2024-2025 Seminars and Colloquia

Seminar and Colloquia dates are subject to change.  Seminars are held in MSB 2.135.

Seminar and Colloquia Series Coordinator: Yin Liu, Ph.D., Tel 713.500.5362

Upcoming Speakers

Longjun Wu, Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology
Institute of Molecular Medicine at McGovern Medical School
“Neuroimmune interactions: harnessing the power to brain immunity.”
Wed., November 20, 2024 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.

Anna MatyniaAnna Matynia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Optometry
University of Houston
“A timeline of structural and functional consequences to intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Wed., December 4, 2024 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.

Kelly Bijanki, Ph.D.Kelly Bijanki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
 
Wed., December 11, 2024 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Harel Shouval, Ph.D.

Vidhya Rangaraju, Ph.D.Vidhya Rangaraju, Ph.D.
Research Group Leader
Max Planck Florida
Institute For Neuroscience
 
Wed., January 15, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Neal Waxham, Ph.D.

Solange BrownSolange Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
 
Wed., February 19, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.

Yulong Li, Ph.D.Yulong Li, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
School of Life Sciences
Peking University Life Sciences
 
Wed., February 26, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Qingchun Tong, Ph.D.

Anna K. Gillespie, Ph.D.Anna K. Gillespie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
University of Washington Medicine
 
Wed., April 16, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Keran Ma, Ph.D.


Past Speakers

Michael Mauk, Ph.D.Michael Mauk, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
College of Natural Science, The University of Texas at Austin
“What makes associative learning associative?”
Wed., September 11, 2024 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Harel Shouval, Ph.D.

Xuefang Ren, M.D., Ph.D.Xuefang Ren, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
McGovern Medical School
“Mitochondria and the blood-brain barrier in stroke”
Wed., October 23, 2024 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Yin Liu, Ph.D.

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