Neurobiology Seminar Series hosts world-renowned neuroscientists to present current research topics in neurobiology.

Seminars are held on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., and announcements are sent via email on Fridays prior to each seminar. If you'd like to receive announcements, contact Kirstie Cummings. 

Course Director
Kirstie Cummings, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurobiology
kac3@uab.edu

2024-2025 Seminar Series  

August 29
Susan Ingram 
University of Colorado  

September 12
Kasey Robinson
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Professional development speaker 

September 19
Jill Glausier
University of Pittsburgh 

September 26
David Linden 
John Hopkins University 
Robin Lester Memorial Lecture 

October 17
Mary Patton 
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Future of Neuroscience speaker 
 

October 24
TBD

October 31
Rajiv R. Ratan 
Weill Cornell Medicine 

November 7
Adam Carter 
New York University 

November 14
Robert Hunt 
UC Irvine 

November 21
Jamie Maguire
Tufts University

December 5
Avishek Adhikari
UC Los Angeles
Postdoc-selected speaker

December 12
Natale Sciolino
University of Connecticut

January 9 
Bita Moghaddam
Oregon Health & Science University

January 16
Alex Kwan
Cornell University
Postdoc-selected speaker

January 23
Serena Dudek
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

January 30
Maya Opendak
Kennedy Krieger and Johns Hopkins

February 6
TBD

February 13
Yasmin Hurd
Mount Sinai
Student-selected speaker
Zoom attendance 

February 20
Michael Higley
Yale University

February 27
Zoe McElligott
University of North Carolina

March 6
Alejandro Grau-Perales
Mount Sinai
Future of Neuroscience speaker

March 20
Adriana Di Polo
University of Montreal
Student-selected speaker

March 27
Erin Calipari
Vanderbilt University

April 3
Lindsay Cameron
Stanford University
Future of Neuroscience speaker

April 17
Rahul Srinivasan
Texas A&M

April 24
Barbara Juarez
University of Maryland

May 1
Ismail Ahmed
University of Utah
Future of Neuroscience speaker