On Monday, September 28th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Jan Willem de Gee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam. Seminar title: "Cross-species Perspectives on Arousal, Decision-making, and Belief Updating"
His seminar is hosted by Matthew McGinley, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
On Friday, September 25th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Fabricio Do Monte, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Seminar title: "Neural Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Reward-approach and Threat-avoidance Responses"
Dr. Do Monte's seminar is hosted by Fabricio Gabbiani, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Do Monte this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 18, 2026 9:56 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Fabricio Do Monte After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Do Monte by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 18, 2026 9:56 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Fabricio Do Monte After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Juan Romero in the lab of Dr. Ben Arenkiel, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, September 17 at 1:30pm in the NRI Bluebird Auditorium. All are invited. See below for more information. Thanks!
Neuroscience graduate student, Juan Romero in the lab of Dr. Ben Arenkiel, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, September 17 at 2pm in the NRI Bluebird Auditorium. All are invited. See below for more information. Thanks!
Neuroscience graduate student, Juan Romero in the lab of Dr. Ben Arenkiel, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, September 17 at 2pm in the NRI Bluebird Auditorium. All are invited. See below for more information. Thanks!
Defense Date: September 14, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: BRC 286 Caleb Kemere, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering — Chair/Advisor
Title: Latent Neural Manifolds Reveal Representational Drift in Population Burst Events and Single-Neuron Fluctuations in the Hippocampus
Abstract:
Hippocampal population burst events (PBEs) are transient synchronous discharges during rest or quiet wakefulness that always co-occur with sharp wave ripples and are found to “replay” neural sequences from recent experiences in a temporally compressed manner. During active spatial navigation (RUN), representational drift is well characterized – neural representations in the hippocampus reorganize across time despite stable
Dear Esteemed Baylor College of Medicine Faculty Members, I am writing to invite you and your trainees and postdoctoral scholars to Baylor College of Medicine's 2026 Science Careers Conference (SCC), which will be held on the BCM Main Campus:
* September 15 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. * September 16 | 1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The conference brings together professionals, recruiters, alumni, and leaders from academia, biotechnology, industry, consulting, entrepreneurship, government, and other career sectors to provide trainees with valuable career insights and networking opportunities. We recognize the demands placed on faculty, students and postdoctoral fellows and understand
On Friday, September 11th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Nicole Rust, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Director of the Visual Memory Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Seminar title: "From Subjective Feelings to Brain Mechanisms: Advancing the Science of Mood"
Dr. Rust's seminar is hosted by Sarah Heilbronner, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Rust this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 11:55 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Nicole Rust After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Rust by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 11:55 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Nicole Rust After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Emily Leptich in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Friday, August 28 at 2pm in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium at the NRI and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Teams Meeting ID: 225 915 273 460 974 Passcode: AK6ic3qs
Neuroscience graduate student, Emily Leptich in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Friday, August 28 at 2pm in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium at the NRI and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Teams Meeting ID: 225 915 273 460 974 Passcode: AK6ic3qs
Hello, I am looking for a plate reader to perform a luminescence assay. The one on the Taub 6th floor in the Neuro dept is not capable of luminescence detection. Would anyone know of a lab/dept that has a plate reader I could try?
I only received this yesterday and the deadline is today. It would be a great opportunity for trainees. See below for more information.
From: Schatten, Gerald P <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM Subject: Please Help Us Recruit Outstanding Trainees for the INCLUDE Clinical Researcher Training Course
I hope this message finds you well. On behalf of the leadership team includes Ann Cohen (Pitt), Ben Handen (Pitt), Elizabeth Head (UC Irvine), Angela Palermo (Pitt), Adam Resnick (CHOP), Jonathan Santoro (USC Keck), and me, we are excited to bring together a diverse group of future investigators dedicated to advancing
Neuroscience graduate student, Katie Brandel in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Thursday, August 13 at 2pm in McMillian Auditorium (Rm. M015) and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
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Neuroscience graduate student, Emily Leptich in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Friday, August 28 at 2pm in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium at the NRI and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Teams Meeting ID: 225 915 273 460 974 Passcode: AK6ic3qs
Neuroscience graduate student, Emily Leptich in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Friday, August 28 at 2pm in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium at the NRI and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Teams Meeting ID: 225 915 273 460 974 Passcode: AK6ic3qs
Neuroscience graduate student, Katie Brandel in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Thursday, August 13 at 2pm in McMillian Auditorium (Rm. M015) and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
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The Annual Rush and Helen Record Neuroscience Forum will take place at the San Luis in Galveston on May 11-12, 2027. Please save the date and add this to your calendars. Thank you
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Neuroscience graduate student, Katie Brandel in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Thursday, August 13 at 2pm in McMillian Auditorium (Rm. M015) and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Katie Brandel in the lab of Dr. Rachel Arey, will be defending her thesis on Thursday, August 13 at 2pm in McMillian Auditorium (Rm. M015) and via Teams. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Teams Meeting ID: 983 4492 2383 Passcode 542080
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Neuroscience graduate student, Yueyang Eric Gou in Dr. Minghshan Xue's lab, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, July 30 at 1pm at the NRI in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium. His defense flyer is below and program is attached. Thanks
Teams Meeting ID: 234 253 826 899 1| PW: ba6u6TQ7
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Neuroscience graduate student, Yueyang Eric Gou in Dr. Minghshan Xue's lab, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, July 30 at 1pm at the NRI in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium. His defense flyer is below and program is attached. Thanks
Neuroscience graduate student, Yueyang Eric Gou in Dr. Minghshan Xue's lab, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, July 30 at 1pm at the NRI in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium. His defense flyer is below and program is attached. Thanks
Neuroscience graduate student, Yueyang Eric Gou in Dr. Minghshan Xue's lab, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, July 30 at 1pm at the NRI in the Bluebird Circle Auditorium. His defense flyer is below and program is attached. Thanks
Teams Meeting ID: 234 253 826 899 1| PW: ba6u6TQ7
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Neuroscience graduate student, Gil Shaulsky in the lab of Dr. Fabrizio Gabbiani, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, June 23 at 3pm in Rm M112 and via the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Gil Shaulsky in the lab of Dr. Fabrizio Gabbiani, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, June 23 at 3pm in Rm M112 and via the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Gil Shaulsky in the lab of Dr. Fabrizio Gabbiani, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, June 23 at 3pm in Rm M112 and via the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
NIH-funded postdoctoral position to study pathophysiological mechanisms of Parkinson's disease. Projects use mouse models and state-of-the-art approaches, including spatial transcriptomics, gene editing, in vivo recording/imaging, opto- and chemogenetics, to examine neuronal vulnerability, circuit compensation, and adaptive stimulation for functional restoration.
Please see attached full description of the job posting.
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Neuroscience graduate student, Pey-Shyuan Chin in the lab of Dr. Ben Arenkiel, will be defending her thesis on Friday, May 29 at 1pm at the NRI Rm 0750.00. Please see her announcement below and defense program attached. Thank you!
