Neuroscience, AI and Society Seminar

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Neuroscience, AI and Society Seminar

Nicole Rust, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Date:  October 1, 2024
Time: 7 pm; the lecture will be followed by a reception in the Rotunda.
Location: University of Washington Health Sciences K069

Title: Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved the Mystery of Brain and Mental Illness

Abstract: Understanding the human brain is one of the great scientific challenges of our time. Progress in brain research has been accelerating rapidly for decades, following breakthroughs in biotechnology and artificial intelligence. But the translation of discoveries about the brain into treatments and cures for brain and mental disorders has not happened as many expected. What’s been missing?

In this event, Nicole Rust will take us on her personal journey to find answers. Drawing on her decades of experience on the front lines of neuroscience research, she will reflect on the history of our quest to understand the brain, how far we have come and what remains to be discovered. She will argue that treating a brain or mental disorder is more like redirecting a hurricane than fixing a domino chain of cause and effect, and that only by facing the brain’s complexity head-on will we have any hope of finding better treatments and cures. She will profile the pioneering ideas about the brain and mind that researchers are using to tackle this complexity, and the reasons we can be optimistic that the next few decades of brain research will be more impactful than the last.

Upcoming NBio Seminars at the Univ. Washington

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NBIO Presents: Rachel Wong (UW Neurobiology & Biophysics) “Circuit assembly and reassembly of the vertebrate retina”
WHEN Thursday, Sep 26, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
CAMPUS LOCATION Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG); ROOM G328
Abstract:
Vision relies on the output of the many functionally distinct and precisely wired circuits of the retina. Using transgenic techniques, imaging methods and electrophysiology, we seek to uncover the developmental mechanisms that help establish the wiring specificity of retinal circuits in vertebrates. Moreover, because injury or disease can cause rewiring after maturation, we are also reconstructing retinal circuits impacted by the loss of input in order to identify the challenges to circuit repair.

NBIO Presents: Christine Constantinople (New York University)
WHEN Thursday, Oct 17, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
CAMPUS LOCATION Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG); ROOM G328

NBIO Presents: Marcos Sotomayor (The Ohio State University)
WHEN Thursday, Oct 24, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
CAMPUS LOCATION Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG); ROOM G328

Einar Hille Memorial Lecture In Neurosciences: Richard Tsien (New York University)
WHEN Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
CAMPUS LOCATION Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG); ROOM G328

NBIO Presents: Yi Gu (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
WHEN Thursday, Nov 14, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
CAMPUS LOCATION Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG); ROOM G328

NBIO Presents: Talmo Pereira (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
WHEN Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
CAMPUS LOCATION Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG); ROOM G328

Summer Undergraduate CNT/UW ENDURE Research Symposium

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The summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium, where students in the Center for Neurotechnology REU program and UW ENDURE program will present their work, will take place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.  The symposium will be held in the Gates Center Bldg. (CSE2), 4th Floor, Zillow Commons area.  The event is open to the public and no registration is required to attend.

Schedule:

  • 9 am to noon:  each student will speak for 5 minutes and then answer audience questions for an additional 2 minutes.
  • 1-3 pm:  students will present their research in the form of a poster and discuss their work with attendees.

 

PBio Seminar

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The next UW PBio seminar will be given by PBIO Assistant Professor Dr. Nikolai Dembrow on Thursday, August 15th.

“Gaining a multimodal understanding of excitatory neocortical neuron types and their dendritic integration”

Date: Thursday, August 15th at 9:30 am

Location: UW HSB G-328 and Zoom (https://washington.zoom.us/j/99187870975)

Minnesota Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Fellowship

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The Minnesota Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is currently open for applications!  Apply now or share this opportunity with those who would be interested in a career in the neuroimaging field.

Each fellow will receive a stipend starting at $61,008 and support for travel, tuition, and health care for a two-year fellowship experience working in a neuroimaging laboratory at the University of Minnesota. The recipients primary research will be conducted on a multi-disciplinary project that combines their background with another field with the express goal of developing new neuroimaging technologies. Once recipients are selected, they will be matched with two neuroimaging mentors of over forty faculty affiliated with the NIH training grant. We highly encourage candidates to reach out to these potential mentors and establish connections before the review process begins.

A major goal for this fellowship is to increase diversity in neuroimaging and train future researchers within the neuroimaging field. The aim is to provide recipients with multidisciplinary skills in neuroimaging technology, development in advanced biomedical applications, guidance in career development, and social/networking support through this intensive program.

The program is looking for up to two new trainees; accepting applications on a rolling basis, with the potential for a start date as soon as July 1st.  Apply Now!

Instructor Needed – Neuroscience/Neural Engineering

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The University of Washington Math Science Upward Bound (UW STEMsub) Program seeks Science Elective and STEM Section Instructors to teach high school students as part of our Summer Academy. UW STEMsub is an outreach program in the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity that helps low-income and potential first-generation college students excel in high school, get accepted to college, and graduate with a STEM degree. The goal of the summer program is to help prepare students for the demands of college and advance their academic and personal development.

This summer, the UW STEMsub Summer Academy will be held on the UW Campus from July 1st to August 9th. Each class described below will include approximately fifteen rising 11th or 12th graders.

The ideal candidates are advanced graduate students or postdocs in STEM fields with teaching experience and a commitment to outreach and diversity. A B.S. or B.A. in a STEM field is required. All candidates will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Candidates from underrepresented groups or from low-income/first generation backgrounds or with experience in working with these populations are encouraged to apply. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

To apply, please complete the online application at https://form.jotform.com/241236899273972. Be sure to select the position(s) you are applying for.

For more information contact David Wolczyk at dwolczyk@uw.edu.

Science Elective Instructor

Description:

UW STEMsub seeks an Instructor to prepare curriculum and instructional materials and teach a Science Elective class during our six week Summer Academy. The goal of the class is to provide students with a survey of current knowledge and an introduction to the primary literature and research methods in a scientific field as determined by the Instructor in consultation with the Program Director. The class will include ten to fifteen rising 11th or 12th graders.

Teaching commitment is 1 hour per day for 4 days per week. The six week summer program will be held on the UW Campus from July 1st to August 9th. Compensation is $1,800 to $2,000 per class depending on background and experience.

Computational Neuroscience Seminar (June 5, 2024)

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“Mnemonic encoding of extended social communication signals in Drosophila”
Rich Pang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University

Date: June 5, 2024 (Wednesday)

Time: 1:30 pm

Location:  SOCC 354 (Crow’s Nest)