Wednesday Colloquium

The Neuroscience Colloquium series features invited talks by neuroscientists from around the world. Colloquia are held on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. in Room A211 of the psychology building, PDB.

2023-24 Speakers

Emily Lemmon, Ph.D., Florida State University

Dobromir Rahnev, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Daniel Wesson, Ph.D., University of Florida

Dr. Gül Dölen, Johns Hopkins University

Venki Murthy, Ph.D., Harvard University

Lindsey Schier, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Susan Carnell, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Adam Kimbrough, Ph.D., Purdue University

Andre Fenton, Ph.D., New York University

Danny Winder, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Gina Poe, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Ella Striem-Amit, Ph.D., Georgetown University 

Brandon Warren, Ph.D., University of Florida

Mitch Roitman, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Bryan Jones, Ph.D., University of Utah

Dr. Josephine Egan, National Institute on Aging

Adam Smith, Ph.D., University of Kansas

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2022-23 Speakers

Jeffrey Martens, Ph.D., University of Virginia

Daniel Wesson, Ph.D., University of Florida

Angela Laird, Ph.D., Florida International University

Ann-Marie Torregrossa, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Hua Yan, Ph.D., University of Florida

Danielle Reed, Ph.D., Monell Chemical Senses Center

Marianna Zazhyska, Ph.D., Columbia University

Dobromir Rahnev, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

X. Shawn Liu, Ph.D., Columbia University

Sergio Iniguez, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso

Erica Glasper, Ph.D., Ohio State College of Medicine

Susan Travers, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Karolina Skibicka, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Linda Barlow, Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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2021-22 Speakers

Claire de La Serre, Ph.D., University of Georgia

Hiroaki Matsunami, Ph.D., Duke University

Stefan Leutgeb, Ph.D, University of California, San Diego

Kent Berridge, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Stephanie Correa, Ph.D., University of California, LA

Bhargav Karamched, Ph.D., Florida State University

Nathan Schoppa, Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Christie Fowler, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

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2020-21 Speakers

Claire de La Serre, Ph.D., University of Georgia

Ann-Marie Torregrossa, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Dobromir Rahnev, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Karoddna Skibicka, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Jeffery Martens, Ph.D., University of Florida

Christie Fowler, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Stefan Leutgeb, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

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2019-20 Speakers

Dr. Jay Gottfried, University of Pennsylvania

Carmen Varela, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Eric Krause, Ph.D., University of Florida

Kevin Grove, Ph.D., Novo Nordisk

Garret Stuber, Ph.D., University of Washington

Katie Ehrlich, Ph.D., University of Georgia

Courtney Miller, Ph.D., University of Florida Scripps Institute

Will de Lartigue, Ph.D., University of Florida

Scott Kanoski, Ph.D., University of Southern California 

2018-19 Speakers

Tim Shafer, Ph.D., US Environmental Protection Agency

Daoyun Ji, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine

Todd Roberts, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern

Dr. David Lewis, University of Pittsburgh

Stefania Maccari, Ph.D., French National Centre for Scientific Research

Charles Greer, Ph.D., Yale University

Helen Raybould, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Gorica Petrovich, Ph.D., Boston College

Barry Setlow, Ph.D., University of Florida

David Dietz, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Linda Bartoshuk, Ph.D., University of Florida

Yanina Pepino, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Jay Gottfried, University of Pennsylvania

John Thompson, Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2017-18 Speakers

Takefumi Kikusui, Ph.D., Azabu University

Stacy Markison, Ph.D., Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Alfredo Fontanini, Stony Brook University

Marc Wolman, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Matthew Hayes, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 

Nii Addy, Ph.D., Yale University

Rebecca Yang, Ph.D., Duke University

2016-17 Speakers

Marc Branch, Ph.D., University of Florida

Luiz Penalva, Ph.D. Children’s Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health, San Antonio

Lique Coolen, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center

Benjamin Clark, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Dr. Herman Dierick, Baylor College of Medicine

Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Alex Johnson, Ph.D., Michigan State University

Dr. John Mann, Columbia University

Darragh P. Devine, Ph.D., University of Florida

Yavin Shaham, Ph.D., National Institute of Drug Abuse, Behavioral Neuroscience Branch

Xiao-Hong Lu, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Shreveport

2015-16 Speakers

Peter F. Hitchcock, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Maureen McCall, Ph.D., University of Louisville

Kevin Myers, Ph.D., Bucknell University

David Perkel, Ph.D., University of Washington

Dana Small, Ph.D., Yale University

Wolfgang Langhans, Ph.D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

Andre Fenton, Ph.D., New York University

Ken Catania, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Jason Sanchez, Ph.D., Northwestern University

Brad Postle, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- Madison

Charles Hubscher, Ph.D., University of Louisville 

Alan Watts, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Dornsife 

2014-15 Speakers

Kristin Scott, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Michael Shipley, Ph.D., University of Maryland 

Zhen Yan, Ph.D., University at Buffalo 

Andrey Ryabinin, Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University

Nathan Schoppa, Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Alicia Izquierdo, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

J. Patrick Card, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Martin Myers, University of Michigan

Matt Wilson, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2013-14 Speakers

Rosalind Sadleir, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Gregg Roman, Ph.D., University of Mississippi 

Stefan Trapp, Ph.D., University College London

Mike Burger, Ph.D., Lehigh University

Claude Desplan, Ph.D., New York University

Susan Travers, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Dave Pittman, Ph.D., Wofford College

Laura Conforti, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Dr. Jun-Xu Li, University at Buffalo