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Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 | Houston, TX 77030 Ph: (713) 798-7270
On Friday, May 29th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Jennifer Gelinas, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Anatomy and Neurobiology at University of California Irvine. Seminar title: "Neuromodulation Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Cognitive Comorbidities"
Dr. Gelinas' seminar is hosted by Barna Dudok, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Gelinas this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 9:07 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Jennifer Gelinas After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
On Friday, May 22nd the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Shuo Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Washington University. Seminar title: "Computational Single-Neuron Mechanisms Linking Perception and Memory in the Human Brain"
Dr. Wang's seminar is hosted by Benjamin Hayden, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Wang this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Monday, May 18, 2026 9:21 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Shuo Wang After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Wang by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Monday, May 18, 2026 9:21 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Shuo Wang After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Pey-Shyuan Chin in the lab of Dr. Ben Arenkiel, will be defending her thesis on Friday, May 29 at 1pm at the NRI Rm 0750.00. Please see her announcement below and defense program attached. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Pey-Shyuan Chin in the lab of Dr. Ben Arenkiel, will be defending her thesis on Friday, May 29 at 1pm at the NRI Rm 0750.00. Please see her announcement below and defense program attached. Thank you!
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Wanda Kubeczka Program Administrator Neuroscience Graduate Program Website: bcm.edu/neuro-program<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.bcm.edu*2Feducation*2Fgraduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences*2Fprograms*2Fneuroscience&data=05*7C02*7CNEUSC-POSTDOC*40listserv.bcm.edu*7C38ecd8a0843644c89eb908deb11c18d2*7Ca83dba53124d4d3288f0b72889a9e926*7C0*7C0*7C639142931906244887*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ*3D*3D*7C0*7C*7C*7C&sdata=*2FKIyUmsOu19zPi72rEkdafNex1UEd5IO24TaJOps*2FEc*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!GKvG1w!eMH8yJPZy8vPFIvZOisB5NBDKUfJgSOmgH6MdKvn98c9tqivqKXJXPGVNNoQgejykDs1lNaX2rMJ9hdhcX1z0jXjZ58$ > X: BCM Neuroscience<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Ftwitter.com*2Fbcm_neurosci&data=05*7C02*7CNEUSC-POSTDOC*40listserv.bcm.edu*7C38ecd8a0843644c89eb908deb11c18d2*7Ca83dba53124d4d3288f0b72889a9e926*7C0*7C0*7C639142931906277113*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ*3D*3D*7C0*7C*7C*7C&sdata=auYmfAlJt9bBFFT*2FQVFq3ginRLZ*2FZOEfZjbKQLOafCk*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!GKvG1w!eMH8yJPZy8vPFIvZOisB5NBDKUfJgSOmgH6MdKvn98c9tqivqKXJXPGVNNoQgejykDs1lNaX2rMJ9hdhcX1zD6XbYbI$ >
Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 | Houston, TX 77030 Ph: (713) 798-7270
On Friday, May 15th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Pascal Kaeser, M.D., Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Seminar title: "Mechanisms and roles of striatal neuromodulatory transmission"
Dr. Kaeser's seminar is hosted by Melanie Samuel, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Kaeser this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 10:43 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Pascal Kaeser After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Kaeser by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 10:43 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Pascal Kaeser After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Alejandro Rey Hipolito in the lab of Dr. Roy Sillitoe, will be defending his thesis on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 9:30am in the Kleberg Auditorium (M215) and at the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
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Neuroscience graduate student, Alejandro Rey Hipolito in the lab of Dr. Roy Sillitoe, will be defending his thesis on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 9:30am in the Kleberg Auditorium (M215) and at the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23580996271979?p=nRkBoDC99oqz6rh9FB__;!!GKvG1w!Zg_BPwIh-ET7R3TaMMqAnWpLQDh10cIctuDlGfC87AdCOVLQbDrg4hVIURnOGFifsv3b4c33RNlSwld0k0NNQaSGOzI$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fteams.microsoft.com*2Fmeet*2F23580996271979*3Fp*3DnRkBoDC99oqz6rh9FB&data=05*7C02*7CNEUSC-POSTDOC*40listserv.bcm.edu*7C132313cecd424921363708dea795c9b5*7Ca83dba53124d4d3288f0b72889a9e926*7C0*7C0*7C639132459145808456*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ*3D*3D*7C0*7C*7C*7C&sdata=v*2FHBu1whFA29iRCJfzSXOTJtmXUnghyUX7wc7my*2FT2w*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!GKvG1w!Zg_BPwIh-ET7R3TaMMqAnWpLQDh10cIctuDlGfC87AdCOVLQbDrg4hVIURnOGFifsv3b4c33RNlSwld0k0NNo86s4hQ$ > Meeting ID: 235 809 962 719 79 Passcode: Ps29gu3G [cid:image001.jpg@01DCCE5C.20245F80]
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, April 29 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Taylor Parsons, in the lab of Dr. Russell Ray, and first-year student Ryan Kroeger will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Jennifer Gelinas’ upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, April 24th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Consuelo Walss-Bass, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of Psychiatric Genetics Program and UTHealth Brain Collection for Research in Psychiatric Disorders, and Co-Director of the Translational Psychiatry Program at UTHealth McGovern Medical School. Seminar title: "Patient-Derived Mechanistic Studies of Drug Exposure: Beyond Substance Use Disorder"
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Walss-Bass by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 10:05 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Consuelo Walss-Bass After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, April 22 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Victoria Gobo, in the lab of Dr. Nicole Provenza, and first-year student Jahnavi Nair will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Consuelo Walss-Bass’ upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
Neuroscience graduate student, Alejandro Rey Hipolito in the lab of Dr. Roy Sillitoe, will be defending his thesis on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 9:30am in the Kleberg Auditorium (M215) and at the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Alejandro Rey Hipolito in the lab of Dr. Roy Sillitoe, will be defending his thesis on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 9:30am in the Kleberg Auditorium (M215) and at the Teams link below. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23580996271979?p=nRkBoDC99oqz6rh9FB__;!!GKvG1w!Ye5JU9WbzVb0q43Zw3iTb1TBZO0EetL0aIuLQ9PWb5PcUDO0bIHgOpaNl4Ma211StyxZjCqtUbuiCSXRaelCkncyHxI$ Meeting ID: 235 809 962 719 79 Passcode: Ps29gu3G [cid:image001.jpg@01DCCE5C.20245F80]
Neuroscience graduate student, Isabel Danstrom in the lab of Dr. Kelly Bijanki, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at 10am in Room 301A, Cullen and at the Teams link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25458798531092?p=ZMykqaCCoZlF2ncN6N__;!!GKvG1w!cRpb5rEDFiMMPwfXLXuHrGCPbbNeyq1HG4HideMsSK0YNy62p_OX4r8Wo4S9OzRvVJo5bMK1FvOXZqKDKJU5hXLUxdM$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/teams.microsoft.com/meet/25458798531092?p=ZMykqaCCoZlF2ncN6N__;!!GKvG1w!ce_0lKx0JbK_pL3bQcK1_9_VTYs-5lkJMVDARfS3gIkt8jcXihgwzKVAc4TaDbtRW0xvAlIn991EgzANJlWisj601w8$> Meeting ID: 254 587 985 310 92 Passcode: vY2C9ky2 [cid:image001.jpg@01DCC0EF.6A915B60]
Sarah Donofrio, a neuroscience graduate student in Dr. Roy Sillitoe's lab, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at noon in McMillian Auditorium (Rm M015) and at the Zoom link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
Brennan Sullivan, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 14 at 1pm in Room N.0725.20 at the NRI and via Teams at the link below. Attached please find his defense program.
