Tulane Brain Institute Seminar Info

Fall 2024 Seminar Series

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024

Developmental origins of neuronal diversity underlying innate behavior 
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Miguel Turrero Garcia, PhD
Specialist, Harwell Lab
Eli and Edythe Broad Stem Cell Center, Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2024

The Role of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions in Shaping Brain Circuit Development
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Yajun Xie, PhD
Research Fellow, Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024

OPEN

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024

The synaptic organization of corticothalamic neurons
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Solange Brown, PhD
Associate Professor, Solomon H. Synder Department of Neuroscience
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024

Targeting acid sensitive receptors for ischemic protection
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Xiangming Zha, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Clinical Neuroscience Research Center
Tulane University

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

OPEN

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024

NO SEMINAR - SfN MEETING

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

The Neuronal Membrane Proteasome (NMP): A modulator of Nervous System Signaling
4:00 p.m., SOM 5150
Seth Margolis, PhD
Associate Professor Primary Department of Biological Chemistry,
Secondary in Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

Drosophila Studies of Gliopathic Epilepsy
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Larry Reiter, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology
Tulane University

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024

OPEN

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024

Triple Target Approach for Multiple Sclerosis Repair: Combining Immunomodulation, Remyelination, and Neuroprotection
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Seema K. Tiwari-Woodruff, PhD
Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences
Director, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
School of Medicine, University of California Riverside

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

Influence of sex and endocrine aging on vascular and metabolic contributions to dementia
4:00 p.m., SOM 6001
Kristen Zuloaga, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Albany Medical College

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

*CANCELED*
Understanding how temperature fluctuations convey multiple hormonal states
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Krisha Aghi, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles

Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024

NO SEMINAR - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

Bidirectional communication between the liver and brain; its role in hepatic steatosis and anxiety-like behavior
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Young-Hwan Jo, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, and Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

 

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