Neuroscience Webinars

Learn from the latest webinars about newly released neuroscience research and advances in experimental techniques. Topics include research news in neuroscience, neurology, psychology, brain science and cognitive sciences.

MAR 08, 2023 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: Improving Research Translation in Dementia:...

Animal models present a unique opportunity to understand molecular mechanisms of pathological changes involved in cognitive dysfunction in neurological disorders. However, most of the work f...

Speaker: Marco A.M. Prado, Pharm, MSc, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: Designing Machine Learning Processes For...

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Speaker: Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Neurodegeneration

Selective vulnerability of brain regions and specific neural populations in neurodegeneration remains little understood. We hypothesize that pre-existing physiological differences in neurons...

Speaker: Marija Cvetanovic, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Leveraging What We Know: Knowledge Discovery and Knowledge Exploitation...

Natural Language Processing is experiencing a phenomenal capabilities acceleration since the introduction of Large Language Models (LLMs). This success stems in part from the ability to inge...

Speaker: Guillermo Cecchi, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Neural Network Models of Visual Learning and Development

Children efficiently develop their visual systems through learning from their environment. How this development unfolds in noisy real-world data streams remains largely unknown. Deep neural...

Speaker: Chengxu Zhuang, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

The Distinction Between Curative and Assistive Technology: The...

Disability activists have sometimes claimed their disability has actually increased their well-being. Some even say they would reject a cure to keep these gains. Yet, these same activists of...

Speaker: Joseph A. Stramondo, PhD, MA

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Recurrent Neural Networks in Brains and Machines

Neural networks are a powerful tool for modeling neural activity in the brain. In this talk, I will discuss how these models have helped in my own research and highlight recent work building...

Speaker: Christopher Cueva, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Novel Tools for Drug Discovery in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases (AD, PD) are the two most common neurodegenerative disorders. Both diseases are characterized by abnormal aggregates in the brain, which incl...

Speaker: Jacob McPhail, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Health Equity in ADRD Research for the Black Community

Black Americans have an increased risk for age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD) compared to other ethnic and racialized groups. However, risk factors for age-relate...

Speaker: Kacie D. Deters, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Tool Kit for Dopaminergic Progenitor Cell Production

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are immortal cell lines that can be derived from skin or blood of any individual. Their unique property of pluripotency means they can be differe...

Speaker: Tilo Kunath, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Understanding the Role of Alzheimer's Disease Pathologies in Spatial...

Some of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are loss of orientation, wandering and misplacing items. One of the first regions vulnerable to AD pathology is the entorhinal...

Speaker: Abid Hussaini, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Explainable AI with Applications for Brain Imaging and Drug Discovery

Explainable AI (XAI) aims at helping you understand and interpret predictions made by AI techniques and tools. Recently, there has been a growing interest in XAI as many users want explanati...

Speaker: Jagath Rajapakse, PhD, FIEEE

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Interpretable Latent Variable Models Demonstrate Flexible Neural...

In this talk, I will discuss the development of interpretable machine learning models to test scientific hypotheses, with a specific focus on spinal motor control. Voluntary movement require...

Speaker: Joshua I. Glaser, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 08, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Accurately Modeling Mild Traumatic Brain Injury to Better Understand...

Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are a prevalent health issue in North America. There is increasing pressure to utilize ecologically valid models of closed-head mTBI in the preclinical...

Speaker: Brian Christie, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

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MAR 01, 2023 | 7:00 AM

Addressing the challenges of membrane protein sample preparation...

Date: March 01, 2023 Time: 7:00am (PST), 10:00am (EST), 4:00pm (CET) Determining the three-dimensional structure of membrane proteins has historically been a huge challenge for scientists du...

Speaker: Rosemary Cater , Mahfuz Rahman

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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FEB 15, 2023 | 7:00 AM

Scattering Microscopy: Label-Free Imaging Approaches

Date: February 15, 2023 Time: 7:00am (PST), 10:00pm (EST), 4:00pm (CET) While not all microscopy samples can fluoresce, all can scatter light, and this scattered light can be imaged. This ha...

Speaker: Philipp Kukura , Francesco Reina , Matthew Kose-Dunn , Phil Allen

Sponsored By: Teledyne Photometrics

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FEB 09, 2023 | 7:00 AM

AI Microscopy Symposium, 8th edition

Date: February 09, 2023 Time: 7:00am (PST), 10:00pm (EST), 4:00pm (CET) The AI Microscopy Symposium offers an unique forum for presenting...

Speaker: Helen Spiers, PhD , Martin Priessner, PhD

Sponsored By: Leica Microsystems

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FEB 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM

Visualizing Cancer Biology through Cell Culture Inserts

Date: February 08, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CEST) Understanding cell-to-cell interactions in a tumor microenvironment are increasingly challenging due to the complexit...

Speaker: Rayees Ahamed

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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FEB 02, 2023 | 11:00 AM

Break the Bottleneck: Automate Plasmid Maxi-prep with AmMag™ Quatro

Date: December 13, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CEST) Plasmid DNA (pDNA) is an essential component of molecular biotechnology applications, such as protein expression and...

Speaker: Rouba Najjar, MBA

Sponsored By: GenScript

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JAN 31, 2023 | 10:00 AM

Tips and tricks for successful multiplexing IHC

Date: January 31, 2023 Time: 10:00am (PST), 1:00pm (EST), 7:00pm (CEST) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a standard technique for scientists and pathologists to detect antigens. Examining one o...

Speaker: Darpan Saraswat

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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JAN 25, 2023 | 10:00 AM

Single-Molecule Proteomics using Protein Identification by Short-epitope...

Date: January 25, 2023 Time: 10:00am (PST), 1:00pm (EST), 7:00pm (CET) The field of proteomics is poised for a single-molecule revolution – enabling more comprehensive analysis of the...

Speaker: Parag Mallick, Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Nautilus Biotechnology

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December 15, 2022 8:00 AM PST

Using non-hypothesized based approaches for biomarker development

Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CEST) Current protein biomarkers are only moderately predictive in identifying individuals with mild traumatic brain injury...

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Gill

Sponsored By: SomaLogic

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DEC 06, 2022 | 9:00 AM

ChipCytometry™ Multiplexing: Practical, Approachable, Spatial...

Date: December 06, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) Spatial biology: high parameter spatial analysis of intact specimens, including both image-based and sequencing-based...

Speaker: J. Spencer Schwarz

Sponsored By: Canopy Biosciences

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NOV 29, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Studying the glymphatic system using light sheet microscopy

Date: November 29, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CET) The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been acknowledged worldwide by leading health The glymphatic system w...

Speaker: Iben Lundgaard, PhD

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 16, 2022 | 7:00 PM

Innovation in Science and Technology: Translating Cellular Therapies...

Date: November 16, 2022 Time: 2:00pm (AEST) Date: November 17, 2022 7:00pm (PST), 10:00pm (EST), 4:00am (CET) The growth in FDA-approved cell and gene therapy products for the treatment of d...

Speaker: Jean Qiu , Khalid Shah

Sponsored By: Revvity

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NOV 09, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Addressing common challenges in lentiviral vector clarification...

Date: November 09, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CET) The field of cell and gene therapy is rapidly growing. In particular, the use of lentiviruses in CAR-T applications is...

Speaker: Carl Dargitz , Magda Tomala

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sartorius

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NOV 02, 2022 | 7:00 AM

Unveil the inflammatory response with novel assays for protein...

Date: November 2, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00pm (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) As part of the immune response, inflammation plays a vital role in the host defense and is dictated by the balance bet...

Speaker: Sigrun Badrnya, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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