Neurology Seminar Series
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Who: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Clinicians, Medical Students
When: Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST
Where: N1-1100 at the new NERB and via Zoom (link information to be provided later)
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September 11, 2024 |
Julia TCW |
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October 16, 2024 |
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Felipe Almeida de Pinho Ribeiro |
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November 13, 2024 |
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David Goldhamer |
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December 11, 2024 |
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to be determined |
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January 15, 2025 |
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to be determined |
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February 12, 2025 |
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to be determined |
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March 12, 2025 |
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to be determined |
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April 9, 2025 |
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Li Gan |
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May 14, 2025 |
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Liang Oscar Qiang |
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June 11, 2025 |
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to be determined |
June 2024 - Neurology Seminar Series
Crystallin γS: A novel neuroprotective molecule expressed by microglia and engrafted monocytes in response to retinal pathology
Eleftherios Paschalis, PhD
Dr. Paschalis, PhD, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology and director of Boston Keratoprosthesis Research, Development, and Regulatory Affairs
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary & Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
This event is hosted by: Kevin Houston, OD
May 2024 - Neurology Seminar Series
Regulation of CNS inflammation by astrocytes
Francisco J. Quintana, PhD
Dr. Quintala is a professor of Neurology, and the Kuchroo Weiner Distinguished Professor of Neuroimmunology at the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is an associate member of The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.
This event is hosted by: Jean Pierre Schatzmann Peron, PhD
2024 April Neurology Seminar Series
Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
presented by: Eric McDade, DO, professor of neurology, Co-Director of the Knight Family Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trial Unit (DIAN-TU), and Director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Expanded Registry (DIAN-TU) at Washington University School of Medicine.
Presentation Host: Robert H. Brown Jr., MD, DPhil
April 2024 - Neurology Seminar
Using iPSC to understand the role of pesticides in sporadic ALS
Using iPSC to understand the role of pesticides in sporadic ALS
Alison O'Neil, PhD, assistant professor in the chemistry department of the Neuroscience and Behavior Program at the College of Integrated Sciences, Wesleyan University
This program is hosted by: Daryl Bosco, PhD
February 2024 Neurology Seminar - Special Seminar Series
Seizure Disorders in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Presented by Keith Vossel, MD, MSc, professor of neurology at UCLA. Dr. Vossell is the director of the Katherine and Benjamin Kagan Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Development Program, the Alzheimer’s Program, and the Dementia and Memory Disorders Clinic at UCLA. He is the center director of the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care, UCLA
The presentation host is: Robert H. Brown, MD, Phil
February 2024 Neurology Seminar Series
Using iPSC models to refine TDP-43 dependent disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in ALS
presented by: Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, associate professor of neurology and neuroscience, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago.
Program Host: John Landers, PhD
January 2024 Neurology Seminar Series
Mis-splicing in repeat expansion diseases and development of potential therapeutics
Andrew Berglund, PhD, Empire Professor of Innovation, Director of the RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York
hosted by: Lawrence Hayward, MD, PhD
October 2023 Neurology Seminar Series
Quest to identify critical pathological mechanisms in ALS astrocytes for advancing diagnostic and therapeutic efforts.
Bridgette van Zundert, PhD, adjunct professor at UMass Chan Medical School, and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chili
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Targeting drug delivery to the CNS: mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities
Rachael Sirianni, PhD, professor, and vice chair, of research in neurosurgery.
September 2023 Neurology Seminar Series
Zika virus modulates miRNAs targeting immunoregulatory and neurodevelopmental genes in astrocytes
August 2023 Neurology Seminar Series
Cytotoxic Behavior of Encephalitogenic CD4 Cells
Alessandro dos Santos Faria, PhD, associate professor of genetics, microbiology, and immunology and Vice Dean of the Institute of Biosciences. UNICAMP – Brazil
Metabolic Adaptation of Myeloid Cells: from COVID-19 to Brain Diseases
Pedro M. Moraes-Vieira, PhD, associate professor of genetics, microbiology, and immunology, UNICAMP – Brazil
April 2023 Neurology Seminar Series
The ATXN2 RNA/protein complex: a role in more than just cerebellar degeneration, April 28, 2023
Chair, Stephen Pulst, MD, professor of neurology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
For more information, click here to review the seminar flyer
Brain Repair After Stroke, April 27, 2023
Steven Cramer, MD, professor, Susan and David Wilstein Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA. and medical director of Research, California Rehabilitation Institute
March 2023 Neurology Seminar Series
Single-cell dissection of the human motor and prefrontal cortices in ALS and FTLD
Myriam Heiman, PhD, associate professor of Brain and cognitive sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
February 2023 Neurology Seminar Series
Understanding Cell Types in the Developing Human Brain and Glioblastoma
Aparna Bhaduri, PhD, associate professor of biological chemistry at the University of California in Los Angeles.