Neuroscience Program
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The renin-angiotensin system has emerged as a key mediator of metabolic, cardiovascular and related pathologies, but the neuronal circuits that orchestrate these interactions are not known.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
During this debate, Associate Professors Ceman and Llano will present their views on whether beta-amyloid plaques cause Alzheimer's disease.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Join us for a day of interactive, hands-on activities to learn about the brain! Brain Awareness Day is hosted by the University of Illinois Neuroscience Program and will feature over 20 booths run by current graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty. There are a variety of activities suitable for all ages. Earn prizes for visiting as many booths as you can!
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Many species of primate have been produced in relatively short periods of evolutionary time, and their faces all look extremely different, even when they’re closely related. Here, I explore the mechanisms maintaining and producing variation in facial coloration and patterning, both within and between species.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
"Axon regeneration and functional recovery," by Zhigang He, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School
In the adult mammalian CNS, injured axons cannot regenerate, contributing to unrecoverable functional deficits. This lecture will present recently uncovered cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the processes of neuronal injury responses and axon regeneration.