Neuroscience Program

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Homeobox genes and neuronal identity specification," by Oliver Hobert, Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Neurogenomic mechanisms of psychiatric and substance use disorders," by Seth A. Ament, PhD, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Microglia regulating brain functions in development and degeneration," by Dr. Ukpong Eyo, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia School of Medicine.

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Gene x Environment Interactions in Neurological Diseases," by Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Public Health

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Hippocampal engrams regulating fear memory," by Steve Maren, Director, Beckman Institute; Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Engineering viruses for efficient and targeted gene delivery to the brain," by Min Jee Jang, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Faculty Affiliate, Neuroscience Program & Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • **Beckman Institute 5602**

  "Cognitive Modes Detectable by fMRI," by Todd S. Woodward, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, July 21, 2025

• • All Day
  • Penn State

  Fourth annual Big Ten Neuroscience Symposium to convene at Penn State

  See the link for the official announcement of the 2025 Big10 Neuroscience annual meeting, which will convene July 21-22 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State’s University Park campus. Abstract submission opens January 15th, 2025.

  • Professional Development

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

• • All Day
  • Penn State

  Fourth annual Big Ten Neuroscience Symposium to convene at Penn State

  See the link for the official announcement of the 2025 Big10 Neuroscience annual meeting, which will convene July 21-22 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State’s University Park campus. Abstract submission opens January 15th, 2025.

  • Professional Development