“Orbitofrontal microcircuitry during approach-avoidance decision-making” Speaker: Clara Starkweather, MD, PhD Resident, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco Date and Time: Wednesday, November 4th, 2026, 10-11 am EST (Eastern) Zoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/6397147065 Approach–avoidance refers to the psychological conflict in which deciding to approach a reward also carries potential punishment. The orbitofrontal cortex […]
“Deciphering Determinants of Condensate Liquid-to-Solid Transitions in Neurodegeneration” Speaker: Zheng Shi, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical, Biology, Rutgers-New Brunswick Date and Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 12-1 PM Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94769804345?pwd=IMqJIIvuDmRl997R6O4U4NKbt6UWfs.1 Meeting code: 947 6980 4345 Passcode: 454288 Dr. Shi’s lab pursues two primary directions: 1) Quantitative understanding of the material properties of biomolecular […]
Speaker: Anil Kumar Vijjamarri in Megerditch Kiledjian Lab Date and Time: November 6, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Location: Nelson Biology Laboratories, 604 Allison Rd, Rm D406, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
“Track Control: How Neurons Sculpt and Tune their Microtubule Cytoskeletons” Date and Time: November 9, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Location: Life Sciences Building Auditorium (LSB) 151 (In person only) Speaker: Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak is the Senior Investigator and Chief of the Unit of Cell Biology and Biophysics at the National Institutes of Health, U.S.A. […]
“Connecting Brain and Behavior to Understand Addiction Outcomes” Speaker: Sarah W. Yip, PhD, MSc Director of Yale Imaging and Psychopharmacology and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Child Study at Yale School of Medicine. Date and Time: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. In-Person Location: Deans Conference Room, Research Tower, 675 Hoes Lane West, […]
“On the Causes of Obesity and Its Treatment, The End of the Beginning” Date & Time: November 12, 2026, 4:00 PM Location: Location to be announced; reception to follow Speaker: Jeffrey M. Friedman, MD, PhD Marilyn M. Simpson Professor and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University Dr. Friedman has won numerous awards for his groundbreaking discovery of leptin, paving […]
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“Computational models of neurodegeneration provide insights into disease mechanisms” Plenary Speaker: Alain Dagher, MD Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University Health Centre Date and Time: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM In-Person Location: Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Aidekman Building, Room 103, Rutgers University-Newark Zoom link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/s/93519832456 Meeting ID: 935 […]
Speaker: Kaitlin Castell in Santiago Cuesta Lab Date and Time: November 20, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Location: Nelson Biology Laboratories, 604 Allison Rd, Rm D406, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
The 12th Annual Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) Symposium will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at the College Avenue Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ. The full‑day event will feature a keynote lecture by Dr. Joseph E. LeDoux from NYU, cutting‑edge research presentations from BHI faculty, a special panel focused on the Rutgers Women’s […]
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Speaker: Ethan Lippmann, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University Date and Time: December 4, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Location: Nelson Biology Laboratories, 604 Allison Rd, Rm D406, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
