"The Role of the Survival Motor Neuron Protein (SMN) in Motoneuron Development and Function" CHHE/Toxicology Seminar Christine Beattie, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Neuroscience Ohio State University The Beattie Lab The seminar will be on October 3rd, @ 4pm. Toxicology Building Auditorium. Dr. Beattie received her PhD from Case Western Reserve University and completed postdoctoral…

"Mechanisms of Gene-Environment Interactions in Alzheimer’s disease" Center for Human Health and Environment and the Toxicology Program Joint Seminar Jason Richardson, PhD Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Northeast Ohio Medical University The seminar will be on Tuesday, 12 pm October 17, 2017 *Note time change. Toxicology Building, Auditorium Rm 2104 Dr. Jason Richardson is a professor…

"The Science & Ethics of Lab-Made Mini-Brains" S&S Dialogs | Duke Science & Society This event will be on Thursday, October 19th. 12pm to 1pm. North Building, Room 232. Please RVSP: https://scienceandsociety.duke.edu/engage/events/ss-dialogues/ Panelists Albert Keung is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His group is interested in the complex gene…

W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology Distinguished Seminar Catherine Woolley, Ph.D William Deering Professor Northwestern University The seminar will be on October 26th. More details to come.

W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology Distinguished Seminar Fan Wang, Ph.D., PI Associate Professor of Neurobiology Associate Professor in Cell Biology Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Duke University The seminar will be on November 2nd. More details to come.

"Brain-wide spatiotemporal dynamics encode depression vulnerability " MBS Seminar Series Speaker Dr. Kaf Dzirasa Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Duke University Dzirasa Lab Website The seminar will be on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM. Oscillations in brain-wide electrical potentials reflect emergent network-level signals that mediate behavior. Cracking the code…

"Protein aggregation in aging and neurodegeneration" MBS Seminar Series Speaker Dr. Todd Cohen Department of Neurology UNC-Chapel Hill Cohen Lab Website The seminar will be on January 9th, 2018. Room and time TBA. We seek to define the molecular mechanisms that underlie a broad spectrum of multisystem proteinopathies that includes myopathies (sporadic inclusion body myositis,…

"Spatiotemporal regulation of cancer, stem and neuronal cells in the gut" MBS Seminar Series Speaker Xiling Shen, PhD Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering Duke University Shen Lab Website The seminar will be on March 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. RB101, CVM, NC State University. Tissue progression and disease development is a dynamic process that…

Science Cafe: Brain Awareness Night! From flies to humans and every animal in between, brains make behavior happen. Come explore the brain/behavior connection at a special Science Café on March 15! From 6-7 pm, meet local neuroscientists and interact with hands-on brains- and behavior-themed exhibits suitable for all ages. Short, accessible talks by neuroscientists in…

"TRPV4-mediated pain and itch from a translational-medical perspective" MBS Seminar Series Speaker Wolfgang Liedtke, M.D. Ph.D. Neurologist, Pain Medicine Specialist Professor (tenured) of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Neurobiology Attending Physician, Duke Neurology Clinics for Headache, Head-Pain and Trigeminal Sensory Disorders Attending Physician, Duke Clinics for Innovative Pain Therapy at Brier Creek (Dept of Anesthesiology) Duke University…