David C. Bloom, PhD Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology University of Florida College of Medicine "Role of Non-coding RNAs in HSV-1 Latency and Reactivation"

Thomas Lane, PhD University of Utah Title: Innate immune responses contribute to host defense, disease and repair in a model of viral-induced neurologic disease  Date: Monday, March 11, 2019 Time: 4PM Location: Herklotz Conference Center, Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory   Abstract: Viral infection of the central nervous system (CNS) results in a...

Xiao-Jiang Li, PhD Emory University Title: Genetically modified animal models revealing species-dependent neuropathology in brain diseases  Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Time: 4PM Location: Herklotz Conference Center, Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory   Abstract: Using genetic modifications of different species (mouse, pig, and non-human primates) to model neurological disorders, we found species-dependent neuropathology....

Adam Lauring, MD, PhD Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Microbiology & Immunology University of Michigan Medical School "RNA virus mutation rates, another spandrel?"

Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar Friday, April 19th, 2019 11 AM, Dale Melbourne Herklotz Conference Center, Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (Building 506 on the campus map)   Majid Mohajerani, PhD University of Lethbridge   “Probing the spatiotemporal dynamics of hippocampal-cortical dialogue in health and Alzheimer’s disease”   Abstract: In my talk, I will...

Paul Turner, PhD Elihu Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Yale University "Using viruses to select for reduced virulence of bacterial pathogens in human patients"

Hector Aguilar-Carreno, PhD Department of Microbiology & Immunology Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine "Viral-Host Interactions During Entry and Egress of the Deadly Nipah Virus"

Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar Monday, May 6th, 2019 11 AM, Dale Melbourne Herklotz Conference Center, Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (Building 506 on the campus map)   Erin Dolan, PhD University of Georgia   “Undergraduate Research at Scale: What if the treatment is a CURE?”   Abstract:  National calls to improve undergraduate STEM...

Diane Griffin, MD, PhD Vice President, U.S National Academy of Sciences Department of Microbiology & Immunology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health "Alphavirus encephalomyelitis: Determinants of outcome"

Elodie Ghedin, PhD Director, Center for Genomics & Systems BiologyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Biology, and Global Public Health New York University "Genetic Diversity and Interactions in Flu Infections"

Dr. Olivier Civelli Eric L. and Lila D. Nelson Chair of Neuropharmacology Chair, Department of Pharmacology Professor of Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Developmental and Cell Biology University of California, Irvine “Traditional medicines, analgesia and the opioid epidemics” Herklotz Conference Center Thursday, June 13th 11am-12pm