Upcoming Biophysics Monday Seminar Series CPBF Seminar Series with Yulong Li, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain and Research at Peking University Life Sciences, Beijing ⎸ Spying on Neuromodulator Dynamics In Vivo by Constructing Multi-Color Genetically-Encoded Sensors Spying on Neuromodulator Dynamics In Vivo by Constructing Multi-Color Genetically-Encoded Sensors Oct 14, 2024, 12:30 pm The human brain consists of billions of neurons, most of which communicate with each other by releasing different kinds of neuromodulators through chemical synapses, and therefore is able to control different physiological functions like perception, motion, learning and memory. To dissect the mechanism underlying how brain take part in… Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar CPBF Seminar: Sue Yeon Chung, New York University, Flatiron Institute ⎸ Computing with Neural Manifolds: Towards a Multi-Scale Understanding of Biological and Artificial Neural Networks Computing with Neural Manifolds: Towards a Multi-Scale Understanding of Biological and Artificial Neural Networks Oct 21, 2024, 12:30 pm Recent breakthroughs in experimental neuroscience and machine learning have opened new frontiers in understanding the computational principles governing neural circuits and artificial neural networks (ANNs). Both biological and artificial systems exhibit an astonishing degree of orchestrated information processing capabilities across multiple… Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar CPBF Seminar Series: Alon Rubin, Weizmann Institute of Science ⎸ Topological approaches to understanding neuronal codes Topical approaches to understanding neuronal codes Oct 28, 2024, 12:30 pm Systems neuroscience has traditionally progressed by recording neural activity and correlating it with external stimuli or behavior. While this approach has led to many key discoveries, it inherently requires a priori assumptions about the identity of the encoded variables. Recent advances in large-scale neuronal recordings in behaving animals… Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar CPBF Seminar Series: Saad Bhamla, Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering ⎸ The Blob: Topologically Entangled Living Matter The Blob: Topologically Entangled Living Matter Nov 11, 2024, 12:30 pm Tangled active filaments are ubiquitous in nature, from chromosomal DNA and cilia carpets to root networks and worm collectives. How activity and elasticity facilitate collective topological transformations in living tangled matter is not well understood. In this talk, I will share our discoveries on why aquatic worms braid, tangle, and knot… Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar CPBF Seminar Series: Eugenia Chiappe, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown ⎸ Dissecting Circuits for Self-Motion Estimation and Walking Control Dissecting Circuits for Self-Motion Estimation and Walking Control Nov 18, 2024, 12:30 pm Movement control relies on continuously mapping sensory inputs to movement parameters, allowing an animal to compare its posture with its behavioral goals. This mapping must balance mechanical stability with the flexibility needed for goal-directed behavior in uncertain environments. In my lab, we investigate how self-generated visual… Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar CPBF Seminar Series: Jasmine Nirody, University of Chicago ⎸ Adaptive mobility in complex, changing environments Adaptive mobility in complex, changing environments Dec 2, 2024, 12:30 pm Bacteria live complicated lives, in which they must swim through fluids of varying viscosities and interact with surfaces, sediment, and other cells. Accordingly, flagellar systems have evolved adaptive mechanisms to facilitate motility through a wide range of complex environments. At the molecular level, we characterize… Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar CPBF Seminar Series: Mirna Skanata, Syracuse University Dec 9, 2024, 12:30 pm Location Joseph Henry Room, Jadwin Hall PHysics/Biophysics faculty, post docs, grad students Biophysics Seminar No upcoming events found.
