August 27 | Introduction for Graduate Students Chris DeSouza, Ph.D. Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder |
September 10 | Pac-12 Concussion Coordinating Unit Matt McQueen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
September 17 | Neuroimaging of Pain and Emotion: Computation, Representation, and Regulation Tor Wager, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology and Neuroscience And the Institute for Cognitive Science University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
September 24 | Exploring the Role of DNA Methylation in Alcohol Use and Addiction Shaunna Clark, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Michigan State University (Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu) |
October 1 | Developing the Sensorimotor System in our Sleep Mark S. Blumberg, Ph.D. F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor Department of Biology The University of Iowa (Host: Monique LeBourgeois monique.lebourgeois@colorado.edu) |
October 8 | Dietary Prebiotics Impact Gut Microbiome and Metabolome: A Successful Countermeasure for Improving Resilience to Sleep & Circadian Disruption Monika Fleshner, Ph.D. Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
October 15 | Sleep as a Potential Mediator of Health Disparities Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Director, Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes Center Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Laboratory Department of Medicine University of Pittsburgh (Host: Céline Vetter celine.vetter@colorado.edu) |
October 22 | The Neural Underpinnings of Bilateral Coordination Brett Fling, Ph.D. Colorado State University (Host: Roger Enoka roger.enoka@colorado.edu) |
October 29 | Physiologic Adaptations to Extreme Environments Allison Anderson, Ph.D. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Alaa Ahmed alaa.ahmed@colorado.edu) |
November 5 | Genetic Suppression of Cryoprotectant Toxicity Jim Cypser, Ph.D. Research Associate Institute for Behavioral Genetics University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Chris Link linkc@colorado.edu) |
November 12 | The Adrenal Gland, the Melanocortin-2 Receptor, Stress Regulation, and the Rule of Unintended Consequences Robert Dores, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Denver (Host: Pei Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu) |
November 26 | Career Paths: Academia, Industry or Both? David White, Ph.D. Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital and Philips, Inc. (Host: Ken Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu) |
December 3 | Association of the Gut Microbiome with Severe Insomnia in a Cohort of U.S. Veterans Christopher Lowry, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
December 10 | Single-cell Dynamics of the Proliferation-quiescence Decision Sabrina Spencer, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu) |