May 3, 2021
Upcoming Virtual Events
UCI Brain sends out a monthly digest of upcoming brain-related events, news, and positions from units across campus. Check out the complete event calendar and submit your event.
CNCM Seminar with Dr. Sylvain Williams
UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping
May 4, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 am
Please join the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping in a virtual seminar with Dr. Sylvain Williams of McGill University.
May 6, 2021
10:00 am - 11:00 am
NextGen Epilepsy Seminars
Martha Streng, PhD, a postdoc in Esther Krook-Magnuson’s lab at University of Minnesota, will present her latest epilepsy-related research. This event is part of the NextGen Epilepsy Seminar Series which features postdocs and graduate students. This event is sponsored by the Epilepsy Research Center and the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology.
May 11, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
CNLM Virtual Colloquium
Opportunities and Obstacles: Investigating the Orexin System Beyond Food Preference
Dr. Kimberlei Richardson from the Department of Pharmacology of Howard University College of Medicine present her latest research during the CNLM Virtual Colloquium Series. This event is co-sponsored by the UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) and the UC Irvine Center for Addiction Neuroscience (ICAN).
ASK THE DOC: Expert panel on stem cell research for ADRD @ Facebook & YouTube LIVE
UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders
May 13, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join UCI MIND in a virtual live discussion about stem cell research for ADRD featuring panelists: Mathew Blurton-Jones, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Behavior; Aileen Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; and Edwin Monuki, MD, PhD, Chair, Pathology; Developmental & Cell Biology.
May 17, 2021
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join UCI Brain virtually for the Dialogue Series, 4C the Future. Faculty from across the UCI campus will discuss Collective Memory. The UCI Brain Dialogue series is a monthly forum that brings together researchers studying one phenomenon from various perspectives. Events will include 10-minute presentations from 3-4 invited speakers, followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A. This series is designed for both academics and the public. .
May 18, 2021
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
EpiCenter Seminar Series
Dr. Barbara Jobst, professor of neurology at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, is a speaker in the 2020/21 EpiCenter Seminar Series.
May 18, 2021
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for the 2021 Awards Ceremony. The CNLM offers awards to exceptional postdoctoral researchers, graduate trainees, and undergraduates students. Awardees will be presented with a plaque, $1,000 stipend, and will present their work in brief Elevator Pitch format during this event.
May 24, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Neurobiology and Behavior Distinguished Colloquium
Dr. DeSilva is an Associate Professor at the Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio where her research focuses on how immune cell infiltration into the central nervous system contributes to demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), transverse myelitis, and neuromyelitis optica (NMO).
May 27 - 28, 2021
9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Virtual CNLM Spring Conference
Memories are the record of our experiences, but they also shape them. We now know that memory recall is a fundamentally constructive process, reassembling multiple views of past experience to interpret the present and imagine the future. The three symposia for this year’s Learning and Memory meeting will examine recent and ongoing research building this new, dynamic, multi-scale understanding of memory.
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New Positions
The UCI Brain community is hiring. Below are a few of the open positions at UCI. Visit our website to view all positions and to submit your open position for inclusion on our website.
Postdoctoral Fellows/Project Scientists:
Postdoctoral Scholar: Metabolic Changes in Alzheimer’s Neurons
Henry Samueli School of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
Final Date: May 31, 2021
Project Scientist Series - Demetriou Laboratory
School of Medicine - Neurology
Final Date: June 30, 2021
Faculty Position:
Adult Residency Program Director (Open Ranks)
School of Medicine - Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Final Date: February 8, 2022