EMPOWERING COLLABORATIVE AND
DIVERSE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT UCLA.
Joint Seminars In Neuroscience
UP NEXT:
May 13, 2025
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Distinguished Lecture
“Decoding Decision-Making Dynamics“
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley
Faculty Host: Alicia Izquierdo
Upcoming Events/Seminars
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Tony Capra, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Tanya Gupta, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Arthur Arnold Innovator Lecture – Zoe Donaldson, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
[POSTPONED] Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Seminar Series – Michael Bonaguidi, Ph.D.
- 3:30pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Francesco Papaleo, Ph.D.
- 3:00pm
Women in Neuroscience (WiN) Affinity Group Grant-Writing Workshop – Kate Wassum, Ph.D. and Laura DeNardo, Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club -Speaker TBD
- 4:00pm
BRI Social Hour Series
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – David R. Liu, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Interoception Dynamics Affinity Group (IDAG) Seminar Series – Natalie Hauglund, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series – Thomas Clandinin, Ph.D.
- 10:00am
David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA Special Seminar – Gabriel Kreiman, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Department of Neurobiology Special Seminar – Meiyan Wang, Ph.D.
- 1:30pm
Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Annalise Binette, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – David Glanzman, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Seminar Series – Momoko Watanabe, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Frontiers in Computational Biosciences (FCB) Seminar Series – Roy Wollman, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Distinguished Lecture – Joni Wallis, Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
BRI Social Hour Series
- 5:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Journal Club – Ramin Ali Marandi Ghoddousi, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Samuel Matthew Young, Jr., Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Neuromodulation Seminar Series – Michael Gongwer
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Jack Fu, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
Department of Neurobiology Special Seminar – Leonardo Parra-Rivas, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Taha Solakoglu, Ph.D.
- 11:00am
STAND ALACRITY Center Seminar Series – Christine T. Moody, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Seminar Series – Rosalie Lawrence, Ph.D.
- 3:30pm
Computational Neuroscience (CNAG) x Decision Making (DMAG) x Visual Neurosciences (VNAG) Affinity Groups Joint Seminar – Josh McDermott, Ph.D.
- 3:30pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Joint Seminar – Moriel Zelikowsky, Ph.D.
- 11:00am
Neuroimaging Affinity Group Colloquium – Caterina Gratton, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Rachel Fox
- 1:30pm
Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids (CCC) 50th Anniversary Event:Celebrating 50 Years of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research at UCLA
- 4:00pm
Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club -Sophia Villanueva
- 7:00pm
2025 Pint of Science
- 11:00am
Neuroimaging Affinity Group Colloquium – Caterina Gratton, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Affinity Group (PDAG) Meeting
- 7:00pm
2025 Pint of Science
- 12:00pm
Invertebrate Neuroscience Affinity Group (INAG) Seminar Series – Sandra Watson, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Affinity Group Seminar Series – Eric C. Porges, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
Department of Neurobiology Special Seminar – Mohammed Andres Mostajo Radji, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
2025 Undergraduate Neuroscience Outreach Day
- 7:00pm
2025 Pint of Science
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Linfan Gu
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Seminar Series – Marat S. Pavlyukov, Ph.D.
- 3:30pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Nguyen Phi
- 11:00am
Department of Biological Chemistry Special Seminar – Ravi Nath, Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
BRI Town Hall Series
- 5:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Journal Club – Jennifer Grundman
- 6:00pm
Project Inspire Seminar – Laura Adery, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Claire Clelland, Ph.D., M.D., M.Phil.
- 2:00pm
2025 Undergraduate Neuroscience Poster Day
- 4:00pm
Research-in-Progress Seminar (RiPS) Series – Matteo Mariani, Ph.D. and Carlos A. Sanchez Leon, Ph.D.
- 8:30am
2025 NeuroTheory Affinity Group (NTAG) Symposium
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Mengping Jiang, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Joint Seminar – Daniel Bayless, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Seminar Series – Michael Bonaguidi, Ph.D.
The UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) is a catalyst for education, outreach, and research collaborations among current and future scientists, engineers and clinicians who seek to understand the healthy and diseased brain.
UCLA is rated the #1 Public University in the country.

Image of the Month
Image: Colocalization of FOXp2 (green) and CASK (red) in Purkinje cells of the zebra finch cerebellum. DNA in cell nuclei is labeled with DAPI (blue).
By: Lee Atkinson, White Lab
#1 Educational Program
UCLA is ranked the #1 public education program in the country by US News. Programs are diverse, affordable, and mission driven.
Life Changing Research
The BRI provides multiple mechanisms to invigorate research programs and support collaborations bringing together investigators from complementary fields. These mechanisms include
Outreach That Impacts Our Communities
The BRI aims to extend scientific knowledge into the community and inspire elementary and secondary school students to explore a career in neuroscience