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, April 15 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Roger Ho, in the lab of Dr. Ben Deneen, and first-year student Alexis Trail will be presenting in preparation for Dr. David Guttmann’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
We are holding a contest to find the best artwork for the cover of the 34th Annual Rush and Helen Record Neuroscience Forum Abstract book. This year's Forum will be held on Friday, May 8 at the NRI. The conference will focus on student talks, break-out sessions, an elevator pitch competition and will conclude with dinner and an awards program at III by Wolfgang Puck.
We are holding a contest to find the best artwork for the cover of the 34th Annual Rush and Helen Record Neuroscience Forum Abstract book. This year's Forum will be held on Friday, May 8 at the NRI. The conference will focus on student talks, break-out sessions, an elevator pitch competition and will conclude with dinner and an awards program at III by Wolfgang Puck.
On Friday, April 17th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. David Gutmann, M.D., Ph.D., Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor Department of Neurology and Director of the Neurofibromatosis Center at Washington University School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Neuronal Engagement Orchestrates Pediatric Brain Tumor Growth"
Dr. Gutmann's seminar is hosted by Hyun-Kyoung Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Gutmann this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, April 10, 2026 11:25 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. David Gutmann After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Brennan Sullivan, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 14 at 1pm in Room N.0725.20 at the NRI and via Teams at the link below. Attached please find his defense program.
Neuroscience graduate student, Isabel Danstrom in the lab of Dr. Kelly Bijanki, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at 10am in Room 301A, Cullen and at the Teams link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25458798531092?p=ZMykqaCCoZlF2ncN6N__;!!GKvG1w!eSz6vGLAqHbXjDyApvsB4dfq-vgaijpbU5Muxmn17x8THgdRDq8x5_9MWgEdYP-FN2KDyPvtBr6SZ1QIdDmqGYDmNK8$ Meeting ID: 254 587 985 310 92 Passcode: vY2C9ky2 [cid:image001.jpg@01DCC0EF.6A915B60]
Wanda Kubeczka Program Administrator Neuroscience Graduate Program Website: bcm.edu/neuro-program<https://www.bcm.edu/education/graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/programs/neuroscience > X: BCM Neuroscience<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/bcm_neurosci__;!!GKvG1w!eSz6vGLAqHbXjDyApvsB4dfq-vgaijpbU5Muxmn17x8THgdRDq8x5_9MWgEdYP-FN2KDyPvtBr6SZ1QIdDmqv360AjI$ >
Sarah Donofrio, a neuroscience graduate student in Dr. Roy Sillitoe's lab, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at noon in McMillian Auditorium (Rm M015) and at the Zoom link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
We are holding a contest to find the best artwork for the cover of the 34th Annual Rush and Helen Record Neuroscience Forum Abstract book. This year's Forum will be held on Friday, May 8 at the NRI. The conference will focus on student talks, break-out sessions, an elevator pitch competition and will conclude with dinner and an awards program at III by Wolfgang Puck.
Sarah Donofrio, a neuroscience graduate student in Dr. Roy Sillitoe's lab, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at noon in McMillian Auditorium (Rm M015) and at the Zoom link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
Sarah Donofrio, a neuroscience graduate student in Dr. Roy Sillitoe's lab, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at noon in McMillian Auditorium (Rm M015) and at the Zoom link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
Neuroscience graduate student, Isabel Danstrom in the lab of Dr. Kelly Bijanki, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at 10am in Room 301A, Cullen and at the Teams link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
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Neuroscience graduate student, Isabel Danstrom in the lab of Dr. Kelly Bijanki, will be defending her thesis on Friday, April 17 at 10am in Room 301A, Cullen and at the Teams link below. Attached is her defense program. Thanks!
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Brennan Sullivan, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 14 at 1pm in Room N.0725.20 at the NRI and via Teams at the link below. Attached please find his defense program.
Brennan Sullivan, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 14 at 1pm in Room N.0725.20 at the NRI and via Teams at the link below. Attached please find his defense program.
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, March 18 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Kunpeng Yu, in the lab of Dr. Matt McGinley, and Siming Zhong, in the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Xin Duan’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, March 20th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Xin Duan, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at University of California San Francisco. Seminar title: "Translating Transcriptomics to Connectomics at Retinotectal Synapses"
Dr. Duan's seminar is hosted by Xiaolong Jiang, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Duan this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, March 13, 2026 10:28 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Xin Duan After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, Feb 25 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Reem El Jammal, in the lab of Dr. Sarah Heilbronner, and first-year student Jesslyn Homidan will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Philip Sabes’ upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, February 27th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Philip Sabes, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physiology at University of California San Francisco. Seminar title: "Neuromodulation at Scale: Tools for Human Circuit Neuroscience"
Dr. Sabes's seminar is hosted by Sameer Sheth, M.D., Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Sabes this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, February 20, 2026 1:44 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Philip Sabes After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
On Friday, February 20th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Michael Häusser, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at University College London and Director of School of Biomedical Sciences and Interim Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering at University of Hong Kong. Seminar title: "All-optical interrogation of mammalian neural circuits"
Neuroscience graduate student, Zhuokun Ding in the lab of Dr. Andreas Tolias, will be defending his thesis today, February 9 at 1pm in Room 201A and via Teams (link below). Attached is his defense flyer. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Zhuokun Ding in the lab of Dr. Andreas Tolias, will be defending his thesis on Monday, February 9 at 1pm in Room 201A and via Teams (link below). Attached is his defense flyer. Thank you!
On Friday, February 6th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Qiancheng Zhao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine. Seminar title: "Making Sense of Internal Senses: The Vagal Body-to-Brain Axis and Beyond".
Dr. Zhao's seminar is hosted by Kara Marshall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Zhao this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, January 30, 2026 2:48 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Qiancheng Zhao After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Zhao by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, January 30, 2026 2:48 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Qiancheng Zhao After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Zhuokun Ding in the lab of Dr. Andreas Tolias, will be defending his thesis on Monday, February 9 at 1pm in Room 201A and via Teams (link below). Attached is his defense flyer. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Zhuokun Ding in the lab of Dr. Andreas Tolias, will be defending his thesis on Monday, February 9 at 1pm in Room 201A and via Teams (link below). Attached is his defense flyer. Thank you!
