NSCI 6265

The NSCI 6265 Neuroscience Seminar Series provides a weekly forum for research presentations by faculty, graduate students, and invited guest speakers of national and international distinction. The seminar is attended by students in the Neuroscience Program, faculty, and guests from departments and programs across the University of Iowa, fostering an engaging environment for scientific exchange. Thoughtful discussion and active participation are encouraged.

The seminar series is directed by Professor Seth Tomchik, who oversees speaker selection to ensure a consistently high-quality program featuring diverse and impactful neuroscience research.

A hallmark of the seminar series is its emphasis on student-faculty engagement. Faculty and invited speakers are introduced by a Neuroscience graduate student, who provides both a brief overview of the speaker's research and a personal introduction.

Seminars are held on Tuesdays from 4:00–5:00 p.m in GH E331. On the fourth Tuesday of each month, seminars are extended until 5:30 p.m. and are held in Biology Building East (BBE), Room 101 to accommodate additional discussion and networking opportunities.

Fall 2026 Seminar Schedule

DateLocationPresenter(s)
August 25101 BBEProgram Welcome with Director Dan Tranel
 5:30 endTrevor Butler - Resch Lab
  Yassine Filali - Hultman Lab
September 1GH E331Faculty Data Blitz
  TBD
September 8GH E331Savannah Bliese - Chatterjee Lab
  Nathan Cremers - Wessel Lab
September 15GH E331Emily Dappen - Nourski Lab
  Narges Firouzshahi - Hefti Lab
September 22101 BBEIzzy Herring - Williams & Parker Labs
 5:30 endMarshal Jahnke - Wemmie & Chan Labs
  Drew Kain - Gantz Lab
September 29GH E331Matthew Summerfield - Buchanan Lab
  Chiara Borrelli - Richerson Lab
October 6GH E331Maureen Eberle - Hultman Lab
  Hannah Hazzard - Gumusoglu Lab
October 13GH E331Jay Smuszkiewicz - Glykys Lab
  Hanxiao (Hudson) Liu - LaLumiere Lab
October 20GH E331Preston Pellatz - Boudreau Lab
  Julia Neuharth - Stewart Lab
October 27101 BBETaylor Jorgensen - Keimig - Abel Lab
 5:30 endTre'Andice Williams - Hefti Lab
  Gabby Bierlein - De La Rosa (MSTP) - Flippo Lab
November 3GH E331Joe Caruana - Petkov Lab
  Michelle Chen (MSTP) - Stevens Lab
November 10GH E331Mackenzie Conlon (MSTP) - Narayanan Lab
  Regan Fair - Abel Lab
November 17N/ANo seminar due to Society for Neuroscience conference
November 24N/ANo seminar due to Fall Break
December 1GH E331Guest Speaker - TBD
December 8GH E331Jess Frame - Voss Lab
  Stephanie Hernandez - Anderson Lab
December 15N/ANo Seminar due to Finals Week