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June 24
Lu Chen (Neurosurgery and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences - Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences)
Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Formation in Health and Diseases [SUNet login required]
Anthony Wagner (Psychology)
On Academic Careers [SUNet login required]
Robert Malenka (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
Neuroscience and Psychiatry: My 50 Year Journey [SUNet login required]
July 1
Rebecca Pinals (Chemical Engineering)
Engineering Neuro-Models and Nano-Tools to Uncover Neurodegenerative Disease Mechanisms [SUNet login required]
Joseph Wu (Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology)
New Approach Methodologies (NAMs): Stem Cells, Genomics, and AI for Drug Discovery
Matthew Porteus (Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation)
Creating Precision Engineered Cells to Treat Rare and Common Diseases
July 8
Florentine Rutaganira (Biochemistry and Developmental Biology)
How a Unicellular Organism Can Teach Us About the Origin of Animals
Paul Wang (Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine)
A Career in Academics and Innovation: Change the World and Your Life by Innovating
Paul Bollyky (Medicine - Infectious Diseases and Microbiology & Immunology
Engineering Phage Therapy For Antibiotic Resistant Infections
July 15
James Ford (Medicine - Oncology and Genetics)
Genetics of Hereditary Cancer Risk [SUNet login required]
Ravi Majeti (Medicine - Hematology)
Stem Cells in Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia
James Brooks (Urology)
Prostate Cancer, Sugar, and Immunity
July 22
Jill Helms (Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
Matteo Molè (Obstetrics & Gynecology - Reproductive Biology)
Exploring Human Embryo Implantation: Paving the Way to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
Calvin Kuo (Medicine - Hematology)
Using Organoids to Model Human Disease
July 29
Annelise Barron (Bioengineering)
Mental Illnesses (& MS, AD, PD) Can Be Caused by Polymicrobial Infections that Weaken & Dysregulate Immunity, Leading to Neuroinflammatory Viral Reactions [SUNet login required]
Martha Cyert (Biology)
Discovering New Calcium-Dependent Signaling Pathways [SUNet login required]
Ehsan Adeli (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
A Multidimensional Odyssey into the Human Mind: Building a Brain Foundation Model
August 5
Timothy Durazzo (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
Effects of Low-Level Alcohol Consumption on the Human Brain [SUNet login required]
Zhenan Bao (Chemical Engineering)
Skin-Inspired Electronics for Health Sensors [SUNet login required]
Ashwin Ramayya (Neurosurgery)
The Surprising Link Between Brain Injury and Chronic Pain
August 12
Sherri Rose (Health Policy)
Health Policy Data Science Lab [SUNet login required]
Jonas Cremer (Biology)
Quantifying Metabolite Exchange in the Human Gut Microbiome
Andreas Tolias (Ophthalmology)
Decoding the Brain with AI [SUNet login required]
August 19
Anusha Kalbasi (Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy)
Decoding the Language of T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy [SUNet login required]
Siddharth Krishnan (Electrical Engineering)
Bioelectronics for Closed Loop Therapy Delivery [SUNet login required]
Michael Zeineh (Radiology)
The Path to Advanced Neuroimaging in Neurodegenerative Disorders [SUNet login required]
August 26
Fiona Baumer (Pediatric Neurology)
Closing the Loop: Neurostimulation, Hyperconnectivity, and Language Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy
Ellen Rim (Chemical Engineering)
Plant Protein Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture [SUNet login required]
Maya Kasowski (Pathology and Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine)
Reading the Regulatory Code [SUNet login required]