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, January 28 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Emre Agbas, in the lab of Dr. Barna Dudok, and first-year student Serena Liu will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Mark Harnett’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, January 30th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Mark Harnett, Associate Professor & Graduate Officer in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at MIT McGovern Institute. Seminar title: "Patterns and Plasticity in the Adult Cortex"
Dr. Harnett's seminar is hosted by postdoc Fish Kunxun Qian, who trains in Dr. Jeffrey Magee's lab at Baylor College of Medicine.
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, January 21 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. First-year students Cameron Moore and Aulden Foltz will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Marlene Cohen’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, January 23rd the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Marlene Cohen, Professor of Neurobiology and Neuroscience Institute at the University of Chicago. Seminar title: "A neural population journey from visual cortex to the clinic"
Dr. Cohen's seminar is hosted by Jeffrey Yau, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Cohen this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 1:57 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Marlene Cohen After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, January 14 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Nishka Malde, in Tom Lloyd’s lab, and first-year student Eugene Kim will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Wei Wei’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, January 16th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Wei Wei, Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Chicago. Seminar title: "Context-dependent visual processing in the retina"
Dr. Wei's seminar is hosted by Samuel Wu, Ph.D., Professor and Camille and Raymond Hankamer Chair in Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Wei Wei this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, January 9, 2026 12:56 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Wei Wei After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Wei Wei by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, January 9, 2026 12:56 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Wei Wei After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
I hope everyone had a wonderful start to 2026. I'm looking forward to another great year working with all of you.
If you'd like a 2026 Baylor College of Medicine calendar, please stop by the Admin Office (S640) to pick one up for your office or home. Calendars are limited to one per person and are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Neuroscience graduate student, Pinghan Zhao, in the lab of Dr. Joshua Shulman, will be defending his thesis on Monday, January 12 at 11am in the NRI auditorium, Rm 0750.00 and via Teams (Meeting ID: 229 290 918 415 3 | PW: Gx2ny2r9). Attached is his defense program. Thanks!
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All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, January 7 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Marina Rodriguez Alonso, in Jeannie Chin’s lab, and first-year student Nicole Rodriguez will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Maya Kaelberer’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, January 9th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Maya Kaelberer, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Arizona. Seminar title: "A gut sense for microbes"
Dr. Kaelberer's seminar is hosted by Shelly Buffington, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Center for Precision Environmental Health and in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Neuroscience graduate student, Pinghan Zhao, in the lab of Dr. Joshua Shulman, will be defending his thesis on Monday, January 12 at 11am in the NRI auditorium, Rm 0750.00 and via Teams (Meeting ID: 229 290 918 415 3 | PW: Gx2ny2r9). Attached is his defense program. Thanks!
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Wanda Kubeczka Program Administrator Neuroscience Graduate Program Website: bcm.edu/neuro-program<https://www.bcm.edu/education/graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/programs/neuroscience > X: BCM Neuroscience<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_bcm-5Fneurosci&d=DwIFAg&c=ZQs-KZ8oxEw0p81sqgiaRA&r=PeP4EnoIMQsQICnBDPRX5FMnblgz5C71bf7b6EXUPVs&m=4eyY_OWbDXbvxREeo6XEi9ahTFtJpvZ1_OB0byPL8xJI2gU6vbtXK_P4HhmXmy3l&s=AID9JzPsyugANluxID_7zGbjPUDW08ki3msEEy36Dqg&e= >
On Friday, December 5th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Farzan Nadim, Professor and Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Seminar title: "Convergent comodulation: Rules and influence on circuit output"
Dr. Nadim's seminar is hosted by Fabrizio Gabbiani, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Farzan Nadim by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 10:17 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Farzan Nadim After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
We welcome your nominations for the 2026-2027 Seminar Series!
Please fill out the nomination survey by December 8th. We have fewer speaking slots this year, so please consider nominating individuals from different career stages with varied scientific backgrounds and perspectives so that we can maintain a well-rounded series of excellent speakers.
This is a friendly reminder to please submit your speaker nominations by Monday, December 8th.
If you were having difficulty viewing the speaker schedule, the link has been updated and is now viewable to everyone.
We thank you for your help in planning the 2026-2027 Seminar Series!
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
The deadline for completing the nomination survey has been extended to Monday, December 15.
We appreciate your participation and encourage you to submit your nominations before the new deadline.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10:41 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: 2026-2027 Seminar Series Speaker Nomination Survey
This is a reminder about Solomon Gibson's defense on Thursday, November 20 at 9am in Rm M112 and via Teams. His defense flyer is below and program is attached. Thanks!
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All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, November 19 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Fernando Aguilar Ortega, in Sarah Heilbronner’s lab, and first-year student Hope Msengi will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Nick Turk-Browne’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, November 21st the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Nick Turk-Browne, Professor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. Seminar title: " Episodic and Statistical Learning in the Hippocampus"
Dr. Turk-Browne's seminar is hosted by Dorina Papageorgiou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Turk-Browne this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, November 14, 2025 12:15 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Nick Turk-Browne After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Turk-Browne by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 3:50 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Nick Turk-Browne After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Solomon Gibson in the lab of Dr. Benjamin Frankfort, will be defending his thesis on Thursday, November 20 at 9am in Rm M112 and via Teams. His defense flyer is below and program is attached. Thanks!
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Trauma Research – UTHealth Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is now accepting applications for its prestigious T32 Trauma Research Fellowship, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).
This two-year, full-time fellowship offers exceptional postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge clinical and translational research in the following high-impact areas:
The Cancer Neuroscience Program at MD Anderson invites you and your colleagues to attend the International Cancer Neuroscience Symposium happening February 18–20, 2026, in the new TMC³ Collaborative Building. This is a truly great opportunity for trainees and junior faculty to get on an international stage right here in Houston without having to travel or spend a lot. Please help us spread the word!
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held tomorrow, November 5 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Ritika Bhalla, in Kim Tolias’ lab, and first-year student Qiyi Li will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Yang Yang’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, November 7th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Yang Yang, Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University. Seminar title: "SCN2A-mediated autism and epilepsy: from mouse and hiPSCs models to genetic medicine"
Dr. Yang's seminar is hosted by Yudong Gao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Yang this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2025 2:00 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Yang Yang After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Yang by 1 pm today.
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[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 1:35 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Yang Yang After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
UT Houston will be hosting another multi-institutional Neuroscience Poster Session. The event will held on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Cooley University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77054). The website and registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.uth.edu_neuroscience-2Dresearch-2Dcenter_education_annual-2Dposter-2Dsession&d=DwMFAg&c=ZQs-KZ8oxEw0p81sqgiaRA&r=hU7BKUVeHZ7ttMkZRb2bjg&m=4VLofd_qyPhHAjMLaVwd10fJUFGCdp8hJR1Kv3N_csKYQQh3r3DYy249zZqHU_32&s=6NYeNt-iU9wcfLAscpYcPGK2f_yaZBsXapDTN8ZQ3fo&e=> is now live. Attached (and below) is the flyer. Postdocs and students are encouraged to presenter. Abstracts are due by Friday, November 14th.
