Easton Center Dementia Colloquium

February 26, 2026

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Venue

NRB 132

Easton Center Dementia Colloquium

“Uncovering Roles for the Gut Microbiome in AD Mouse Models”

Elaine Y. Hsiao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Integrative Biology & Physiology and Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, UCLA College of Life Sciences
Director, Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

“The Gut-Brain Connection in Early Brain Aging”

Gabriel A. Vignolle, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Laboratory of Dr. Arpana Church
Department of Medicine – Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

“The Neuronal CircuitBasis of Long-Term Memory Across the Lifespan”

Laura DeNardo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Physiology and Neurobiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

“Constructing Distributed Cortical Memory Networks for Long-Term Memory Storage”

Zachary Zeidler, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Dr. Laura DeNardo
Departments of Physiology and Neurobiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

In-Person Event
Neuroscience Research Building (NRB) 132 – Auditorium

For more information, please contact Nancy Osuch at nosuch@mednet.ucla.edu.