Brain

4C the Future: Creativity
2021-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Join UCI Brain virtually for our UCI Brain Dialogue Series, 4C the Future. UCI faculty from across the UCI campus will discuss Creativity. Featured speakers for this event are:

Linda Palmer, Project Scientist, School of Biological Sciences
Bryan Reynolds, Chancellor’s Professor & Claire Trevor Professor
S. Ama Wray, Associate Professor of Dance

The UCI Brain Dialogue series is a monthly forum that brings together researchers studying one phenomenon from various perspectives. Events will include 10-minute presentations from 3-4 invited speakers, followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A. This series is designed for both academics and the public.

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EpiCenter Seminar Series with Yu Wang, MD, PhD
2021-06-22 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Models, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics of DEPDC5-Related Malformation of Cortical Development
Join the UCI Epilepsy Research Center in their virtual EpiCenter Seminar Series featuring Dr. Yu Wang, Assistant Professor of Neurology of University of Michigan Medical School.

Michael Leon, Ph.D.
2021-07-06 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Environmental Enrichment as an Effective Treatment for Autism
The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Michael Leon, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at UC Irvine’s School of Biological Sciences, is one of the speakers in the 2021 Virtual CNLM Seminar Series.

Alyson K. Zalta, Ph.D.
2021-07-13 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Morning Bright Light for PTSD
The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Alyson K. Zalta, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychological Science at UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology, is one of the speakers in the 2021 Virtual CNLM Seminar Series.

How addiction hijacks the brain: what animal models can tell us about the neurobiology of drugs of abuse
2021-07-13 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Research using animal models has begun to shed light on how drugs of abuse and addiction impact brain and behavior. But what can these models tell us about the mechanisms of addiction in humans, and what is the current state of the science regarding clinical support for drug use disorders? Join the CNLM Ambassadors for a virtual panel discussion featuring four UCI experts, Dr. Christie Fowler, Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Dr. Ariana Nelson, Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, Dr. Jessica Childs, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Neurobiology and Mitchell Farrell, Ph.D. Candidate, studying how drug use changes neural circuitry underlying learning, memory, and future drug-seeking behaviors.
For more information, please visit: https://cnlm.uci.edu/ambassadors/
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UCI Virtual Brain Camp
2021-07-19 09:00 - 2021-07-30 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Summer 2021 UCI Virtual Brain Camp will be held July 19 – July 30.
Due to the COVID pandemic and the university closures, we will be hosting this year’s camp remotely. The UCI CNLM has been hosting virtual programs for K-12 children for nearly one year and we are designing an engaging, stimulating and rewarding experience for this year’s brain camp participants. Students should expect to engage I program activities from 9am – 3:30pm M-F.
Each child will receive a kit with equipment and materials that will allow them to participate in hands-on activities from home!

Registration now open!
Space is limited! Early registration is strongly encouraged.

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Javier Diaz Alonso, Ph.D.
2021-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Exploring AMPA Receptors Synaptic Trafficking During Long-term Potentiation
The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Javier Diaz Alonso, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine, is one of the speakers in the 2021 Virtual CNLM Seminar Series.

Gyorgy Lur, Ph.D.
2021-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Sex Dependent Short- and Long-term Effects of Stress on the Parietal Circuit
The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Gyorgy Lur, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at UC Irvine’s School of Biological Sciences, is one of the speakers in the 2021 Virtual CNLM Seminar Series.

Jodi Quas, Ph.D.
2021-08-03 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
Lessons From Science Interviewing Children about Trauma to Obtain Accurate and Complete Accounts
The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Jodi Quas, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological Science at UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology, is one of the speakers in the 2021 Virtual CNLM Seminar Series.

Integrative Insider LIVE!
2021-08-05 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Virtual Event
Join the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute for the second of a three-part summer series on their Mind • Brain • Body Wellbeing Program, “Explore Neuropsychology services with Brain Mapping, Neurofeedback, and Performance Sports Training” featuring Christine D. Kraus, PhD, SSIHI Neuropsychologist.

Lulu Y. Chen, Ph.D.
2021-08-10 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, 92697, United States
The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Lulu Y. Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine, is one of the speakers in the 2021 Virtual CNLM Seminar Series.

Virtual CNLM Summer Research Symposium
2021-08-13 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Virtual Event
Join us for a virtual symposium featuring the 2021 Interns of the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience. Participants will share poster presentations of their summer research projects.
Agenda
10:00am – Welcome
10:15am – Keynote Lecture by Michael Yassa, Ph.D.
11:30am – Break
12:00 – 1:40pm – Poster Session
For more information, please visit: https://cnlm.uci.edu/reu/

“Lab-Grown Brains: New Models to Study Neurological Disorders”
2021-09-07 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Gross Hall, 4th Floor in room #4001, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Join the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center for their community lecture series where physician scientists and basic science researchers provide an opportunity to learn more about stem cells, including current research, clinical trials, therapies, and the future of regenerative medicine. September’s lecture is by Momoko Watanabe, PhD, and Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil.
This event will be held in person and live-streamed on Zoom.

