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Seminars are on Tuesdays, 4-5p.m.: In Person at either the Boca Campus, SC-1, Room 119, or Jupiter Campus MC17, Room 119. For more information, contact Jan Holmes holmesj@fau.edu
Watch past seminars here.
Dates | Seminars | Locations | Host |
Aug. 29 |
Title: Effects of Exercise on Neural Networks and Memory Function
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. Associate Professor, FAU Dept. of Biomedical Science Florida Atlantic University |
Jupiter, Jupiter, MC17, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. |
Sept. 12 |
Title: Regulation of Neurogenesis During Development: From Neural Stem Cell Reactivation to Termination
Sarah Siegrist, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology University of Virginia |
Jupiter, Jupiter, MC17, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Laura Fontenas, Ph.D. |
Oct. 17 |
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 |
Boca, SC-1, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Oct. 24 |
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 |
Boca, SC-1, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Ilknur Telkes, Ph.D. |
Nov. 7 |
Title: Seeing the Unseen: Innovative Brain Applications of Photoacoustic Imaging
Kamran Avanaki, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Illinois Chicago |
Boca, SC-1, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D. |
Nov. 28 |
TBD
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Jupiter, Jupiter, MC17, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
TBD |
Dec. 5 |
Title: TBD
Odelia Schwartz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Science Director of Undergraduate Studies for Computer Science University of Miami |
Boca, SC-1, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Summer Sheremata, Ph.D. |
Dec. 12 |
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 |
Jupiter, Jupiter, MC17, Room 119
Zoom: https://bit.ly/44CPGmk Meeting ID: 814 2056 2682 Passcode: 3x6O4e |
Lawrence Toll, Ph.D. |
Previous Seminars
Spring 2023
Date | Seminar/Speaker | Seminar Recordings | Host |
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Jan. 10 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Title: TBD
Damaris N. Lorenzo, Ph.D. Principle Investigator, Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania |
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April 22 |
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 |
2022
Date | Speaker | Seminar Pre-Registration & Seminar Recordings | Host |
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**CANCELLED** Jan. 11 |
Title: The Cell and Sex Specific Role of TLR4 in the Development of Acute and Chronic Pain
Michael Burton, Ph.D.
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Zoom |
Ning Quan, Ph.D. |
Feb. 1 |
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 |
Zoom |
Shaefali Rodgers, Ph.D. |
Feb. 15 |
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 |
Zoom |
Andy Khamoui, Ph.D. |
March 1 |
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 |
Zoom |
Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
March 15 |
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 |
Zoom |
Rindy Anderson, Ph.D. |
April 5 |
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 |
Zoom |
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. |
**CANCELLED** April 12 |
Title: TBD Daniel G. Isom, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology University of Miami |
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Greg Macleod, Ph.D. |
April 26 |
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 |
Zoom |
MPFI - IMPRS for Brain and Behavior |
Aug. 30 |
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 |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | Ning Quan, Ph.D. |
Sept. 13 |
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 |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D. |
Sept. 27
Cancelled/ Rescheduling |
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 |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Kailiang Jia, Ph.D. |
Oct. 4 |
Title: Sleep Function: An Evolutionary Perspective
Jerry Siegel, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA Center for Sleep Research |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Robert Vertes, Ph.D. |
Nov. 1 |
Title: Proton Gating of GPCR Signaling
Daniel G. Isom, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology University of Miami |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | Greg Macleod, Ph.D. |
Nov. 22 |
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 |
Zoom | Howard Prentice, Ph.D. |
FALL 2021
Please pre-register for each seminar by using the ZOOM links. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Watch past seminars here.
Seminars are 4-5p.m. For more information, contact Linda Petersen lpetersen@fau.edu
Date | Speaker | Seminar Pre-Registration & Seminar Recordings | Host |
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Aug. 31 |
Title: Cerebral Cortex Dynamics in Different Brain States
Mavi Sanchez-Vives, M.D., Ph.D.
ICREA Research Professor
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Zoom |
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Sept. 14 |
Title: Novel Molecular Mechanisms Induced In The Ventral Tegmental Area By Drugs of Abuse
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Zoom |
Maureen Hahn, Ph.D. |
Sept. 21 |
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
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Zoom |
Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Sept. 28 |
Title: A Multilevel Approach to Early Cognitive Development: Brain, Behavior, and Parenting
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Zoom |
Nancy Jones, Ph.D. |
Oct. 12 |
Title: The Cultural Neuroscience of Pain
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Zoom |
Chad Forbes, Ph.D. |
Oct. 26 |
Title: Using Human Electrophysiology to Understand the Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation
Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University |
Zoom |
Sang Hong, Ph.D. |
Nov. 9 |
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 |
Zoom |
Summer Sheremata, Ph.D. |
Nov. 16 |
Special Neuroscience Seminar Title: "Role of Microglia in Trauma Associated Chronic Inflammation, Neuronal Dysfunction and Cognitive Decline"
Jonathan Godbout, Ph.D.
