Florida Atlantic Neuroscience Seminar Series

Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Zoom: https://fau-edu.zoom.us/j/85034325690?pwd=fF6eALrj206LpaSDdgPfdhIZt4PnuZ.1

Start time of each seminar is 4 p.m. EST.

For more information, contact Louise Walker, M.Ed. louisewalker@fau.edu

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Dates	Seminars	Locations	Host
Sep. 3, 2024	Title: Using Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation to Facilitate Cognitive Function in Healthy and Clinical Populations Theodore Zanto, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurology, University of California San Francisco	Boca Room 117, General Classroom South GS-2	Sammy Hong, Ph.D.
Sep. 10, 2024	Title: Structural Plasticity in Circuit Development and Computational Fine-Tuning Simon Pieraut (FAU), Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University	Jupiter SNBI MC-22, Room 101	Bob Stackman, Ph.D.
Oct. 3, 2024	Title: Dopamine facilitates glutamatergic input response in astrocyte cell computational models Antonio Roque, Ph.D. Associate Professor in the Department of Physics of the School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters, University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto	Jupiter SNBI MC-22, Room 101	Rodrigo De Oliveira Pena, Ph.D.
Oct. 15, 2024	Title: TBD Gizelle Anzures (FAU), Ph.D. Professor in the Psychology department, Florida Atlantic University	Boca BC-71, Room 126	Chad Forbes, Ph.D.
Oct. 22, 2024	Title: TBD Amber Southwell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience, University of Central Florida	Boca BC-71, Room 126	Jenny Wei, Ph.D.
Oct. 29, 2024	Title: TBD Marisa Roberto, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute	Boca BC-71, Room 126	Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Nov. 12, 2024	Title: TBD Robin Nusslock, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University	Jupiter SNBI MC-22, Room 101	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Nov. 26, 2024	Title: TBD Carmen Vivar, Ph.D. Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico	Jupiter SNBI MC-22, Room 101	Henriette Van Praag, Ph.D.
Dec. 3, 2024	Title: TBD Salvador Dura-Bernal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Downstate Health Sciences University	Jupiter SNBI MC-22, Room 101	Rodrigo De Oliveira Pena, Ph.D.
Jan. 21, 2025	Title: TBD Lei Liu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard University	Jupiter SNBI MC-22, Room 101	Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Jan. 28, 2025	Title: TBD Adriana Di Martino, Ph.D. Research Director, Autism Center, Child Mind Institute	Boca BC-71, Room 126	Sammy Hong, Ph.D.

Last updated: 9/3/2024

Previous Seminar Series

Spring 2024

Dates	Seminars	Locations	Host
Jan. 23, 2024	Title: Alcohol-Induced Memory Deficits: State-Dependent Learning in C. elegans Jill Bettinger, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Virginia Commonwealth University	Jupiter, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute MC-22, Room 101 Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Feb. 6, 2024	Title: Mapping Cellular Diversity in Aggressive Brain Tumors Michalina Janiszewska, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology	Jupiter, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute MC-22, Room 101 Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Feb. 20, 2024	Title: Storage and Control Mechanisms of Human Working Memory Clayton Curtis, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Professor of Psychology and Neural Science New York University	Boca, GS-2, Room 117 Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.
Mar. 12, 2024	Title: Nurturing Well-being: Perspectives from Contemplative Neuroscience Richard Davidson, Ph.D. Director of Center for Healthy Minds University of Wisconsin-Madison	TBD Boca Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
Apr. 2, 2024	Title: Unraveling Epigenetic Pathways in Disease and Addiction Patrick Grant, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Biomedical Science Florida Atlantic Schmidt College of Medicine	Boca, GS-2, Room 117 Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Kathleen Guthrie, Ph.D.
Apr. 9, 2024	Title: Resilience to Stress, Addiction, and Disease A. J. Robison, Ph.D. Director of the Neuroscience Program Associate Professor of Physiology Michigan State University	Jupiter, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute MC-22, Room 101 Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Apr. 13, 2024 *Saturday 11:30am -5pm	Neuroscience Student Organization Annual Retreat Title: Cortical Plasticity Within and Across Lifetimes Leah Krubitzer, Ph.D. Laboratory of Evolutionary Neurobiology University Of California, Davis	Manatee Lagoon, West Palm Beach, FL	Neuroscience Student Organization (NSO)
Apr. 16, 2024	In Memory of Dr. Emmanuelle Tognoli Title: The Bumpy Landscape of Brain and Social Coordination Dynamics Mengsen Zhang, Ph.D. Michigan State University	TBD Boca Zoom: https://bit.ly/41p9fOv Meeting ID: 821 0704 3095 Passcode: 2e8P9b	Gary Perry, Ph.D.