32nd Annual SoCal Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference
2021-09-10 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
Join Alzheimer’s Orange County and UCI MIND for the 32nd Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference. This free, half-day, virtual conference will cover a wide range of topics concerning Alzheimer’s disease, from updates on research, to treatments, diagnostics, risk factors, and genetic resilience. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on brain health will also be discussed.

Half-day educational conference free and open to the public
Event will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube
Sponsorship opportunities are available

To register, please visit: https://conference.mind.uci.edu/register/

Conte Center Seminar Series with Alicia K. Smith, PhD
2021-09-14 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | Virtual Event
Epigenetic Consequences of Trauma Exposure Across the Lifespan
Join the Conte Center @ UCI in a virtual seminar featuring Alicia K. Smith, PhD. Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor from Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Zoom Link: https://ucihealth.zoom.us/j/91917001244?pwd=[REDACTED]

CNCM Seminar: Hong Wei Dong, PhD
2021-09-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping in a seminar featuring Dr. Hong Wei Dong of UCLA.

LAMP Seminar - Dr. Andy Shih
2021-09-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
Optical Dissection of Brain Capillary Function
Join the UCI Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic for a virtual seminar featuring Dr. Andy Shih, Assistant Professor at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute & University of Washington.
Abstract
My laboratory uses in vivo multiphoton imaging and rodent models to shed light (quite literally) on regulation of cerebral blood flow. In particular, we have focused recent attention on the vast capillary networks that distribute blood throughout the brain. We use light to both visualize capillary structure and flow, as well as noninvasively manipulate neurovascular cells that control capillary flow. We specialize in the application and development of in vivo multi-photon imaging approaches to study brain microvascular structure and function in rodents. Our recent findings include the construction of capillary networks during early postnatal development, regulation of blood flow in adulthood by capillary pericytes, and capillary changes in gray and white matter that may contribute to metabolic insufficiencies during aging and dementia. I firmly believe that our efforts will provide a unique and physiologically relevant view of microvascular function, dysfunction, and repair, and will yield strategies for protecting vascular function in diseases that degrade the brain’s microvasculature.

CNLM Colloquium with Nii Addy, Ph.D
2021-09-28 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | CNLM Herklotz Conference Center, Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The CNLM will be hosting Dr. Nii Addy,Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, in a colloquium where he will present his latest research.
This year, the series will be held in a virtual format with some speakers presenting in-person as well. We will keep registered participants updated on the possibility of an in-person event as the situation with COVID-19 evolves.

Dr. Eid Lien -Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar
2021-10-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join the UCI Department of Neurobiology and Behavior for a virtual seminar featuring Dr. Eid Lien.

Insights into Hippocampal Function from Studies of Area CA2, Guest Speaker: Serena M. Dudek, Ph.D.
2021-10-07 10:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event

UCI MIND Seminar Series: Jessica Rexach, MD, PhD
2021-10-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CNLM Herklotz Conference Center, Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Functional Genomics Approach to Neuronal-Glial Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Dementias
Join UCI MIND for an in-person seminar featuring Jessica Rexach, M.D., Ph.D.
Jessica Rexach, MD, PhD
Dr. Rexach is an Assistant Professor and board certified neurologist at University of California Los Angeles. She currently holds the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Endowed chair. Dr. Rexach studies how molecules of the immune system contribute to neurodegenerative disease. Different neurodegenerative dementias have different causal genes, suggesting they result from distinct causal mechanisms. This includes glial and immune genes, whose roles in the CNS are unclear. In this talk, Dr. Rexach will highlight her recent ongoing works with the tools of functional genomics and how her lab leverages dementia genetics and genome-wide molecular disease phenotypes to generate unbiased, data-driven models of neural-glial mechanisms of disease. Dr. Rexach and her team use experimental systems, including iPSC-derived spheroids and glia, to test data-driven hypotheses in order to advance disease mechanisms and identify candidate drug targets.
For questions, contact vswarup@uci.edu and bmander@hs.uci.edu

5th Annual John A. Kusske Lecture Series (Virtual)
2021-10-08 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
Please join us at the 5th Annual John A. Kusske Lecture Series in honor of Dr. Kusske’s legacy.
The John A. Kusske Lecture was established in 2017 to honor Dr. John Kusske, one of the former chairs of UCI School of Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery. Kusske’s dedication and valuable contributions have been instrumental in transforming the Department of Neurological Surgery into a well-established program of major national and international recognition.