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Zoom |
Sponsored by the Program in Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology Ning Quan Ph.D., Director |
Nov. 30 |
Title: Retroviral Genes in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Zoom |
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Dec. 3
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Special Neuroscience Seminar
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Zoom |
Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Dec. 7 |
Title: A glial ClC Cl- channel is a master regulator of nociceptors in C. elegans Speaker: Laura Bianchi, Ph.D.University of Miami |
Zoom |
Osama Refai, Ph.D. |
SPRING 2021
Please pre-register for each seminar by using the ZOOM links. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Watch past seminars here.
Seminars are 4-5p.m. For more information, contact Linda Petersen lpetersen@fau.edu
Date | Speaker | Seminar Pre-Registration & Seminar Recordings | Host |
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Jan. 12 |
Glial Neuronal Vascular Interactions in Neurological Disease
Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D. Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience |
Meeting Number:
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Gregg Fields, Ph.D. |
Jan. 19 |
Brain Mechanisms: Linking Cognitive Phenomena to Neuron Activity
L. Andrew Coward Australian National University |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/37kIfFy |
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D. |
Feb. 16 |
Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction in Aging: Mechanisms Explored
Ruth Barrientos, Ph.D. The Ohio State University |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/3oOWZ5i |
Ning Quan, Ph.D. |
March 2 *1 - 2 P.M. |
Special Neuroscience Seminar
10 years & 100 MRI-Dogs: Progress in Decoding Dogs’ Brains Gregory Berns, M.D., Ph.D. Emory University |
Meeting Number:
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Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/3oPnmaT
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Nicole Baganz, Ph.D. |
March 9 |
Molecular Networks Supporting Alzheimer’s Disease
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Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/3r1SGFG |
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. |
March 23 |
Dynamic Regulation of Signaling Pathways in Dopamine Neurons: The Intracellular Actions of Amphetamines
Susan G. Amara, Ph.D. National Institute of Mental Health |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/2Wj0mFu |
Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
April 6 |
Spreading Depolarization and Seizure Due to Cerebral Edema and Stroke
Thomas Richner, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/2Wem0uJ |
Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D. |
April 13 |
Multiple Maps for Navigation
Lisa Giocomo, Ph.D. Stanford University |
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/3qAuxW0 |
IMPRS/MPFI |
May 11 |
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 |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: https://bit.ly/325ancb |
Ning Quan, Ph.D. |
FALL 2020
Date | Speaker | Seminar Pre-Registration & Seminar Recordings | Host |
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Sept. 15 |
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:
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Ceylan Isgor , Ph.D. |
Sept. 29 |
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:
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Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D. |
Oct. 6 |
Neuro-Computational Underpinnings of Context-Based Learning Differences in ASD
Ari Rosenberg, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Seminar Recording Link:
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Oct. 13 |
Combating Deleterious Phases in ALS/FTD
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Seminar Recording Link:
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Deguo Du, Ph.D. |
Oct. 20 |
Oxytocin in Experience-Dependent Development
Elizabeth Hammock, Ph.D. Florida State University |
Seminar Recording Link:
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Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D. |
Nov. 10 |
Seeing Light in a New Way – Melanopsin Signaling Pathways in Retinal Ganglion Cells
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Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
Pre-Register ZOOM Link: bit.ly/3kRqwJI |
Wen Shen, Ph.D. |
Nov. 17 |
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 |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
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Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Dec. 8 |
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 |
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password:
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Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D. |
2019 Fall Seminar Series
Dates | Seminars | Locations | Host |
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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 |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | 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 |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Sept. 25, 2019* |
From Proteins to Neuronal Networks: The Role of DOC2B in Vesicle Fusion and Asynchronous Neurotransmitter Release
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*Jupiter Campus, MPFI, Auditorium
VC Boca, BC-71, Rm 128 |
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 |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | William Alexander, Ph.D. |
*Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019, 4 p.m. |
