Schedule

Date Title and Speaker

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)