RUCARES & NJACE Annual Conference

Where – Douglass Student Center, Rutgers University When – 8am-4pm on September 6th, 2024 The NJACE, in collaboration with the Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services (RUCARES) at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute, is hosting an annual conference. This conference aims to bring together leading local and national researchers and physicians in …

RWJ-N&CB Seminar Series: Haley E. Melikian, PhD

"Presynaptic Dopamine Transporter Regulation: Tipping the Scales Against Cocaine Reward" Please join us on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 12 Noon in the Research Tower, Room V12 for a RWJ-Neuroscience and Cell Biology Seminar Series featuring Haley E. Melikian, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute at UMASS Chan School of Medicine. Dr. Melikian …

EBPS Conference: SUD Therapeutics – Banff, Canada

The conference is hosted in Banff, Canada Sept 25-27, 2024. The main theme is novel pharmacotherapies for SUDs and related mental health disorders.Talks will include basic and clinical research exploring novel pharmacology-based interventions, including cannabinoids, psychedelics, ketamine, and more. So far, we have a fantastic lineup of speakers (Meg Haney, Lorenzo Leggio, Alex Kwan, Sachin …

RWJMS Tri-Departmental Neuroscience Seminar: Zu-Hang Sheng, PhD

Energy Matters: Reprogramming of mitochondrial transport and energy metabolism to power neuron regeneration and synaptic transmission Mitochondria are cellular power plants that generate energy in the form of ATP. Regeneration requires a high level of energy consumption, which is mainly supplied by local mitochondria within regenerating axons. ATP consumption also supports synapse assembly, drives action …

Rutgers x Nucleate Info Session

Nucleate is a global, student-run non-profit organization that aims to empower tomorrow’s biotech leaders by providing today’s academic trainees with the education and tools they need to translate their research into commercial ventures . This year, Nucleate NY is being led by students at Columbia, Cornell, CUNY, NYU, Princeton, Rockefeller, Rutgers, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Mount Sinai, …

ADRD-TWIP Series: Michal Schnaider Beeri, PhD

Discussing NIH critiques for the (not yet funded) R01 entitled: The role of apathy in cognitive decline and ADRD biomarkers in high- risk middle-aged adults Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93461806653?pwd=hNst2iHqfGRd2t0hGGNSyO5dfm6YFe.1 Passcode: 993531

The Tenth Annual Brain Health Institute Symposium

Save the date for the Tenth Annual BHI Symposium. The two-day symposium celebrating the 10-year anniversary of BHI will feature talks by Rutgers faculty and trainees, a keynote speech by Dr. John Morrison from UC Davis, and poster presentations by students and postdocs. More information about the symposium will be available soon.