Monday Noon Seminars

HYBRID – Connor Auditorium and Zoom

Mini-series topics are selected by the Hope Center Steering Committee from suggestions made by the Washington University community. Each mini-series is comprised of 4-5 weekly seminars, with talks by Washington University investigators as well as investigators at other institutions who are leaders in their fields.

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Mini-series: Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Neurologic Disease

Organizer, Nicole Brossier (WashU Pediatrics)
Location: Connor Auditorium and Zoom

  • October 2: Nicole Brossier (WashU Pediatrics)
  • October 9: Gabor Egervari (WashU Genetics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics)
  • October 16: Paul Shaw (WashU Neuroscience)
  • October 23: Deanna Barch (WashU Psychological & Brain Sciences)

Click here for Zoom links (WUSTL Key required)

2023/2024 Monday Noon Seminars

Mondays, 12-1p
October – May
Location: Connor Auditorium and Zoom (*unless noted)

For inquiries contact the Hope Center.

Mini-series Topics

Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Neurologic Disease
Organizer: Nicole Brossier (WashU Pediatrics)

For inquiries contact the Hope Center.

Zoom links (WUSTL Key required)
  • October 2: Nicole Brossier (WashU Pediatrics) “Obesogenic Diet, Neurodevelopment and Pediatric Brain Tumor Formation”
  • October 9: Gabor Egervari (WashU Genetics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics) “Establishing the unexpected role of drug metabolites in substance use disorders”
  • October 16: Paul Shaw (WashU Neuroscience)
  • October 23: Deanna Barch (WashU Psychological & Brain Sciences) “The Enduring Impact of Poverty on Brain Development Risk for Mental Health Challenges”

Fluid Biomarkers of Neurologic Disease
Organizer: Suzanne Schindler (WashU Neurology)

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  • November 6: Nicolas Barthelemy (WashU Neurology)
  • November 20: Leslie Shaw (University of Pennsylvania)
  • November 27: Hong Chen (WashU Biomedical Engineering)
  • December 4: Timothy Miller (WashU Neurology)

PET Imaging in Genetic and Late Onset Alzheimer Disease
Organizer: Aisling Chaney (WashU Radiology)

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  • December 11
  • December 18
  • January 22
  • January 29
Pathological Influences on Glia in Neurologic Disease
Organizer: Sarah Ackerman (WashU Pathology & Immunology)

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  • February 12: Anusha Mishra (Oregon Health & Science University)
  • February 19: Kyungdeok Kim (Kipnis lab, WashU Pathology & Immunology)
  • February 26: Valeria Cavalli (WashU Neuroscience)
  • March 4: Celeste Karch (WashU Psychiatry)

Leveraging -omics in Disease
Organizer: Carlos Cruchaga (WashU Psychiatry)

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  • March 18: Myriam Fornage (University of Texas Health, Houston)
  • March 25
  • April 1
  • April 8
Brain Plasticity and Hearing Disorders
Joint mini-series with the Department of Developmental Biology
Organizer: Mayssa Mokalled (WashU Developmental Biology)

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  • April 29
  • May 6
  • May 13
  • May 20

Seminars also are listed on the ONR Calendar.

View archive of mini-series topics and speakers