2023 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Jan. 10 2023	Title: APOE Modulates Microglial Immunometabolism in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Lance Johnson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Jan. 24 2023	Title: The Human Brainome: Genome, Transcriptome, Proteome and Phenome interaction in the Human Cortex Amanda J. Myers, PhD. Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Miami Miller School of Medicine	Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D.
Jan. 31 2023	Title: Neurons Put Out the Trash: A Novel Facet of Proteostasis Involving Large Vesicle Extrusion and Handoff to the Neighbors Monica Driscoll, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Kailiang Jia, Ph.D.
Feb. 21 2023	Title: Toward a mechanistic understanding of subjective confidence in memory-based decisions in young and older adults Kevin Darby, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University	Kevin Darby, Ph.D.
Feb. 28 2023	Title: Convergent Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorder Damon Page, Ph.D. The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology	Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
Mar. 28 2023	Title: Can Focused Ultrasound Change The Pain Game? Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D. Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Vice President for Medical Affairs Professor of Neurosurgery Florida Atlantic University	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
April 11 2023	Title: Thalamic Neurons are a Basis of Behavioral Plasticity and Evolution of Brain Lateralization Eric Horstick, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology, West Virginia University	Eric Duboue, Ph.D.
April 18 2023	Title: TBD Damaris N. Lorenzo, Ph.D. Principle Investigator, Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
April 22 2023	NSO Annual Retreat Title: Memory, Learning to Learn, and Control of Cognitive Representations André Fenton, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Center for Neural Science, New York University	Neuroscience Student Organization NSO
Aug. 29 2023	Title: Effects of Exercise on Neural Networks and Memory Function Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic Dept. of Biomedical Science Florida Atlantic University	Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Sept. 12 2023	Title: Regulation of Neurogenesis During Development: From Neural Stem Cell Reactivation to Termination Sarah Siegrist, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology University of Virginia	Laura Fontenas, Ph.D.
Oct. 17 2023	Title: Sex-Specific Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease Benedict Albensi, Ph.D. Chair and Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Co-Director, B.R.A.I.N. (Brain Research & Integrated Nutrition) Ctr. Nova Southeastern University	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Oct. 24 2023	Title: Identification of Neurobiomarkers for the Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease Nuri Ince, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Houston	Ilknur Telkes, Ph.D.
Nov. 7 2023	Title: Seeing the Unseen: Innovative Brain Applications of Photoacoustic Imaging Kamran Avanaki, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Illinois Chicago	Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D.
Dec. 5 2023	Title: Understanding contextual effects in the visual brain and artificial systems Odelia Schwartz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Science Director of Undergraduate Studies for Computer Science University of Miami	Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.
Dec. 12 2023	Title: Implantable systems for the study and treatment of pain, substance use disorder and overdose Robert Gereau, PhD. Dr. Seymour & Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology Vice Chair for Research Chief of the Washington University Pain Center Washington University in St. Louis	Lawrence Toll, Ph.D.