Keynote Speaker:
William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FACS,
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Adjunct Professor of surgery University of Utah
Past President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
and American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS)
Lecture Title: Evolution of Skull Based Surgery

Free to attend but registration required, to learn more about this event, please visit: http://www.neurosurgery.uci.edu/kusske-lecture-series/index.asp

NextGen Epilepsy Seminar: Michelle Kloc, PhD and Megh Marathe, PhD
2021-10-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
Join the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology in their NextGen Epilepsy Seminar featuring postdocs, Michelle Kloc, PhD, of the University of Vermont, and Megh Marathe, PhD, of UC Irvine, who will present their latest research.
For more information and to RSVP please visit: https://uci.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pdu6vqDoqEtR–n9oUh-DdLM9E0TpXX_0

NBB Graduate Student Wellness first meeting
2021-10-21 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CNLM Courtyard, 320 Qureshey Research Lab Irvine, CA 92697-3800, Irvine, 92697-3800, United States
First meeting for NBB Graduate Student Wellness. All NBB graduate students are welcome. This is an informal meeting as the committee wants to consolidate ideas on the topics and workshops to be discussed from the NBB graduate student community. Feel free to bring your lunch and coffee/tea/water/juice!

CNCM Seminar: Dr. Cris Niell
2021-10-26 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Neural circuits for natural vision
Please join the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping in a seminar featuring Dr. Cris Niell, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology of the University of Oregon.

Eve Marder, Ph.D.
2021-11-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
Perturbations Reveal that Degenerate Circuits Hide Cryptic Individual Variability
The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior will be hosting Eve Marder, professor of biology at Brandeis University, for a James L. McGaugh Distinguished Lecture.
Abstract:
More than 40 years of work on the crustacean stomatogastric nervous system on the cardiac sac, gastric mill, and pyloric rhythms have described numerous instances of circuit reconfiguration by neuromodulation and sensory inputs. These reconfigurations can involve alterations in the frequency and phases relationships of rhythms, and switching of neurons from participating in one circuit to another. Computational works shows clearly that there are multiple, degenerate sets of parameters that can result in similar output patterns. Motivated by this, we have studied the effects of several different perturbations on STG networks, revealing animal-to animal differences in their responses that are not evident without extreme perturbation

Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar Series with Nicholas DiPatrizio, Ph.D.
2021-11-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
Pretty Gutsy: Endocannabinoids in the Periphery Tell Us to Eat
Hosted by Daniele Piomelli, PhD
Thursday, November 4, 2021
10 AM PT
Telecast via Zoom
Free to attend. Registration required.

UCI MIND Seminar Series: Elizabeth Mormino, Ph.D.
2021-11-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Natural Sciences I, 1114 Natural Sciences, Irvine, CA, 92647, United States
Subtyping Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease: Typical, Atypical, and Resilient
Dr. Mormino is an assistant professor of Neurology at Stanford University, and is currently serving on the Imaging Core Steering committee for the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center. She completed her PhD in Neuroscience at UC Berkeley in the laboratory of Dr. William Jagust, where she performed some of the initial studies applying Amyloid PET with the tracer PIB to clinically normal older individuals. During her postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. Reisa Sperling and Keith Johnson at Massachusetts General Hospital she used multimodal imaging techniques to understand longitudinal cognitive changes among individuals classified as preclinical AD. Although amyloid abnormalities are common among clinically normal older adults, and associated with elevated risk of future progression to clinical impairment, we remain unable to predict future risk at the individual participant level. Although group level effects related to amyloid status are present, trajectories of cognitive decline vary across individuals. In this talk, Dr. Mormino will highlight her tau PET work, which has emphasized more heterogeneity in the spatial patterns of tau PET uptake than expected. This pattern suggests that multiple subtypes exist within preclinical AD, and that these subtypes are likely associated with distinct risk profiles (typical, atypical, and resilient). Subtyping preclinical AD is critical for the design of prevention trials, as well as to establish a more complete understanding of mechanisms related to early AD processes.
For questions, contact vswarup@uci.edu and bmander@hs.uci.edu

UCI MSTP Distinguished Lecture Series Talk, Speaker: Jack Clifford, M.D.
2021-11-15 03:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Medical Scientist Training Program will be hosting an exciting talk with an accomplished clinician-scientist, Dr. Jack Clifford on Monday, November 15th, 2021. Event details are below:

Clifford R. Jack, Jr., MD
Professor of Radiology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
A Biological Definition of Alzheimer’s Disease: NIA-AA Research Framework Present and Future

Monday, November 15, 2021
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PT
Telecast via Zoom

Organized by: MSTP students Dhruba Banerjee, Jacob Deyell, Gianna Fote, John Hong, Heechul Jun, Cassandra Kooiker and Yueqi Ren
Event Contacts: Yueqi Ren | yueqir@uci.edu
Heechul Jun | heechulj@hs.uci.edu
mstp.uci.edu

Conte Center Seminar: Greg Duncan, PhD and Sonya Troller-Renfree, PhD
2021-11-19 16:10 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event
The Conte Center@UCI will be hosting, Dr. Duncan, Distinguished Professor of Education at UCI, and Dr. Troller-Renfree, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Columbia University, where they will be presenting their latest research on the impact of a poverty reduction intervention on infant brain activity. The series will be held in a virtual format. Zoom Link: https://ucihealth.zoom.us/j/91917001244?pwd=[REDACTED]
