Brain

Distinguished Language Scientist Colloquium
2019-12-02 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The Neurobiology of reading in deaf and hearing adults
The UCI Program in Language Science will host Karen Emmorey from the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at San Diego State University.
Recent neuroimaging and neurophysiological evidence reveals how the reading system successfully adapts when phonological codes are relatively coarse-grained due to reduced or distorted auditory input. Our research focuses on deaf adults who have achieved reading success and how use sign language in their everyday lives.

ASK THE DOC: Ira Lott, MD
2019-12-06 09:00 - 09:30 | CA
ASK THE DOC: Alzheimer’s Research Today is an informative Facebook Live video series focused on the most pressing questions and latest research in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Presented by a panel of experts from UCI MIND, this series is scheduled for the first Friday of each month from 9:00-9:30AM PST at @UCIrvineMIND on Facebook.
What Is the Link Between Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s?
with Ira Lott, MD

Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Symposium
2019-12-09 09:00 - 16:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States

Stephan Feske, MD.
2019-12-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
UCI Medical Scientist Training Program Distinguished Lecture Series
Ion Channels as Critical Regulators of Immunity
Dr. Stephan Feske’s research focuses on signaling pathways in cells of the immune system, particularly store-operated calcium entry (SOCE), mediated by the calcium release–activated calcium (CRAC) channel, and other ion channels.
The Feske lab investigates how CRAC channels are activated, how they affect cell physiology, and how calcium signals control immune function in the contexts of infection, autoimmunity, and cancer.

Why do Alzheimer's disease clinical trials fail?
2020-01-10 11:00 - 11:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Live online Q&A with Joshua Grill, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Neurobiology & Behavior. Attend the video live on our Facebook page or view archived episodes on our YouTube channel.

MSTP 35th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series
2020-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
A critical role for lysomes in neurodegenerative disease.
The 35th MSTP Annual Distinguished Lecture will feature Aimee Kao, MD, PhD, a professor of neurobiology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Joan L. Luby, M.D.
2020-01-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Early childhood depression: clinical and neural characteristics.

The Conte Center @ UCI will host Dr. Joan L. Luby, a professor of child psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. For more information, contact Dina Jankowski at djankows@uci.edu.

The Secret Power of Music for Dementia
2020-01-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Joshua Grill, Ph.D., Director, UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND)
In the battle against Alzheimer’s disease, Joshua Grill invokes a deceased jazz singer, iPods and a 35,000-year-old vulture bone that cavemen fashioned into a flute. Grill is a neuroscientist whose research interests focus on clinical trials in neurodegenerative disease. He will explain how music is a powerful force and that can tap into the deepest recesses of the mind, stir emotions and conjure memories, and why music memory is one of the last things affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

The 26th Distinguished Lecture on Brain, Learning and Memory
2020-01-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition

Dr. Patricia Churchland, neurophilosopher and professor emerita of philosophy at UCSD, will present the 26th Annual Distinguished Lecture on Brain, Learning and Memory. This event is co-hosted by the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and the School of Social Ecology.

Autumn S. Ivy, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-01-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Exercise during early life enables memory and synaptic plasticity: role of the epigenome.
The CNLM Colloquium Series brings learning and memory scientists from around the world to UC Irvine. This month, Autumn S. Ivy, M.D., Ph.D., from the UCI School of Medicine, will present the latest research from her lab.

Sally Temple, Ph.D.
2020-01-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
I Need a New Brain. Are Stem Cells the Answer?

Sally Temple, Ph.D. from the Neural Stem Cell Institute will be the featured speaker during the Stem Cell Science Symposium sponsored by the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center.

IMBS Colloquium Series with Michael Yassa, PhD
2020-01-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Episodic Memory Processes and Computations
Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow in Neurobiology and Behavior of Learning and Medicine at UC Irvine
Michael Yassa, Ph.D.

NBB Seminar with Kevin Beier, PhD
2020-02-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Elucidating the sources of experience-dependent plasticity directing behavioral adaptation
On February 4th, UCI scientist Kevin Beier, PhD, will be presenting his research at the NBB Seminar Series.

AJAY S. MATHURU, PH.D.
2020-02-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The UCI Department of Physiology and Biophysics brings Dr. Ajay Mathuru to present his research on the neurogenetics of addiction.
“Addiction to substances of abuse is a complex phenomenon with a very large footprint on the global burden of diseases. One interventional strategy is to build an evidence base of the underlying biological and genetic causes. However, the neurogenetics of reinforcing behaviours is still poorly understood.”
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Optical Imaging of Cochlear Function and Dysfunction
2020-02-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Optical Imaging of Cochlear Function and Dysfunction

The UCI Irvine Center for Hearing Research brings, internationally recognized otolaryngologist, Dr. John Oghalai, this upcoming February 4th.

NeuroScholars Program Information Session
2020-02-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The NeuroScholars Program was designed to enrich the upper-division undergraduate research experience at UCI
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Are you getting enough sleep for your brain?
2020-02-07 11:00 - 11:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Live online Q&A with Ruth Benca, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry & Human Behavior. Attend the video live on the UCI MIND Facebook page or view archived episodes on their YouTube channel.

The 2020 Irvine Brain Bee
2020-02-08 09:00 - 16:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The Irvine Brain Bee is hosted by the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at UC Irvine and is organized by a committee led by Manuella Yassa, Director of Outreach and Education. The goal of the Irvine Brain Bee is to inspire high school students in Orange County to learn about the brain and provide opportunities for engagement with university students and professors. Upon registration, Brain Bee participants will be matched with a mentor who will guide the student as he/she prepares for the competition. All Irvine Brain Bee competitors will have the opportunity to participate in workshops and review sessions at UC Irvine in preparation for the competition.
The 2020 Irvine Brain Bee Competition will take place on in February 2020 on the UC Irvine campus. In addition to the competition itself, the day will include neuroscience demonstrations and hands-on activities as well as panel discussions and a keynote lecture. The competition is 100% free for students.
Registration required
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Randolph Ashton, PhD
2020-02-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The UCI Stem Cell Research Center brings Director of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center, from the University of Wisconsin, to present his research on: Bioengineering Human CNS Morphogenesis: Application to Developmental Neurotoxicity Screening.
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11th Annual Emerging Scientists Symposium
2020-02-21 11:30 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
11th Annual Emerging Scientists Symposium hosted by REMIND & UCI MIND
Dr. Carol Barnes, PhD will give the keynote presentation at the REMIND and UCI MIND symposium.

Fireside Chat with Joshua Gordon, MD, PhD
2020-02-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The Conte Center @UCI is hosting a Fireside Chat with Joshua Gordon, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. This evening event is part of the Conte Center @UCI’s 7th Annual Symposium on Novel Technologies and the Brain.

Conte Center @UCI 7th Annual Symposium
2020-02-25 09:00 - 18:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Novel Technologies and the Brain
Co-Anchors include Anna Victoria Molofsky, MD, PhD and Joshua Gordon, MD, Ph.D.

Annual Symposium Keynote Lecture: Anne V. Molofsky, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-02-25 09:30 - 10:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Innate Immune Regulation of Neural Circuit Development and Learning
Dr. Anne V. Molofsky, associate professor of psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine, will give one of the keynote lectures during the Conte Center @ UCI’s 7th Annual Symposium

Annual Symposium Keynote Lecture: Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-02-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Opportunities and Challenges in Mental Health Research
Dr. Joshua Gordon, Director at the National Institute of Mental Health, will give one of the keynote lectures during the Conte Center @ UCI’s 7th Annual Symposium.

Why Does Our Memory Decline With Age
2020-02-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
In his lecture, Professor Stark will cover his laboratory’s research into these age-related changes and how we can use sophisticated brain imaging and behavioral techniques to study the effects of aging on our memory. A question naturally arises from this work: Can we do anything to slow or reverse these changes?

Ana C. Pereira, MD
2020-02-26 09:00 - 10:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The UCI Department of Neurology brings Dr. Ana Pereira, professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai, to present her research on Selective Cellular and Molecular Vulnerability to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Homecoming Festival
2020-02-29 14:00 - 18:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Visit the UCI Brain and Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory booth during the UCI Homecoming Festival on Saturday, February 29th in Aldrich Park from 2-6 p.m. Visitors will have a chance to participate in interactive demonstrations and score some brain swag.

UCI MIND Distinguished Lecture on the Brain: Dr. Reisa Sperling
2020-03-03 19:30 - 20:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Can we detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease a decade before dementia? (And why we must!)
Dr. Sperling is a clinical neurologist, a neuroimaging researcher, and a leading force in the movement toward earlier diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Presented by UCI MIND, in partnership with the UCI School of Biological Sciences

David Kleinfeld, Ph.D.
2020-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
The UCI Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic brings Dr. Kleinfeld, from UC San Diego, to present his research on Vasomotor Dynamics Across the Pial Arteriole Network and the Basis of Resting State fMRI Signals

David Sultzer, M.D.
2020-03-06 11:00 - 11:30 | Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
Join UCI MIND’s Facebook LIVE Q&A: How Can You Help Someone With Dementia And Behavioral Symptoms? with Dr. David Sultzer who leads UCI MIND’s clinical research operations, including trials of new treatments.
