How Early-Life Experiences Shape Our Adult Behaviors
Join us for a talk with Dr. Tallie Z. Baram
January 27, 2026 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
You are invited to the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences’ Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Tallie Z. Baram MD, PhD on January 27, 2026, in the Crystal Cove Auditorium at the UCI Student Center.
Although we do not remember events that happen to us during our first months and years, these experiences shape our emotions and actions. Dr. Tallie Z. Baram will focus on how early-life experiences, including stress, are perceived by our brains, and how these transient events can have enduring influence on our mental health.
Event Details:
Talk and Q&A: 4 to 5 p.m.
Reception: 5 to 6 p.m.
About the Speaker:
Tallie Z. Baram MD, PhD
Tallie Z. Baram MD, PhD, is the D. Shepard & Bren Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Anatomy/Neurobiology and Neurology at UC-Irvine. Baram is best known for her pioneering and cutting-edge work on how adversity during sensitive developmental periods influences life-long cognitive and emotional health. Her group addresses these important questions at molecular, cellular and circuit levels, in both experimental animals and humans. Baram’s influential discoveries, published in top journals, have been cited ~40,000 times and recognized by numerous awards. Baram is passionate and committed to mentoring, and her former trainees, from a broad range of backgrounds, are now contributing independently to our understanding of the brain in health and disease.
Register to Attend the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend. If you have questions about this event, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.