Past Talks
04/04/2016 Kelly M Haston - Finkbeiner Lab
"Modeling dysfunction at the neuromuscular junction in induced pluripotent stem cells derived from ALS patients."
04/25/2016 Yalda Shahriari - Hu Lab
"Brain Connectivity Analysis in Parkinson’s Disease"
05/02/2016 Nadege Morisot - Ron Lab
"mTORC1 in the orbitofrontal cortex drives habitual alcohol responding”
02/22/2016 Adam Ross - Cheyette Lab
"Dendritic spine and excitatory synapse development in pyramidal neurons is regulated by the psychiatric susceptibility gene DIXDC1 via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway"
02/08/2016 Bradley Colquitt - Brainard Lab
"High-resolution topographic analysis of gene expression in the song system of songbirds"
02/01/2016 Corinne Nielsen - Wang Lab
"Inhibition of Notch signaling mitigates Notch4*-induced brain arteriovenous malformation in mice"
01/25/2016 Chan Lek Tan - Knight Lab
"Temperature control by the warm-sensitive neurons of the preoptic"
12/14/2015 Magnus Sandberg - Rubenstein Lab
"Nkx2.1 - the transcriptional foundation of medial ganglionic eminence development"
11/30/2015 Yalda Shahriari - Xiao Lab
"Multichannel Characterization of Brain Activity in Neurological Impairments"
11/23/2015 Donna Werling - State Lab
"Toward understanding sex bias in autism by analysis of gene expression in brain"
11/16/2015 Christina Arrigoni - Minor Lab
"An unfolding transition in a cytosolic domain controls voltage-gated channel activation"
11/09/2015 David Mets - Brainard Lab
"Genetic influences on a complex learned phenotype"
10/26/2015 Francesca Otrabella - Guo Lab
"When zebrafish get high: dissecting the cannabinoid signaling and associated behaviors"
10/12/2015 Stefanie Makinson - Paz Lab
"Paradoxical thalamic hyperexcitability in Dravet syndrome: A new target for seizure control?"
10/05/2015 Jacob Ericksen - Edwards Lab
"Protons Regulate Vesicular Glutamate Transport through an Allosteric Mechanism"
09/21/2015 YuanQuan Song - Jan Lab
"What can flies tell us about degeneration and regeneration?"
09/14/2015 Carlos Pantoja - Isacoff Lab
"Neuromodulatory Control of Behavioral Individuality"
08/31/2015 Rick McKenney - Vale Lab
"The Molecular Mechanism of Cytoplasmic Dynein Regulation During Intra-Neuronal Transport Provides Insight Into Neurodegenerative Disease"
08/17/2015 Amelie Griveau - Rowitch Lab
"Oligodendrocyte precursor-like cells promote Wnt7 signaling and vascular co-option in glioma"
08/10/2015 Kassandra Ori-Mckenney - Jan Lab
"The Down syndrome critical kinase, Minibrain/DYRK1a, controls dendrite morphogenesis through direct regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton."
07/13/2015 Jia Hu - Rubenstein Lab
"Genetic Regulation of and Spatial Bias in Parvalbumin-Somatostatin Interneuron Fate Decision"
06/29/2015 Xi Feng - Rosi Lab
"Fractionated cranial irradiation induces monocyte accumulation in the CNS and impairs hippocampal dependent cognition in mice"
06/15/2015 Robert Krencik - Ullian Lab
"Exploration into the Astrocellular Origins of Human Neurodevelopmental Syndromes"
06/08/2015 George Lemieux - Ashrafi Lab
"The intersection of neural and metabolic circuits that enables behavioral plasticity in C. elegans"
06/01/2015 Wei Zhang - Jan Lab
"Study on functions and gating mechanisms of a Drosophila mechanosensitive channel"
05/18/2015 Anke Dijkstra - Seeley Lab
"von Economo neurons and fork cells: a neurochemical signature linked to monoaminergic function"
05/04/2015 Erika Yeh - Weiss Lab
"Ras pathway in neuronal maturation: Modeling neurodevelopment in patient-derived iPSCs"
04/27/2015 Lauren Haack - Pfiffner Lab
"Culturally Sensitive School-Home Behavioral Program for Latino Children with ADHD"
04/20/2015 Marion Langen - Wu & Altschuler Labs
"The Developmental Rules of Neural Superposition in Drosophila"
04/06/2015 Yu Fu - Stryker Lab
"A neural circuit that controls cortical state and adult plasticity in mouse"
02/09/2015 Caroline Niziolek - Biomagnetic Imaging Lab
"Auditory self-monitoring catches speech errors before they happen"
02/02/2015 Sahar Esmaeeli - Sherr Lab
"De Novo mutations in KIF1A cause progressive encephalopathy and brain atropy"
12/15/2014 Ramon Pla - Rubenstein Lab
"New roles of DLX1/2 genes on Parvalbumin cells and synaptogenesis"
12/01/2014 Gina Renetti Vargas - Bender Lab
"Postnatal development of Parvalbumin inhibitory synapses in prefrontal cortex"
11/03/2014 William Krause - Ingraham Lab
10/27/2014 Feng Liu - Ron Lab
"Dual regulationg of CRMP-2 contributes to neuroadaptations underlying excessive alcohol drinking behaviours"
10/20/2014 Stephanie Correa - Ingraham Lab
"Estrogen-responsive TAC1 neurons in the hypothalamus selectively regulate female physical activity"
10/06/2014 Jennifer Rakotomamonjy - Reichardt Lab
09/22/2014 Mike Gavino - Davis Lab
"Homeostatic Control of Neurotransmitter Release"
09/08/2014 Bridgette Semple - Noble Lab
"Seizure susceptibility after traumatic injury to teh pediatric brain - a role for inflammation?"
08/25/2014 Maja Petkovic - Yuh Nung Jan Lab
"ER and membrane contact sites in neuronal morphogenesis - story of SEC22B"
08/11/2014 Daniel Vogt - Rubenstein Lab
"The role of PTEN in the development of GABAergic cortical interneurons: new insights from conditional knockout mice and an in vivo autism-allele screening assay"
07/07/2014 Sarat Vatsavayai - Seeley Lab
"Characterizing molecular pathogenesis in early C9ORF72 associated frontotemporal dementia"
06/23/2014 Ainhoa Echeverria - Chan Lab
"Visual experience dependent myelination plasticity"
06/09/2014 Panos Theofilas - Grinberg Lab
"The role of the brainstem in Alzheimer's Disease pathogenesis"
05/19/2014 Sohila Zadran - Swanson Lab
"Non-Equilibrium thermodynamics of reactionve oxygen species in the CNS"
04/21/2014 Vincent Warnault - Ron Lab
"BDNF Val68Met polymorphism promotes compulsive alcohol drinking which is rescued by TrkB activation"
04/14/2014 Elyssa Margolis - Fields Lab
"What makes Opioids addicting?"
03/31/2014 Praneeti Pathipati - Ferriero Lab
03/17/2014 Odessa Yabut - Pleasure Lab