Special Seminar Series 2022

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FEB 24 THU 10AM headshot Jeffrey Lopez-Rojas, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University

Entorhinal Cortex Input to the Hippocampus: hearing the news from a faraway place.
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MARCH 1 TUES 10AM headshot Chinnakkarruppan Adaikkan, PhD
Research Scientist
Picower Institute for Learning & Memory

Understanding neural oscillations and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
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MARCH 2 WED 1PM headshot Emily Rothwell, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Characterization of aging phenotypes in marmosets using longitudinal designs
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MARCH 15 WED 1:30PM headshot Gustavo Rodriguez, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, New York, NY USA
Investigation of neuronal circuit dysfunction in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease pathology
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MAY 18 WED 1PM headshot Andreas Pfenning, PhD
Assistant Professor, Computational Biology and Neuroscience Institute, CMU

Using machine learning to predict how genetic variation will influence the brain
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MAY 25 WED 1PM headshot Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Epilepsy & Movement Disorders Program
Co-director, University of Pittsburgh Epilepsy Center

More than just Cortex: The Cortical-Subcortical Interactions in Epileptic Networks
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JULY 28 THURS 10AM headshot David Schaeffer, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Mapping neural circuits supporting cognitive and social function in the common marmoset
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AUG 22 MON 10AM headshot David Herzfeld, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Duke University

Leveraging circuit architecture and cell identification to understand the neural control of movement
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AUG 26 FRI 2PM headshot Zachary Davis, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Roles for structured recurrent network activity in neural systems
hybrid seminar: 6014 BST3 (on-site)
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OCT 19 WED 1PM headshot Shushruth Shushruth, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Developing macaque models of human cognitive impairments
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NOV 2 WED 1PM headshot Page Pennell, PhD
Henry B. Higman Professor and Chair
University of Pittsburgh

In Search of Equipoise: Maternal Benefit vs Fetal Risk of Prenatal use of Anti-seizure Medications
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NOV 29 TUE 4PM headshot Erin Rich, PhD
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Mount Sinai and the Friedman Brain Institute

Neural coding for flexible behavior in prefrontal cortex
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DEC 7 WED 1PM headshot Velvet Journigan, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Structure-based Design of Novel Biphenyl Amide Antagonists of TRPM8 for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
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