#BlackInNeuro Week

#BlackinNeuroWeek is a weeklong celebration of Black excellence in neuroscience and related disciplines. BlackinNeuro is an international grassroots effort led by a brilliant group of Black scholars including UCI's very own Elena Dominguez and Angeline Dukes. It is hosting the first BlackinNeuroWeek July 27-August 2, 2020. In addition to daily themed hashtags and conversations, the group is hosting…

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Vince Calhoun | Conte Center Seminar

Dr. Vince Calhoun, distinguished university professor and founding director of the Tri-institutional Center for Translation Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS) at Georgia State University, will present a virtual lecture titled, Towards the development of brain imaging bookmarks: A network based approach.

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Takao Hensch, Ph.D.

Balancing Brain Plasticity/Stability The Conte Center @ UCI welcomes Dr. Takao Hensch, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University.

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31st Annual SoCal Alzheimer’s Research Conference

Learn how new technologies are being used to accelerate science and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Join international experts for UCI MIND and Alzheimer’s Orange County’s first-ever free virtual conference in its 30-year history.

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Cannabis in a Changing Brain

Join the Center for the Study of Cannabis for their virtual symposium on Cannabis in a Changing Brain: The Evolving Impact of Cannabinoids Across the Lifespan. This event will include lectures from international researchers and UCI Impact of Cannabis Across the Lifespan (ICAL) members as well as a round table on "The Challenge of Cannabis…

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NextGen Epilepsy Seminars – Precision models of ARX-associated genetic epilepsies

Vanesa Nieto-Estevez, a postdoc in Jenny Hsieh’s lab at UTSA, will present her latest epilepsy-related research. This event is part of the NextGen Epilepsy Seminar Series which features postdocs and graduate students. This event is sponsored by the Epilepsy Research Center and the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology.

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Bing Ren, Ph.D.

Applications of Single Cell Epigenomics to Neuroscience Dr. Bing Ren is a Member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He will present the inaugural seminar of the UCI Center for the Neural Circuit Mapping.

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Sounds in silence: How glial cells in the ear promote maturation of the central auditory system

The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior & UCI Center Hearing Research Seminar presents "Sounds in silence: How glial cells in the ear promote maturation of the central auditory system" featuring Dr. Dwight Bergles, John Hopkins University. Neural pathways that process sensory information rely on both genetically preprogrammed events and active refinement to establish proper connectivity.…

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