Slowing Aging and Promoting Proteostasis – A Novel Approach for the Treatment of Neurodegeneration
*Special Seminar: Ehud Cohen, Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
Jupiter, MC 17, Room 119, VC: Boca SC 141 | Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D. |
*Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 9:30 a.m. |
PROS1 in Brain Development and Homeostatic Regulation
*Special Seminar: Tal Burstyn-Cohen, Ph.D. The Hebrew University – Hadassah |
Jupiter, MC 17, Room 119, no VC | 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 |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Rindy Anderson, Ph.D. |
*Fri., Nov 8, 2019,
4 p.m. |
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 |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119, VC: Boca SC-141; HBOI LE-247 | Erik Duboue, Ph.D. |
Nov. 19, 2019 |
Rapid Rescue of Network Synchrony and Working Memory in Older Adults
Robert Reinhart, Ph.D. Boston University |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | 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 |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Larry Toll, Ph.D. |
Dec. 10, 2019 |
Diversity of Dopamine Circuits in Reward and Aversion
Stephan Lammel, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley |
*Jupiter Campus
MPFI Auditorium |
MPFI - IMPRS for Brain and Behavior |
2019 Spring Seminar Series
Dates | Seminars | Locations | Host |
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Jan. 18, 2019 *12-1pm |
Special Seminar: Non-coding RNAs and Traumatic Memories
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Jupiter, MC-17, Room 119, no VC | Anton Post, Ph.D. |
Jan. 22, 2019
*3:30pm |
Functional Brain Imaging with Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy in 2023
David Boas, Ph.D., Boston University |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D. |
Jan. 29, 2019 |
Optogenetic Brain Interface and Analysis of Blood Flow Regulation
Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | 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 |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | 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 |
Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | Kate Guthrie, Ph.D. |
Mar. 1, 2019 *12-1pm |
Special Seminar: The Prion Paradigm and Alzheimer's Disease
Lary Walker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Emory University |
Jupiter MC-17, 119, No VC | 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 |
Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Mar. 19, 2019 |
Special Seminar: The Science of Violence and Compassion: Being Human(e)
Jeremy Richman, Ph.D., Avielle Foundation |
*Jupiter, LLI Auditorium, no VC | Nicole Baganz, Ph.D. |
Mar. 26, 2019 |
The Importance of Activity-Dependent Gene Regulation
Moses V. Chao, Ph.D., NYU School of Medicine |
*Elmore Auditorium, Max Planck Florida Institute | Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. |
Mar. 29, 2019 *12-1pm |
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 |
Jupiter, MC-17, 119 | Randy Blakely, Ph.D. |
Apr. 2, 2019 | Rong Chen, Ph.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine | Boca, BC 71, Room 126 | Jianning Wei, Ph.D. |
Apr. 16, 2019 *Cancelled. To be rescheduled. |
Philippe Mourrain, Ph.D., Stanford University | Jupiter, MC-17 Room 119 | Alex Keene, Ph.D. |
June 8
*Saturday, 2019 |
Michael Platt, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania | *Manatee Lagoon, West Palm Beach, FL | Neuroscience Student Organization NSO |
2017 - 2018 Seminar Series
Dates | Seminars | Time | Locations |
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Sept. 5, 2017 | Seminar Series Organizational Meeting (for students only) | Boca Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Sept. 26, 2017 |
Ofer Tchernichovski, Ph.D., The City University of New York
The Development of Song Rhythm in the Zebra Finch |
Boca Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Oct. 10, 2017 |
Gary W. Miller, Ph.D., Emory University
Parkinson's Disease: Environmental Clues and Transporter Blues |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 | |
Oct. 24, 2017 |
Samer Hattar, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
Retinal and Brain Circuits Underlying Light Effects on Behavior |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 | |
Oct. 31, 2017 |
Heidi E. Hamm, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Novel Neuromodulatory Mechanisms: Insights into Physiology and Behavior |
Boca Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Nov. 28, 2017 |
Frank Tong, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Characterizing the Perceptual and Attentional Functions of the Early Visual System |
Boca Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Dec. 5, 2017 |
György Buzsáki, M.D., Ph.D., New York University
Emergence of Cognition from Action |
Boca Raton Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Dec. 12, 2017 |
Steven Maier, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Dissecting Prefrontal Circuits that Mediate Resilience in the Face of Adversity |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 | |
Jan. 9, 2018 | Seminar Series Organizational Meeting (for students only) | Boca Raton Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Jan. 16, 2018 |
Derek Evan Nee, Ph.D., Florida State University
Prefrontal Cortex Dynamics Supporting Cognitive Control |
Boca Raton Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
Jan. 30, 2018 |
Dennis Kim, MD, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Microbial Modulation of Neuroendocrine Physiology and Behavior of C. elegans |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 | |
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 |
* Boca Raton campus, NU-84 (College of Nursing) Room 201 | |
Feb. 20, 2018 |
