Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Marlene Cohen, PhD, Professor
Title: Neuronal Population Coding: From Vision to Decision
University of Pittsburgh
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Mary Barbe, PhD, Professor Anatomy and Cell Biology, Professor Department of Physical Therapy
Title: Neural Fibrosis in Repetitive Overuse Injury
Temple University
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Friday, November 13, 2020
Meet The PI Lecture
Ariel Gildengers, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Title: From Bipolar Disorder to Alzheimer’s Disease and Things in Between
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Passcode: 732928
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Early Career Seminar Series
Biafra Ahanonu, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Title: Illuminating Neural Circuit Dynamics of Pain Processing with In Vivo Imaging and Computational Techniques
University of California San Francisco
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD
Mitchell J. and Margo K. Blutt Presidential
Assistant Professor of Biology
Title: A Skin-to-Brain Circuit for Social Touch
University of Pennsylvania
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Catherine Woolley, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology
Title: Sex Differences in the Brain: Not what You Think Evidence for Latent Sex Differences in Mechanisms of Synaptic Modulation
Northwestern Univesity
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: TBA
Friday, November 20, 2020
Distinguished Scientist Lecture
Constantine Lyketsos, MD, Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Title: Aging Really Matters: New Directions in Understanding Late Life Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Johns Hopkins University
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Passcode: 746167
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Paul J. Kenny, PhD, Ward-Coleman Professor and Chair
Title: Sex Differences in the Brain: Not what You Think Evidence for Latent Sex Differences in Mechanisms of Synaptic Modulation
Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: TBA
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Early Career Seminar Series
Sikoya Ashburn, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Title: Cerebellar Involvement in Developmental Dyslexia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Natalia Sanchez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research
Title: It Pays to be Asymmetric: What We Have Learned from Assessing the Energetics of Gait Adaptation
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
University of Southern California
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, Assistant Professor
Title: Bridging the Gap Between Innate and Learned Behaviors: A Parental Role In Promoting Survival
Columbia University
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: TBA
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Early Career Seminar Series
Diego Szczupark, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Title: Callosal Dysgenesis from Mice to Men
University of Pittsburgh
Lauren Whitehurst, PhD, Assistant Professor
Title: Sleep's Restorative Role for Cognition
Department of Psychology
University of Kentucky
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
Title: Pain and Aging: Why it Hurts to Get Old?
University of Florida
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: TBA
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Darius Becker-Krail, BS
Title: Call-Type Specific Regulation of Reward-Related Behavior: The Interface of Metabolic State and the Circadian Molecular Clock
School of Medicine/Neurobiology
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Link: Zoom Link
The Friday Seminar Series is a biweekly seminar featuring two, 25-minute, research presentations from graduate students, post docs, research technicians, and junior faculty members. The seminars include speakers from several departments across campus and cover a wide range of neuroscience-related research topics. A happy hour with pizza and beer are provided to help foster informal discussions amongst scientists within the diverse neuroscience community at Pitt. The goal of this seminar series is to provide additional training opportunities and to enhance the collaborative environment across labs and departments. If you would like more information about the Friday Seminar Series or would like to give a talk, please contact Amanda Henton at amh296@pitt.edu or Thais Rafael Guimaraes at thr38@pitt.edu.
Each fall, the center sponsors an annual retreat at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, a serene 1,700-acre resort nestled in the hills of nearby West Virginia. This extremely popular event is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, and training faculty, and annually attracts more than 150 attendees. The retreat is a blend of academic, social, and outdoor activities. Prominent visiting scientists deliver formal presentations, followed by trainee-led discussions. Most of the weekend is devoted to relaxed and informal interactions between trainees, CNUP faculty, and the keynote speakers.
Learn More About Our Amazing Annual Retreat