2022 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Feb. 1, 2022	Title: Identifying Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Flexible Social Behavior Beau Alward, Ph.D. Beckman Young Investigator Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, T.I.M.E.S Department of Biology and Biochemistry University of Houston	Shaefali Rodgers, Ph.D.
Feb. 15, 2022	Title: Mitochondria in Neurodegenerative Motor Diseases: Potential of Hypoxia Conditioning and Exercise? Johannes Burtscher, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Institute of Sport Sciences and Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland	Andy Khamoui, Ph.D.
March 1, 2022	Title: Sex Differences in the Causes and Consequences of Alcohol Exposure in Mice Judith Grisel, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology and Neuroscience Bucknell University University of Washington	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
March 15, 2022	Title: Peeking Under the Hood: Crow Brain Activity Associated with Complex Behavior John Marzluff, Ph.D. Professor, Environmental and Forest Sciences College of the Environment University of Washington	Rindy Anderson, Ph.D.
April 5, 2022	Title: Rats Can Make Good Choices: Effect of Alternative Food and Social Rewards on Drug Self-Administration and Relapse in Rat Models Yavin Shaham, Ph.D. Chief of Behavioral Neuroscience Research Branch, and Neurobiology of Relapse Section National Institute on Drug Abuse Baltimore, Maryland	Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
April 26, 2022	Title: Patterns, Memory, and Maps: The Brain’s Circuitry for Navigating the World Ila Fiete, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Associate Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MPFI - IMPRS for Brain and Behavior
Aug. 30, 2022	Title: Effect of Early-Life Immune Activation on the Ontogeny of Learning: Importance for Understanding the Etiology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Jaclyn Schwarz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences University of Delaware	Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Sept. 13, 2022	Title: An augmented Reality (AR)-Based EEG-Guided Neglect (AREEN) Detection, Assessment and Rehabilitation Tool Murat Akcakaya, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. University of Pittsburgh	Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Oct. 4, 2022	Title: Sleep Function: An Evolutionary Perspective Jerry Siegel, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA Center for Sleep Research	Robert Vertes, Ph.D.
Nov. 1, 2022	Title: Proton Gating of GPCR Signaling Daniel G. Isom, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology University of Miami	Greg Macleod, Ph.D.
Nov. 22, 2022	Title: Novel Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease: Protein Arginine Methyltransferases in the Brain Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, Ph.D. Vice Chair for Research, Associate Professor of Neurology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA LSU Health Shreveport	Howard Prentice, Ph.D.

2021 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Jan. 12, 2021	Glial Neuronal Vascular Interactions in Neurological Disease Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D. Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience	Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Jan. 19, 2021	Brain Mechanisms: Linking Cognitive Phenomena to Neuron Activity L. Andrew Coward Australian National University	Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Feb. 16, 2021	Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction in Aging: Mechanisms Explored Ruth Barrientos, Ph.D. The Ohio State University	Ning Quan, Ph.D.
March 2, 2021	Special Neuroscience Seminar 10 years & 100 MRI-Dogs: Progress in Decoding Dogs’ Brains Gregory Berns, M.D., Ph.D. Emory University	Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
March 9, 2021	Molecular Networks Supporting Alzheimer’s Disease Allan Levey, MD, Ph.D. Emory University School of Medicine	Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
March 23, 2021	Dynamic Regulation of Signaling Pathways in Dopamine Neurons: The Intracellular Actions of Amphetamines Susan G. Amara, Ph.D. National Institute of Mental Health	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
April 6, 2021	Spreading Depolarization and Seizure Due to Cerebral Edema and Stroke Thomas Richner, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN	Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D.
April 13, 2021	Multiple Maps for Navigation Lisa Giocomo, Ph.D. Stanford University	IMPRS/MPFI
May 11, 2021	Special Neuroscience Seminar: Stress Can be Deadly: Aging, Morbidity, and Mortality Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research Distinguished University Professor Brumbaugh Chair in Brain Research and Teaching	Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Aug. 31, 2021	Title: Cerebral Cortex Dynamics in Different Brain States Mavi Sanchez-Vives, M.D., Ph.D. ICREA Research Professor Institute of Biomedical Investigations August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain	Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D.
Sept. 14, 2021	Title: Novel Molecular Mechanisms Induced In The Ventral Tegmental Area By Drugs of Abuse Michelle Mazei-Robison, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physiology Michigan State University	Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Sept. 21, 2021	Special Neuroscience SeminarTitle: Neural Connectivity, Dementias and Quantum State of Our Mind Krishna M. Bhat, M.D., Ph.D. Mary and Harry Goldsmith Endowed Chair Professor of Molecular Medicine and Neurology Morsani College of Medicine University of South Florida, Tampa, FL	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Sept. 28, 2021	Title: A Multilevel Approach to Early Cognitive Development: Brain, Behavior, and Parenting Martha Ann Bell, Ph.D. Virginia Tech	Nancy Jones, Ph.D.
Oct. 12, 2021	Title: The Cultural Neuroscience of Pain Elizabeth Reynolds Losin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Social and Cultural Neuroscience Lab, University of Miami	Chad Forbes, Ph.D.
Oct. 26, 2021	Title: Using Human Electrophysiology to Understand the Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Geoffrey Forrest Woodman, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University	Sang Hong, Ph.D.
Nov. 9, 2021	Title: “Brain Abnormalities in Cognitively Unimpaired Individuals With Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease” Yakeel Quiroz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School Director of the Multicultural Alzheimer’s Prevention Program-MAPP at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA	Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.
Nov. 16, 2021	Special Neuroscience Seminar Title: "Role of Microglia in Trauma Associated Chronic Inflammation, Neuronal Dysfunction and Cognitive Decline" Jonathan Godbout, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Neuroscience Faculty Director, Chronic Brain Injury Program The Ohio State University	Sponsored by the Program in Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology Ning Quan Ph.D., Director
Nov. 30, 2021	Title: Retroviral Genes in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Avindra Nath, M.D.Clinical Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
Dec. 3, 2021	Special Neuroscience Seminar Title: Towards cortex-wide volumetric recording of neuroactivity at cellular resolution Alipasha Vaziri, Ph.D. Professor and Head, Laboratory of Neurotechnology & Biophysics The Rockefeller University	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Dec. 7, 2021	Title: A glial ClC Cl- channel is a master regulator of nociceptors in C. elegans Speaker: Laura Bianchi, Ph.D.University of Miami	Osama Refai, Ph.D.

2020 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Jan 14, 2020	From Synapses To Satiety: Genetic Approaches In The Mouse To Uncover Brain Circuits Benjamin Russell Arenkiel, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine	Erik Duboue, Ph.D.
Jan 21, 2020	A New Hope: Restoring Naturalistic Sensorimotor Function after Hand Amputation Gregory A. Clark, Ph.D. University of Utah	Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Feb 18, 2020	Can you feel the beat? Central Autonomic Network in Health and Chronic Disease Roger McIntosh, Ph.D. University of Miami	Monica Rosselli, Ph.D.
Sept. 15, 2020	Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation Through Story Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Bangor Executive Director, Coyote Institute Faculty Physician, Northern Light Family Medicine Residency Dr. Mehl-Madrona's Addiction Research Seminar Recording Link: https://youtu.be/UElPjjsSsik	Ceylan Isgor , Ph.D.
Sept. 29, 2020	Inhibitory Neuron Dysfunction in the Amygdala: A Common Feature of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder? McLean Bolton, Ph.D. Max Plank Florida Institute for Neuroscience Seminar Recording Link: https://youtu.be/cI7HMkyRXJs	Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D.
Oct. 6, 2020	Neuro-Computational Underpinnings of Context-Based Learning Differences in ASD Ari Rosenberg, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison Seminar Recording Link: https://youtu.be/KNOBiPueLHQ
Oct. 13, 2020	Combating Deleterious Phases in ALS/FTD James Shorter, M.A., Ph.D. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Seminar Recording Link: https://youtu.be/0XbWG0Icxpw	Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Oct. 20, 2020	Oxytocin in Experience-Dependent Development Elizabeth Hammock, Ph.D. Florida State University Seminar Recording Link: https://youtu.be/F93jNvsRVGY	Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.
Nov. 10, 2020	Seeing Light in a New Way – Melanopsin Signaling Pathways in Retinal Ganglion Cells Zheng Jiang, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine	Wen Shen, Ph.D.
Nov. 17, 2020	Building and Maintaining an Expansive Neurotransmitter System One Stage at a Time Evan Deneris, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Dec. 8, 2020	Alpha-Synuclein Dysregulation of D2 Receptor Activity Contributes to the Vulnerability of iPSC-derived Human Dopamine Neurons Habibeh Khoshbouei, PhD, PharmD, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine	Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.