Peter Kalivas, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Using Tetrapartite Synapses to Understand and Treat Drug Addiction |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119
* VC to Boca, NU-84 Room 201 |
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March 13, 2018 |
Leszek Kaczmarek, Ph.D., The Nencki Institute of Warsaw
MMP-9, an Extracellular Protease at the Synapse: Linking Brain to Mind |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 | |
March 20, 2018 |
Hal Blumenfeld, MD, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine
Network Inhibition Hypothesis: Depressed Subcortical Function in Seizures |
Boca Raton Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
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 |
Boca Raton Campus, BC-71 (College of Medicine) Room 126 | |
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 |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 | |
April 24, 2018 |
François St-Pierre, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Millisecond-Timescale Imaging of Voltage Dynamics with Genetically-Encoded Indicators |
Elmore Auditorium at Max Planck Florida Institute | |
May 19, 2017 | Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging | Noon | Boca Campus, BC-71, Room 128 |
May 22, 2017 | Deniz Atasoy, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University | 1:30 p.m. | Boca Campus, SC-1, Room 141 |
June 27, 2017 | Satinder Singh, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine | 11 a.m. | Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Jan. 11, 2018 |
Qi Zhang, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Synaptic Vesicles, It's A Small World After All |
4:00 | Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Sept. 4, 2018 | Seminar Series Organizational Meeting (for students only) | Boca Campus, BC-71, Room 126 | Kate Guthrie, Ph.D. |
Sept. 11, 2018 |
Lucina Uddin, Ph.D. University of Miami
Brain Connectivity and Cognition in Typical and Atypical Development |
Boca Campus, BC-71, Room 126 | 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 |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17, Room 119 | 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 |
Boca Campus, BC-71, Room 126 | 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 |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17, Room 119 | 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 |
Boca Campus, BC-71, Room 126 | Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D. |
2016 - 2017 Seminar Series
Dates | Seminars | Locations |
---|---|---|
Sept. 13, 2016 |
René Hen, Columbia University
Harnessing Hippocampal Neurogenesis to Improve Cognition and Mood |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Oct. 4, 2016 |
Apostolos Georgopoulos, University of Minnesota
Infomative Neural Interactions |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Oct. 18, 2016 |
Paul Shaw, Washington University
Can Sleep Fix a Broken Brain? |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Oct. 25, 2016 |
Martin Sarter, University of Michigan
Regulation and Functions of Brain Cholinergic Systems: Translational Research Approaches |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Nov. 1, 2016 | Neuroscience Student Organization Kickoff | Lake Pavillion |
Nov. 8, 2016 |
Kathryn Commons, Harvard University
Serotonin: The Fifth Discipline |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Nov. 18, 2016
10:30 - 11:30 |
Alexandre Bonnin*
Neurodevelopmental Effects of Maternal Inflammation and Stress: A Novel Placenta-serotonin Pathway |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Nov. 29, 2016 |
Aurelio Galli, Vanderbilt School of Medicine
From the Gut to the Brain: Hormonal Regulation of Brain Dopamine Homeostasis and Cocaine Reward |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Dec. 9, 2016
12:00 - 1:00 |
Harold Sitte, Medical University of Vienna*
How Neuronal Membrane Lipids Impact the Activity of Amphetamine-Type Psychostimulants |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Dec. 13, 2016 |
Morgan Barense, University of Toronto
The Interface of Memory and Perception: Putting the Pieces Together |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Dec. 16, 2016
12:00 - 1:00 |
Lucia Carvelli, University of North Dakota*
Mechanisms of Action of Amphetamines: Insights from C. elegans Genetics and Physiology |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Jan. 10, 2017 |
Hermes Yeh, Dartmouth University
Neuronal Migration, Cortical Form and Function, and FASD |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Jan. 31, 2017 |
Ed Levitan, University of Pittsburgh
Vesicle Circulation, Capture and Synaptic Neuropeptide Release |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Feb. 7, 2017 |
Marc Caron, Duke University
GPCR Functional Selectivity in the Actions of Dopamine: Implication for Improved Therapies |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Feb. 21, 2017 |
Jacqueline Crawley, University of California, Davis
Mouse Models of Autism: Probing Genetic Causes and Testing Novel Therapeutics |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
Feb. 28, 2017 |
Walter Boron, Case Western Reserve University
Regulation of Intracellular pH in Neurons & Astrocytes: Role of Na-coupled HCO3 Transporters |
Jupiter Campus, MC-17 Room 119 |
Mar. 21, 2017 |
Larry Young, Emory University
Neural Mechanisms of Social Bonding and Empathy: Implications for Autism |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
April 4, 2017 |
Tim Buschman, Ph.D., Princeton University
Neural Dynamics of Cognitive Flexibility |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
April 11, 2017 |
Ted Abel, University of Pennsylvania
Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Storage |
Boca Campus, EE 106 |
April 25, 2017 |
Vivek Jayaraman, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI
Understanding an Internal Representation Linking Vision and Action |
Max Planck |