2024

11/8 – NAPE Seminar by Dr. Hugo Tejeda, Stadtman Investigator, Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration, NIH. Dr. Tejeda will be presenting “Prefrontal cortical neuropeptidergic control of defensive behavior and circuit function.”

11/8 – Monthly NAPE Happy Hour

11/14 – Seminar by Dr. Michael Fanselow. Dr. Fanselow will be presenting “A Neurobiological Perspective on Anxiety, Fear and Panic as Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior.”

11/18  – Neuroscience Seminar Series talk by Dr. Susan Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson will present “From patterns to pathways: How modeling substance use informs our understanding of addiction behavior and circuits.”

11/19 –  Pharmacology Seminar Series Talk by Dr. Nikoleta Tsvetanova, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University. Talk title: “GPCR Signaling: A Spatial Story.”

11/20  – Psychology Loucks Colloquium with Dr. Stephen Maren, Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Maren will discuss “Hippocampal engrams and emotional memory.” Hosted by Jeansok Kim. The event will conclude with a Q&A session followed by a reception.

10/4 – NAPE seminar by Monica Tschang, Graduate Student in
In the Schindler Lab. Monica will be presenting “A novel method to interrogate the role of the gut microbiome in affect and substance use disorders”.

10/4 – NAPE Monthly Happy Hour.

10/15 – Seminar by Dr. Boris Heifets, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative & Pain Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Heifets will be presenting “Deconstructing the Psychedelic experience: Insights across species”. Invited by Dr. Mitra Heshmati.

10/18 – NAPE seminar by Dr. Kasey Girven, Postdoc in the Bruchas Lab. Kasey will be presenting “Decoding Neuropeptide S Modulation of Reward Seeking Behavior”

10/18 – Craft Hour – Fall Edition!
Join us for a fun and creative break from the bench. Bring out your artsy side as we do some painting, have snacks and connect with fellow trainees.

10/21 – 10/25 Annual NAPE Imaging and Genetics Workshop

9/13 – NAPE seminar by Michelle Jin, MD/PhD student from Christine Denny’s lab at Columbia, invited by Dr. Sam Golden. Michelle will be presenting “Behavioral and brain-wide neural signatures of sundowning in Alzheimer’s disease”

9/2 –  Graduate Application Workshop for UGs and Postbacs – by Drs. Susan Ferguson, Paul Phillips, Lusine Eyde. We will be going through application questions and how to write compelling essays/statements.

9/27 –  NAPE seminar by Madison Martin, Graduate Student in the Bruchas Lab. Madison will be presenting “Characterizing locus coeruleus and pericoerulear zone activity in response to aversive and appetitive stimuli”

9/30 –  Innovations in Addressing Substance Use and Addiction

8/2 – Dr. Christian Lüscher, M.D., Neurologist and Professor of Neuroscience will be presenting “Positive and Negative reinforcement in Opioid Addiction and Obesity”.

8/8 – Seminar by Dr. Stephanie Borgland, Professor at the University of Calgary “”Effects of co-released orexin and dynorphin on ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron activity and opioid seeking”

8/9 – Undergraduate and Postbac Professional Development session on “How to consider your professional options once you complete your doctorate”.

8/9 – Special NAPE seminar by Ginny Burton.
Ginny Burton has overcome a challenging cycle of addiction, homelessness, and prison, and has transformed her life to become an advocate for change and a top scholar with aspirations in law. Her inspiring journey aims to provide our community with valuable insights into addiction and the importance of research in this field.

8/15 – Transgenic Mouse Training by Dr. Larry Zweifel

8/16 – Career talk by Dr. Hanan Baker, M.D.

8/22 – 10-min research presentations by NAPE Postbacs and Undergraduates Part I.

8/23 – 10-min research presentations by NAPE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Part II.

7/8 – Dissertation Defense of David Bergkamp, PhD Candidate in the Neumaier lab. David will present The Impact of Repeated Opioid Withdrawal on Mouse Behavior and Microglia.

7/12 – “How to apply and choose the right grad program for you” – UG Professional Development

7/12 –  Monthly NAPE Happy Hour– all are welcome to join!

