Events

Thu, Nov 20 2025, 4 - 5pm

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Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | Carlos Matute, PhD

"Brain Myelin as an Energy Source in Health and Disease"

Wed, Nov 5 2025, 4 - 5pm

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Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar Series | Benjamin Clock and Emily Tom

Presentations by Benjamin Clock and Emily Tom, graduate students from the Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Tue, Oct 28 2025, 10 - 11am

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UC Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping | Yin Shen, PhD

“Characterizing Cis-regulatory Elements and Genetic Variants Underlying Human Brain Development and Disease," by Yin Shen, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine

Tue, Oct 21 2025, 10 - 11am

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UC Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping | Euiseok Kim, PhD

“Structured and Target-Specific Development of Cortico-Cortical Connectivity in the Mouse Visual Cortex,” by Euiseok Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, UC Santa Cruz

Mon, Oct 20 2025, 5 - 8pm

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Third Annual Paolo Sassone-Corsi Lectureship | Michael Greenberg, PhD

"How Nature and Nurture Conspire to Control Brain Development and Function," by Michael Greenberg, PhD, Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology, Professor of Neurology, Director, Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research, Harvard Medical School. The Paolo Sassone-Corsi Lectureship is presented and organized by the Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism in honor of Paolo Sassone-Corsi's legacy in epigenetics and metabolism.

Fri, Oct 17 2025, 4 - 5pm

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Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Distinguished Lecture Series | John R. Adler, Jr., MD

"Sometimes an Entrepreneur: Always a Doctor"

Thu, Oct 16 2025, 4 - 5pm

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Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | Kevin T. Beier, PhD

"Think Positively: Novel Mechanisms of Modulating Synaptic Plasticity and Pain, and Implications for Brain Disease"

Fri, Oct 10 2025, 11am - 12pm

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UC Irvine Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome Research Seminar Series | Christy Hom, MD, PhD

"From Development to Neurodegeneration: Biological, Environmental and Psychosocial Influences on Cognition in Down syndrome," by Christy Hom, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, UC Irvine School of Medicine. Hosted by the UC Irvine Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS).

Wed, Oct 8 2025, 4 - 5pm

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Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar Series | Olga Orozco and Samuel Kim

Presentations by Olga Orozco and Samuel Kim, graduate students from the Department of Physiology & Biophysics.

Wed, Jun 11 2025, 4 - 5pm

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Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | Devon A. Lawson, PhD

"Immune Microenvironment in Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis"