Tulane Brain Institute Seminar Info

Spring 2026 Seminar Series

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Modeling Synaose Development in Stem Cell-Derived Human Neurons
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Chanda Soham, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program
Colorado State University

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

Can neurophysiology really explain behavior?
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Aaron Batista, PhD
Professor, Department of Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

OPEN

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

Contributions of hypertension to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease
4:00 p.m., SOM 6065
Monica Santisteban, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

Development and Organization of the Mammalian Somatosensory Circuits
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Shan Meltzer, PhD
Assistant Professor, HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Vanderbilt University

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026

NO SEMINAR - MARDI GRAS WEEK

Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026

Brain Matters: The Importance of Neuroscience Education & Outreach for All
4:00 p.m., SOM 6065
Eric Chudler, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Bioengineering and Center for Neurotechnology
University of Washington

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026

From Genes to Therapy: Metabo-Immune Mechanisms Linking Circadian & Sleep Disruption in a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
andrew Liu, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology and Aging
College of Medicine, University of Florida

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026

Circuit mechanisms underlying conditioned fear learning in the amygdala
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Norbert Hajos, PhD
Professor and Gill Chair in Neuroscience, The Linda and Jack Gill Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences
Indiana University at Bloomington

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026

TBD
4:00 p.m., SOM 6065
Ziad Saad, PhD
Senior Director, Biomarker Signatures & Global Imaging
Johnson & Johnson

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026

NO SEMINAR - SPRING BREAK

Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026

From isolation to integration: sympathetic cell types and circuits
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Zack Lewis, PhD
Senior Scientist
Allen Institute for Brain Science

Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2026

TBD
4:00 p.m., Jones 102
Dianne Langford, PhD
Associate Vice President, Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Rowan University

Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Unraveling Alzheimer's: How Neurovascular Dysfunction Impacts Dementia
4:00 p.m., SOM 6065
Laibaik Park, PhD
Associate Professor of Research in Neuroscience, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute
Weill Cornell Medicine

Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

Molecular and Structural Adaptations of Brain Energy Supply
4:00 p.m., SOM 6065
Vidya Rangaraju, PhD
Research Group Leader
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience