April 11, 2024
Title: Cellular Diversity in the Superior Olivary Complex Underlying Timing- and Intensity-based Sound Localization
Bradley Winters, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Pierre Apostolides, Ph.D.
April 4, 2024
Title: Modeling Inner Ear Development and Disease with Organoids
Karl R. Koehler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator in Otolaryngology & Plastic and Oral Surgery, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Stem Cell Program
Boston Children’s Hospital
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Joerg Waldhaus, Ph.D.
March 28, 2024
Title: Balancing Synaptic Excitation and Inhibition for Exquisitely Precise Sound Localization
Henrique Von Gersdorff, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Jun Hee Kim, Ph.D.
March 26, 2024
Title: Conducting Harmony: Deciphering the Signaling Cues that Orchestrate Cochlear Patterning
Jemma Webber, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Northwestern University
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
March 14, 2024
Title: Approaches to Optimize Cochlear Implant Programming from a Neuroscience Perspective
Julie G. Arenberg, Ph.D., CCC-A
Director of Clinical Audiology Research and Education, Audiology
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Harvard Medical School
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Anahita Mehta, Ph.D.
March 7, 2024
Title: Modeling Sleep-wake Regulation: Circadian and Homeostatic Influences on Sleep Behavior
Victoria Booth, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Michigan
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
March 5, 2024
Title: Organizing the Brain: How do Neurons Identify their Targets?
Daniel Pederick, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford University
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 West Lecture Hall
February 29, 2024
Title: Dissecting Sensorineural Hearing Loss Towards Precision Audiology
Michael Heinz, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Head for Research and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Anahita Mehta, Ph.D.
February 26, 2024
Title: Cochlear IHC/Type-I SGN Ribbon Synapses: Regeneration and Encoding Properties
Philippe Vincent, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Center for Hearing and Balance
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 North Lecture Hall
February 15, 2024
Title: Predictive Coding of Natural Self-Motion: Implications for Perception & Action
Kathleen Cullen, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Mike King, Ph.D.
February 12, 2024,
9-9:40 a.m. *NOTE TIME*
Title: Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Cochlear Hair Cell Development and Regeneration
Zhiyong Liu, Ph.D.
Institute of Neuroscience; Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Michael Roberts, Ph.D.
February 1, 2024
Title: Mechanisms of Sound Encoding at the Inner Hair Cell Ribbon Synapse
Juan Goutman, Ph.D.
Investigator
University of Buenos Aires Institute for Research in Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
January 18, 2024
Title: Comparative Approach to Understanding the Routing of Visual Information in the Brain
Elise Savier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
University of Michigan
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Michael Roberts, Ph.D.
January 11, 2024
Title: Structural Insights into TDP43 Misfolding and Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Disease
Sami Barmada, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology; Department of Neurology
Angela Dobson and Lyndon Welch Professor of Neurology
University of Michigan
Location: Medical Science 2 - 3697 W Lecture Hall
Hosted by: Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
