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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/7810/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-21/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-20/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stephen M. Strittmatter\, MD\, PhD – McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 31st\, 2026 at 11:00am \n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen M. Strittmatter\, MD\, PhD \n\n\n\nVincent Coates Professor Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience\, Yale School of Medicine \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Aggregate-Induced Damage in Neurodegeneration \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nThroughout his career\, Dr. Strittmatter has repeatedly moved from foundational work in neuroscience to understanding neurological conditions and subsequently to clinical trials. Dr. Strittmatter has a long-standing interest in ligand–receptor interactions and signal transduction in translational neuroscience. He developed expertise in the biochemistry of neuronal receptors during MD/PhD training with Solomon Snyder at Johns Hopkins. He pursued Neurology residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital under the guidance of John B. Martin\, Raymond Adams\, and C. Miller Fischer. His clinical practice included an early focus on Movement Disorders working with John Growdin and Kenneth Marek. More recently\, he founded the Yale Memory Disorders Clinic leading 7 neurologists plus support personnel. \n\n\n\nAfter Residency training\, he developed an interest in the molecular biology of axon growth during a Fellowship with Mark Fishman. In his own laboratory at Yale\, the mechanisms of axon guidance were the first focus\, and insights into the molecular mechanisms of Semaphorin action during brain development were revealed. This led to an interest in the molecular pathways that inhibit fiber growth and functional rewiring of healthy and damaged adult brain. His work included the identification of Nogo and its receptor NgR1. This pathway was shown to play a role in limiting recovery after spinal cord injury and stroke. Focus now is the study of brain plasticity and its modulation by NgR1 and by injury as well as unbiased discovery of pathways. Technically\, he utilizes genome-wide shRNA and CRISPR screening\, chronic in vivo imaging of neuronal connections\, genetic alteration of mice and induction of surgical lesions resembling clinical trauma and stroke\, as well as clinical trial testing.  \n\n\n\nOver the last decade\, Dr. Strittmatter has also focused on pathophysiological ligand–receptor pairs in the degenerative dementias\, primarily Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The contribution of particular ligands to these pathologies had been identified by genetic methods\, but their mechanism of action remained poorly understood. Dr. Strittmatter has focused on defining the pathophysiological action of Amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide oligomers in AD\, and on the role of secreted Progranulin in Fronto-Temporal Lobar Degeneration. For both of these molecules\, interaction with the specific receptors on the neuronal surface is crucial. His investigations have led to the identification of PrP C and Sortilin as sites for Aß and PGRN\, respectively. He has defined a molecular pathway from Aßo through PrP C to mGluR5 and Fyn/Pyk2 kinases leading to synaptic dysfunction in AD models. His laboratory utilizes receptor ligand binding assays\, expression cloning\, electrophysiology\, genetics\, single cell RNAseq\, mouse behavior\, fMRI\, PET imaging and clinical trials to study these pathways.  \n\n\n\nDr. Strittmatter is deeply committed to training and mentoring of developing scientists focused on Neural Repair and Neurodegeneration\, with a particular emphasis on creating a supportive research environment. He leads a T32 institutional training grant. Within his own laboratory\, Dr. Strittmatter has served as primary mentor at Yale for 45 postdoctoral fellows and 37 graduate students conducting thesis research. Of these\, fully 26 have already gone on to full time faculty positions including Alyson Fournier\, Fenghua Hu\, Haakon Nygaard and William Cafferty.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-stephen-m-strittmatter-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-19/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-18/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T120000
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:Visit NeuroBlitz\n\n\n\n\n\nNeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-17/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-16/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T143000
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SUMMARY:Wei Dong\, PhD – NBB Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:NBB Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 18th\, 2025 at 2:30pm \n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWei Dong\, PhD \n\n\n\nDepartment of Otolarygology – Head and Neck Surgery\, UCI Health \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisualization of ear function using optical coherence tomography (OCT) \n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nObservations of sound-induced vibrations (or potentials) along the auditory pathway form the foundation for our understanding of the mechanics of hearing\, leading to a predominant view of middle ear function\, cochlear mechanics\, and the generation of otoacoustic emissions in normal and impaired ears. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows us to observe both anatomy and function of the middle ear and cochlea under almost natural conditions. This presentation will discuss how those new observations advance our understanding of middle ear and cochlear functions and contribute to the improvement of clinical diagnoses and treatments.  \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nDr. Wei Dong started her study of hearing physiology working on the characterization of low-frequency cochlear mechanics in the guinea pig. She continued to work on cochlear mechanics as a post-doc\, and observations of intracochlear fluid pressure sparked a long-standing interest in middle ear function\, cochlear mechanics\, and the generation of otoacoustic emissions. Her primary research interest is signal processing in the mammalian ear both in the forward and reverse directions. Wei Dong received her Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Bristol\, UK\, and obtained her post-doc training at Columbia University. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at UCI Health. 
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/wei-dong-phd-nbb-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T120000
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-15/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251028T110000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Zoe R. Donaldson - NBB Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:NBB Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 28th\, 2025 at 11:00am \n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Zoe R. Donaldson \n\n\n\nProfessor of Molecular\, Cellular & Developmental Biology and Psychology & Neuroscience\, University of Colorado Boulder \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Neurobiology of bond formation and maintenance” \n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nDuring the formation of a social bond\, information from social interaction is transformed into attachment. In the first part of this talk\, I will focus on how social information is organized at multiple scales—from stable encoding in individual neurons to coordinated ensembles—during bond formation. These studies\, which focus on the nucleus accumbens\, highlight a pivotal role for calcium permeable AMPA receptors and fast spiking interneurons. As relationships mature\, partners share common goals\, improve their ability to work together\, and experience coordinated emotions. In the second part of this talk\, I will highlight work using single cell sequencing that revealed accumbal transcriptional concordance between partners\, a transcriptional signature associated with pairwise differences in behavior. Together\, this work delineates how social relationships change the brain beginning with their initial encoding mechanisms and then establishing a framework that facilitates connectedness and may help pairs effectively navigate the world together. \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nDr. Zoe Donaldson is a Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. She studies how close social bonds\, such as those that mediate friendships and romantic love\, are encoded in the brain. Her lab studies monogamous prairie voles. Unlike rats and mice\, these rodents forms lifelong pair bonds between mates akin to human romantic partnerships. By examining the neurobiology underlying these bonds and what happens when they are lost\, she hopes to identify novel treatments for psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/zoe-r-donaldson-nbb-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T133000
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-14/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250908T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250908T170000
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SUMMARY:Joint Department Retreat
DESCRIPTION:RSVP for our Joint Department Retreat!\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: September 8 \n\n\n\nTime: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm \n\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/anatomy-neurobiology-and-neurobiology-behavior-joint-department-retreat/\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/joint-department-retreat/
LOCATION:The Cove – UCI Beall Applied Innovation\, 5270 California Ave.\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dr. Susan Shore - NBB Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:NBB Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 17th\, 2025 at 11:00am \n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSusan Shore\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nProfessor Emerita of Otolaryngology\, Physiology\, & Biomedical Engineering\, University of Michigan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Reversing pathological neural plasticity to treat tinnitus” \n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nThe dorsal cochlear nucleus is the first site of multisensory convergence in mammalian auditory pathways. Principal output neurons\, the fusiform cells\, integrate auditory nerve inputs from the cochlea with somatosensory inputs from the head and neck. After noise exposure\, fusiform cells exhibit increased spontaneous activity and cross-unit synchrony\, physiological correlates of tinnitus. Underlying mechanisms include homeostatic and timing-dependent plasticity. To reverse the pathological plasticity\, we delivered repeated bisensory auditory-somatosensory stimulation to guinea pigs with tinnitus\, choosing an inter stimulus interval known to induce long-term depression (LTD). The LTD inducing bisensory (but not unimodal auditory) stimulation reduced physiological and behavioral evidence of tinnitus in the guinea pigs. Next\, we applied the same bisensory treatment to human subjects with tinnitus using a double-blinded\, sham-controlled\, crossover study. The LTD inducing bisensory stimulation reduced both tinnitus loudness and intrusiveness. Unimodal auditory stimulation did not deliver either benefit. Bisensory auditory-somatosensory stimulation that induces LTD in the dorsal cochlear nucleus may hold promise for suppressing chronic tinnitus\, which reduces quality of life for millions of tinnitus sufferers worldwide.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-susan-shore-nbb-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T120000
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\nNeuroBlitz Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-13/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T110000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Marina Picciotto - James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 13\, 2025 at 11:00am \n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarina R. Picciotto\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nCharles B.G. Murphy Professor in Psychiatry and Deputy Chair for Basic Science Research\,  \n\n\n\nDepartments of Psychiatry\, Neuroscience and Pharmacology\, Yale University \n\n\n\n“Cholinergic modulation of circuits involved in behavioral responses to stress.” \n\n\n\nAbstract:  Acetylcholine (ACh) is a critical neurotransmitter important for communication in the autonomic nervous system (fight-or-flight response) and in the brain. We know that stress increases release of ACh and that pharmacological blockade of ACh breakdown induces symptoms of depression in human subjects and increases stress-related behaviors in rodents. In addition\, radioligand imaging in human subjects has shown that ACh levels are elevated when unipolar and bipolar individuals are actively depressed. In our laboratory we have found that pharmacological or molecular genetic manipulations of ACh signaling through ACh esterase\, nicotinic (nAChRs) or muscarinic (mAChRs) in basolateral amygdala (BLA)\, hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is sufficient to recapitulate effects of systemic modulation of the cholinergic system on stress-induced behaviors in mice. In ongoing studies\, we have measured ACh dynamics during stress-induced behaviors using genetically-encoded fluorescent sensors and altered cholinergic input to these brain regions using chemogenetic and optogenetic strategies\, coupled with pharmacological approaches. These studies demonstrate that ACh signaling modulates behavioral responses to acute and chronic stress in mice. These data demonstrate that ACh signaling in the BLA\, hippocampus and mPFC is critical for coordinating behavioral responses to stressful stimuli and support the hypothesis that dysregulated ACh signaling contributes to stress-related disorders in depressed patients.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-marina-picciotto-james-l-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-12/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T133000
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-11/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250415T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250415T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
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SUMMARY:Dr. Coleen T. Murphy - James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 15\, 2025 at 11:00am\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColeen T. Murphy\, PhD\n\n\n\nJames A. Elkins\, Jr. Professor in the Life Sciences and Director \n\n\n\nLSI Genomics\, Princeton University​ \n\n\n\n“Adapt or Die: Transgenerational Inheritance of Pathogen Avoidance (How getting food poisoning might save your species)”\n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nCaenorhabditis elegans must distinguish pathogens from nutritious food sources among the many bacteria to which it is exposed in its environment. We found that a single exposure to purified small RNAs isolated from pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA14) is sufficient to induce pathogen avoidance in the treated worms and in four subsequent generations of progeny. The RNA interference (RNAi) and PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathways\, the germline and the ASI neuron are all required for avoidance behaviour induced by bacterial small RNAs\, and for the transgenerational inheritance of this behavior. A single P. aeruginosa non-coding RNA\, P11\, is both necessary and sufficient to convey learned avoidance of PA14\, and its C. elegans target\, maco-1\, is required for avoidance. Our results suggest that this non-coding-RNA-dependent mechanism evolved to survey the microbial environment of the worm\, use this information to make appropriate behavioral decisions and pass this information on to its progeny. \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nColeen T. Murphy is the Director of LSI Genomics and the James A. Elkins\, Jr. Professor in the Life Sciences in Molecular Biology at Princeton University. She graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Biophysics\, then earned her doctorate in Biochemistry at Stanford University\, studying the structure-function determinants of pre-steady state kinetics and motility of the motor protein myosin. During her postdoctoral work at UCSF\, Dr. Murphy built C. elegans microarrays and used them to identify the set of genes downstream of the insulin signaling/FOXO longevity pathway. This work revealed that insulin signaling coordinates the expression of a vast array of downstream cellular processes\, including stress response\, proteostasis\, metabolism\, immunity\, autophagy\, and intercellular signaling\, to extend cellular and organismal maintenance with age.  \n\n\n\nIn her own lab\, Dr. Murphy’s team has developed C. elegans models of human “quality of life” aging phenotypes\, including cognitive aging and reproductive aging\, using genetic\, genomic\, and microfluidic approaches; they have identified genetic pathways that can extend each of these processes with age. At the molecular level\, these processes are remarkably well-conserved through humans. Dr. Murphy’s team has developed new genomic approaches to isolate and transcriptionally profile all of C. elegans’ adult cells\, in order to better utilize this system as a model for human disease\, and developed assays to model human neurodegenerative disease\, including learning\, memory\, and movement disorders. Her team showed that a memory pathway they first identified to rescue memory in old worms can also rescue memory in old mice\, using the same molecular pathways. Dr. Murphy’s lab also made the surprising discovery that mating induces rapid post-reproductive aging\, utilizing the same genetic pathways that extend longevity. Her lab discovered that C. elegans can interpret the small RNA code of the bacteria that they ingest to direct an avoidance response\, and that information can be transmitted transgenerationally. Her group has now shown that this mechanism is conserved in wild bacteria and wild C. elegans strains. \n\n\n\n Murphy’s awards for her research include being named a Pew Scholar\, March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Scholar\, Keck Scholar\, McKnight Fellow\, Sloan Fellow\, Glenn Medical Research Foundation awardee\, Howard Hughes Medical Institute- Simons Faculty Scholar\, AAAS Fellow\, and she was awarded the New Innovator\, Transformative R01\, and two Pioneer awards from the NIH Director’s office. She has won both the Women in Cell Biology Junior and Mid-Career Awards for Excellence in Research from the American Society for Cell Biology. She is the Director of the Glenn Foundation for Research on Aging at Princeton\, and she is the Director of the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity in the Aging Brain\, and is the author of the book\, “How We Age” (Princeton University Press)\, a 2024 PROSE Finalist.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-coleen-murphy-james-l-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20250305T183147Z
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-10/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California 92697\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20250108T000022Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. John Bethea - James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 25\, 2025 at 11:00am\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Bethea\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nKing Fahd II Professor and Chair of Anatomy & Cell Biology\, The George Washington University  \n\n\n\n“Mechanisms and therapies for chronic pain and its comorbidities.”\n\n\n\nAbstract: According to the World Health Organization\, chronic pain affects approximately 20-25% of the world’s population. In humans\, chronic pain is defined as “pain” that persists and is non-remitting for 3 months or longer. Chronic pain results from disease and or injury and can take on many different clinical manifestations such as Neuropathic\, Musculo Skeletal or Visceral\, for example. Mechanistically\, chronic pain has been linked to pathological inflammation and maladaptive neuro plasticity. Finally\, there are no effective therapies to alleviate chronic pain and those that do work are more effective in men than women. \n\n\n\nWith respect to our pain program\, my laboratory has three primary objectives: 1) Elucidate mechanisms of chronic pain in females and males; 2) Investigate therapies that are effective in both women and men; and 3) Better understand the intersection between chronic pain and chronic disease. \n\n\n\nIn my lecture\, I will discuss recent work from our group investigating the dichotomy between TNFR1 and TNFR2 signaling in chronic pain and chronic diseases such Parkinson’s disease and Heart Failure.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-john-bethea-james-l-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
CATEGORIES:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20240828T201228Z
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-9/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20240828T201015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T200920Z
UID:7108-1733918400-1733923800@neurobiology.uci.edu
SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-8/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20241016T162435Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Anna Victoria Molofsky - James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar
DESCRIPTION:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, December 3\, 2024 at 11:00am\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAnna Victoria Molofsky\, MD\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nSamuel Barondes Professor of Neurobiology and Psychiatry \n\n\n\nDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences \n\n\n\nUniversity of California\, San Francisco \n\n\n\n“Cytokine regulation of brain development and plasticity”\n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nThe immune system shapes healthy brain function and is implicated in many neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Our lab studies these links between the immune system and the brain\, with a particular focus on homeostatic roles of neuroimmune signaling in brain development\, learning\, and memory. We have identified