Neuroscience: Dr. Joshua Gordon, Director of NIMH

16:15 Q & A session (moderated by Armita Golkar)

16:50 Poster Session (along with finger food and drinks)

18:00 Poster Prize Announcement

Thursday, March 21:

9:00 am: Optional Fulbright Office Visit

11:30am: Journal Club with Jardemark (A0412) OR Sellgren (D0412)

3:30 pm: Return to Work, OT Dissertation Presentation, by Lisa Holmlund (KI OT, Room Number TBD)

5:00 pm: Evening on own

Friday, March 22:

11:00 am: Optional Nobel Museum Visit

1:00 pm: Asaba/Patomella Journal Club (KI OT, Conference Room A4)

3:00 pm: Evening on own

Saturday, March 23: Day on own for sightseeing in Stockholm. 

Sunday, March 24: 1:30 pm: Return flight to ATL over Amsterdam. 9:25 pm: Arrive ATL.

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$10

$10

Two Days' Cost of Riding the Stockholm Metro

$25

$25

Swedish Meatball Dinner for Two

$50

$50

1 Night's Stay in a Hotel

$100

$100

2 Tickets to Skansen Museum - The World's Largest Open Air Museum

$250

$250

A Week's Worth of Food for One Student

$1,000

$1000

Covers Half the Cost of Accommodation and Airfare for One Student