Friday, January 25, 2019 at 5pm Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 8:30am to 5:30pm Ramo Auditorium
The inaugural Chen Institute Symposium was well attended by the Caltech neuroscience community and by the wider neuroscience community with attendees from neighboring colleges, hospitals and institutions. The symposium began with a keynote address at 5pm on the evening of Friday, January 25, from celebrated neuroscientist, Nancy Kanwisher, founding member of the renowned McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain and Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T. Nancy's talk was titled"A Window into the Architecture of the Mind: Functional Imaging of the Human Brain".
Saturday, January 26, was a full day, beginning at 8:30am, featuring ten 30-minute talks from leading neuroscientists, the talks covered an array of topics. There were generous breaks to allow ample conversation and networking opportunities for attendees.