Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses Seminar Series

All seminars start at 12 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 

Please contact Jessica Odell at [email protected] with questions.  

 

January 16, 2025

Intraretinal Stimulation for High Resolution Artificial Vision
James Weiland, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Chair for Research in Biomedical Engineering

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Ross Maddox, Ph.D.

 

January 23, 2025

Beyond Amyloid: Seeking to understand the diverse causes of age-related dementia at the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D.
Lucile Groff Professor, Department of Neurology
Director, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center  
University of Michigan

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

 

January 30, 2025
Chromatin Regulation of Neuronal Identity and Connectivity
Kenneth Kwan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Research Associate Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Michael Roberts, Ph.D.

 

February 20, 2025
Insight Into Real-World Hearing and Hearing Loss from an Avian Vocal Communication Specialist
Kenneth S. Henry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Department of Otolaryngology
University of Rochester

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Ross Maddox, Ph.D.

 

March 13, 2025
TBD
Ingrid Johnsrude, Ph.D.
Professor; Western Research Chair
Western University - Canada

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Anahita Mehta, Ph.D.

 

March 20, 2025
TBD
David Feldheim, Ph.D.
Professor; Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
University of California Santa Cruz

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3699 S Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Michael Roberts, Ph.D.

 

April 3, 2025
TBD
Basile Tarchini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The Jackson Laboratory

Location: Medical Science 2 – 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

 

April 10, 2025
TBD
Peter G. Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D.
Chief Research Officer, Executive Vice President, Professor of Otolaryngology, Oregon Hearing Research Center
Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

 

April 17, 2025
TBD
Nathaniel B. Sawtell, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Columbia University

Location: Medical Science 2 - 3695 N Lecture Hall

Hosted by: Pierre Apostolides, Ph.D.