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held on Wednesday, October 22 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Emmett Griffin-Baldwin, in Josh Shulman’s lab, and first-year student Sydney Davis will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Forrest Collman’s upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
On Friday, October 24th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Forrest Collman, Associate Director of Informatics at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Seminar title: "Cortical Connectomics"
Dr. Collman's seminar is hosted by Jacob Reimer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
We invite you to have lunch with Dr. Collman following his seminar. Lunch is from 12:15 until 1:00 p.m. in S740 conference room in Smith. Lunches with seminar speakers are a great opportunity to meet amazing scientists from the neuroscience community! Please RSVP if you can join by sending a
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club which will be held tomorrow, October 15 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Michael Dew, in Roy Sillitoe's lab, and Rocky Sui, in Shelly Buffington's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Peter Penzes' upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
All are invited to this week’s seminar journal club which will be held tomorrow, October 15 from 12-1pm at the Teams link below. Michael Dew, in Roy Sillitoe’s lab, and Rocky Sui, in Shelly Buffington’s lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Peter Penzes’ upcoming seminar this Friday. A link to the paper is below.
All are invited to attend the dissertation defense of neuroscience graduate student, Jennifer Deger, on Monday, October 13 at 2pm at the NRI Blue Bird Circle Auditorium (N.0750.00). Jennifer is under the joint mentorship of Drs. Joshua Shulman and Hugo Bellen. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
This is a reminder about the dissertation defense of neuroscience graduate student, Jennifer Deger today at 2pm at the NRI Blue Bird Circle Auditorium (N.0750.00). Jennifer is under the joint mentorship of Drs. Joshua Shulman and Hugo Bellen. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
On Friday, October 17th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Peter Penzes, Director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment and Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Seminar title: "Intercellular signaling through soluble ectodomains at neuronal synapses: from basic biology to biomarkers and treatments."
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Penzes this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 9:52 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Peter Penzes After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Penzes by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:01 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Peter Penzes After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
The Neuroscience Seminar Committee is looking for a postdoc representative to join the team. The committee meets twice a year to help select seminar speakers.
If you're interested, please send a separate email by Wednesday, October 8, 2025, and include the name of your PI.
All are invited to attend the dissertation defense of neuroscience graduate student, Jennifer Deger, on Monday, October 13 at 2pm at the NRI Blue Bird Circle Auditorium (N.0750.00). Jennifer is under the joint mentorship of Drs. Joshua Shulman and Hugo Bellen. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
All are invited to attend the dissertation defense of neuroscience graduate student, Jennifer Deger, on Monday, October 13 at 2pm at the NRI Blue Bird Circle Auditorium (N.0750.00). Jennifer is under the joint mentorship of Drs. Joshua Shulman and Hugo Bellen. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
On Friday, October 3rd the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Gabrielle Rudenko, Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at UTMB Health. Seminar title: "Synaptic Organizers - dynamic complexes for cell recognition, synapse development and circuit assembly"
Dr. Rudenko's seminar is hosted by Mingshan Xue, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Molecular & Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Rudenko this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 26, 2025 1:19 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Gabrielle Rudenko After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Rudenko by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 9:49 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Gabrielle Rudenko After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
On Friday, September 26th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Paul Jenkins, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. Seminar title: "Molecular Convergence of High-Risk Autism-Associated Genes, ANK2 and SCN2A, in the Control of Dendritic Excitability"
Dr. Jenkins's seminar is hosted by Matthew Rasband, Ph.D., Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. We invite you to have lunch with Dr. Jenkins following his seminar. Lunch is from 12:15 until 1:00 p.m. in S740 conference room in Smith. Lunches with seminar speakers are
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Jenkins this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 19, 2025 1:06 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Paul Jenkins After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Jenkins by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 19, 2025 1:06 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Paul Jenkins After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
On Friday, September 19th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Colleen McClung, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Translational Science at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Circadian Genes, Rhythms and the Biology of Psychiatric Disorders"
Dr. McClung's seminar will be hosted by Vaishnav Krishnan, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. We invite you to have lunch with Dr. McClung following her seminar. Lunch is from 12:15 until 1:00 p.m. in S740 conference room in Smith. Lunches with seminar speakers
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. McClung this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 2:09 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Colleen McClung After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. McClung by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 2:29 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Colleen McClung After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
On Friday, September 12th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Madeleine Oudin, Associate Professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University. Seminar title: " Development of Splice-Switching Antisense Oligonucleotides for the Treatment of Development Epileptic Encephalopathies."
Dr. Oudin's seminar will be hosted by Edward Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the departments of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular & Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Oudin this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Friday, September 5, 2025 12:16 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Madeleine Oudin After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Oudin by 1 pm today.
Best,
[Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Vanessa Galvan Business Operations Coordinator Department of Neuroscience One Baylor Plaza | MS: BCM 295 Houston, Texas 77030 P: 713-798-8405
From: Galvan, Vanessa Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 1:56 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Madeleine Oudin After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
On Friday, September 5th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Laura DeNardo, Assistant Professor in the department of Physiology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Seminar title: "Neural Circuits Underlying Long Term Memory Across the Life Span."
Dr. DeNardo's seminar will be hosted by Jeffrey Zhu, Ph.D. student in Dr. Melanie Samuel's lab at Baylor College of Medicine.
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On Sept 26 (9am to 5 pm), Rice University will host a small conference on LLMs and the Brain (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.haydenlab.com_llmbrain&d=DwIFAg&c=ZQs-KZ8oxEw0p81sqgiaRA&r=PeP4EnoIMQsQICnBDPRX5FMnblgz5C71bf7b6EXUPVs&m=Yi9fRCUKWHv6Yh69w1ZGps7LGKoWmBzxasKyZVDUR0phmdOMdJKfjDZqmFtkMR7o&s=0x-PCgwhijgSVofKm1E56bHmvpb52k0jebwzVnJrYw4&e= ) in the BRC Auditorium. This conference will bring together faculty whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, cognitive science, and large language models, and will have room for trainees to present posters. Registration is free, but is required (use the link above) if you want food/coffee (so we know how much to order). This conference is supported by the Rice Creative Ventures Fund and ENRICH. Send any inquiries to Ben Hayden ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
Our June Retina Research Foundation (RRF) Vision Research Seminar will be presented by Dr. Wei Li from Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine. Presentation Title: Ligandomics: A New Approach to Drug Discovery for Ocular and Systemic Diseases Time: June 26 (Thursday), 3 pm CST In-person or Zoom at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__rebrand.ly_visiontalk&d=DwIFAg&c=ZQs-KZ8oxEw0p81sqgiaRA&r=PeP4EnoIMQsQICnBDPRX5FMnblgz5C71bf7b6EXUPVs&m=0_F2M7bnq5Hj7etOP3tQu8tb9HJ9QgDeYrjSTN5NT0x6ebl4A_PZe2EuxDl0xJDD&s=7N32MqenGnOo7-cVHV-GEYNnRy9Wz3EYGVfhglgwa6c&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__rebrand.ly_visiontalk&d=DwMF-g&c=ZQs-KZ8oxEw0p81sqgiaRA&r=GpqTQ8bLkOXdOdN9lKTFmuZT_noecmXmqbsytLyRjSHJ0WPHe9tHoz1r3vGoJVYy&m=7lQEFhB1u-lK5kz1UgYKbSBU0893NeO-LBRw4QrLze79qETiwSFX_GniXpNx3SUd&s=V2fiBjxQYMLQypjA0JysjpYskxCqRLES9XVnE5Ts7Bg&e=> Location: Cullen Eye Institute Auditorium, NC202, 6565 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030 Host: Dr. Yingbin Fu Contact: Janay, Tel: 713-798-5239; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This seminar can be found at https://www.bcm.edu/departments/ophthalmology/education/seminar-series
Neuroscience graduate student, Gabriel Escobedo in the lab of Dr. Matthew Rasband, will be defending his thesis on June 11 at 1pm in Room 301A and via Zoom (details below). Attached is Gabe's defense program. Thank you!
