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2025-2026 Calendar of Events and Seminars
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2026 Center for Neurobiology Research Welcome Symposium , homeAug. 28, 2026 | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia
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Brown Adipose Tissue as a Mediator of Cardiovascular Health , homeSept. 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Kristin Stanford, Ph.D., FAHA, Professor, Department of Surgery; William D. and Jacquelyn L. Wells Chair, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Exercise Medicine Research
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mTor Signaling in Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Bench to Bedside and Back , homeSept. 25, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Elena Goncharova, Ph.D., ATSF, FAHA, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, UC Davis School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Vascular and Heart Research
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How Can Research Inform Better Public Policy Towards Addiction? , homeOct. 2, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Keith Humphreys, OBE, Ph.D., Esther Ting Memorial Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Health Behaviors Research
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Data-Driven Discovery of Secreted Proteins as Cancer Immunotherapies , homeOct. 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Peng Jiang, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Cancer Research Center — D.C.
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Mapping Different Excitatory and Inhibitory Input Types onto Single Cortical Pyramidal Neurons , homeOct. 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Elly Nedivi, Ph.D., William R. (1964) & Linda R. Young Professor of Neuroscience, The Picower Institute for Learning & Memory, Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Neurobiology Research
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Presenting Therapeutic Peptides Using Synthetic Polymers , homeNov. 13, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Rachel A. Letteri, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Vascular and Heart Research
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The Bitter Truth: Alcohol Use and Its Effects on Chemosensory Function , homeDec. 11, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, NIH Distinguished Scholar, Acting Chief, Section of Sensory Science and Metabolism Unit, NIDCD; Co-Director, National Smell and Taste Center; Attending Nurse Practitioner, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Health Behaviors Research
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Learning and Memory in the Infant Brain , homeDec. 11, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Nicholas B. Turk-Browne, Ph.D., Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Professor of Psychology; Director, Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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Learning and Memory in the Infant Brain , homeFeb. 12, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Mark Blumberg, Ph.D., University of Iowa Distinguished Chair, Department Chair, Psychological & Brain Sciences, The University of Iowa | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Neurobiology Research
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The Science of Individuality: What Makes Us Who We Are? , homeFeb. 26, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Terry Jernigan, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, and Radiology; Director, UCSD Center for Human Development, University of California, San Diego | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Health Behaviors Research
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Latent Cause Inference and Mental Health , homeMarch 12, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Yael Niv, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Princeton Neuroscience Institute & Psychology Department, Princeton University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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Molecular, Anatomic, and Functional Diversity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons , homeMarch 26, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Raj Awatramani, Ph.D., Sir John Eccles Professor, Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Neurobiology Research
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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibition Rescues Metabolic Dysfunction-Induced Cardiomyopathy and HFpEF , homeApril 9, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., Gordon K. Moe Professor; Chair, Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine; Executive Director and Director of Research, Masonic Medical Research Institute | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Vascular and Heart Research
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AMPK, Ancient Energy Sensing Kinase That Restores Metabolic Homeostasis During Bad Times , homeApril 23, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Reuben Shaw, Ph.D., William R. Brody Chair, Professor, Salk Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Director of the NCI-designated Salk Cancer Center | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Exercise Medicine Research
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The Role of Catecholamine Systems in Cognitive Aging , homeMay 21, 2027, 11:00 a.m. | Anne Berry, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Neuroscience Program, Brandeis University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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Precision Therapeutics for Schizophrenia Symposium , homeSept. 23-24, 2026 | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia