EVENTS
The Neuroscience Program has a multitude of meetings attended by a majority of faculty and students in addition to the many on-campus seminars.
2025-2026 Neuroscience Program Seminar Schedule
If you would like to meet with an invited guest speaker, please contact the indicated host.
| Date | Talk Type | Speaker | Notes |
| September 2nd | Faculty Membership | Yunsik Kang, PhD Dept. of Cell & Developmental Biology | |
| September 9th | Faculty Membership | Jacob Basak, MD, PhD Dept. of Anesthesiology | |
| September 16th | Faculty Membership | Tahra Eissa, PhD Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics | |
| September 23rd | *Invited Guest | Azahara Oliva, PhD Cornell University | Host: Justin O’Hare, PhD |
| September 30th | Faculty Membership | Laurence Cathala, PhD Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics | |
| October 7th | Faculty Membership | Stephanie Bonney, PhD Dept. of Anesthesiology | |
| October 14th | Invited Guest | Chun Han, PhD Cornell University | Host: Emily Bates, PhD |
| October 21st | Faculty Membership | Christy Niemeyer, PhD Dept. of Neurology | |
| October 28th | Invited Guest | Stephan Lammel, PhD University of California - Berkeley | Host: Won Chan Oh, PhD |
| November 4th | Faculty Membership | Laureline Logiaco, PhD Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics | |
| November 11th | Student Thesis Update | Jackson Stocking & Kaylin Langer | |
| November 18th | Faculty Membership | Jeffrey Herbert, PhD, PT Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
| December 2nd | Student Thesis Update | Lisa Hirt & Jordan Hickman | |
| December 9th | Student Thesis Update | Crystal Minjarez & Elena Esch | |
| Thursday, December 11th | Faculty Membership | Rebecca Ihrie, PhD Dept. of Pediatrics - Neurology | Shared seminar with Cancer Biology Program |
| December 16th | Student Thesis Update | Ash Shinde & Aleezah Balolia | |
| January 13th | Invited Guest | Jesse Hanson, PhD Genentech | Host: Alberto Cruz-Martin, PhD |
| January 20th | Faculty Membership | Daphne Quang & Subash Lamichhane | |
| February 3rd | Student Thesis Update | Fan-Yi Chao & Matt Larsen | |
Monday, February 9th | *Invited Guest | Alex Kwan, PhD Cornell University | Host: Britton Barbee, PhD |
| February 17th | Student Thesis Update | Luis Gomez Wulschner & Paige Hoffman | |
| February 24th | *Invited Guest | Christine Grienberger, PhD Brandeis University | Host: Ben Scholl, PhD |
| March 3rd | Student Thesis Update | Victoria Chang & Kristen Schuster | |
| March 10th | Invited Guest | Sarah Kucenas, PhD University of Virginia | Host: Tessa Allen |
| March 17th | Faculty Membership | Available | |
| March 24th | Invited Guest | Kathleen Cullen, PhD Johns Hopkins University | Host: Zhen Yang, PhD |
| March 31st | Student Thesis Update | Graham Peet & Tessa Allen | |
| April 7th | Student Thesis Update | Sarah Wolfe & Mayra Bueno Guerrero | |
| April 14th | Invited Guest | Valeria Cavalli, PhD Washington University | Host: Alison Xiaoqiao Xie, PhD |
| April 21st | Student Thesis Update | Luke Blecker & Becca Roth | |
| April 28th | Faculty Membership | Available | |
| May 5th | Student Thesis Update | Joy Adler & Jose Riguero | |
| May 12th | Invited Guest | Hidehiko Inagaki, PhD Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience | Host: Jason Christie, PhD |
| May 19th | Student Thesis Update | Matthew Sergison & Kim Gagnon | |
| May 26th | *Invited Guest | Cristina Rodriguez, PhD Yale University | Host: Samantha Olah, PhD |
| June 2nd | Faculty Membership | Available | |
| June 9th | Faculty Membership | Available |
*Sponsored by the NeuroTechnology Center
Annual Retreat
One of the many highlights of the Neuroscience program has been the yearly NSP retreat in early fall. The event highlights Student, Post-Doc, Faculty talks and poster presentations along with Faculty Data Blitzes and an evening keynote speaker.
Please contact us for more information.
Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group
The Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group (RMRNG) is a local area chapter of the National Society for Neuroscience (SfN). Our membership is comprised of all individuals in the Denver and Rocky Mountain area with a strong interest in Neuroscience research. This includes students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty at regional universities and medical centers:
- University of Colorado Denver
- Colorado State University
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of Wyoming
- Regis University
- New Mexico State University
We host an annual meeting at the Anschutz Medical Campus and we provide opportunities for students and fellows to win travel fellowships to the annual SfN meeting.
Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group.
Front Range Neuroscience Group
The Front Range Neuroscience Group (FRNG) is a local area chapter of the National Society for Neuroscience (SfN). Our membership is comprised of all individuals in the "Front Range" with a strong interest in Neuroscience research. This includes students and faculty at regional universities (Colorado State University, University of Wyoming, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, University of Northern Colorado, Denver University, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney) as well as other research centers (Spinal Cord Society Research Center in Fort Collins).
We host a local meeting annually in December, and we provide opportunities for students to win travel fellowships to the annual SfN meeting.
Learn more about the Front Range Neuroscience Group.