Seminars in Neuroscience

All neuroscience seminars are held on Mondays, at 12:00 PM, in BMRC 301 and over Zoom, unless otherwise noted. Check the calendar for the most updated information.

Fall 2026 Schedule

Dr. Blake Gibson

Assistant Professor
West Virginia University

Monday, September 21, 2026

"Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome (FIRS) And Risk of Psychiatric Disease"

**This is a Zoom only seminar**

Dr. Hey-Kyoung Lee

Professor
Johns Hopkins University

Monday, September 28, 2026

“Mechanisms of cross-modal plasticity in the adult brain”

Dr. Rachael Seidler

Professor
University of Florida

Monday, October 5, 2026

“The Effects of Spaceflight on the Human Brain and Behavior”

Drs. Annahita Amireskandari & Camila Teixeira

Assistant Professor
West Virginia University

Research Scientist
West Virginia University

Monday, October 12, 2026

"Title TBD"

Dr. Ramiro Comas Mutis

Post Doctoral Fellow
West Virginia University

Monday, October 19, 2026

"Title TBD"

Dr. Joshua Gross

Assistant Professor
Penn State University

Monday, October 26, 2026

"Severe obesity- and height-associated genetic variant shifts the ghrelin receptor towards an active-state conformation via disruption of the conserved allosteric sodium binding pocket"

Dr. Andrew Seeds

Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Monday, November 9, 2026

“From Body Maps to Behavior: How the Brain Decodes Somatotopy”

Dr. Avril Genene Holt

Associate Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Monday, November 30, 2026

“Noise-induced changes in neuronal activity and calcium dynamics beyond the periphery”

Dr. Kate Hong

Assistant Professor
Carnegie Mellon University

Monday, December 7, 2026

“Distributed sensory circuits in behavior and recovery after stroke”