Brain

CNLM Virtual Colloquium with Charan Ranganath, Ph.D.
2020-12-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Memory at the scale of episodes: How the neocortex and hippocampus support memory for complex events
Dr. Ranganath’s research focuses on characterizing the psychological processes that support human memory, and their neural underpinnings. In particular, they have investigated the functions of brain regions in the prefrontal cortex and medial temporal lobes.

Bilingual Minds and Brain Lab Speaker Series: John Grundy and John Anderson
2020-12-14 09:30 - 11:00
John Grundy, PhD of Iowa State University and John Anderson, PhD of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Kimel Imaging and Genetics Laboratory in Toronto will be presenting their research: Bilingualism leads to cognitive reserve in older adults.

Gaia Novarino, Ph.D.
2020-12-15 10:00 - 11:00
Dr. Gaia Novarino, professor of life sciences at IST Austria, will be one of the speakers in the 2020/21 EpiCenter Seminar Series.

Language Science Department Colloquium with Evelina Fedorenko
2020-12-15 11:00 - 12:30
Dr. Evelina Fedorenko, an associate professor of MIT, will be presenting her latest research on the language system in the human mind and brain.

NextGen Epilepsy Seminars – Justin Botterill, PhD
2021-01-07 10:00 - 11:00
Justin Botterill, PhD, a postdoc in Helen Scharfman’s lab at Nathan Kline / NYU, will present his 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.

BME Seminar Series: Michael Yartsev of UC Berkeley
2021-01-08 12:00 - 13:00
“Studying the Neural basis of Complex Spatial, Social and Acoustic Behaviors – in Freely Behaving and Flying Bats”
BME Seminar Series
Join the UCI Samueli School of Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering in a virtual seminar with Michael Yartsev, Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, where he will be presenting his latest research.

CNLM Virtual Colloquium with Dr. Staci D. Bilbo
2021-01-12 11:00 - 12:00
Prenatal environmental stressors impair postnatal microglial function and behavior in male mice
Join this virtual colloquium brought by the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, where Staci D. Bilbo, Ph.D., from Duke University, will be presenting her research on brain science.

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series with Irene Chiolo
2021-01-14 11:00 - 12:00
Highways for Repair: Nuclear Actin Filaments and Myosins Drive Relocalization and Repair of Heterochromatic DNA Breaks
Join the UCI BioSci Department of Developmental and Cell Biology in a virtual seminar with Irene Chiolo, Associate Professor of the Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Southern California.

Abstract
Pericentromeric heterochromatin accounts for ~30% of fly and human genomes and is mostly composed of repeated DNA sequences prone to aberrant recombination. Defective double-strand break (DSB) repair of heterochromatin results in widespread genome instability, a major driving force for tumorigenesis. Genome instability is also a leading cause of aging-related diseases and contributes to developmental defects, sterility, and neurological and neuromuscular degeneration in several genetic syndromes. And yet, repair mechanisms in heterochromatin have been woefully understudied. Using Drosophila cells, our pioneering studies have identified a striking relocalization of repair sites to the nuclear periphery for ‘safe’ homologous recombination (HR) progression. SUMOylation has a pivotal role in this pathway, by blocking HR inside the domain and promoting relocalization. We have also uncovered a remarkable network of transient nuclear actin filaments and myosins driving directed motions to the nuclear periphery, and we have identified highly conserved pathways in mammalian cells. More recently, we have discovered a role for nucleoporins in mobilizing repair sites ‘off pore’, likely through phase separation. Ultimately, we expect these studies to open new avenues for cancer treatment and for developing more effective strategies to address aging-related disorders and neurological/neuromuscular diseases.

Dr. Anne Churchland: "Single-trial neural dynamics are dominated by richly varied movements"
2021-01-19 11:00 - 12:00
CNCM Seminar
Join the Center for Neural Circuit Mapping in a zoom seminar with Anne Churchland, Ph.D., from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory/UCLA, who will be presenting her latest research on neural dynamics of movements.

Mark Dell'Acqua, PhD
2021-01-19 16:00 - 17:00
Dr. Mark Dell’Acqua, professor and vice chair of the department of pharmacology at the University of Colorado, will be one of the speakers in the 2020/21 EpiCenter Seminar Series.

Michael Jacobs Goard, Ph.D.
2021-01-26 11:00 - 12:00
CNCM Seminar
Join the Center for Neural Circuit Mapping in a virtual seminar with Dr. Michael Jacobs Goard, from UC Santa Barbara, who will be presenting his latest research.

Fireside Chat with Dr. Nora Volkow, MD
2021-01-26 12:00 - 13:30
Join UC BRAID and UC Irvine ICTS for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Nora Volkow, MD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health. NIDA supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. We are excited to have Dr. Volkow engage with University of California for a lively and dynamic discussion. For a preview, you can watch Dr. Volkow discuss her work in her NIDA blog or during her TEDMED and Moth talks.

Please visit the event page for an agenda of the day’s events and registration.

Stress, Social Relationships, and Pathways to Mental and Physical Health
2021-01-26 14:00 - 15:00
Dr. Doom will discuss findings using longitudinal data demonstrating associations between early unpredictability, harshness, and deprivation and later mental and physical health. She will discuss the understudied role of micronutrient deficiencies in understanding cognitive, emotional, behavioral pathways to later health. Finally, she will discuss work on social buffering suggesting that there may be developmental changes in social relationships that determine who may be effective buffers of stress to improve health across the lifespan.
Jenalee Doom, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Stress, Early Experiences, and Development (SEED) Center
University of Denver

NextGen Epilepsy Seminars – Rosalia Paterno, PhD
2021-01-28 10:00 - 23:00
Rosalia Paterno, PhD, a postdoc in Scott Baraban’s lab at UCSF, 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.

CNCM Seminar with Dr. Aaron W. McGee
2021-02-02 11:00 - 12:00
Genetic and Circuit Mechanisms to Close Critical Periods for Neural Plasticity
Please join the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping in a virtual seminar featuring, Aaron W. McGee Ph.D., of the Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology of University of Louisville School of Medicine, where he will be presenting his latest research.

UCI Neurology Grand Rounds featuring Dr. Jeanne Loring
2021-02-05 08:00 - 09:00
Development of autologous dopamine neuron replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease.
Please join the Department of Neurology in their virtual Grand Rounds featuring, Jeanne Loring, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Molecular Medicine – Scripps Research, La Jolla and Founder of Aspen Neuroscience.

CNLM Virtual Colloquium with Dr. Beth Stevens
2021-02-09 11:00 - 12:00
(Re) Defining Myeloid Cell States and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease
Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory in a virtual colloquium with Dr. Beth Stevens, Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard University.
Abstract: Emerging evidence from genetic association studies shows that dysregulation of the brain’s immune system plays a key role in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disease. Our research aims to identify and validate disease mechanisms informed by human genetics and identify functional and mechanistic markers of myeloid and glial cells in detrimental states, before cognitive decline, that can be readily detected through imaging and fluid biomarkers. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics and proteomic approaches we identified molecular signatures that can be used to localize and monitor distinct microglia functional states in human and mouse brain. Our results show that microglia assume diverse functional states in development, aging and injury, including populations corresponding to known microglial functions including proliferation, migration, inflammation, and synaptic phagocytosis. In addition, we identified several innate immune pathways by which microglia recognize and prune synapses during development and in models of disease, including the classical complement cascade. Illuminating the mechanisms by which developing synaptic circuits are sculpted is providing important insight on understanding how to protect synapses in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases of synaptic dysfunction.

Jason D. Shepherd, PhD
2021-02-10 13:00 - 14:00
Virus-Like Intercellular Communication In The Nervous System
Hosted by: Dr. Emiliana Borrelli
Please join UCI School of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics in a virtual seminar with Jason D. Shepherd, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Ophthalmology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where he will present his latest research.

Free to attend. Registration required.

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Thomas Sutula, M.D., Ph.D.
2021-02-16 16:00 - 17:00
Dr. Thomas Sutula, emeritus professor in the department of neurology at the University of Wisconsin, will be one of the speakers in the 2020/21 EpiCenter Seminar Series.

NextGen Epilepsy Seminars – Joanna Mattis, MD, PhD
2021-02-18 10:00 - 11:00
Joanna Mattis, MD, PhD, a Neurology Resident in Ethan Goldberg’s lab at CHOP / UPenn, 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.

