Chen Institute Symposium 2025
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 8:30AM - 5:30PM PST
Chen 100
The 2025 Chen Institute Symposium will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The keynote address will be from Dr. Huda Zoghbi, professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular and Human Genetics, Neurology and Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital.
The keynote address will be followed by nine 30-minute talks. The speakers are among the top neuroscientists in their fields and will cover an array of topics.
Lunch will be provided.
Symposium Speakers: Nicholas Bellono, Steven Flavell, Jaimie Henderson, Tirin Moore, Michael Platt, Amita Sehgal, Doris Tsao, Christopher Walsh, Ilana Witten and Huda Zoghbi.
AGENDA
Saturday, 25 January, 2025 - Chen 100
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 to 8:45 am | David Anderson | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 8:45 to 9:45 am | Huda Zoghbi | Keynote: Genetic and Neurobiological Studies in Rett Syndrome and MECP2 Disorders |
| 9:45 to 10:20 am | Chris Walsh | You contain multitudes: somatic mutation in human brain |
| 10:20 to 10:55 am | Amita Sehgal | Trimming brain fat with sleep |
| 10:55 to 11:25 am | COFFEE BREAK |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 to 12:05 pm | Steven Flavell | Neural sequences that drive sensory-guided reorientations in C. elegans |
| 12:05 to 12:40 pm | Nicholas Bellono | Taste by touch in octopus |
| 12:45 to 2:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 to 2:35 pm | Ilana Witten | The direct and indirect pathways oppositely control cortical activity along the decision axis |
| 2:35 to 3:10 pm | Tirin Moore | Intermittent rate coding and cue-specific ensembles support working memory |
| 3:10 to 3:45 pm | Doris Tsao | Representing the visual world |
| 3:45 to 4:15 pm | COFFEE BREAK |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 4:20 to 4:55 pm | Michael Platt | The Neural Code Supporting Multidimensional Social Relationships |
| 4:55 to 5:30 pm | Jaimie Henderson | Recent Advances in Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces |
| 5:30 to 5:40 pm | David Anderson | Closing Remarks |