Program Events

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

 

FALL 2026 – Events take place on Thursdays unless otherwise noted

September 17, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Vaibhav Pai, PhD
Allen Discovery Center
Tufts University
Talk Title: Traversing the Morphospace: Biophysical Regulation of Patterning, Morphology, and Regeneration

 

October 1, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Mimi Kao, PhD
Associate Professor Biology
Tufts University
Talk Title: Social Separation Stress Accelerates Maturation of Vocal Motor Circuity and Impairs Song Learning in Zebra Finches

 

October 8, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center — Boyer Auditorium
Ellen Hoffman, MD/PhD
Associate Professor in the Child Study Center
Yale School of Medicine
Talk Title: Pharmaco-Behavioral Screens Identify Suppressors of Autism Gene-Associated Phenotypes in Zebrafish

 

October 22, 4:30 pm
Nu Rho Psi and Psi Chi Induction Ceremony
Hamlin Hall
Michael Grubb, PhD – Guest Speaker
Associate Professor of Psychology
Psychology Department
Trinity College
Talk Title: A Circuitous Path: My Journey Through Science (and the World)

 

November 5, 12:15 pm
Life Sciences Center – Boyer Auditorium
Sally Seraphin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Neuroscience Program
Trinity College
Talk Title: The Outside Within: Stress, Epigenetics, and the Making of Behavior