EMPOWERING COLLABORATIVE AND
DIVERSE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT UCLA.
Joint Seminars In Neuroscience
January 27th, 2026
S. Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D.Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
“Translation of Neural Repair Therapies: Pathways Forward“
(Faculty Host: Lindsay De Biase)
Upcoming Events/Seminars
- 2:00pm
Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Beth Wiese, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – Emily Wu, Ph.D. andRosalie Lawrence, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) Research Seminar – Sophie X. Deng, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Abigail Yu
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Ronen Reshef, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Lin Pan, Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club -Ketema Paul, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – Ian Krajbich, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Torrance York, M.F.A.
- 9:00am
Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Lombardo, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Diego Espino
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Jake Lusis, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – Rosalie Lawrence, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Greg W. Albers, M.D.
- 12:00pm
Neuromodulation Seminar Series – Alexander McGirr, M.D., Ph.D.
- 10:00am
Special Talk: Neural Circuits
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Giulio Pergola, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) Seminar Series – HarleyKornblum, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2:00pm
Easton Center Dementia Colloquium
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Carlos Portera-Cailliau, M.D., Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Ophthalmology Research Seminar – Michael James Gilhooley, Ph.D.,M.A., M.B.B.Ch.
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Ahmet Arac, M.D.
- 5:00pm
Black Ph.D. Coalition Affinity Group (BPCAG) Meeting
- 9:00am
Big10 Neuroscience Seminar Series – Jaymie Connerly and Daniel Rivera, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Women in Neuroscience (WiN) Affinity Group Faculty Panel
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – S. Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
DGSOM Metabolism Theme “Super Mito-bolism” Seminar – Panagiota Kolitsida, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – David R. Walt, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Department of Bioengineering Research Seminar
- 12:00pm
Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids (CCC) Special Seminar – Mohammed Mustafa, M.S.
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Carolyn Parkinson,Ph.D.
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Image: Dorsal root ganglion from mouse injected with AAV PHP.eB::GFP (violet), and AAV9::mCherry (red) in the spinal cord. The section is labelled with neurofilament (green) and DAPI (blue).
By: Antonella Del Toro, Butler Lab
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