Program Events

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

 

FALL 2025

September 18, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Yulan Xiong, PhD
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Director, Neuroscience Area of Concentration-Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program
University of Connecticut Health Center
Research Focus: Molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and
other neurodegenerative disorders.

 

October 9, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Scott Rich, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Departments of Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, and Institute for Brain & Cognitive Science
University of Connecticut
Research Focus: Application of computational neuroscience methods for
untangling the functional roles of well-established heterogeneity and diversity in the brain.

 

Monday, October 27, 4:30 pm
Hamlin Hall
Nu Rho Psi/Psi Chi Induction Ceremony
Doug MacDonald, PhD

 

November 13, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Oluwarotimi (Timi) Folorunso, PhD
Assistant Neuroscientist, Translational Neuroscience Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Research Focus: How cellular and molecular processes, influenced by both
internal and external factors, disrupt cortical development and lead to
cognitive impairments in disorders like schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s.

 

November 20, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center – Boyer Auditorium
Mike Puljung, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Chemistry
Trinity College
Research Focus: Use of fluorescence spectroscopy, electrophysiological and
biochemical techniques to explore how nucleotide binding regulates the structure,
energetics, and function of ion channels in their native cellular environment.