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Spring 2025
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1/19/2025--------------------------CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER--------------------------
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2/19/2025Hunter Gatherer Brewery5:30 PMDr. Pablo BonillaDr. Alessandra PorcuEvening blue light exposure during adolescence induces avoidance behavior and rewires medial amygdala circuitDaniel JoynerDr. Dan Foster
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3/19/2025Hunter Gatherer Brewery5:30 PMDr. Desh Deepak RatnaDr. T. Chase FrancisControl of Stress Relapse by Nucleus Accumbens Substance PAlexia CrockettDr. Fiona HollisSex-dependent effects of chronic stress on HPA axis mitochondrial function
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4/16/2025Hunter Gatherer Brewery5:30 PMDr. Rose BoozeN/AModulation of neural circuits and cognition by HIV-1Lexi BlasDr. James FadelActivation of basal forebrain afferents following systemic LPS administration
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5/21/2025Hunter Gatherer Brewery5:30 PMIrene Dalla Costa Dr. Jeff TwissCan we accelerate nerve regeneration?Dr. Sasha SikirzhytskayaDr. Michael ShtutmanEngineering Human Cerebral Organoids with Resident Microglia to Investigate Dementia Pathogenesis
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SUMMER BREAK
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Fall 2025
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8/20/2025Bierkeller Brewing Company5:30 PMCourtney WrightDr. Ana PocivavsekInflammation, Tryptophan Metabolism, and Disrupted Sleep during Pregnancy Impact Fetal Brain Kynurenic Acid – Important Implications for Psychotic DisordersJacob WatsonDr. Pete VentoFunctional role of rostromedial tegmental efferents to ventral tegmental area in aversive learning and avoidance
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9/17/2025Moltó Vino Wine Club5:30 PMDr. Raoni dos SantosDr. Lawrence Reagan / Dr. Claudia GrilloNorepinephrine neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract drive sickness-related behaviors in mice.Dr. Courtney BuchananDr. Jeff TwissMolecular Brakes on the Regenerative Drive: How an Axon-Intrinsic Loop Limits Regenerative Capacity by Altering the Translational Landscape
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10/15/2025Green Olive5:30 PMAshita Bhan Dr. Alessandra PorcuInvestigating the effect of light cycle disruption on memory and hippocampal function in adolescent miceKatelyn RygelDr. Kristy Welshhans Dysregulated axon guidance and local translation in developing Down syndrome hiPSC-derived cortical neurons
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11/19/2025Bierkeller Brewing Company5:30 PMTim PhilbeckDr. Fiona Hollis/Dr. Susan WoodTBDJonathan ConradyDr. Jessica GreenElectrophysiological evidence for reward-driven auditory spatial processing
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12/17/2025Moltó Vino Wine Club5:30 PM
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1/21/2026Savage Craft Ale Works5:30 PM
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2/18/20265:30 PM
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