Tulane Brain Institute Seminar Info

Fall 2021 Seminar Series

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021

CANCELED - Hurricane Ida

Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021

CANCELED - Hurricane Ida

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021

Role of lingual fat sensing on fat intake, fat preference and obesity
4:00 p.m., SOM 6001
Stefany Primeaux, PhD
Associate Professor of Research, Department of Physiology
LSU Health Sciences Center

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021

FALL BREAK (Sept. 23 - 26, classes resume Sept. 27)

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021

OPEN

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021

The Time of Your Life: Research on Circadian Rhythms
4:00 p.m., Jones 204
Roberto Refinetti, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
University of New Orleans

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021

OPEN

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021

TBA
4:00 p.m., Jones 204
Chantelle Ferland-Beckham, PhD
Director, Policy & Advocacy
Cohen Veterans Bioscience

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021

CANCELLED

Sick as a Mouse: neuroimmune interactions in the context of brain function, mental health, neurological injury, and neurodegeneration
4:00 p.m., Jones 204
Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Tulane University Clinical Neuroscience Research Center

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021

The Engram Renaissance
4:00 p.m., Jones 204
Sarah Robins, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies
University of Kansas

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021

Health disparities in neuroepidemiology: Alzheimer's disease in American Indians
4:00 p.m., Jones 204
Astrid Suchy-Dicey, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Memory & Brain Wellness Center
University of Washington

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE ANNUAL MEETING (Nov. 13 - 17)

Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021

THANKSGIVING BREAK (Nov. 22 - 28, classes resume Nov. 29)

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021

Connecting Cognition and Cannabinoids in Autism Spectrum Disorder
4:00 p.m., Jones 204
Deborah Karhson, PhD
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas Permian Basin