Professor Samantha Butler in the Department of Neurobiology has won the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award in recognition of outstanding leadership, outreach, and service.
The UCLA Dept of Neurobiology annual symposium will be held on Thursday, September 22nd at the Laurie and Steven C. Gordon Neuroscience Research Building from 1 pm – 5 pm with reception following. All are welcome. Speakers will include: Anne Churchland, Hong-wei Dong, Nicholas Foster, Hakeem Lawal, and Yirong Peng,
AGENDA:
1:00 p.m. Paul Micevych, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Neurobiology
“Opening remarks”
1:10 p.m. Hong Wei Dong, Ph.D. Professor, Neurobiology
“A Multi-Scale Connectivity Atlas of The Mouse Primary Motor Cortex”
1:50 p.m. YiRong Peng, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Neurobiology
“Molecular and Evolutionary Mapping of Neural-Circuit Specialization in High-Acuity Vision”
2:30 p.m. Break & Refreshments
2:50 p.m. Hakeem Lawal, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience, Delaware State
University & Associate Adjunct Professor, UCLA Neurobiology
“Synaptic Transmission and Consequences: A Tale of Two Neuro-
transmitters and Their Involvement in Aging and Parkinson’s Disease”
3:30 p.m. Nicholas Foster, Ph.D. Assistant Adjunct Professor, Neurobiology
“The Mouse Cortico-Basal Ganglia-Thalamic Network”
4:10 p.m. Anne Churchland, Ph.D. Professor, Neurobiology
“Decisions, Movements and Cell Types”
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| October 13, 2022
12:00 p.m. |
JoAnn Roberts, PhD
Program Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) UCLA College/Life Sciences/Physical Sciences
“Taking Anti-racist action by Interrupting Microaggressions: how to manage the impact of microaggressions” Part 1: Addressing the impact of microaggressions through acknowledgment, apology, and accountability
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| November 10, 2022
12:00 p.m.
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JoAnn Roberts, PhD
Program Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) – UCLA College/Life Sciences/Physical Sciences
“Taking Anti-racist action by Interrupting Microaggressions: how to manage the impact of microaggressions Part 2: Strategies and Practice for interrupting microaggressions (what to do when witnessing)
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| Feb 9, 2023
12:00 p.m. |
Grace Clifford, M.Ed.
Director of Disability Services for DGSOM
Thinking and talking about disability and ableism
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| Apr 13, 2023
12:00 p.m. |
TBD
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| Jun 8, 2023
12:00 p.m. |
Topic: End of Year Departmental JEDI Introspection
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Please congratulate our colleagues, Alcino Silva and Tom Carmichael, for their appearance on NPR last week. They described their groundbreaking studies with CCR5 and Maravirac.