Tuesday, June 2, 2026

9:00 - 10:00 am | David Aguillón, MD, PhD (Universidad de Antioquia)
"Clinical applications of translational neuroscience: Lessons from the GNA experience"

10:00 - 10:30 am | Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:55 am | Pitch Talk: Joel Voss, PhD (UChicago)
"Maybe we should try to figure out why neuromodulation benefits the aging or demented brain?"

10:55 - 11:20 am | Pitch Talk: Anne-Marie Oswald, PhD (UChicago)
"Potential circuit approaches to investigating AD"

11:20 - 11:45 am | Pitch Talk: Jorge Jaramillo, PhD (UChicago)
"Identifying AD failure modes with neural circuit models"

12:00 - 1:30 pm | Working Lunch: "Roadmap to the future" - RSVP required

1:40 - 2:25 pm | Workshop Discussion

2:25 - 3:10 pm | Marlene Cohen, PhD (UChicago)
"Neuronal population organization as a vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease"

3:10 - 3:30 pm | Coffee Break

3:30 - 3:45 pm | Natalie Ortiz-Vega, PhD (Zhai Lab, UChicago)
"Neuroprotection at the intersection of sleep and metabolic dynamics: Insights from drosophila models of tauopathy"

3:45 - 4:00 pm | Mira Antonopoulos (Kratsios Lab, UChicago)
"Toxic protein misfolding and aggregation as a recurring theme in neurodegeneration"

4:00 - 4:30 pm | Ana Capuano, PhD (UChicago)
"Cognitive change and cognitive resilience in old age"

4:30 - 5:00 pm | Liana Kozanno, MD, PhD (UChicago)
"Neuropathologic heterogeneity in aging and the importance of human brain banking"

5:00 - 6:30 pm | Reception

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

9:00 - 10:00 am | Nicolas Masse, PhD (Deep Genomics)
"Modeling Alzheimer’s disease trajectories with single-Cell transcriptomics"

10:00 - 10:15 am | Drew Sheets (Cohen Lab, UChicago)
"The neural basis of early behavioral signatures of cognitive decline"

10:15 - 10:45 am | Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:00 am | Anna Corriveau (Rosenberg Lab, UChicago)
"Attention impacts neural representations and memory of images"

11:00 - 11:45 am | Wilma Bainbridge, PhD (UChicago)
"Not all stimuli are created equal for understanding MCI"

Working Lunch "Roadmap to the Future"

During lunch, we will host a “Roadmap to the Future” discussion with UChicago faculty members, students, and postdocs to brainstorm ideas for future collaborations within the Neuroscience Institute. Please RSVP to attend - seats are limited. Additional details will be shared during the session.
 

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