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SBS Seminar Schedule - GLCH 123, 3PM

DATE SPEAKER UNIVERSITY SPEAKER INFO

Wednesday, September 2

Dr. Alexandra Bentz

University of Oklahoma

Bentz Lab

Wednesday, September 9

Dr. Chongle Pan & Dr. Xiangming Xiao

University of Oklahoma

Pan Lab & Dr. Xiao

Wednesday, September 16

No Speaker (TBD)

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Wednesday, September 23

Dr. Chris Funk, Weese Speaker

Colorado State University

Funk Lab

Wednesday, September 30

Dr. Gavin Woodruff

University of Oklahoma

Woodruff Lab

Wednesday, October 7

Dr. Elizabeth Everman

University of Oklahoma

Everman Lab

Wednesday, October 14

No Speaker (TBD)

 

 

Wednesday, October 21

Dr. Brittany Counts

University of Oklahoma

Dr. Counts

Wednesday, October 28

Dr. Sarah Ross, DFCAS Distinguished Lecturer

University of Pittsburgh

Ross Lab

Wednesday, November 4

Dr. Felipe Zapata, Cross Speaker

UCLA

Dr. Zapata

Wednesday, November 11

Dr. Dana Hawley, Sutton Speaker

Virginia Tech

Dr. Hawley

Wednesday, November 18

No Speaker (TBD)

 

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Wednesday, November 25

HOLIDAY - NO SEMINAR

Wednesday, December 2

Dr. Aalap Dixit

Oklahoma State University

Dr. Dixit

Wednesday, December 9

No Speaker (TBD)

 

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Wednesday, December 16

FINALS WEEK - NO SEMINAR

Neuromunch SCHEDULE - GLCH 310, 12-12:50PM

 

DATE

 

PRESENTER/TITLE

Friday, September 11

Ari Berkowitz: A synaptic locus of song learning

Friday, September 18

Robyn Mildren: Sensorimotor Prediction and Control in the Cerebellum: Translating into DBS Therapies

Friday, September 25

Chris Brooks

Friday, October 2

Brenna Arledge

Friday, October 9

NO CLASS-OU/TEXAS

Friday, October 16

Naim Bautista

Friday, October 23

Shae Johnston

Friday, October 30

Elizabeth Everman

Friday, November 6

Jinrong Li

Friday, November 13

Eunsung Lee

Friday, November 20

Farima Naghash

Friday, November 27

NO CLASS-THANKSGIVING BREAK

Friday, December 4

Yijie Huang

Friday, December 11

Michael Wenger


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