Student Seminars

Our student seminars are an integral part of the course requirements for our Graduate program. In each presentation the student will present an annual update on their graduate research. 

2024-25 STUDENT SEMINAR SCHEDULE AVAILABLE END OF JULY

Location details to be announced

Current students and faculty can submit evaluations using the seminar evaluations page.


2024 - 2025 Invited Speakers

A component of the seminar course is the Perspectives in Neuroscience Speaker Series. Distinguished experts within the field of Neuroscience will be invited to speak throughout the year.   

Location details to be announced

** For Virtual Events Only: Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty and students will automatically be registered for these events. Anyone outside of the program wishing to register may do so by visiting our registration page. 

Date Name Seminar Title

October 1, 2024

 

Brad Wyble, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychology

Penn State University 

"TBA"

October 29, 2024

 

Leah Mayo, PhD

Parker Psychedelics Research Chair
Lead, Novel Therapeutics

Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary

"The highs and lows of exploring the endocannabinoid system as a novel therapeutic target for PTSD"

November 12, 2024

Amanda Melin, PhD

Canada Research Chair in Primate Genomics and Dietary Ecology
Professor, Department of Anthropology and Archeology

University of Calgary

"The Sensory Ecology of Food Selection by Wild Capuchin Monkeys"

December 3, 2024

 

 

 Nicholas Turk-Browne, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Wu Tsai Institute

Yale University

 "Learning and memory in the infant brain"

February 4, 2025

 

Treva Glazebrook Lecturer 

 

Morgan Barense, PhD

Professor and Canada Research Chair
Max and Gianna Glassman Endowed Chair in Neuropsychology

University of Toronto 

"Enhancing real-world event memory"

March 25, 2025

Giuseppina Pilloni, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

New York University

"TBA"

April 15, 2025

 

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Columbia University

"TBA"

May 13, 2025

Dr. Eyal Kimchi

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Northwestern University

"Disentangling the Pathophysiology of Delirium"