2017-2018 Seminars and Colloquia in Neuroscience
Seminar Series Coordinator: Michael Beierlein, Ph.D., Tel 713.500.5619
Colloquium Coordinator: Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D., Tel 713.500.5710
Eduardo Salas, Ph.D.
Professor & Allyn R. & Gladys M. Cline Chair in Psychology
Rice University
“Saving Lives: Guidance from the Science of Teamwork”
September 28, 2017 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.103
Sponsor: John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Marco Sardiello, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
M&H Genetics Department
Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute Baylor College of Medicine
“Modulation of Lysosomal Biogenesis and Function in Health and Disease”
October 5, 2017 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Andrey Tsvetkov, Ph.D.
Anya Hurlbert, Ph.D.
Professor of Visual Neuroscience
Institute of Neuroscience
Newcastle University
“Into the Blue: The effects of Varying Light Spectra on the visual and Non-Visual Pathways”
October 23, 2017 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.103
Sponsor: Anne Sereno, Ph.D.
Patrick G. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
October 26, 2017 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Pramod Dash, Ph.D.
Matt McGinley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
January 11, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Muna Naash, Ph.D.
John S. Dunn Endowed Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
January 25, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Ruth Heidelberger, Ph.D.
Jeannie Chin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
February 1, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Yin Liu, Ph.D.
Jose-Manuel Alonso, M.D., Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
State University New York
March 1, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Valentin Dragoi Ph.D.
Timothy A. Ryan, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Weill Cornell Medical College
March 8, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Neal Waxham Ph.D.
Javier F. Medina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
March 22, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.
Ivan de Araujo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine
April 5, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Frabricio H. Do Monte, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Masaaki Torii, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
George Washington University
April 12, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Shin Nagayama, Ph.D.
Stephen Maren, Ph.D.
Professor, Claude H. Everett, Jr. ’47 Chair of Liberal Arts
Texas A&M University
May 3, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Frabricio H. Do Monte, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Sandro Romani, Ph.D.
Group Leader
HHMI Janelia Research Campus
May 10, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
Michael Mauk, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor
The University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences
“Cerebellar Adaptations to Cope with Noisy Inputs”
May 17, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135
Sponsor: Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Garret Stuber, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina
May 24, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. in MSB 2.135