Events
Student presenting at Computational Neuroscience Journal Club.
Neuroscience Seminars & Journal Clubs
2024-2025
- Neurobiology Journal Club (Mondays @ 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in Gerstenzang 124)
- Biology & Neuroscience Joint Seminar (Tuesdays @ 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.)
- Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club (Thursdays @ 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in Volen 201)
- MCB & Neuroscience Student Seminars/Pizza Talks (Fridays @ 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in Gerstenzang 123)
Upcoming Events
September 15, 2025
Monday, 9/15/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Rico Rodriguez (Van Hooser Lab)
"A compressed hierarchy for visual form processing in the tree shrew"
Jamie Stonemetz (Sengupta Lab)
"Identification of the trail-following pheromone receptor in termites"
September 16, 2025
Tuesday, 9/16/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Yanni Tsipis (Senior Vice President of Development, WS Development, Faculty, MIT Center for Real Estate)
"Planning and Building Boston's Newest Neighborhood"
Host: Michael Rosbash.
September 17, 2025
Wednesday, 9/17/2025 12:10 pm-1:10 pm Shapiro Science Center GL14/Online
Mathematical Biology Seminar
Nate Sutton (Department of Mathematics, Brandeis University)
"A Continuous Attractor Neural Network Model Quantitatively Reproduces Spatial-Navigation Cell Physiology with Evidence-Based Neural and Synaptic Properties from Hippocampome.org."
Host: Sreshta Venkatakrishnan. Contact sreshtav@brandeis.edu for more information.
September 22, 2025
Monday, 9/22/2025 1 pm-2 pm Abelson 131/Online
Thesis Seminar: Neuroscience PhD Program
Natasha Baas-Thomas (Katz Lab)
"The Ingestive Response Reflects Neural Dynamics in Gustatory Cortex"
September 29, 2025
Monday, 9/29/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Lucia Prieto-Godino (Francis Crick Institute)
"Evolution of olfactory circuits: from connectomes to behaviour"
Host: Julianne Pelaez.
October 6, 2025
Monday, 10/6/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Jared Newell (Howard Lab)
Claire Ciampa (Berry Lab)
October 27, 2025
Monday, 10/27/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Host: IRPC.
November 4, 2025
Tuesday, 11/4/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
David K. Breslow, PhD (Department of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, Yale University)
"Understanding Primary Cilia through Functional Genomics"
Host: Piali Sengupta.
December 2, 2025
Tuesday, 12/2/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Monica Colaiacovo, PhD (Department of Genetics, Harvard University)
"How genetic factors and exposure to environmental toxicants
affect the germline leading to aneuploidy: insights from C. elegans"
See: https://genepath.med.harvard.edu/colaiacovo/index.html
Host: Sue Lovett.