Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar with Jill K Leutgeb, PhD

Virtual Event

Hippocampal Network Computations for Memories and Decisions Join the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology for a virtual seminar featuring Jill K Leutgeb, PhD, Walter F. Heiligenberg Professor of Neuroethology and Professor of Neurobiology in the Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego.

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2022 Brain Awareness Week

Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 320 Qureshey Research Lab, Irvine, CA, United States

Join the CNLM in celebrating Brain Awareness Week, taking place from March 14 - 20, 2022. Be sure to check: https://cnlm.uci.edu/baw/ to keep up with various events happening all week along! Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science. Every March, partners host imaginative activities in their communities…

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‘Brain, copy and paste’ featuring Guest Speaker: Professor Donhee Ham Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) 1200 Irvine, CA, United States

Brain, copy, and paste Prof. Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering Harvard University Thursday, March 17th, 2022; 11:00am-noon; Location: ISEB 1200   Abstract Reverse engineering the brain by mimicking the structure and function of biological neuronal networks on a silicon chip was the original goal of neuromorphic engineering, but remains a…

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Conte Center@UCI 9th Annual Symposium, featuring Keynote Speaker, Dr. Diego Pizzagalli

Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering 100 Academy Wy, Irvine, CA, United States

Join the UCI Conte Center at its 9th Annual Symposium titled, Origins of Mental Health and Disease: Research and Reality, happening on March 23, 2022. The event features keynote speaker, Diego Pizzagalli, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the Center Director for a Silvio O. Conte Center for Basic Translational Mental Health Research…

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Conte Center Seminar Series with Katie McLaughlin, PhD

Virtual Event

Katie McLaughlin, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Harvard University Seminar Topic: “Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity with Psychopathology Across the Life-Course” Host: Tallie Z. Baram

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“How neurons encode memory: Mechanisms of memory formation and persistence”

4201 Natural Sciences II Irvine, CA 92697, Irvine, CA, United States

Abstract: Learning and memory are essential for day-to-day living. Equally important, their alterations are thoughtto underlie neurological and neurodegenerative disorders. Prior work in the field has found many key features of learning and memory—including long-term potentiation and memory engram neurons. However, many gaps in knowledge remain, particularly mechanisms at the molecular level. Here, I will…

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“New Mouse Models to Ask Old Questions About the Role of Complement in Alzheimer’s Disease”

Pacific Ballroom D 311 W Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA, United States

We are excited to announce that the 13th Annual Emerging Scientists Symposium has been rescheduled to occur on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Pacific Ballroom D, UCI Student Center & Event Services. Please join REMIND and UCI MIND with keynote speaker, Cynthia Lemere, PhD, HMS Associate Professor at the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Her talk is titled, “New mouse…

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How Educational Inequities in the U.S. South Pre- and Post-Brown Shape Dementia Risk for Black and White Older Adults

Virtual Event

Although education is a key determinant of cognitive function, its role in determining Black-White disparities in cognitive function is unclear. This may be due, in part, to data limitations that have made it difficult to account for systemic educational inequities in the U.S. South experienced by older adults. In this talk, guest speaker and health…

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Conte Center Seminar Series – Mathias V. Schmidt – Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry

Virtual/Hybrid Event (In person at Gross Hall 4th Floor Conference Room) Irvine, CA, United States

Mathias V. Schmidt, Ph.D. Research Group Leader Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry Routes to Enhance Stress Resilience: Manipulation of Genes or Environment Host: Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD Monday, May 9th, 2022, 4 – 5 p.m. PT In-person at Gross Hall 4th Floor Conference Room Refreshments and Pastries to be provided Also will be Telecast via Zoom…

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Neuro-ophthalmology with Vivek R. Patel, MD

Virtual Event

Join the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute for a virtual community lecture in which Vivek R. Patel, MD, will talk about neuro-ophthalmology.

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