2nd Annual University of Michigan

Neuroscience Conference

July 16 & 17, 2020

Ann Arbor, Michigan


The Second Annual University of Michigan Neuroscience Conference brings together neuroscientists from across all campuses and schools at the University of Michigan. This event focuses on cross-fertilization of ideas and social and scientific interaction for neuroscientists from the large number of departments participating in neuroscience research.

July 16th

Location: Zoom!

2:00 - 2:05 pm: Welcome by Dr. Brendon Watson

2:05 - 2:50 pm: "The Paraventricular Thalamic Nucleus As a Neural Switch of Behavioral Control"

Speaker: Dr. Shelly Flagel

3:00 - 3:45 pm: Datablitz

Speakers: Lorraine Horwitz, Marina Augusto Silveira, Najia Elkahlah, and Qinggang Yu

4:00 - 5:00 pm: Workshops (3 parallel sessions): Science Communication, Career Development, Grant-writing


July 17th

Location: Zoom again of course!

2:00 - 2:05 pm: Welcome by Dr. Josie Clowney

2:05 - 2:50 pm: “The Controversial Correlates of Consciousness”

Speaker: Dr. George Mashour

3:00 - 3:45 pm: Datablitz

Speakers: Ellen Brennan, Alejandra Mondino Vero, Lezio Soares Bueno-Junior., and Luis Rivera-Perez

3:55 - 4:50 pm: Posters (10 parallel sessions)

4:50 - 5:00 pm: Announcement of winners and vote of thanks by Dr. Brendon Watson