2019 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Jan. 18, 2019	Special Seminar: Non-coding RNAs and Traumatic Memories Hermona Soreq, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Neuroscience The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Anton Post, Ph.D.
Jan. 22, 2019	Functional Brain Imaging with Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy in 2023 David Boas, Ph.D., Boston University	Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.
Jan. 29, 2019	Optogenetic Brain Interface and Analysis of Blood Flow Regulation Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Feb. 5, 2019	Glutamate Transport, Mitochondria, and Astrocytes: Implications for Neurovascular Coupling and Stroke Michael Robinson, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Feb. 19, 2019	How to Fix a Broken Nose: Stem Cell Regulation in the Olfactory Epithelium James Schwob, M.D, Ph.D., Tufts University	Kate Guthrie, Ph.D.
Mar. 1, 2019	Special Seminar: The Prion Paradigm and Alzheimer's Disease Lary Walker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Emory University	Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Mar. 12, 2019	Serotonin as a Link in Brain-Gut Axis Disease Kara Gross Margolis, M.D., Columbia University Medical Center	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Mar. 19, 2019	Special Seminar: The Science of Violence and Compassion: Being Human(e) Jeremy Richman, Ph.D., Avielle Foundation	Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
Mar. 26, 2019	The Importance of Activity-Dependent Gene Regulation Moses V. Chao, Ph.D., NYU School of Medicine	Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Mar. 29, 2019	Special Seminar: The Neuronal Glutamate Transporter SLC1A1/EAAT3 and Compulsive Behavior Across Species Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, M.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Apr. 2, 2019	Rong Chen, Ph.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine	Jianning Wei, Ph.D.
Apr. 16, 2019	Philippe Mourrain, Ph.D., Stanford University	Alex Keene, Ph.D.
June 8, 2019	Michael Platt, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania	Neuroscience Student Organization NSO
Sept. 10, 2019	Targeting Epigenetic Enzymes for Autism Treatment Zhen Yan, Ph.D. State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences	Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Sept. 24, 2019	Dysfunction of the Ventral Hippocampus Projection to the Medial Prefrontal Cortex, and Its Role in Social Deficits in Rett Syndrome Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D. The University of Alabama At Birmingham School Of Medicine	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Sept. 25, 2019	From Proteins to Neuronal Networks: The Role of DOC2B in Vesicle Fusion and Asynchronous Neurotransmitter Release Special Seminar: Uri Ashery, Ph.D. Tel-Aviv University, Israel	Anton Post, Ph.D.
Oct. 15, 2019	Neural Coding of Learning Variables by Phase-dependent Firing Across the Fronto-Striatal Circuits Thilo Womelsdorf, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University	William Alexander, Ph.D.
Oct. 17, 2019	Slowing Aging and Promoting Proteostasis – A Novel Approach for the Treatment of Neurodegeneration Special Seminar: Ehud Cohen, Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel	Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D.
Oct. 18, 2019	PROS1 in Brain Development and Homeostatic Regulation Special Seminar: Tal Burstyn-Cohen, Ph.D. The Hebrew University – Hadassah	Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Nov 5, 2019	Neuromodulators and Timing Precision in the Songbird Auditory Cortex Luke Remage-Healey, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts	Rindy Anderson, Ph.D.
Nov 8, 2019,	Insights Into the Neural Circuits for Social Behaviors using Genome Editing in Cichlid Fish Special Seminar: Scott Juntti, Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park	Erik Duboue, Ph.D.
Nov. 19, 2019	Rapid Rescue of Network Synchrony and Working Memory in Older Adults Robert Reinhart, Ph.D. Boston University	Edward Ester, Ph.D.
Dec. 3, 2019	The Neural Basis of Pain Unpleasantness and Its Modulation By Opioids Gregory Scherrer, Pharm. D., Ph.D. UNC School of Medicine	Larry Toll, Ph.D.
Dec. 10, 2019	Diversity of Dopamine Circuits in Reward and Aversion Stephan Lammel, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley	MPFI - IMPRS for Brain and Behavior

2018 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Jan. 11, 2018	Qi Zhang, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Synaptic Vesicles, It’s A Small World After All	Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Jan. 16, 2018	Derek Evan Nee, Ph.D., Florida State University Prefrontal Cortex Dynamics Supporting Cognitive Control	Edward Ester, Ph.D.
Jan. 30, 2018	Dennis Kim, MD, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Microbial Modulation of Neuroendocrine Physiology and Behavior of C. elegans	Kailiang Jia, Ph.D.
Feb. 6, 2018	Deborah Mash, Ph.D., University of Miami Health System Ibogaine for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal: From Bench to Bedside to Start-Up	Lawrence Toll, Ph.D.
Feb. 20, 2018	Peter Kalivas, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina Using Tetrapartite Synapses to Understand and Treat Drug Addiction	Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
March 13, 2018	Leszek Kaczmarek, Ph.D., The Nencki Institute of Warsaw MMP-9, an Extracellular Protease at the Synapse: Linking Brain to Mind	Greg Macleod, Ph.D.
March 20, 2018	Hal Blumenfeld, MD, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine Network Inhibition Hypothesis: Depressed Subcortical Function in Seizures	Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
April 10, 2018	Read Montague, Ph.D., Virginia Tech & University College London Neuromodulation in the Human Brain: Sub-Second Recordings of Dopamine and Serotonin During Active Decision-Making	Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D.
April 17, 2018	Harold Antony Burgess, Ph.D., National Institute of Child Health and Human Development If, When and How - Neuronal Circuits for Urgent Behavioral Choice	Erik Duboue, Ph.D.
April 24, 2018	François St-Pierre, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine Millisecond-Timescale Imaging of Voltage Dynamics with Genetically-Encoded Indicators	IMPRS - Max Planck
Sept. 11, 2018	Lucina Uddin, Ph.D. University of Miami Brain Connectivity and Cognition in Typical and Atypical Development	Steven Bressler, Ph.D.
Sept. 25, 2018	Jane Aldrich, Ph.D., University of Florida College of Pharmacy In Vivo vs. in Vitro Screening of Opioid Peptide Analogs. Novel Peptides That Don't Follow the Rules	Predrag Cudic, Ph.D.
Oct. 2, 2018	Thomas Park, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago Naked Mole-Rats: Blind, Naked, and Feeling No Pain	Sarah Milton, Ph.D.
Oct. 23, 2018	Subhojit Roy, M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison A Gene Editing Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease	Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D.
Dec. 4, 2018	Raul Gonzalez, Ph.D., Florida International University Neurocognitive Risk Factors and Consequences of Adolescent Cannabis Use: Preliminary Results from a Longitudinal Study	Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.

