EMPOWERING COLLABORATIVE AND
DIVERSE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH,
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Joint Seminars In Neuroscience
“From Spikes to Factors: Understanding Large-Scale Neural Computations”
Mark Churchland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Columbia University – Zuckerman Institute
Faculty Host: Ahmet Arac
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
NRB 132 and Zoom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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- 8:00 am
Neurology/Neurosurgery Grand Rounds – Edward F. Chang, M.D.
- 12:00 pm
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Lecture Series- Edward Chang, M.D.
- 11:00 am
Neurotechnology Special Seminar – Brooks Gross, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Brain Mapping Center (BMC) Seminar Series – Rebecca Knickmeyer, Ph.D.
- 4:00 pm
Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) Research Seminar – Hui Zong, Ph.D.
- 9:00 am
UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) DistinguishedLecture Series – Adriana Di Martino, M.D.
- 9:30 am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Young Investigator Talk – Jay Gill, Ph.D.
- 12:00 pm
Integrative Center for Neural Repair (ICNR) Seminar – Gek-Ming Sia, Ph.D.
- 12:00 pm
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Seminar Series – Joel Hahn, Ph.D.
- 3:30 pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Long Yang, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Research Seminar – Kelsie Eichel, Ph.D.
- 12:00 pm
Faculty Seminar – Gina Poe, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Semel Grand Rounds – Antiracism Seed Grants
- 12:00 pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience – Detlev Arendt, Ph.D.
- 12:00 pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience – Detlev Arendt, Ph.D.
- 2:00 pm
Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Mengfan Xia
- 9:00 am
Neurology Grand Rounds – Timothy R. Sampson, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Research Seminar – Yelena Bernadskaya, Ph.D.
- 8:00 am
2023 ICLM Symposium
- 12:00 pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Niamh Mullins, Ph.D.
- 2:00 pm
Neuromodulation Seminar Series – Carrie Shilyansky, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2:00 pm
Vision and Perception Club Seminar Series – Jake Yates, Ph.D.
- 4:00 pm
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Frontiers in Research Seminar Series – Niccolo Terrando, M.D.
- 8:00 am
Pediatrics Grand Rounds – Wayne Ozaki, M.D., D.D.S.
- 9:30 am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Gabriel Rojas Bowe
- 12:00 pm
Integrative Center for Neural Repair (ICNR) Seminar – Istvan Mody, Ph.D.
- 3:30 pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Rosa Paolicelli, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Seminar Series – Daria Siekhaus, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Special Seminar – Daniel Sauter, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Semel Grand Rounds – Cantwell Distinguished Lecture: Cynthia Rogers, M.D.
- 12:00 pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience – Guoping Feng, Ph.D.
- 4:00 pm
Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) Seminar Series – Chris Bennett,M.D.
- 12:00 pm
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) Seminar Series – Donna L. Maney, Ph.D.
- 12:00 pm
Integrative Center for Neural Repair (ICNR) Seminar – Mariko Bennett, M.D., Ph.D.
- 3:30 pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Sung-Yon Kim, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am
Semel Grand Rounds – Stephen Marder, M.D.
- 12:00 pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience – Mark Churchland, Ph.D.
- 9:00 am
Neurology Grand Rounds – Paul George, M.D., Ph.D.
- 1:00 pm
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Seminar Series – Richard A.E. Edden, Ph.D.
- 12:00 pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Bizu Gelaye, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- 2:00 pm
UCLA Dementia Colloquium: ClinicoPathologic Conference (CPC)
- 9:30 am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Chinmay Purandare, Ph.D.
- 3:30 pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – SYNCS – Julieta Lischinsky, Ph.D.
- 9:00 am
Neurology Grand Rounds – Mark H. Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D.
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March 2023 – Human vestibular endorgans (macula utricle, flat surface preparation) immunoreacted with antibodies against myosin VIIa (green) and CTBP2 (red). DAPI is in blue. Laser confocal image.
By: Dr. Ivan A. Lopez
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