"Developing gene-modifying therapies for SCN1A- and SCN1B-linked developmental and epileptic encephalopathy"Lori Isom, PhDChair of Department of PharmacologyProfessor of Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyProfessor of NeurologyUniversity of MichiganMichigan Neuroscience InstituteDr. William Talman retired from the University of Iowa in March 2017, after 33 years as a faculty member in the Department of Neurology. His clinical specialty was autonomic disorders. The annual “William Talman, MD...

Stimulating retinal regeneration in mammals by reprogramming glia: it’s never too late to change their fateTom Reh, PhDProfessorDepartment of Neurobiology and BiophysicsUniversity of Washington School of Medicine

Sophia Vinogradov, MDProfessor and Department HeadDonald W. Hastings Endowed ChairDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral ScienceUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolLecture title to comeThe annual Andreasen lecture, established by the UI Department of Psychiatry in 2018, honors Nancy C. Andreasen, MD, PhD, UI professor of psychiatry, an internationally recognized neuroscientist and a leader in the field of schizophrenia research.

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is excited to welcome Dr. Ulrich Mayr for this colloquium event. Ulrich is a Lewis Professor and Department Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Oregon. Dr. Mayr's primary research focus is on the relationship between memory, attention, and cognitive control, both from a general and a developmental/life-span perspective. His research methods include behavioral experiments, eye-tracking, and EEG or fMRI neuroimaging. As a...