Feel free to forward to others who may be interested. Thank you!
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Neuroscience graduate student, Fish Kunxun Qian, will be defending his thesis on Monday, June 2 at 10am at the NRI, Rm 0725.20 and via Zoom (details below). Fish is a student in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Fish Kunxun Qian, will be defending his thesis on Monday, June 2 at 10am at the NRI, Rm 0725.20 and via Zoom (details below). Fish is a student in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Fish Kunxun Qian, will be defending his thesis on Monday, June 2 at 10am at the NRI, Rm 0725.20 and via Zoom (details below). Fish is a student in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
On Friday, May 30th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Katrin Andreasson, Physician-Scientist and Edward F. and Irene Thiele Pimley Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Fueling the Mind: Cellular Metabolism and Healthy Brain Aging."
Dr. Andreasson's seminar will be hosted by Yingbin Fu, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Andreasson this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, May 23, 2025 11:19 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Katrin Andreasson After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Andreasson by 1 pm today.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 12:35 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Katrin Andreasson After her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Fish Kunxun Qian, will be defending his thesis on Monday, June 2 at 10am at the NRI, Rm 0725.20 and via Zoom (details below). Fish is a student in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Fish Kunxun Qian, will be defending his thesis on Monday, June 2 at 10am at the NRI, Rm 0725.20 and via Zoom (details below). Fish is a student in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Magee. Attached is his defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Samantha Thompson, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Noebels, will be defending her thesis on Monday, May 19 at 10am in Room N315 and via Zoom (details below). Attached is her defense program.
This is a reminder about Samantha Thompson's defense today at 10am in Room N315 and via Zoom (details below). Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
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Neuroscience graduate student, Gabriel Escobedo in the lab of Dr. Matthew Rasband, will be defending his thesis on June 11 at 1pm in Room 301A and via Zoom (details below). Attached is Gabe's defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Gabriel Escobedo in the lab of Dr. Matthew Rasband, will be defending his thesis on June 11 at 1pm in Room 301A and via Zoom (details below). Attached is Gabe's defense program. Thank you!
On Friday, May 16th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Robin Haynes, Assistant Professor of Pathology at Boston Children's Hospital. Seminar title: " Towards an Understanding of SIDS Pathogenesis: New Insights on SIDS in the Premature Infant."
Dr. Haynes's seminar will be hosted by Russell Ray, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, Integrative Physiology, and Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Haynes this Friday in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly note that all RSVPs must be submitted by 1 PM tomorrow.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 3:04 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Robin Haynes After Her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience graduate student, Samantha Thompson, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Noebels, will be defending her thesis on Monday, May 19 at 10am in Room N315 and via Zoom (details below). Attached is her defense program.
Neuroscience graduate student, Samantha Thompson, in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Noebels, will be defending her thesis on Monday, May 19 at 10am in Room N315 and via Zoom (details below). Attached is her defense program.
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Neuroscience student, Gabriella Perez, will be defending her thesis on May 7 at 2pm in Room 111A and also via Zoom (details below). Gaby has been training in the lab of Dr. Joanna Jankowsky. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
This is a reminder about Gabriella Perez's thesis defense today at 2pm in Room 111A and also via Zoom (details below). Gaby has been training in the lab of Dr. Joanna Jankowsky. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
I regret to inform you that the seminar scheduled for Friday, May 9, featuring Dr. Christina Kim, has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
Thank you for your patience and continued interest.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, May 2, 2025 3:52 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Christina Kim After Her Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, May 7 at 12 noon. Kayla Ponder, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Daoyun Ji's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Christina Kim's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, May 9th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Christina Kim, Assistant Professor with dual appointment in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute. Seminar title: " Recording and Writing History into Living Cells."
Dr. Kim's seminar will be hosted by Yudong Gao Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, April 30 at 12 noon. Yu-Yau Shan, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Jacob Reimer's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Elise Savier's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, May 2nd the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Elise Savier, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, and Ophthalmology at the University of Michigan. Seminar title: "Visual Responses Modulation in the Superior Colliculus."
Dr. Savier's seminar will be hosted by Jacob Reimer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Savier this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, April 25, 2025 3:40 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Elise Savier After Her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you're interested in attending lunch tomorrow with Dr. Savier by 1 pm today.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 2:49 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Elise Savier After Her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Neuroscience student, Gabriella Perez, will be defending her thesis on May 7 at 2pm in Room 111A and also via Zoom (details below). Gaby has been training in the lab of Dr. Joanna Jankowsky. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
Neuroscience student, Gabriella Perez, will be defending her thesis on May 7 at 2pm in Room 111A and also via Zoom (details below). Gaby has been training in the lab of Dr. Joanna Jankowsky. Attached is her defense program and below is the announcement. Thank you!
On Thursday, April 24th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Ethan Goldberg, Associate Professor in the Division of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Seminar title: "Dravet Syndrome: Cellular and Circuit Mechanisms Epilepsy, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Temperature Sensitivity."
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Goldberg tomorrow, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by 1:00 PM this afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 10:41 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Ethan Goldberg After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, April 23 at 12 noon. Nico Mendez, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Steven Boeynaems' lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Ethan Goldberg's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
This is a reminder about Cameron Smith's defense today at 1pm in Room 187A (zoom details below). Cameron is a student in Dr. Jacob Reimer's lab and the title of his talk is Optical Interrogation of Astrocyte Physiology and Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.
Neuroscience graduate student, Cameron Smith, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 15 at 1pm in Room 187A (zoom details below). Cameron has been training in Dr. Jacob Reimer's lab and the title of his talk is Optical Interrogation of Astrocyte Physiology and Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.
On Friday, April 11th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Scott J. Russo, Professor of Neuroscience, Director of Center for Affective Neuroscience and Brain Body Research Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Seminar title: "Neural Circuit Mechanisms Shaping Social Encounters."
Dr. Russo's seminar will be hosted by Vaishnav Krishnan, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Russo this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by 1:00 PM this afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 4:59 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Scott Russo After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
Good morning. I forgot to respond to this email. Will it be okay if I want to meet him after the talk? Sorry for late request.
Thanks, and regards, Nipa
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All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, Apr 9 at 12 noon. Manny Cubillos Acosta, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Steven Boeynaems' lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Scott Russo's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
Neuroscience graduate student, Cameron Smith, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 15 at 1pm in Room 187A (zoom details below). Cameron has been training in Dr. Jacob Reimer's lab and the title of his talk is Optical Interrogation of Astrocyte Physiology and Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.
Neuroscience graduate student, Cameron Smith, will be defending his thesis on Tuesday, April 15 at 1pm in Room 187A (zoom details below). Cameron has been training in Dr. Jacob Reimer's lab and the title of his talk is Optical Interrogation of Astrocyte Physiology and Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, April 2 at 12 noon. Anna Kinter, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Jeff Magee's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Chris Dulla's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, April 4th the Neuroscience Department will host Chris Dulla, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience at Tufts University School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Astrocytes are “Excited” in the Seizing Brain.”
Dr. Dulla’s seminar is hosted by Barna Dudok, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Dulla this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, March 28, 2025 3:44 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Chris Dulla After his Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wednesday, March 26 at 12 noon. Lauren Peacoe, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Roy Sillitoe's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. James Li's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, March 28th the Neuroscience Department will host James Li, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Genetics and Genomes at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Studying the Role of Combinatorial Foxp Codes in Purkinje Cell Diversification and Cerebellar Development."
Dr. Li's seminar is hosted by Hsiao-Tuan Chao, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics-Neurology, Molecular and Human Genetics, and Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. James Li this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
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All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wednesday, March 19 at 12 noon. Jiaxiang Zhang, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Kara Marshall's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Nancy Padilla Coreano's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, March 21st the Neuroscience Department will host Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida. Seminar title: "Prefrontal Mechanisms Underlying Social Competence in Mice."
Dr. Padilla-Coreano's seminar is hosted by Kara Marshall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Padilla-Coreano this Friday, in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, March 14, 2025 4:32 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Nancy Padilla-Coreano After Her Seminar - RSVP Today!
Hi everyone, I'm looking for access to an inverted microscope for imaging live, adhered cells in a 6-well plate (both brightfield and fluorescence) as part of a pilot experiment. Does anyone have a microscope available for use? I have prior experience with live-cell imaging, including using the Keyence microscope. Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone, I'm looking for access to an inverted microscope for imaging live, adhered cells in a 6-well plate (both brightfield and fluorescence) as part of a pilot experiment. Does anyone have a microscope available for use? I have prior experience with live-cell imaging, including using the Keyence microscope. Thanks in advance!
On Friday, March 14th the Neuroscience Department will host Shane Liddelow, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Are Astrocytes the Key to Understanding Neurodegenerative Disease?."
Shane's seminar is hosted by Yilun Chen, a PhD Student in Jeff Magee's lab, Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Liddelow this Friday, in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Monday, March 10, 2025 2:36 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Shane Liddelow After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
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On Friday, March 7th the Neuroscience Department will host Robin Harwell, M.A., CCC-SLP, licensed and certified Speech Pathologist from ManeGait Therapeutic Riding Center. Seminar title: "GaitWay to the Brain."
Robin's seminar is hosted by Shelly Buffington, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
I wanted to send one last follow-up regarding the upcoming lunch with Robin Harwell on Friday, March 7. I appreciate those who have already responded, but we still have spots available and would love to have more students and postdocs join.
This is a great opportunity to engage in an informal setting, please reply as soon as possible so we can finalize the attendee list.
This email is in regard to BCM’s very own postdoc seminar series, SPAI, which will host its next speaker on March 11, Tuesday, 9-10AM. We are looking for postdocs who would like to have lunch with our speaker Dr. Sunny Nigam (Methodist). The flyer for his talk and his CV is attached.
I wanted to send one last follow-up regarding the upcoming lunch with Dr. Chen on Friday, February 28. I appreciate those who have already responded, but we still have spots available and would love to have more students and postdocs join.
This is a great opportunity to engage in an informal setting, please reply as soon as possible so we can finalize the attendee list.
From: Graduate Student Listserv <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Rubio, Marisol Guzman Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 12:09 PM To: gradstud <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Career Development Center - Upcoming Workshop!
Hello Students, The Career Development Center gladly invites you to the following workshop!
Crafting a CV/Resume can be a daunting task but we can help! This virtual workshop will breakdown the components of both CVs and resumes, offer templates for all BCM learners and provide helpful tips to make application materials stand out.
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, Feb 26 at 12 noon. Claire Young, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Melanie Samuel's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Ritchie Chen's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, February 28th the Neuroscience Department will host Ritchie Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. Seminar title: "Heartfelt Emotions: How Cardiac Sensations Influence Affective Behavior." Dr. Chen's seminar is hosted by Shelly Buffington, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Chen this Friday, February 28th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, February 21, 2025 2:58 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Ritchie Chen After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, Feb 19 at 12 noon. Victoria Cuevas, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Matt Rasband's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Zachary Freyberg's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, February 21st the Neuroscience Department will host Zachary Freyberg, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Cell Biology at University of Pittsburgh. Seminar title: " Novel Mechanisms of VGLUT-Mediated Dopamine Neuron Resilience." Dr. Freyberg's seminar is hosted by Melanie Samuel, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Freyberg this Friday, February 21st in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Monday, February 17, 2025 4:23 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Zachary Freyberg After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
ComSciCon Houston—a must-witness experience—is back and better!
ComSciCon Houston is a FREE, local science communication conference designed for graduate students, postdocs, and research assistants across Texas. The conference will be held in person at Rice University in Houston, on April 12, 2025. This one-day event will feature panel discussion, skill-acquisition workshop, pop talks, and our signature Create-a-Thon workshop.
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, Feb 12 at 12 noon. Yilun Chen, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Jeff Magee's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Larry Abbott's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, February 14th the Neuroscience Department will host Larry Abbott, Ph.D., William Bloor Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University. Seminar title: "How Flies Navigate." Dr. Abbott's seminar is hosted by Jeff Magee, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
We invite you to have lunch with Dr. Abbott following his seminar. Lunch is from 12:15 until 1:00 p.m. in S740 conference room in Smith. Lunches with seminar speakers are a great opportunity to meet amazing scientists from the neuroscience community! Please RSVP if you can join by sending a direct email
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott this Friday, February 14th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 3:12 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott this Friday, February 14th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 3:12 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott this Friday, February 14th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 3:12 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott this Friday, February 14th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 3:12 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Larry Abbott After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
This is a reminder about this week's seminar journal club which meets today at 12 noon. Josh Rasband, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Javier Medina's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Matt Leonard's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, February 7th the Neuroscience Department will host Matt Leonard, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF Weill Institute of Neurosciences. Seminar title: "Speech and Language of Computation in the Human Superior Temporal Gyrus." Dr. Leonard's seminar is hosted by Matt McGinley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Matt Leonard this Friday, February 7th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M. From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 1:14 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Matt Leonard After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm! My name is Olivia Solomon. I am your new Postdoc representative for the Neuroscience Seminar Committee. Thank you all for submitting speaker names. Postdocs will be given 1 slot to invite a speaker to the series, so we all must vote on which speaker we will choose to invite. Below is a link for you to make your selection. The deadline for voting is January 29, 2025.
