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Center for Neurobiology Research Welcome Symposium 2025

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Lori McMahon, Ph.D.
Keynote Speaker Lori McMahon, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Vice President for Research, University of Virginia

Center for Neurobiology Research Welcome Symposium

Date: Aug. 29, 2025

Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Room G101 A/B, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia

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Symposium Schedule

8 - 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast and registration

8:30 a.m.: Introduction and welcome: Anthony LaMantia, Ph.D., Director, Center for Neurobiology Research, and Michael Friedlander, Ph.D., Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Vice President, Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech

8:45 a.m.: Center for Neurobiology Research Lab Presentations

9:45 a.m.: Break

10 a.m.: Keynote

  •  Lori McMahon, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Vice President for Research, University of Virginia

11 a.m.: Break

11:15 a.m.: Center for Neurobiology Research Lab Presentations

12:15 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m.: Poster Session (cookies and fruit available)

2 p.m.: Center for Neurobiology Research Lab Presentations

3 p.m. Adjourn

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