FAU Neuroscience Seminar Series

FALL 2023

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	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.

Last updated: 7/12/2023

Previous Seminars

Spring 2023

Date	Seminar/Speaker	Host
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
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
CANCELLED Jan. 11	Title: The Cell and Sex Specific Role of TLR4 in the Development of Acute and Chronic Pain Michael Burton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Neuroimmunology and Behavior Laboratory Director The University of Texas at Dallas	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		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
Aug. 31	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	Zoom
Sept. 14	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	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 Professor of Molecular Medicine and Neurology Morsani College of Medicine University of South Florida, Tampa, FL	Zoom	Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Sept. 28	Title: A Multilevel Approach to Early Cognitive Development: Brain, Behavior, and Parenting Martha Ann Bell, Ph.D. Virginia Tech	Zoom	Nancy Jones, Ph.D.
Oct. 12	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	Zoom	Chad Forbes, Ph.D.
Oct. 26	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	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. Professor, Department of Neuroscience Faculty Director, Chronic Brain Injury Program The Ohio State University	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 Avindra Nath, M.D.Clinical Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD	Zoom
Dec. 3 Friday @ 9-10 AM	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	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.

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SPRING 2021

Date	Speaker	Seminar Pre-Registration & Seminar Recordings	Host
Jan. 12	Glial Neuronal Vascular Interactions in Neurological Disease Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D. Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience	Meeting Number: 878 0370 9274 Meeting Password: Seminar21 Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/2K03nbs	Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Jan. 19	Brain Mechanisms: Linking Cognitive Phenomena to Neuron Activity L. Andrew Coward Australian National University	Meeting Number: 830 5927 1875 Meeting Password: Seminar21 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: 845 6663 6126 Meeting Password: Seminar21 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: 828 5003 6637 Meeting Password: Seminar21 Pre-Register ZOOM Link: http://bit.ly/3oPnmaT	Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
March 9	Molecular Networks Supporting Alzheimer’s Disease Allan Levey, MD, Ph.D. Emory University School of Medicine	Meeting Number: 856 0166 0162 Meeting Password: Seminar21 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: 865 0419 6596 Meeting Password: Seminar21 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: 835 7926 6396 Meeting Password: Seminar21 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 Number: 823 9472 9060 Meeting Password: Seminar21 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: 844 7155 5803 Meeting Password: Seminar21 Pre-Register ZOOM Link: https://bit.ly/325ancb	Ning Quan, Ph.D.

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FALL 2020

Date	Speaker	Seminar Pre-Registration & Seminar Recordings	Host
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: https://youtu.be/UElPjjsSsik	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: https://youtu.be/cI7HMkyRXJs	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: https://youtu.be/KNOBiPueLHQ
Oct. 13	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	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	Seeing Light in a New Way – Melanopsin Signaling Pathways in Retinal Ganglion Cells Zheng Jiang, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine	Meeting Number: 835 6272 0286 Meeting Password: Seminar20 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: 849 5327 1477 Meeting Password: Seminar20 Pre-Register ZOOM Link: https://bit.ly/3ljldmr	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: 849 5327 1477 Meeting Password: Seminar20 Pre-Register ZOOM Link: https://bit.ly/36xcn0i	Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.

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2019 Fall Seminar Series

Dates	Seminars	Locations	Host
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 *Special Seminar: Uri Ashery, Ph.D. Tel-Aviv University, Israel	*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
Jan. 18, 2019 *12-1pm	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	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
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
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