Neuroscience Webinars

Learn from the latest webinars about newly released neuroscience research and advances in experimental techniques. Topics include research news in neuroscience, neurology, psychology, brain science and cognitive sciences.

MAR 13, 2019 | 8:20 AM

BRAIN Initiative Scientific Updates: Influence of Task Context...

Humans interact with their environment in countless ways and can switch seamlessly between activities. Even for seemingly simple tasks, a variety of sensory inputs and contextual cues are int...

Speaker: Jennifer Collinger, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019

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MAR 13, 2019 | 8:00 AM

BRAIN Initiative Scientific Updates: Deciphering the Neuronal...

The rapid formation of new memories and the recall of old memories to inform decisions is essential for human cognition, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain poorly understood. We util...

Speaker: Ueli Rutishauser, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019

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MAR 13, 2019 | 7:40 AM

BRAIN Initiative Scientific Updates: How the Human Brain Learns...

The human brain has a remarkable ability to store and retrieve information. Detailed memories can be formed after as little as one exposure, and those memories can be retained for decades. Im...

Speaker: Elizabeth Buffalo, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019

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MAR 13, 2019 | 7:00 AM

NIH BRAIN Funding Opportunities: NIH BRAIN Initiative and Functional...

NIH representatives from the BRAIN Initiative will be presenting an overview of the NIH BRAIN Initiative and describing funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) supporting impacts in human ne...

Speaker: James Gnadt, PhD , Karen David, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019

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MAR 13, 2019 | 6:00 AM

Keynote Presentation: Updates from the NIH BRAIN Initiative

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, will provide an overview of challenges and opportunities in mental health research. Dr. Gordon will present em...

Speaker: Joshua A. Gordon, MD, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019

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MAR 07, 2019 | 7:00 AM

Pluripotent stem cells: How to raise the quality of your PSC...

DATE: March 7, 2019TIME: 4:00pm CET PSCs represent an important tool in a wide range of applications, including basic research, disease...

Speaker: Jessica Wagener, PhD , Nadine Mellies, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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MAR 06, 2019 | 11:00 PM

Pluripotent stem cells: How to raise the quality of your PSC culture

DATE: March 7, 2019TIME: 8:00am CET PSCs represent an important tool in a wide range of applications, including basic research, disease...

Speaker: Jessica Wagener, PhD , Nadine Mellies, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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MAR 05, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Comprehensive Capture of Human Neuropathology by Multiplexed Ion...

DATE: March 5, 2019TIME: 10:00am PSTSingle cell analysis, starting with the earliest low parameter fluorescent experiments, helped define the major cell subsets of human ce...

Speaker: Sean Bendall, PhD

Sponsored By: IONpath

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FEB 27, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Prepare for success: GMP cell banks as part of a staged, standardized,...

DATE: February 27, 2019TIME: 8:00am PST Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can form any tissue or cell in the body, and are the ideal starting material to manufacture...

Speaker: Benjamin Fryer

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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FEB 20, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Choosing the best system to answer your question - What question...

DATE: February 20, 2019TIME: 9:00am PST ...

Speaker: David Kuninger, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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FEB 07, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Acceleration of Neuroscience Research Discovery by Incorporation...

Date: February 7, 2019Time: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Modern microscopes are becoming increasingly complex instruments enabling registration of image sets far beyon...

Speaker: Anastas Popratiloff, MD, PhD

Sponsored By: Leica Microsystems

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DEC 04, 2018 | 7:00 AM

Pluripotent stem cells: How to raise the quality of your PSC...

DATE: December 4, 2018TIME: 4:00pm CET PSCs represent an important tool in a wide range of applications, including basic research, disease...

Speaker: Jessica Wagener, PhD , Nadine Mellies, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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DEC 03, 2018 | 11:00 PM

Pluripotent stem cells: How to raise the quality of your PSC culture

DATE: December 4, 2018TIME: 8:00am CET PSCs represent an important tool in a wide range of applications, including basic research, disease...

Speaker: Jessica Wagener, PhD , Nadine Mellies, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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NOV 15, 2018 | 10:00 AM

Multiplex fluorescence immunohistochemistry using the Ultivue...

DATE: November 15, 2018TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET Multiplex fluorescence immunohistochemistry offers a window into the biology of human disease, enabling the ana...