novel mechanisms through which cytokines regulate brain development and synaptic plasticity\,  including the finding that microglia remodel the extracellular matrix to promote synapse plasticity via the cytokine Interleukin-33. More recently\, the lab has found that Type I interferons drive microglia to eliminate a subset of neurons during brain development and has identified Interleukin-13 as a cytokine that promotes inhibitory synapse formation. These studies demonstrate that distinct aspects of neural circuits can be regulated by different immune pathways\, with implications for many diseases in which the immune system may be involved\, including schizophrenia\, autism spectrum disorders\, and others. \n\n\n\nAbout: \n\n\n\nOur group aims to understand the complex interactions between multiple cell types within the brain\, including neurons\, astrocytes\, and microglia\, and in particular\, to define how innate immune signals shape healthy brain development\, plasticty\, and aging\, both within the brain and in communication with peripheral immunity. Our goal is to achieve a cellular and molecular understanding of brain-immune communication that can inform new immune-based therapies for psychiatric\, neurodevelopmental\, and neurodegenerative illnesses. LEARN MORE
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-anna-victoria-molofsky-james-l-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
CATEGORIES:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
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SUMMARY:Dr. Laura Ewell - NBB Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:NBB Seminar Series\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 20\, 2024 at 2:00pm\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be live streamed via Zoom and In-Person. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLaura Ewell\, PhD\n\n\n\nAssistant Professor\n\n\n\nDepartment of Anatomy & Neurobiology\, School of Medicine \n\n\n\nUniversity of California\, Irvine \n\n\n\n\n“Physiological mechanisms of behavioral discrimination of similar contexts“\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nThere is long-standing physiological evidence that networks of the hippocampus perform pattern separation – the process of transforming similar input patterns to more dissimilar output patterns. It is believed that this process allows animals to store similar experiences as distinct memories\, however direct evidence linking pattern separation physiological mechanisms and behavioral discrimination are lacking. Furthermore\, it is unclear whether this process would persist in situations where it would be beneficial to ignore small differences. In this seminar\, I will present data from a novel task that allows us to link physiological computations of hippocampal CA1 and DG to task demand.
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/dr-laura-ewell-nbb-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20240919T215638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T203233Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Katalin Gothard - James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar
DESCRIPTION:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 19\, 2024 at 11:00am\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be In-Person.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatalin Gothard\, MD\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nProfessor of Physiology\, Neurology\, and Neuroscience \n\n\n\n“A context-dependent switch from sensing to feeling in the primate amygdala”\n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nTactile signals elicited in the periphery by social and affective touch acquire emotional significance in the brain. As the amygdala processes the valence of all sensory stimuli\, we predicted that the positive valence of grooming would strongly activate the monkey amygdala. To test this hypothesis\, we compared neural activity in the amygdala and the primary somatosensory cortex in response to social grooming and gentle airflow delivered to the same areas of the skin. Neurons in the somatosensory cortex responded to both types of tactile stimuli. In the amygdala\, however\, neurons did not respond to individual grooming sweeps even though grooming elicited autonomic states indicative of positive affect. Instead of responses to individual touch stimuli\, a large proportion of neurons showed enhanced or suppressed baseline firing rates that persisted throughout a grooming bout. These changes were attributed to social context because the presence of the groomer alone could account for increases or decreases in baseline firing rates. It appears\, therefore\, that during grooming\, the amygdala stops responding to external inputs on a short time scale but remains responsive to social context\, and the associated affective states\, on longer time scales. \n\n\n\nAbout: \n\n\n\nDr. Gothard is a Professor in the departments of Physiology and Neuroscience. The broad goal of our research is to understand the neural basis of emotion and social behavior. We work with rhesus monkeys because they share with humans social behaviors and the hierarchical organization of the societies. We place emphasis on exploring brain activity during natural or seminatural behaviors. For example\, we monitor neural activity in the amygdala and in the somatosensory cortex while the monkeys receive social grooming and non-social tactile stimuli. Joint monitoring neural activity and autonomic reveal the real-time dynamic interactions between brain areas involved in social perception\, decision-making\, and the control of overt social behaviors. LEARN MORE
