Dr. Brian Dias
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Tentative Title: “How mammalian neurobiology, physiology and reproductive biology is impacted by stress or trauma, and how parental legacies of stress or trauma influence offspring development.”
Thursday, September 24, 2026 4 p.m.
Burns Lecture Hall, Department of Natural Science
Dr. Francesco Boato
Keck School of Medicine, University of Sothern California
Tentative Title: “Mechanisms of central nervous system (CNS) development and repair, with a focus on understanding the wiring rules of the embryonic and adult brain.”
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 4 p.m.
Burns Lecture Hall, Department of Natural Science
Dr. Kacie Deters
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Tentative Title: “Understanding the intersection and contributions of genetics and social/environmental factors to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease in diverse populations”
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 4 p.m.
Burns Lecture Hall, Department of Natural Science
Dr. Halle Dinsdale-Zucker
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside
Tentative Title: “How context (e.g., cognitive or mental context, temporal context, spatial context, and many others) influences what we remember and how our memories are represented by the brain.”
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 4 p.m.
Seaver Commons, RM 102, Pomona College
Dr. John Monterosso
University of Southern California
Tentative Title: “Mechanistic understanding of self-control success and failure in relation to addiction and disordered eating.”
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 4:30 p.m.
Seaver Commons, RM 102, Pomona College