Special Symposium and Reception: “Your Brain on Art”

Join us for our special symposium and reception that will bring the scientific and creative community together to celebrate the intersection between brain science and art. This unique event aims to foster meaningful conversations about the transformative power of art and its deep connection to the self. Also we will celebrate collaborative achievements of our UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping during this holiday season.

Monday, December 9, 2024 (2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
Registration is required to attend (21+ only)


Fall 2024


19

November 2024

10 am PT

Li Gan, PhD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Director, Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute

“Innate immunity and neurodegeneration: challenges and
opportunities”

In Person: ISEB 1200


03

December 2024

10 am PT

Bin He, PhD

Carnegie Mellon University

Trustee Professor of Biomedical Engineering

“Brain-Computer Interface: Decoding and Modulating the Brain”

In Person: ISEB 1200


17

December 2024

10 am PT

Rui Chen, PhD

Center for Translational Vision Research, UCI

Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Department of Ophthalmology

“Establishing a Comprehensive Cell Atlas of the Human Retina”

In Person: ISEB 1200

Winter 2025

14

January 2025

10 am PT

Gordon Shepherd, PhD

Northwestern University

Professor of Neuroscience

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


28

January 2025

10 am PT

Alan Jasanoff, PhD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor, Biological Engineering, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Nuclear Science and Engineering
Director, Center for Neurobiological Engineering

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


11

February 2025

10 am PT

William Allen, PhD

Harvard University

Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


18

February 2025

10 am PT

Oscar Marin, PhD

Kings College London

Professor of Neuroscience
Director of the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology
Director of the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


25

February 2025

10 am PT

Theodore Price, PhD

University of Texas, Dallas

Director of Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS)

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


11

March 2025

10 am PT

Lingyan Shi, PhD

University of California, San Diego

Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering

“Multimodal Metabolic Nanoscopy for Studying Aging and Diseases”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


18

March 2025

10 am PT

Jennifer Cremins, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Associate Professor Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Bio-engineering and Genetics

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom

Spring 2025

25

March 2025

10 am PT

Andy Alexander, PhD

University of California, Santa Barbara

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


08

April 2025

10 am PT

Yoav Ben-Simon, PhD

Allen Institute for Brain Science

Assistant Investigator, Molecular Genetics Department

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


22

April 2025

10 am PT

Zheng-Yi Chen, PhD

Harvard University

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery,
Harvard Medical School

“A new era in gene therapy for genetic hearing loss”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


29

April 2025

10 am PT

Suzana Herculano-Houzel, PhD

Vanderbilt University

Associate Professor of Psychology

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


13

May 2025

10 am PT

Walter Royal III, MD

Morehouse School of Medicine

Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology
Director, Neuroscience Institute
Associate Executive Director, Center for Visual and Neurorehabilitation Research, Atlanta VA Medical Center

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


20

May 2025

10 am PT

Peter Adams, PhD

University of California, San Diego

Director & Professor, NCI-designated Cancer Genome and Epigenetics Program

“TBD”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom


27

May 2025

10 am PT

Ting Wang, PhD

Washington University School of Medicine

Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Head of Department of Genetics

“Transposable elements and cancer epigenome evolution”

Hybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom