BHI

12th Annual Rutgers Brain Health Institute Symposium
2026-12-02
Keynote Speaker: Joseph E LeDoux
Dr. LeDoux is Professor Emeritus at New York University, where he was a University Professor, Henry and Lucy Moses Professor, Professor of Neural Science and Psychology, and Professor of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical School. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His work has focused on the topics of emotion, memory, and consciousness and their interaction in the brain. Learn more
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BHI Plenary Seminar: Lin Tian, PhD (Max Planck Florida Institute)
2026-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Plenary Seminar: Lin Tian, PhD
Scientific Director, Max Planck Florida Institute
Dr. Tian’s lab focuses on technological innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration to uncover the connection between brain function and behavior in healthy and diseased states, such as neurological and psychiatric disorders. Learn more
Hosted by Miriam Bocarsly, PhD (Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience/NJMS)
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BHI Plenary Seminar: Guo-Li Ming, MD, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
2027-02-04 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Guo-Li Ming, MD, PhD
Perelman Professor of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
Date and Time: February 4, 2027
Research in Dr. Ming’s laboratory centers on understanding molecular mechanisms underlying neurodevelopment and how its dysregulation may contribute to developmental neurological disorders. The lab uses a combination of experimental approaches that include molecular biology, biochemistry, mouse genetics, imaging, electrophysiology, electron microscopy, optogenetic manipulations, next generation sequencing, and behavioral tests to study neural development. Learn more
Hosted by Mi-Hyeon Jang, PhD (Neurosurgery/RWJMS)
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BHI Plenary Seminar: David Ginty, PhD (Harvard Medical School)
2027-03-05 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: David Ginty, PhD
Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Professor of Neurobiology and Department Chair
Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Date and Time: March 5, 2027
Using a range of advanced tools, the Ginty Lab is able to map how signals from the skin travel through the nervous system to encode touch perception. These circuits are what allow us to differentiate between textures, temperatures, and levels of pressure. Understanding how they develop and function provides insight into conditions such as chronic pain or autism, in which touch feels painful or becomes overwhelming. Learn more
Hosted by Mi-Hyeon Jang, PhD & Victoria Abraira, PhD (Neurosurgery/RWJMS)
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8th Annual Neurosurgery Research Symposium
2027-03-17
Save the date for the 8th Annual Neurosurgery Research Symposium on March 17, 2027.

BHI Plenary Seminar: Malu G. Tansey, PhD (Indiana University School of Medicine)
2027-04-22 12:00 - 13:00
Plenary Speaker: Malu G. Tansey, PhD
James A. Caplin, M.D. Professor of Alzheimer’s Research, Professor of Neurology, Adjunct Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Tansey’s lab focuses on the role of inflammation and immune system responses in brain health and neurodegenerative disease, with particular focus on central-peripheral neuroimmune crosstalk and the gut-brain axis. The long-term goal of the lab is to develop better therapies to prevent and/or delay these diseases.
Hosted by Pingyue Pan, PhD (NCB/RWJMS)
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BHI Plenary Seminar: Ryohei Yasuda, PhD (Max Planck Florida Institute)
2027-05-06 12:00 - 13:00
Plenary Speaker: Ryohei Yasuda, PhD
Scientific Director, Max Planck Florida Institute
Dr. Yasuda’s research focuses on synaptic plasticity, the ability of synapses to change their connection strength. This process is thought to underlie learning and memory. Cascades of biochemical reactions in dendritic spines, tiny (~0.1 femtoliter) postsynaptic compartments emanating from dendritic surfaces, trigger diverse forms of synaptic plasticity. The Yasuda lab aims to elucidate some of the operation principles of such signaling networks in dendritic spines using various optical techniques. Learn more
Hosted by Huaye Zhang, PhD (Neuroscience and Cell Biology/ RWJMS)

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