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ACB Seminar Series - Darren Baker

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Darren Baker, a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science will present a seminar titled "The Age-Old Enemy Within: Targeting Senescent Cells To Improve Health."

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Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Bertha Martin, PhD & Budhaditya Basu, PhD

Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Molecular and Spatial Characterization of Caudal Raphe Cell Types

Bertha Martin, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Jon Resch's Lab

Impact of tau pathology on learning-induced gene expression: A spatial transcriptomics approach

Budhaditya Basu, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Snehajyoti Chatterjee's Lab

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Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...

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