Past Seminar Speakers
Spring 2024
Keri Martinowich – Johns Hopkins University
Meaghan Creed – Washington University in St. Louis
John Lukens – University of Virginia
Michael Ward – National Institutes of Health
Mary Kay Lobo – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Moriel Zelikowsky – University of Utah
Fall 2023
Chun-li Zhang – UT Southwestern Medical Center
Robert Gereau – Washington University in St. Louis
Baljit Khakh – UCLA
Shafali Jeste – UCLA
Spring 2023
Madeline Lancaster – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Martin Kampmann – UCSF
Debra Bangasser – Georgia State University
Amar Sahay – Harvard
Maria Geffen – University of Pennsylvania
Paul Frankland – University of Toronto
Fall 2022
Nathan Smith – University of Rochester
Celia Shiau – ºÚÁÏÍø Biology
Nicola Grissom – University of Minnesota
Spring 2022
Adam Hantman – ºÚÁÏÍø Neuroscience Center
Anastasia Khvorova – UMass
Timothy Yu – Boston Children’s Hospital
Bita Moghaddam – Oregon Health and Science University
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor – University of Pennsylvania
Brad Zuchero – Stanford University
Lennart Mucke – Gladstone Institutes
Fall 2021
Adam Aron – UC San Diego
Samuel S. Wang – Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Katie Baldwin – ºÚÁÏÍø Cell Biology and Physiology
Nadine Gogolla – Max Planck Institute
Jessica Walsh – ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Pharmacology
Spring 2021
Mario Penzo – National Institutes of Health
Erin Calipari – Vanderbilt University
Hillel Adesnik – University of California, Berkley
Andreas Tolias – Baylor College of Medicine
Sarah Ross – University of Pittsburgh
Joe Lewcock – Denali Therapeutics
Jeff Holt – Harvard University
Fall 2020
Robert Liu – Emory University
Long-Jun Wu – Mayo Clinic
Marlene Cohen – University of Pittsburgh
Liqun Luo – Stanford University
Nancy Padilla-Coreano – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Andy Shih – University of Washington
Spring 2020
Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, PhD – Northwestern University
Gentry Patrick, PhD – University of California, San Diego
Denise Cai, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jonathan Lipton, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Fall 2019
Elizabeth Engle, MD – Harvard Medical School
Steve Maier, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
Gregory Scherrer, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Anthony Zannas, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Staci Bilbo, PhD – Duke University
Spring 2019
Jeffrey Iliff, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
Andrea Giovannuci, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Nicolas Pégard, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Kimberly Huber, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
Erik Roberson, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Damon Page, PhD – Scripps Research Institute, FloridaÂ
Stephan Lammel, PhD – UC Berkeley
Matthew Dalva, PhD – Thomas Jefferson University
Fall 2018
Nick Spitzer, PhD – UC San Diego
Hyejung Won, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Aaron Gitler, PhD – Stanford
Alex Kolodkin, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
Michelle Itano, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Jeremy Simon, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Travis Ptacek, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Mikhail Shapiro, PhD – Caltech
Spring 2018
Sharad Ramanathan, PhD – Harvard University
Greg Scherrer, PhD – Stanford Medicine
Joshua Dudman, PhD – Janelia Research Campus
Craig Powell, MD, PhD – University of Texas Southwestern
Alex Kolodkin, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
Hongjun Song, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
Beth Stevens, PhD – Harvard University
Larry Zweifel, PhD – University of Washington
Fall 2017
Pablo Ariel, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Jason Stein, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Hongkui Zeng, PhD – Allen Institute for Brain Science
Hiroyuki Kato, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Ilana Witten, PhD – Princeton University
Nenad Sestan, PhD – Yale University
Spring 2017
Sheena Josselyn, PhD – SickKids Toronto
Gloria Choi, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bryan Traynor, MD, PhD, MMsc, MRCPI – National Institute of Health
Student Invited Speaker: Loren Frank, PhD- University of California, San Francisco, HHMI
Hau-Tieng Wu, PhD – University of Toronto
Sandeep Datta, MD, PhD – Harvard University
David Ginty, PhD – Harvard University, HHMI
Carlos Brody, PhD – Princeton University, HHMI
Michael Talkowski, PhD – Harvard University
Fall 2016
Lucy Williams, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Flavio Frohlich, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Student Invited Seminar: Scott Huettel, PhD- Duke University
Vijay Namboodiri, PhD & Yiyi Yu, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chris Deppmann, PhD – University of Virginia
Student Invited Seminar: Jun Ding, PhD- Standford University
Jess Cardin, PhD – Yale University
Guoping Feng, PhD – MIT
Spring 2016
Patrick Sullivan, MD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Afonso Silva, PhD – National Institute of Health
Spencer Smith, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Sacha Nelson, PhD – Brandeis
Randy Buckner, PhD – Harvard University
Richard Huganir, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
Nim Tottenham, PhD – Columbia University
Eric Klann, PhD – New York University
Jennifer Raymond, PhD – Stanford University
Thomas Wichmann, MD – Emory University
Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Azad Bonni, MD, PhD – Washington University-St. Louis
Kozo Kaibuchi, MD, PhD and Kenji Kadomatsu, MD, PhD – Nagoya University
Barry William Connors, PhD – Brown University
Jau-Shyong Hong, PhD – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Steve McCarroll, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Bo Li, PhD – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Jeffrey Stirman, PhD, and Jason Yi, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Fall 2015
Oliver Smithies, MA, DPhil – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Bryan Roth, MD, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Andreas Burkhalter, PhD – Washington University-St. Louis
Andrew Zimmerman, MD- University of Massachusetts
Stephanie Gupton, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Michael McConnell, PhD – University of Virginia
Shawn Hingtgen, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Vance Lemmon, PhD – University of Miami
Gabe Murphy, PhD – Janelia Farms
Todd Cohen, PhD – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Spring 2015
Mike Ehlers, PhD- Pfizer, Inc
Chris Cowan, PhD-Harvard University
Jeff Magee, PhD-Janelia
Ronald Swanstrom, PhD-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Ian Shih, PhD-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
John Gilmore, MD-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Yasmine Hurd, PhD-Mount Sinai
Jonathan Kipnis, PhD-University of Virginia
Charles Schroeder, PhD-Columbia University
Kay Tye, PhD-MIT
Mike Jarstfer, PhD-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Carol Mason, PhD-Columbia University
Gordon Fischell, PhD-NYU
Bettina Winckler, PhD-University of Virginia
Vladimir Ghukasyan, PhD/Jeremy Simon, PhD-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Fall 2014
Tom Kash, PhD-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Seth Blackshaw, PhD-Johns Hopkins University
Frank Costantini, PhD-Columbia University
Peter Penzes, PhD-Northwestern University
Massimo Scanzianni, PhD-University of California, San Diego
Tzumin Lee, PhD-Janelia Farm
Peter McKinnon, PhD-St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Coby Schal, PhD-North Carolina State University
Jeremy Kay, PhD-Duke University
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Ru-Rong Ji, PhD –Â Duke University
Michela Fagiolini, PhD –Â Harvard University
Benjamin Deneen, PhD –Â Baylor University
Student Invited Seminar: Eric Nestler, MD, PhD –Â Mount Sinai Hospital
Michael Bruchas, PhDÂ –Â Washington University
Philipp Keller, PhD –Â Janelia Farm
Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD –Â Boston Children’s Hospital
Stephan Sanders, PhD –Â Yale University
Angelique Bordey, PhD –Â Yale University
Maria Lehtinen, PhDÂ – Harvard Unversity
Lindsey Glickfeld, PhDÂ – Duke University
Matt Dalva, PhDÂ – Jefferson University
Vivian Gama, PhD and Dennis Sparta, PhDÂ – ºÚÁÏÍø- Chapel Hill
Jeffrey Rothstein, MD, PhDÂ – Johns Hopkins University
Fall 2013
Garret Stuber, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bryan Roth, MD, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Student Invited Seminar: Nancy Kanwisher, PhD –Â MIT
Michael Kilgard, University of Texas, Dallas
Mark Zylka, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Durga P. Mohapatra, PhD –Â University of Iowa
Student Invited Seminar: Timothy Kennedy, PhD –Â McGill University
Student Invited Seminar: Timothy Ryan, PhD –Â Weill Cornell Medical College
Spring 2013
Mark Peifer, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
David Solecki, PhD –Â St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Scott Sternson, PhD –Â Janelia Farm Research Campus
Nirao Shah, MD, PhD –Â University of California, San Francisco
Jorg Grandl, PhD –Â Duke University
Venod Menon, PhD –Â Standford University
Elizabeth Jonas, MD –Â Yale University
Adam Hantman, PhD –Â Janelia Farm Research Campus
Songhai Shi, PhD –Â Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Howard Eichenbaum, PhD –Â Boston University
Connie Cepko, PhD –Â Harvard Medical School
Michael Stryker, PhD –Â University of California, San Francisco
David Fitzpatrick, PhD –Â Max Planck Florida Institute
Fall 2012
William Snider, MD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Aysenil Belger, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tim Gershon, MD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Nelson Spruston, PhD –Â Northwestern University & Janelia Farm Research Campus
Paola Arlotta, PhD –Â Harvard Medical School
Greg Matera, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fulton Crews, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ben Philpot, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Joshua Trachtenberg, PhD –Â University of California, Los Angeles
Naoshige Uchida, PhD –Â Harvard University
Spring 2012
Jerrel Yakel, PhD –Â NIH
Piali Sengupta, PhD –Â Brandeis University
Garrett Stanley, PhD –Â Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University
Stormy Chamberlain, PhD –Â University of Connecticut
Daniel Felderman, PhD –Â University of California, Berkeley & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Chay Kuo, MD, PhD –Â Duke University
Larysa Pevny, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
James Surmeier, PhD –Â Northwestern University
Stephen Lisberger, PhD –Â Duke University
Dieter Jaeger, PhD –Â Emory University
Elly Nedivi, PhD –Â MIT
Stephanie Gupton, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Patricia Jensen, PhD –Â NIEHS
Eva Anton, PhD –Â University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill