Program Events

The Neuroscience Program has an active speakers program each semester. The upcoming talks are below.

 

SPRING 2026 – Events take place on Thursdays unless otherwise noted

January 29, 12:15 pm
Dangremond Family Commons, Hallden Hall
Laura Holt, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Psychology Department Chair
Trinity College
Talk Title: Studying Study Drugs: A Research Program’s Path from Discovery to Intervention.

 

February 12, 12:15 pm
Washington Room, Mather Hall
Holmes Morton, PhD, IDP’79, H’90
Pediatrician and Geneticist
Dr. Morton Will Join President Lugo for a Fireside Chat and Lunch

 

February 26, 12:15 pm
Dangremond Family Commons, Hallden Hall
Krystin Zajac, PhD
University of Connecticut
Talk Title: Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Youth Internet Gaming Disorder: Results From Two Pilot Randomized Trials.

 

March 12, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Carli Poisson, PhD
Lecturer in Neuroscience
Trinity College
Talk Title: Dopamine; One Molecule, Many Functions.

 

April 9, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center – Boyer Auditorium
Lori Calabrese, MD
Psychiatrist
Innovative Psychiatry, South Windsor, CT
Talk Title: From Neurons to Nutrients: Applying Metabolic Neuroscience to Depression and Anxiety.