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Joint Seminars In Neuroscience
April 14th, 2026
Denisse Paredes, Ph.D.
Wassum Lab
UCLA-CDU Dana Research Fellow
Department of Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
“Enhancing Agency To Promote Adaptive Decision Making After Chronic Stress“
(Faculty Hosts: Kate Wassum & Gina Poe)
Upcoming Events/Seminars
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – S. Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D.
- 11:00am
Biotech Entrepreneurship & Collaboration (BEC) Affinity Group Meeting
- 11:00am
Brain Mapping Center (BMC) Seminar Series – Ajay Satpute, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) Research Seminar – Shruti Naik, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Karen Reue, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Anne Freelin
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Steve Chang, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Geriatric Psychiatry Grand Rounds (GPGR) – Michael Leuchter, M.D., M.S.C.
- 2:00pm
Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Julie Blendy, Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club
- 1:00pm
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Seminar Series – Rita Z. Goldstein, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids (CCC) Special Seminar – Cassie Moore, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Jennifer Achiro, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Joint Seminar – Benjamin Smarr, Ph.D.
- 8:30am
Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Affinity Group (PDAG) Outreach Symposium
- 12:00pm
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Valerie A. Tornini, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
ICSP Special Seminar – Dr. Elizabeth Klerman
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Brian G. Rash, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Austin Coley, Ph.D.
- 1:30pm
Special Seminar – Wulf Haubensak, Ph.D.
- 6:00pm
Special Event – “The Poetics, Philosophy, and Neuroscience of Memory”
- 12:00pm
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Arthur Arnold Innovator Lecture – Ed van Veen, Ph.D.
- 2:00pm
Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – William Giardino, Ph.D.
- 4:00pm
Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club
- 1:00pm
Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Affinity Group (PDAG) Meeting – Aryn Gittis, Ph.D.
- 11:30am
3rd Annual Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center Symposium: Theme TBD
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Cory Nicholas, Ph.D.
- 1:00pm
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Seminar Series – Michael Jacob, M.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D.
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Image of the Month
Image: Spinal dorsal interneurons derived from mouse embryonic stem cells. Neural markers Tuj1 (yellow) and Myt1l (green) depict neural axons and cell bodies, while Sox2 (red) identifies pluripotent cells. DAPI (blue) is a nuclear stain marking all cells.
By: Salena Gallardo, Samantha Butler Lab
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