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31 “Many of the students from New Zealand who complete ACAN will go on to build successful careers in neuroscience and make important discoveries concerning brain function in health and disease.” Professor Elena Bagley, University of Sydney, Co-director of ACAN “Attending conferences is a vital part of professional development in a research career. Students and postdoctoral fellows are the next generation, and their work will drive the direction of neurological research in years to come.” Dr Joanne Lin, conference committee AWCBR The AustralasianWinter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR) has been supported by the Foundation since its beginning 40 years ago. Travel grants were awarded to postgraduate students and early-career researchers fromacross NewZealand, who got to present their own research and exchange ideas with researchers fromAustralia, Asia, North America, and Europe. ACAN TheAustralasianCourse inAdvancedNeuroscience (ACAN) is hostedatTheFlorey InstituteforNeuroscienceandMentalHealth in Melbourne,wherestudents liveon-sitefor threeweeks learningfrom topneuroscientists fromaroundtheworld. BysupportingACAN, the Foundation issupportingyoungNewZealandscientists toreceive state-of-the-art training inneuroscience.