I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm! My name is Olivia Solomon. I am your new Postdoc representative for the Neuroscience Seminar Committee. Thank you all for submitting speaker names. Postdocs will be given 1 slot to invite a speaker to the series, so we all must vote on which speaker we will choose to invite. Below is a link for you to make your selection. The deadline for voting is January 29, 2025.
All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, Jan 22 at 12 noon. Estefania Torres, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Mirjana Maletic-Savatic's lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Sandrine Thuret's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at the link below.
Neuroscience graduate student, Madaline Mocchi, will be defending her thesis on Tuesday, Jan 21 at 1pm via Zoom (details below). Due to the College closure tomorrow, the defense will only be held via Zoom.
Maddie has been training in Dr. Kelly Bijanki's lab and the title of her talk is Aperiodic (1/f) slope as a biomarker for arousal-related dysfunction in Major Depression. Attached is her defense program. Thank you! Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcm.zoom.us_j_97179044439-3Fpwd-3D1Qk9VGaubuTWdVPpyfu8xfe24hCNvf.1&d=DwIFAg&c=ZQs-KZ8oxEw0p81sqgiaRA&r=PeP4EnoIMQsQICnBDPRX5FMnblgz5C71bf7b6EXUPVs&m=P_sWBMJfim6j2tDfkeisITLMAHR-4BtS8afcOMCEfcxOJHtDEauTwyXOB7e3995P&s=g4OgiJZhHjtnXKBh3T-9usf1jHShBK02byjmcMYEPa0&e= Password: 437884
Neuroscience graduate student, Madaline Mocchi, will be defending her thesis on Tuesday, Jan 21 at 1pm via Zoom (details below). Due to the College closure tomorrow, the defense will only be held via Zoom.
Maddie has been training in Dr. Kelly Bijanki's lab and the title of her talk is Aperiodic (1/f) slope as a biomarker for arousal-related dysfunction in Major Depression. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Madaline Mocchi, will be defending her thesis on Tuesday, Jan 21 at 1pm via Zoom (details below). Due to the College closure tomorrow, the defense will only be held via Zoom.
Maddie has been training in Dr. Kelly Bijanki's lab and the title of her talk is Aperiodic (1/f) slope as a biomarker for arousal-related dysfunction in Major Depression. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
On Friday, January 24th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Sandrine Thuret, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London. Seminar title: "Hippocampal Progenitor Cells as Biomarkers of Cognitive Ageing and Dementia." Dr. Thuret's seminar is hosted by Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, M.D., Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Sandrine Thuret this Friday, January 24th in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
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All are invited to this week's seminar journal club on Wed, Jan 15 at 12 noon. Ashleigh Simmonds, Neuroscience PhD student who is training in Dr. Kim Tolias' lab, will be presenting in preparation for Dr. Brian Popko's upcoming seminar. The class meets in person but anyone else is welcome to attend via Zoom at this link:
On Friday, January 17th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Brian Popko, Scientific Director of MS and Neuroimmunology, and Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Oligodendrocyte Response to Cytotoxic Stress." Dr. Popko's seminar is hosted by Hyun-Kyoung Lee, MS, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics - Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, and Principal Investigator at Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Brian Popko this Friday, January 17th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Friday, January 10, 2025 2:50 PM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Brian Popko After His Seminar - RSVP Today!
I regret to inform you that the seminar scheduled for tomorrow, featuring Dr. Laura DeNardo, has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. We are working on rescheduling the seminar and will provide you with the new date as soon as possible.
We are excited to begin the second edition of the BCM postdoc seminar series SPAI: Seminars for Postdocs Advancing Inclusion. SPAI is designed for late-stage postdocs seeking academic careers to present their research at BCM and network with faculty, postdocs, and students at BCM. Seminars will be held once a month between December – March. SPAI speakers were chosen based not only on their research, but also on their efforts to promote inclusion. Our vision for SPAI is to foster the next generation of future PIs that will be great mentors.
Neuroscience graduate student, Madaline Mocchi, will be defending her thesis on Tuesday, Jan 21 at 1pm in Room 187A (zoom details below). Maddie has been training in Dr. Kelly Bijanki's lab and the title of her talk is Aperiodic (1/f) slope as a biomarker for arousal-related dysfunction in Major Depression. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
Neuroscience graduate student, Madaline Mocchi, will be defending her thesis on Tuesday, Jan 21 at 1pm in Room 187A (zoom details below). Maddie has been training in Dr. Kelly Bijanki's lab and the title of her talk is Aperiodic (1/f) slope as a biomarker for arousal-related dysfunction in Major Depression. Attached is her defense program. Thank you!
On Friday, January 10th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Laura DeNardo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. . Seminar title: "Neural Circuits Underlying Long Term Memory Across the Life Span." Dr. DeNardo's seminar is hosted by Jeffrey Zhu, PhD Student in Melanie Smauel's lab at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Laura DeNardo this Friday, January 10th in room S740, following her seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
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We are excited to begin the second edition of the BCM postdoc seminar series SPAI: Seminars for Postdocs Advancing Inclusion. SPAI is designed for late-stage postdocs seeking academic careers to present their research at BCM and network with faculty, postdocs, and students at BCM. Seminars will be held once a month between December – March. SPAI speakers were chosen based not only on their research, but also on their efforts to promote inclusion. Our vision for SPAI is to foster the next generation of future PI’s that will be great mentors.
A quick reminder that today is the final day to submit nominations for our Neuroscience Seminar Series for next year. If you have a speaker in mind whose work would inspire and engage our community, please don’t miss this opportunity to share your suggestion.
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This is a contest to find the best artwork for the cover of the 33rd Annual Rush and Helen Record Neuroscience Forum Abstract book.
The artwork should be related to the keynote speaker's research, and suitable for full color, professional publication. If you are interested, please see below for the keynote speaker's research interests, but you are the artist, so be creative and show us your talent!
On Friday, December 13th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Baohua Liu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Seminar title: "Deciphering the Role of Brainstem Inhibitory Neurons in Vision." Dr. Liu's seminar is hosted by Mingshan Xue, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Baohua Liu this Friday, December 13th in room S740, following his seminar.
Kindly RSVP by Thursday afternoon.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
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On Friday, December 6th the Neuroscience Department will host Dr. Mayssa Mokalled, Associate Professor of Development Biology at Washington University School of Medicine. Seminar title: "Out of the Tank Approaches to Promote Spinal Cord Repair." Dr. Mokalled's seminar is hosted by Dr. Andy Groves, Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in the Departments of Neuroscience and Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine.
Just a quick reminder to please let me know if you are interested in attending lunch with Dr. Mokalled on Friday.
Please RSVP by 1 PM tomorrow.
Kind Regards, Cindy M.
From: Mathew, Cynthia Annette Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 10:29 AM To: Listserv - NEUSC-STUDENTS <[log in to unmask]>; Listserv - NEUSC-POSTDOC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join Us for Lunch with Dr. Mayssa Mokalled After Her Seminar - RSVP Today!