2017 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Jan. 10, 2017	Hermes Yeh, Dartmouth University Neuronal Migration, Cortical Form and Function, and FASD	Jang Yen Wu, Ph.D.
Jan. 31, 2017	Ed Levitan, University of Pittsburgh Vesicle Circulation, Capture and Synaptic Neuropeptide Release	Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D.
Feb. 7, 2017	Marc Caron, Duke University GPCR Functional Selectivity in the Actions of Dopamine: Implication for Improved Therapies	Janet Robishaw, Ph.D.
Feb. 21, 2017	Jacqueline Crawley, University of California, Davis Mouse Models of Autism: Probing Genetic Causes and Testing Novel Therapeutics	Kathleen Guthrie, Ph.D.
Feb. 28, 2017	Walter Boron, Case Western Reserve University Regulation of Intracellular pH in Neurons & Astrocytes: Role of Na-coupled HCO3 Transporters	Gregory Macleod, Ph.D.
Mar. 21, 2017	Larry Young, Emory University Neural Mechanisms of Social Bonding and Empathy: Implications for Autism	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
April 4, 2017	Tim Buschman, Ph.D., Princeton University Neural Dynamics of Cognitive Flexibility	Stephen Bressler, Ph.D.
April 11, 2017	Ted Abel, University of Pennsylvania Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Storage	Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
April 25, 2017	Vivek Jayaraman, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI Understanding an Internal Representation Linking Vision and Action	IMPRS-Max Planck
May 19, 2017	Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging
May 22, 2017	Deniz Atasoy, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University
June 27, 2017	Satinder Singh, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine
Sept. 26, 2017	Ofer Tchernichovski, Ph.D., The City University of New York The Development of Song Rhythm in the Zebra Finch	Rindy Anderson, Ph.D.
Oct. 10, 2017	Gary W. Miller, Ph.D., Emory University Parkinson's Disease: Environmental Clues and Transporter Blues	Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Oct. 24, 2017	Samer Hattar, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health Retinal and Brain Circuits Underlying Light Effects on Behavior	Rod Murphey, Ph.D. Alex Keene, Ph.D.
Oct. 31, 2017	Heidi E. Hamm, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Novel Neuromodulatory Mechanisms: Insights into Physiology and Behavior	Janet Robishaw, Ph.D.
Nov. 28, 2017	Frank Tong, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Characterizing the Perceptual and Attentional Functions of the Early Visual System	Sang Wook Hong, Ph.D.
Dec. 5, 2017	György Buzsáki, M.D., Ph.D., New York University Emergence of Cognition from Action	Neuroscience Student Organization Annual Retreat
Dec. 12, 2017	Steven Maier, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder Dissecting Prefrontal Circuits that Mediate Resilience in the Face of Adversity	Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.

2016 Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Host
Sept. 13, 2016	René Hen, Columbia University Harnessing Hippocampal Neurogenesis to Improve Cognition and Mood	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Oct. 4, 2016	Apostolos Georgopoulos, University of Minnesota Informative Neural Interactions	Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Oct. 18, 2016	Paul Shaw, Washington University Can Sleep Fix a Broken Brain?	Alex Keene, Ph.D.
Oct. 25, 2016	Martin Sarter, University of Michigan Regulation and Functions of Brain Cholinergic Systems: Translational Research Approaches	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Nov. 1, 2016	Neuroscience Student Organization Kickoff	NSO
Nov. 8, 2016	Kathryn Commons, Harvard University Serotonin: The Fifth Discipline	Robert Vertes, Ph.D.
Nov. 18, 2016	Alexandre Bonnin* Neurodevelopmental Effects of Maternal Inflammation and Stress: A Novel Placenta-serotonin Pathway	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Nov. 29, 2016	Aurelio Galli, Vanderbilt School of Medicine From the Gut to the Brain: Hormonal Regulation of Brain Dopamine Homeostasis and Cocaine Reward	Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D.
Dec. 9, 2016	Harold Sitte, Medical University of Vienna* How Neuronal Membrane Lipids Impact the Activity of Amphetamine-Type Psychostimulants	Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
Dec. 13, 2016	Morgan Barense, University of Toronto The Interface of Memory and Perception: Putting the Pieces Together	Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.
Dec. 16, 2016	Lucia Carvelli, University of North Dakota* Mechanisms of Action of Amphetamines: Insights from C. elegans Genetics and Physiology	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.