"Mapping whole-body neural networks with synchrotron X-ray at single-cell resolution" Dr. Ann-Shyn Chiang Brain Research Center National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Refreshments at 11:45 AM More Information: Ann-Shyn Chiang Laboratory; Fly Circuit Database Download PDF Mapping comprehensive neural networks in the brain and the body is a formidable but essential undertaking to learn how nervous…

“Evolution of the Human Brain.” Dr. Jon Kaas Department of Psychology Vanderbilt University The seminar will be in 3503 Thomas Hall. March 16, 3:30 PM At 7:00 pm, Dr. Kaas will present a Science Café talk in the Daily Planet Café of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as part of Brain Awareness Day

Special SeminarMBS and Neurosciences Concentration Area in CBS “RNA on the brain: Dynamic roles for post-transcriptional regulation in neural stem cells.” Debra L. Silver, Ph.D Assistant Professor Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyInstitute for Brain Sciences Duke University Host: Dr. Troy Ghashghaei The seminar will be in A101 CVM Library. March 22, 11:00 AM How is the…

"Chemical Characterization of the Brain, From New Electorchemical Measurement Tools to New Insights" Leslie Sombers Associate Professor Analytical Chemistry Biomedical Engineering NC State The seminar will be in Auditorium Room 2104, Toxicology Building. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 4PM Refreshments will be served.

Systems and Synthetic Biology Seminar “Molecular Mechanism Underlying RNP Granule Assembly in Neurodegeneration.” Sua Myong Professor Single Molecule and Single Cell Approaches Johns Hopkins University The seminar will be in Toxicology Room 2104. April 20th, 11:45am-12:00pm (Pizza), Seminar 12-1pm. Everyone welcome. In this talk, I will go over some synopsis of single molecule technique and…

Special Seminar MBS and Neurosciences Concentration Area in CBS “What does the Fox say: Gene regulatory networks in CNS development.” Soo-Kyung Lee, Ph.D Professor Vollum Institute Oregon Health Sciences University Host: Dr. Troy Ghashghaei The seminar will be in RB101 CVM Research Building. April 26th, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. The corpus callosum is the…

Lipid mediators of inflammation and pain Dr. Chris Ramsden Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH) The seminar will be on August 15th, 12:00- 01:00 PM in room R101, CVM main building. Dr. Ramsden served as Medical Investigator in the Section on Nutritional Neurosciences as a Lieutenant Commander in the Commissioned Corps of…

MBS Seminar Series “Glucocorticoids and Sensory Neuron Plasticity” Jessica K Lerch, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair The Ohio State University The seminar will be on Tuesday, August 22 at 12:15 in RB101 (Research Building). My current project investigates the role of stress in the development of nerve-injury…

Coulter Seminar Series Presents Rehabilitation Engineering Jesse Dean, Ph.D. Associate Professor Division of Physical Therapy Medical University of South Carolina The seminar will be on Friday, August 25 at 12:00 in 321 MacNider Hall UNC-CH. Video conference available:  4142 EBIII, NC State & ECU Jesse Dean is an Associate Professor in the Division of Physical…

"Mechanisms of opioid reward and analgesia" W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology Distinguished Seminar Howard Fields, MD, Ph.D Professor Neurology Center for Integrative Neuroscience University of California, San Francisco The seminar will be on September 14th, 3:30pm @ 3503 Thomas Hall.

"Genomic insights into developmental origins of schizophrenia" W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology Distinguished Seminar Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D. Lieber Institute for Brain Development & the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience Johns Hopkins University The seminar will be on September 18th, 1:30pm @ 3503 Thomas Hall. The Daniel Weinberger Laboratory focuses on the…

"Transduction of Mechanical Stimuli by Piezo Ion Channels" MBS Seminar Series Speaker Dr. John Grandl Department of Neurobiology Duke University School of Medicine Grandl Lab Website The seminar will be on September 26th, RB 101 from 12:15- 01:15 PM. In 2010, two proteins, Piezo1 and Piezo2, were identified as the long-sought molecular carriers of an…