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/katalin-gothard-james-l-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20241008T211252Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Psychedelics Symposium
DESCRIPTION:You are Invited! Jon us for the 2024 Psychedelics Symposium! \nFor any questions related to the ICAN Psychedelics Symposium\, please submit inquiries directly to nbb@uci.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more: ICAN Website
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/2024-psychedelics-symposium/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20240828T200712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T200318Z
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-7/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20240828T195808Z
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SUMMARY:NeuroBlitz
DESCRIPTION:NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) since 2006. Unlike other programs on campus\, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students\, allowing for the control of their own professional development. Ultimately\, NeuroBlitz serves as an opportunity to develop one’s communication skills with the support of all members within the NBB department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/neuroblitz-6/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, 300 Qureshey Research Lab\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T032534
CREATED:20240827T223104Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Abraham A. Palmer - ICAN Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:NBB Presents: ICAN Seminar Series\n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\n11:00AM – 12:00PM \n\n\n\nThe seminar will be live streamed via Zoom and In-Person. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbraham A. Palmer\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nDepartment of Psychiatry\, University of California San Diego \n\n\n\nProfessor & Vice Chair for Basic Research \n\n\n\n“Genetic approaches to understanding substance use disorders and other psychiatric and behavioral traits using humans and rodents” \n\n\n\nAbstract: The risk for substance use disorders and other psychiatric disease are influenced by genetic differences among individuals. Understanding how genes confer risk\, and which specific gene confer risk\, can help to define these phenotypes and may also identify novel targets for future therapeutics. Using a combination of human and non-human models\, Dr. Palmer will introduce the audience to basic genetic concepts and describe how these techniques are beginning to elucidate the genetic basis of behavior. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Palmer earned his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Chicago (1992). He then earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science at the University of California San Diego (1999)\, where he studied the interaction of genes and behavior in rats. Dr. Palmer then did a postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral genetics at Oregon Health Sciences University\, followed by a second postdoctoral fellowship in genetics and genomics at Columbia University\, where he was subsequently promoted to Research Scientist (2004). In 2005 Dr. Palmer returned to the University of Chicago as an Assistant Professor of Human Genetics with a joint appointment in Psychiatry. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and to Full Professor in 2015. In 2016\, Dr. Palmer moved to UCSD where is now Professor and Vice Chair for Basic Science in the Department of Psychiatry. \n\n\n\nDr. Palmer’s research uses humans\, rats\, mice and zebrafish to discover genes that influence variability in behavioral phenotypes (www.palmerlab.org). His use of animal models is intended to elucidate the mechanisms by which specific genes influence behavior at the molecular\, cellular and neuroanatomical levels. Dr. Palmer has published over 221 papers and book chapters. He has received grants from the National Institutes for Drug Abuse (NIDA)\, Mental Health (NIMH)\, Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)\, General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)\, the National Science Foundation (NSF) the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) and from private foundations including the Schweppe Foundation and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. He is currently the PI of a NIDA-funded P50 National Center of Excellence (www.ratgenes.org) as well as several R01s and U01 grants. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and has received various awards and recognitions\, including the 2020 IBANGS Senior Investigator Award and the 2022 UC San Diego Health Sciences Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award. LEARN MORE
URL:https://neurobiology.uci.edu/event/abraham-a-palmer-ph-d-ican-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 300 Qureshey Research Lab Irvine\, California\, 92697-3800
CATEGORIES:ICAN Seminar Series
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