Penn Neuroscience graduate students are hosting a public lecture entitled “Neuroinflammation: The Brain’s Defense Mechanism” which will feature 15-minute TED style talks from three Philadelphia-area neuroscience faculty members: 

• Dr. Chris Bennett  – University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Jennifer Orthmann-Murphy  – University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Elena Blanco-Suárez – Jefferson University

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 20th, 6:00pm EST
Location: Crowdcast Virtual Platform

Check-in and a fun neuroscience demonstration will begin at 6pm. Please see the attached flyer for more details. 

Please register for the event here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/neurolecture/register

See you there!

The Public Lecture Planning Committee
University of Pennsylvania
phillyneurolecture@gmail.com

This semester, the Penn Society for Psychedelic Science is hosting a seminar series showcasing the broad range of research – from molecules, to brains, to societies – that is New and Noteworthy in Psychedelic Science. Join us roughly every other Tuesday at 4pm starting this Tuesday February 16^th, where we are delighted to have Dr. Sam Vesuna. Dr. Vesuna performed research as an MD/PhD student in the Deisseroth lab at Stanford studying the neural circuits underlying self-self and self-other interactions. This week, he will be presenting his work on cortical circuits underlying ketamine-induced dissociative states, published in Nature.

Join us on future weeks to hear from Dr. David Olson, Joshua Falcon, and Dr. Ruben Laukkonen! Finally, we would love to thank BGSA for sponsoring this series and MindCORE for hosting us on their CrowdCast server. Register for Sam Vesuna, David Olson, Joshua Falcon, and Ruben Laukkonen at these links!

LTBGS is excited to announce the third speaker for Queer in STEMinar – Dr. Saar Gill! Mark your calendars for December 10th, 2020 from 5-6pm, and come listen to Dr. Gill speak about his experiences as an out faculty member in STEM and what his journey has been like.

Zoom link: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/96718363100

Join Virtual Event: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/92299902970)

LTBGS+ is hosting a seminar series called Queer in STEMinar that highlights faculty members in BGS that are members of the LGBTQA+community. The seminars will focus on what the road to academia has looked like for them as a member of the community, and how we can continue to support, uplift, and advocate for each other as queer scientists.