7/26 – “How to survive and thrive while in grad school” – UG Professional Development

7/26 – NAPE seminar by Dr. Sean Piantadosi, Postdoc in the Bruchas lab. Sean will be presenting “Optical approaches for investigating neuromodulatory effects on neural dynamics and behavior”

6/6  – Dissertation Defense of Carlie Neiswanger, PhD Candidate from the Chavkin Lab. Her thesis is titled “Leveraging Molecular Pharmacological Principles for the Design of Novel Treatments for Drug Addiction and Mood Disorders”

6/7 – “Mastering Networking and Job Search Strategies” – Postdoc Professional Development

6/7  – Monthly NAPE Happy Hour– all are welcome to join!

6/12-14 – NAPE Lightsheet Workshop.

6/17  – Dissertation Defense of Madelyn Hjort, PhD Candidate from the Stuber Lab. Her thesis is titled “Neural Dynamics of Cognitive Flexibility: Meta-RPE Signaling Within an mPFC-VTA Circuit Expedites Contingency Degradation during Reversal Learning”.

6/21 – NAPE seminar by Dr. Jonathan Tang. “Integrative approaches to tackling experience-dependent outcomes”.

6/21 –  “Professional Interviewing” – Postdoc Professional Development

6/28 –  Welcome/Introduction and “How to Prepare for Grad School” – Undergraduate Professional Development

6/28 –  “Navigating Negotiations” – Postdoc Professional Development

5/6 – Dissertation Defense of Nastacia Goodwin, PhD Candidate from the Golden Lab. Her thesis is titled “Dissociable Neural Mechanisms of Reactive and Appetitive Aggression.”

5/7 –  wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House – APM Academic Evening. Oral Presentations by Graduate Students Kaylin Ellioff, Jessica Ho, and Sarah Thai.

5/10 – Yuxin Pan, Graduate Student in the Gu Lab, Department of Biochemistry, will be presenting in the NAPE Seminar Series.

5/10 – NAPE Postdoc Professional Development session on “Academic and Industry CVs, Resumes, and Cover Letters”

5/14 – Dr. David Marcus will be presenting “Endocannabinoid tuning of behavioral engagement via an anterior Paraventricular Thalamus – Nucleus Accumbens circuit” in the APM Research Seminar Series

5/17 – Undergraduate Research Symposium. Schedule with NAPE UG Presentations TBA.

5/21 – 37th Annual Bonica Lecture. Dr. Hance Clark, President of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids, will be presenting “Cannabis: The Canadian Experience” as the 37th Annual Bonica Lecturer.

5/24 – Dr. Hanan Baker, Research Resident and Bonica Scholar, wil be presenting in the NAPE Seminar series.

5/24 – Postdoc Professional Development session on “Chalk Talks and Faculty Positions” with Drs. David Marcus and Oscar Vivas.

5/31 – NAPE Symposium. Please join us for a Town Hall, poster presentations by our trainees, and  buffet lunch!

4/5 – Dr. Carlos Campos, UW Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition will be presenting “Self-supervised behavior modeling with dense keypoint tracking” in the NAPE seminar series.

4/12 – Dr. Lauren Dobbs, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology at the University of Texas at Austin will be presenting “Endogenous opioids in the regulation of striatal circuits and cocaine reward” in the NAPE seminar series.

4/19 – Dr. Liangcai Gu, Associate Professor of Biochemistry will be presenting “Submicron-resolution DNA arrays for 3D multi-omics of tissues” in the NAPE seminar series.

4/26 – Dr. Carlee Toddes, Postdoc in the Golden lab, will be presenting in the NAPE seminar series. Title TBA

4/26 – NAPE Postdoc Professional Development Welcome Session

3/8 – Dr. Mitra Hesmati, PhD., MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, will be presenting “Brainwide activity under states of isoflurane anesthesia” in the NAPE seminar series.

3/8 – Graduate Professional Development session featuring Dr. Kevin Coffey, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Kevin will be presenting on his journey in science. 

3/11 –  Dr. Leo Scholl, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Osborn lab in the UW Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be presenting in the Be Boundless Graduate Program in Neuroscience seminar series. Dr. Scholl’s work focuses on improving the usability of brain-machine interface devices. 

3/11 – Dr. Vaishnavi Jadhav, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Kraemer and Liachko labs in the UW Department of Gerontology and geriatric Medicine, will be presenting in the Be Boundless Graduate Program in Neuroscience seminar series. Dr. Jadhav studies TDP-43 and tau proteinopathies.

3/29 – Dr. Alex Whitebirch, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Ferguson lab, will be presenting “Investigating the role of subpopulations of prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons in the regulation of fentanyl-seeking” in the NAPE seminar series.

2/2: Graduate Professional Development session on “Mental Health and Well-Being in Graduate School” by Dr. Lusine Eyde.

2/5:  Dr. Nathan Baertsch, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the UW and Seattle Children’s will be presenting, “How Breathing is Generated and Regulated by the Brain” in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience Seminar series.

2/6: Dr. Azad Bonni, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Neuroscience and Rare Diseases, Pharma Research and Early Development at Roche, will be presenting “Deregulation of Ubiquitin Signaling in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders” hosted by Weill NeuroHub.

2/8:  Dr. Sven Dorkenwald, PhD, Shanahan Foundation Fellow at the UW and Allen Institute, will be presenting “Reconstructing the Synaptic Wiring Diagram of the Fruit Fly Brain”, hosted by eScience Institute.

2/9:  Dr. Mark Duncan, MD, UW Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, will be presenting “The Clinical Practice of Treating Addiction” in the NAPE seminar series.

2/9: Graduate Professional Development session on “Barriers to Success in Graduate School and How to Circumvent Them” with panelists Drs. Raaj Gowrishankar, Carlee Toddes, and Kevin Schneider.

2/12: Dr. Mitra Heshmati, MD, PhD, UW Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Biological Structure, will be presenting “Investigating Brainwide Anesthesia-Activated Ensembles in Mice” in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience Seminar series.

2/15: Dr. Karla Kaun, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University, woill be presenting “Molecular Changes Underlying Alcohol Reward” in the Physiology and Biophysics seminar series.

2/16: NAPE Lightsheet Informational Session. Attendance is required for persons wanting to participate in the July 2024 hands-on session.

2/16: Graduate Professional Development session on “Tips and Strategies for Giving a Better Science Talk” by Dr. Alex Whitebirch, Postdoc in the Ferguson lab.

2/20: Dr. Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University will be presenting “Endocannabinoid Signaling in the CNS: Translational Implications for Stress-Related Disorders and Addiction” in the Pharmacology seminar series.

2/22: Dr. Zach Danziger, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University will be presenting “Learning and Control in High-Dimensional Human-Machine Interfaces” in the Bioengineering seminar series. Flyer

2/23: Dr. David Ottenheimer, Postdoc in the Stuber and Steinmetz lab, will be presenting “Transcriptionally diverse cell types in the rodent ventral pallidum” in the NAPE seminar series.

2/23: Graduate Professional Development session on “How to Make Your Research Project Fundable” by Dr. Jingyi Chen, Postdoc in the Bruchas lab.

2/27: Dr. Jorge E. Contreras, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology at the University of California will be presenting “Connexin-43 hemichannels as mediators of cardiac stress-induced arrhythmias and myocardial injury” at the Pharmacology seminar series.

2/29: Dr. Theanne Griffith, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology at UCLA will be presenting “Differential encoding of mammalian proprioception by voltage-gated sodium channels” in the Physiology and Biophysics seminar series.

1/11: Dr. Marco Pravetoni, UW Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pharmacology, will be presenting “Development of vaccines and antibody-based interventions to treat opioid use disorders and overdose… and beyond” in the Bioengineering seminar series.

1/12: Graduate Professional Development session on “Pursuing an Academic Career” – featuring Dr. Anna Bowen and Dr. Brandy Briones

1/16:  Dr. Maria Sweetwyne, UW Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, will be presenting in the Pharmacology seminar series.

1/18: Dr. Li Li, UW Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, PI at the Seattle Children’s, will be presenting “Precision anesthesia: towards neural circuit-specific modulation of arousal” in the Bioengineering seminar series.

1/19: Graduate Professional Development session on “How to Make Your Research Sparkle” – featuring Dr. Sean Piantadosi and Dr. Adam Gordon-Fennell

1/19: NAPE seminar featuring Kaylin Ellioff, PhD Candidate in the Land and Bruchas lab. 

1/26: Graduate Professional Development session on “Exploring Careers in Science” by Dr. Lusine Eyde

1/30: Dr. Sabrina Spencer, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and the University of Colorado Boulder will be presenting the Pharmacology seminars series.