Speaker: Traci DeGeer, BS, HT (ASCP) HTL, QIHC , Alexander Klimowicz

Sponsored By: Leica Biosystems

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NOV 13, 2018 | 6:00 AM

From cell seeding to analysis - Getting the best out of your cell-based...

DATE: November 13,2018TIME: 3:00pm CET, 7:30pm IST, 06:00am PST The assessment of cell health and cellular responses after experimental manipulation continue to be a very important...

Speaker: Jessica Wagener, PhD , Erik Bonke, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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NOV 07, 2018 | 8:00 PM

Analysis of Surface Antigens on Exosomes

DATE: November 7, 2018TIME: 8:00PM PSTExosomes have been shown to have significant roles in cancer including disease progression acting in the tumor micro-environment, metasta...

Speaker: Steve McClellan BS, MT, SCYM (ASCP)CM

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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NOV 07, 2018 | 7:00 AM

Analysis of Surface Antigens on Exosomes

DATE: November 7, 2018TIME: 7:00AM PDTExosomes have been shown to have significant roles in cancer including disease progression acting in the tumor micro-environment, metastasis a...

Speaker: Steve McClellan BS, MT, SCYM (ASCP)CM

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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AUG 09, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Exon-level array: Bridging the gap between chromosomal microarray...

DATE: August 9, 2018TIME: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT Current exon-level arrays and NGS techniques for CNV detection are plagued with a high number of false-positive...

Speaker: Nicole de Leeuw, PhD , Kristina Cusmano-Ozog, MD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Applied Biosystems

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JUN 07, 2018 | 7:00 AM

How microCT Can Provide Insight into Dynamic Disease Processes

DATE: June 7, 2018TIME: 07:00AM PDT, 4:00PM CESTIn this webinar, Prof. Greetje Vande Velde will give an overview of her work, which involves lung and brain infections. Dr Vande Ve...

Speaker: Greetje Vande Velde

Sponsored By: Bruker Microbiology & Diagnostics

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MAY 02, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Five steps for publication-quality immunohistochemistry imaging

Immunohistochemistry protocols, which utilize antibodies to visualize proteins in tissue sections, have many steps that need optimized to prevent non-specific background effects, artifacts, o...

Speaker: Jason Kilgore

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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APR 27, 2018 | 10:00 AM

Investigating DNA repair mechanisms in hypoxic brain tumours and...

DATE: April 27, 2018TIME: 10:00am PST, 1:00pm ESTGlioblastoma (GBM) and Medulloblastoma (MB) are the most common adult and paediatric brain tumours, both of which can have devastating c...

Speaker: Sophie Cowman

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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APR 17, 2018 | 8:00 AM

StemoniX microBrain 3D Assay Ready Plates as a Human iPSC-based...

DATE: April 17, 2018TIME: 8:00AM PST, 11:00AM ESTRecently, much research has focused on obtaining 3D brain organoids in an attempt to better recapitulate brain development and function...

Speaker: Cassiano Carromeu, PhD , Grischa Chandy, PhD , Oksana Sirenko, PhD

Sponsored By: Molecular Devices

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MAR 15, 2018 | 1:30 PM

Rare Inherited Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex group of individually rare neurological conditions with genetic and non-genetic causes. Despite the strong genetic component of ASD, it has been ve...

Speaker: Maria Chahrour, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAR 15, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Tough Targets, Simple Genotyping -Fast and Easy Protocols to Determine...

Determining the copy number of SMN1 and SMN2 genes is notoriously difficult due to the high level of homology between the two genes. These genes, that are associated with spinal muscular atro...

Speaker: Ryan Donnelly

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018
Sponsored By: Canon BioMedical

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MAR 15, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Acoustic Experience Alters How You See the World

Cortical plasticity is the neural mechanism by which the cerebrum adapts itself to its environment, while at the same time making it vulnerable to impoverished sensory or developmental experi...

Speaker: Stephen Lomber, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAR 15, 2018 | 10:30 AM

An Emerging Role of DNA Damage-Repair in Huntington's Disease

Machine learning approaches to pattern discovery in protein-protein interaction networks of Huntington’s disease brain and model organisms are revealing novel connections of the disease...

Speaker: Animesh Ray, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAR 15, 2018 | 10:30 AM

Overcoming Hurdles in the Study of Rare Diseases: Innovative Strategies...

The study of rare, neurological disorder and the development of effect treatments can pose many unique challenges. A paucity of scientists working on these disorders often limits forward prog...

Speaker: Jill Weimer, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018

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