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Neuroscience Special Seminars

The Department of Neuroscience holds special seminars outside of the regular seminar series. Please note the day, time & location below. Please join us and welcome each invited seminar speaker.

Neuroscience Seminar Series

The Department of Neuroscience holds seminars to inform and update the medical community on current research.  Seminars are held on designated Tuesdays in MedDent NE401 at 12:00 pm unless otherwise noted.  Please join us and welcome each invited seminar speaker.  Check back often for updates.

October 24, 2023
Christine Turtzo, MD, PhD
Staff Clinician
Acute Cerebrovascular Diagnostics Unit, Acute Stroke 
NIH/NINDS

Host: Mark Burns, PhD
Title: “Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from Acute Neuroimaging”

December 19, 2023
Joseph Steiner, PhD
Staff Scientist and Core Director
Translational Neuroscience Center
NIH/NINDS

Host: Italo Mocchetti, PhD
Title: “Targeting HERVs to develop therapeutics for neurologic disorders”

January 23, 2024
Emily S. Finn, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Dartmouth College

Host: Max Riesenhuber, PhD
Title: “TBA”

February 6, 2024
Sara Aton, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Michigan

Host: Kathy Conant, MD
Title: “TBA”

February 27, 2024
Margaret E Rice, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
NYU

Host: Rebekah Evans, PhD
Title: “TBA”

March 5, 2024
Brandon Harvey, PhD
Chief, Cellular Stress and Inflammation Section 
Director, Transgenic Rat Project 
Deputy Associate Director of Technology, Technology Development Initiative
NIH/NIDA

Host: Kathy Maguire-Zeiss, PhD
Title: “Disruption of endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis and neuronal dysfunction”

March 19, 2024
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April 2, 2024
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April 23, 2024
OPEN

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May 2, 2024
TBA

Host: NIP Trainees
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May 28, 2024
OPEN

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Neurotopics Seminar Series

The Neurotopics Seminar Series is a departmental gathering which aims to increase awareness of ongoing research in the department and to foster collaboration among the neuroscience community. These talks are held in the New Research Building in room WP07.  Check back often for updates. 

January 11, 2024
Kathleen Maguire-Zeiss, PhD
Chair & Professor
Department of Neuroscience

February 8, 2024
Bill Rebeck, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience

March 14, 2024
Italo Mocchetti, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience

April 11, 2024
Rita Chin, PhD
Postdoc – Evan Lab
Department of Neuroscience

May 9, 2024
Ella Striem-Amit, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience

Thank you for your participation and support for these seminars.

Check our department calendar for a schedule of additional upcoming events: