We have a special seminar speaker today! Dr. Yoav Livneh from Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m in Laufer Center Lecture Hall. Come learn about "Brain-body Interactions: Sensations and Predictions in the Insular Cortex."

Our next seminar speaker is tomorrow! Dr. Jessica Brann from DSM Firmenich is scheduled for 12:00 noon, in LSB 038. Come learn about "Decoding Odor Perception: Leveraging Insights from Receptor-Based Biology for Consumer Benefits."

What an amazing day watching PhD student Jackie Martin and postdoc Jonathan Plessis-Belair present their work at the 3 Minute Thesis/Postdoc Spotlight! They did an incredible job! Jonathan even took 3rd place. Please help us congratulate them both 🥳

Happening today at 4 PM: The 27th Annual Mind Brain Lecture at SBU. Dr. Anthony Zador explores how neuroscience and AI are shaping each other in “A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence.” Watch live: stonybrook.edu/live. Details: stonybrook.edu/mindbrain

Our next seminar speaker is today! Dr. Daniel Llano from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is scheduled for 12:00 noon in LSB 038. Come learn about "Sounds from the Deep: Corticollicular Interactions in the Mouse."

Tomorrow is Alexander Baez's Dissertation Defense at 11:00 a.m. (EST), Laufer Center, Lecture Hall 101. He'll present research on striatal circuits & cholinergic interneurons in an OCD mouse model. All details below! Joshua Plotkin is the advisor. #Research

Our next seminar speaker is tomorrow! Dr. Merri J. Rosen, Associate Professor from Northeast Ohio Medical University is scheduled for 12:00 noon in LSB 038. Come learn about "Disrupted Development: Early-life Stress Affects Auditory Circuits and Percepts."

Help us congratulate neuroscience graduate students Jennifer O'Connor and Narmin Mekawy on their hard work publishing the second issue of SBU's Grad Mag. You can read the issue here: sbugradmag.com/publications/m…

Huge congratulations to Allison George for receiving a 2025 SUNY GREAT Award! Excellent work! news.stonybrook.edu/university/12-…

Our next seminar speaker is tomorrow! Dr. Konrad Kording, Professor from University of Pennsylvania is scheduled for 12:00 noon in LSB 038. Come learn about "Causality in Neuroscience."

What an exciting day at yesterday's doctoral hooding! Congratulations to Isabel Hubbard, Shreevidya Korada & Jonathan Plessis-Belair who are pictured below with mentors Josh Dubnau 🇵🇸 and Roger Sher.

Yesterday was graduation day for MS in Neuroscience students Michelle Syty, Cameo Frechette, and Jennifer O'Connor! Congratulations!