2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series

The 2021 CNLM Summer Seminar Series is hosted by the Irvine Summer Institute in Neuroscience, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense. The program is directed by Dr. Luis Colon-Perez and Manuella Oliveira Yassa and provides an intensive research training and professional development experience for undergraduates interested in interdisciplinary neuroscience research.

Past Speakers

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Gregory Brewer

Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Nobel Lessons for the Cha-Cha-Cha

Gregory Brewer, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Michael Leon

Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Environmental Enrichment as an Effective Treatment for Autism

Michael Leon, Ph.D.
Professor
Neurobiology and Behavior
School of Biological Sciences

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Alyson Zalta

Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Morning Bright Light for PTSD

Alyson K. Zalta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Javier Alonso Diaz

Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Exploring AMPA Receptors Synaptic Trafficking During Long-term Potentiation

Javier Diaz Alonso, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Anatomy and Neurobiology
School of Medicine

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Gyorgy Lur

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Sex Dependent Short- and Long-term Effects of Stress on the Parietal Circuit

Gyorgy Lur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology and Behavior
School of Biological Sciences

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Jodi Quas

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Lessons From Science: Interviewing Children about Trauma to Obtain Accurate and Complete Accounts

Jodi Quas, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology

2021 Virtual Summer Seminar Series featuring UCI Neuroscience Faculty member, Lulu Chen

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 - 11:00 AM PDT

Role of Neurexin 2 in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy

Lulu Y. Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Anatomy and Neurobiology
School of Medicine