Neurobiology and Behavior Distinguished Colloquium - Eric Nestler, PhD
2021-03-02 11:00 - 12:00
Save the Date

Dr. Nestler is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Friedman Brain Institute and Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs at the ICHAN School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and depression in animal models. The goal of Dr. Nestler’s research is to better understand the molecular mechanisms of addiction and depression. His laboratory uses animal models of these disorders to identify the ways in which long-term exposure to drugs of abuse or stress changes the brain to lead to addiction- or depression-like syndromes. A major focus of his work is on drug- and stress-induced changes in gene expression and chromatin structure within the brain’s reward circuitry, and the mechanisms by which those lasting adaptations alter neuronal and circuit function to produce behavioral abnormalities.

Details coming soon!

CNLM Virtual Colloquium with Dr. Alicia Izquierdo
2021-03-09 11:00 - 12:00
Frontocortical circuits in reward learning and choice under uncertainty
Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory for a virtual colloquium with Alicia Izquierdo, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience Professor from the UCLA Department of Psychology.

NextGen Epilepsy Seminars – Emily Ling-Lin Pai, MD, PhD
2021-03-11 10:00 - 11:00
Emily Ling-Lin Pai, MD, PhD, a postdoc in John Rubenstein’s lab at UCSF, 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.

ASK THE DOC: What is frontotemporal dementia? @ Facebook & YouTube LIVE
2021-03-11 12:00 - 12:30
Presented by UCI MIND, Ask the Doc is an informative live video series focused on the most pressing questions about frontotemporal dementia.
About the Doc:
Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD, MRCP
Dr. Ahmad Sajjadi is Assistant Professor of Neurology in the UCI School of Medicine. Dr. Sajjadi received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran and his PhD from the University of Cambridge in the UK. Dr. Sajjadi is a behavioral neurologist who sees patients with memory concerns and also conducts research on Alzheimer’s disease and atypical forms of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia.

Read aloud and meet the author/scientist
2021-03-14 14:00 - 15:00
Theanne Griffith, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist and children’s book author who will read aloud from her book “The Magnificent Makers #2: Brain Trouble”. Sponsored by the Dana Foundation, Dr. Griffith will then talk about being a scientist and answer questions. Want to read along with Dr. Griffith? Click here to purchase your own copy.

Conte Center@UCI 8th Annual Symposium
2021-03-16 09:00 - 13:30
Mechanisms of fear, threat and trauma memory encoding: Relevance for PTSD

Join the Conte Center @ UCI ‘s 8th Annual Symposium featuring Professor of Psychiatry and Chief Scientific Officer of Harvard University, Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D., as keynote speaker.

Download the event flyer here.

RSVP Required

Cognitive Care Solutions Presents: Dana Greenia
2021-03-17 12:00 - 13:00
Dana Greenia is a registered nurse, clinical researcher and co-investigator in the 90+ study, a NIH-NIA funded population-based investigation of people over the age of 90. Initiated in 2003, the 90+ study is based in Laguna Woods, California and has enrolled more than 1,960 participants making it likely the largest study of its kind in the world. Dana Greenia will discuss the study and the updates that she and her team have learned.

12th Annual Emerging Scientists Symposium
2021-03-18 09:00 - 12:30
Please join REMIND and UCI MIND for its 12th Annual Emerging Scientists Symposium on Thursday, March 18th on Zoom with keynote speaker, Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, D.H. Chen Professor II of Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford University (see flyer below).

Register at www.mind.uci.edu/remindsymposium. Trainee abstracts are due Friday, February 26th. There will be cash prizes!

For questions, please email remind@uci.edu.

Irvine Brain Bee
2021-03-20 09:00 - 13:30
Join the UCI CNLM for an interactive, engaging day of neuroscience fun featuring a keynote lecture, virtual poster session, demonstrations and activities for high school students.
Students will have opportunities to network with UCI neuroscience faculty and students throughout the day to learn more about pathway to neuroscience and careers in neuroscience.
For more information, please visit: https://cnlm.uci.edu/irvinebrainbee2021/

SCYNA Virtual Symposium
2021-03-21 16:00 - 18:00
The Southern California Youth Neuroscience Association(SCYNA) hosts its first ever Virtual Symposium. The Symposium will feature interesting and creative presentations by SCYNA members (high schoolers from SoCal) on various neuroscience topics.
