UCI Brain Initiative
Launch Event
Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering (directions)
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UCI faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us for a day of discussions about team science, presentations by groups of UCI faculty and students, along with a special keynote presentation by Dr. Ralph Greenspan, associate director of the Kavli Institute for the Brain and Mind.
During this event, UCI Brain will be sharing two new opportunities for UCI faculty:
In the evening, the community will be invited to a fireside chat with UCI’s most distinguished neuroscience faculty.
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Keynote Speaker
Ralph Greenspan
Associate Director, Kavli Institute for the Brain and Mind
Co-Director, Cal-BRAIN
Director, San Diego BRAIN Consortium and the UCSD Center for Brain Activity Mapping
Dr. Greenspan’s research includes studies of the consequences of mutations and localized genetic alterations in the nervous system, molecular identification of genes underlying naturally occurring variation in behavior, and the genetic analysis of sleep and attention in the fruit fly. His current research addresses large-scale network interactions pertaining to the action of genes and neurons. In 2011, he was one of the small team of scientists that produced the white paper for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy that eventuated in the BRAIN Initiative, and in 2014 spearheaded the effort to establish the state-funded Cal-BRAIN program and serves as its co-Director. In addition to research papers, he has authored: Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics, An Introduction to Nervous Systems, and How Genes Influence Behaviour(with Jonathan Flint and Ken Kendler).
Agenda
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Check-in |
| 8:45 a.m. | IntroductionMichael Yassa, Director, UCI Brain Initiative |
| 9:00 a.m. | Perspectives on Brain InitiativesHal Stern, Vice Provost for Academic Planning |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Emerging Resources for Team ScienceDimensions Team Science Development Tool |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Whiteboard Brainstorm SessionParticipating students will be given a blank whiteboard, a set of markers, and a prop kit to visually describe their brain-related project using drawings and graphic organizers in under five minutes. Find Out More |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Artistic BrainInterdisciplinary Initiatives for Arts and Brain Science Stephen Barker, Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts John Crawford, Director, Emergent Media + Design Initiative Reading Frankenstein: an intermedia performance exploring the vicarious nature of reading and Biological AI s against the backdrop of Mary Shelly's novel Annie Loui, Drama Antoinette Lafarge, Art James Fallon, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Tracking Neurologic Immersion in Artistic Creativity David Ihrig, Guest Instructor Lisa Naugle, Dance Students from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Team Science ProjectsConte Center @ UCI |
| 4:00 p.m. | Keynote: Cal-BRAIN: A Neurotechnology ProgramRalph Greenspan, Associate Director, Kavli Institute for the Brain and Mind, University of California, San Diego |
| 5:00 p.m. | Reception |
| 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. | Public Fireside ChatHow Will Brain Science Shape Your Future? Moderators: Steve Goldstein, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Michael Yassa, Director, UCI Brain Initiative Panelists: Aileen Anderson, Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Ruth Benca, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry & Human Behavior Ralph Greenspan, Genetics and Neurobiology Nancy Guerra, Dean, School of Social Ecology Judith F. Kroll, Distinguished Professor of Language Science Frank LaFerla, Dean, School of Biological Sciences Gary Lynch, Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior |