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View Upcoming Events All EventsSeminarsWorks in ProgressClub SynOther Events 11 March Mar WIP: Ilana Deyneko (Jordan Lab), Brenda Abdelmesih (Autry Lab) Fri Mar 11 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Ilana Deyneko (Jordan Lab), Brenda Abdelmesih (Autry Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 9 March Mar Seminar: Kelly Monk Wed Mar 09 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Kelly Monk Vollum Institute, OHSU Hosted by: Peri Kurshan Student Lunch Signup Link 4 March Mar Postdoc WIP: Maritza Onate (Khodakhah Lab) – Ehsan Sabri (Batista-Brito Lab) Fri Mar 04 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom coralie.berthoux@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Maritza Onate (Khodakhah Lab) – Ehsan Sabri (Batista-Brito Lab) 2 March Mar Seminar: Linda Wilbrecht Wed Mar 02 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Linda Wilbrecht Berkeley University Hosted by: Luke Sjulson Student Lunch Signup Link 25 February Feb WIP: Ilaria Carta (Autry Lab), Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira (Sjulson Lab) Fri Feb 25 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Ilaria Carta (Autry Lab), Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira (Sjulson Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 24 February Feb Club Syn: Manuel Suarez (Castillo Lab) Thu Feb 24 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom coralie.berthoux@einsteinmed.edu More Club Syn: Hosted by Manuel Suarez (Castillo Lab), who will be presenting "Cognitive control persistently enhances hippocampal information processing" Nature 600, 484-488 (2021) from the Fenton Lab. 23 February Feb Seminar: Maria Lehtinen Wed Feb 23 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Maria Lehtinen Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Hosted by: Stephanie Rudolph Student Lunch Signup Link 18 February Feb WIP: Aravind Krishna (Kohn Lab), Noelie Cayla (Khodakhah Lab) Fri Feb 18 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Aravind Krishna (Kohn Lab), Noelie Cayla (Khodakhah Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 16 February Feb Seminar: Dragana Rogulja Wed Feb 16 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Dragana Rogulja Harvard Medical School Hosted by: Stephanie Rudolph Student Lunch Signup Link 11 February Feb WIP: Sarah Goebel (Francesconi/Verselis Labs), Alexandra Quezada (Hebert Lab) Fri Feb 11 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Sarah Goebel (Francesconi/Verselis Labs), Alexandra Quezada (Hebert Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 9 February Feb Seminar: Dayu Lin Wed Feb 09 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Dayu Lin NYU Langone Hosted by: Renata Batista-Brito & Luke Sjulson Student Lunch Signup Link 4 February Feb Postdoc WIP: Luisa Speranza (Francesconi Lab), Junichi Yoshida (Khodakhah Lab) Fri Feb 04 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom coralie.berthoux@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Luisa Speranza (Francesconi Lab), Junichi Yoshida (Khodakhah Lab) 2 February Feb Seminar: Elena Gracheva Wed Feb 02 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.edu More Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Adaptations of Hibernation. Dr. Elena Gracheva Yale University Hosted by: Peri Kurshan Student Lunch Signup Link 28 January Jan WIP: Aida Davila (Kohn Lab), Jacob Ratliff (Batista-Brito Lab) Fri Jan 28 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Aida Davila (Kohn Lab), Jacob Ratliff (Batista-Brito Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 27 January Jan Seminar: CIBERNED Series: Inés Moreno González Thu Jan 27 2022, 9:30 AM Online Seminar kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More “Stem cell anti-inflammatory therapy to treat neurodegenerative diseases” Inés Moreno González 2022 CIBERNED Webinar Series - UAB Login information will be emailed to the department, separately. 30 minute presentation. 26 January Jan Seminar: Mario Penzo Wed Jan 26 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Mario Penzo NIH Hosted by: Renata Batista-Brito Student Lunch Signup Link 25 January Jan Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk Tue Jan 25 2022, 12:30 PM Zoom, Zoom chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk 21 January Jan WIP: Hayden Hatch (Secombe Lab), Claire Ward (Batista-Brito Lab) Fri Jan 21 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Hayden Hatch (Secombe Lab), Claire Ward (Batista-Brito Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 19 January Jan Seminar: Suzanne Paradis Wed Jan 19 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More Rapid assembly of inhibitory synapses in hippocampus as a novel treatment for seizure disorders. Dr. Suzanne Paradis Brandeis University Hosted by: Peri Kurshan Student Lunch Signup Link 14 January Jan Postdoc WIP: Jorge Alejandro Vera Buschmann (Khodakhah Lab), Asma Beiraghi Salek (Castillo Lab) Fri Jan 14 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom coralie.berthoux@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Jorge Alejandro Vera Buschmann (Khodakhah Lab), Asma Beiraghi Salek (Castillo Lab) 12 January Jan Seminar: Victoria Abraira Wed Jan 12 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Victoria Abraira Rutgers University Hosted by: Peri Kurshan Student Lunch Signup Link 7 January Jan Club Syn: TBD Fri Jan 07 2022, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom coralie.berthoux@einsteinmed.org More TBD 5 January Jan Seminar: Dan Yamins Wed Jan 05 2022, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Dan Yamins Stanford University Hosted by: Renata Batista-Brito Student Lunch Signup Link 17 December Dec Postdoc WIP: Ludovic Spaeth (Khodakhah Lab), Jose Augustin Moreno Larios (Batista-Brito & Sjulson Labs) Fri Dec 17 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Ludovic Spaeth (Khodakhah Lab), Jose Augustin Moreno Larios (Batista-Brito & Sjulson Labs) 15 December Dec Seminar: Matthew Banghart Wed Dec 15 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “Convergent neural pathways underlie pharmacological and cognitive pain modulation” Dr. Matt Banghart UCSD Hosted by: Luke Sjulson Student Lunch Signup Link 10 December Dec Michelle Gulfo (Castillo Lab), Andrea Bae (Pena Lab) Fri Dec 10 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Michelle Gulfo (Castillo Lab), Abhimanyu Pavuluri (Pena Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 8 December Dec Seminar: Lindsey Glickfeld Wed Dec 08 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “Circuit mechanisms for constructing visual cortical receptive fields.” Dr. Lindsey Glickfeld Duke University Hosted by: Renata Batista-Brito Student Lunch Signup Link 7 December Dec Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk Tue Dec 07 2021, 12:30 PM Zoom, Zoom chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk 3 December Dec WIP: Victoria Sedwick (Autry Lab), Agustina Frechou (Goncalves Lab) Fri Dec 03 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Victoria Sedwick (Autry Lab), Agustina Frechou (Goncalves Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 1 December Dec Seminar: Chinfei Chen Wed Dec 01 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “Synaptic Circuits Underlying Sensory Processing in the Mouse Thalamus” Dr. Chinfei Chen Harvard Medical School Hosted by: Stephanie Rudolph Student Lunch Signup Link 19 November Nov Postdoc WIP: Oriol Busquets Figueras (Soldner Lab), Hui Zhang (Radulovic Lab) Fri Nov 19 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Oriol Busquets Figueras (Soldner Lab), Hui Zhang (Radulovic Lab) 17 November Nov Seminar: Gulcin Pekkurnaz Wed Nov 17 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Gulcin Pekkurnaz UCSD Hosted by: Peri Kurshan Student Lunch Signup Link 9 November Nov Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk Tue Nov 09 2021, 12:30 PM Zoom, Zoom chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk 8 November Nov Machine Learning Reading Group: Thomas Serre Mon Nov 08 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joanne.leone@einsteinmed.org 5 November Nov WIP: Kelsey McDermott (Goncalves Lab), Rayna Birnbaum (Sharp Lab) Fri Nov 05 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Kelsey McDermott (Goncalves Lab), Rayna Birnbaum (Sharp Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 3 November Nov Seminar: Johannes Graff Wed Nov 03 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “Recent insights into remote fear memory extinction” Dr. Johannes Graff The Brain Mind Institute at EPFL Hosted by: Renata Batista-Brito Student Lunch Signup Link 29 October Oct WIP: Garrett Lee (Buelow Lab), Hui Yang (Singer/Sternson Labs) Fri Oct 29 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Garrett Lee (Buelow Lab), Hui Yang (Singer/Sternson Labs) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 27 October Oct Seminar: Pascal Kaeser Wed Oct 27 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “Mechanisms for fast dopamine signaling” Dr. Pascal Kaeser Harvard Medical School Hosted by: Stephanie Rudolph Student Lunch Signup Link 26 October Oct Tishman Fellowship Seminars: Dr. Stefano Lutzu, Dr. Mitchell Farrell Tue Oct 26 2021, 9:30 AM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More The Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience will be hosting two Tishman Fellowship Talks on 10/26/21, starting at 9:30 am EST. Dr. Stefano Lutzu will present from 9:30am to 9:55am, and Dr. Mitchell Farrell will present from 10:00am - 10:25am 22 October Oct Club Syn: Thomas Bassett (Radulovic Lab) Fri Oct 22 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom coralie.berthoux@einsteinmed.org More Club Syn: Hosted by Thomas Bassett (Radulovic Lab), who will be presenting "An inhibitory hippocampal–thalamic pathway modulates remote memory retrieval" Nature Neuroscience volume 24, 685–693 (2021) from the Frankland Lab. 15 October Oct Postdoc WIP: Ana Civaric (Radulovic Lab) Fri Oct 15 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Ana Civaric (Radulovic Lab) 14 October Oct Seminar: Rachel Ross Thu Oct 14 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom rachel.ross@einsteinmed.org More Dr. Rachel Ross presents "Metabolic mechanisms underlying non-metabolic behavior" at the Einstein Internal Faculty Seminar series on Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 at 12:00 Noon. 13 October Oct Seminar: Jeremy Dittman Wed Oct 13 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joanne.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” 12 October Oct Faculty Meeting and Chalk Talk Tue Oct 12 2021, 12:30 PM Zoom, Zoom chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org 8 October Oct WIP: Charles Crouse (Nicola Lab), Seydanur Tikir (Molholm Lab) Fri Oct 08 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Charles Crouse (Nicola Lab), Seydanur Tikir (Molholm Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 6 October Oct Seminar: Huaye Zhang Wed Oct 06 2021, 12:00 PM 1st Floor Auditorium/Zoom, Kennedy Center joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Huaye Zhang Rutgers Hosted by: Anita Autry Note: this will be via Zoom and in-person 1 October Oct WIP: Kristin Palarz (Khodakhah Lab), Meera Trivedi (Buelow Lab) Fri Oct 01 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Kristin Palarz (Khodakhah Lab), Meera Trivedi (Buelow Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 29 September Sep Seminar: Nicolas Tritsch Wed Sep 29 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Nicolas Tritsch NYU Langone Hosted by: Stephanie Rudolph 22 September Sep Seminar: Sandra Kuhlman Wed Sep 22 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Dr. Sandra Kuhlman Carnegie Mellon Hosted by: Tiago Goncalves 20 September Sep Thesis Seminar: Joanna Krzyspiak Mon Sep 20 2021, 3:00 PM 1st Flr / Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “Determining the critical donor-cell parameters for optimal cortical regeneration” Joanna Krzyspiak Einstein Hosted by: Jean Hebert/Kamran Khodakhah 17 September Sep Thesis Seminar: Maisha Rahman Fri Sep 17 2021, 10:30 AM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “The roles of glycoproteins in dendrite development” Maisha Rahman Einstein Hosted by: Hannes Buelow 15 September Sep Seminar: Lucas Pozzo-Miller Wed Sep 15 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom joann.leone@einsteinmed.org More “The role of the hippocampal-prefrontal cortex circuit in social memory and its impairment in Rett Syndrome mice” Dr. Lucas Pozzo-Miller University of Alabama, Birmingham Hosted by: Pablo Castillo 8 September Sep Seminar: Alla Karpova Wed Sep 08 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More “Using structured task complexity to seek explanatory simplicity” Dr. Alla Karpova HHMI/Janelia Research Campus Hosted by: Anita Autry 20 July Jul Tishman Fellowship Seminar Tue Jul 20 2021, 9:30 AM Zoom Meeting, Rose F Kennedy Center kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Please join us July 20th, 2021 at 9:30am EST, for the Tishman Fellowship Seminar featuring: Dr. Valentina Vencato Université Catholique de Louvain Dr. Lance Denes University of Florida Dr. Geoffrey Terral Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, Bordeaux Hosted by Dr. Tiago Goncalves 28 June Jun Thesis Seminar: Stefano Lutzu Mon Jun 28 2021, 10:00 AM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More “Novel Cellular and Synaptic Mechanisms Implicated at the Hippocampal Mossy Fiber System” Stefano Lutzu Einstein Hosted by: Pablo Castillo 25 June Jun Thesis Seminar: Pablo Lituma Fri Jun 25 2021, 10:00 AM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More “Mechanisms of information transfer and storage in the mammalian hippocampus” Pablo Lituma Einstein Hosted by: Pablo Castillo 25 June Jun Club Syn: Rachel Ross Fri Jun 25 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom Meeting, Zoom Meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Dr. Rachel Ross will present a journal paper for Club Syn on June 25th @ 12:15pm. As the date draws closer, we will provide additional Zoom link and publication PDF via departmental email. 18 June Jun WIP: Joshua Reynolds (Akabas/Putterman), Alison Xu (Kohn Lab), Riana Lo Bu (Soldner Lab) Fri Jun 18 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Joshua Reynolds (Akabas/Putterman Labs), Alison Xu (Kohn Lab), Riana Lo Bu (Soldner Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 4 June Jun WIP: Keanu Shadron (Pena Lab), Abhimanyu Pavuluri (Kohn Lab) Fri Jun 04 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Keanu Shadron (Pena Lab), Abhimanyu Pavuluri (Kohn Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 28 May May Club Syn: Stefano Lutzu Fri May 28 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Club Syn: Hosted by Stefano Lutzu, who will be presenting "Biophysical demonstration of co-packaging of glutamate and GABA in individual synaptic vesicles in the central nervous system". BioRxiv (2021) from the Sabatini lab. 26 May May Seminar: Jay Gottfried Wed May 26 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Jay Gottfried University of Pennsylvania Hosted by: Luke Sjulson 21 May May WIP: Andrea Bae (Pena Lab), Czarina Ramos (Castillo Lab) Fri May 21 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Andrea Bae (Pena Lab), Czarina Ramos (Castillo Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 19 May May Seminar: Mackenzie Mathis Wed May 19 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More “TBD” Mackenzie Mathis Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Hosted by: Anita Autry 14 May May Postdoc WIP: Leila Khatami (Khodakhah Lab), Manal Salmi (Batista-Brito Lab) Fri May 14 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Leila Khatami (Khodakhah Lab), Manal Salmi (Batista-Brito Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 13 May May Internal Faculty Seminar: Stephanie Rudolph Thu May 13 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org 12 May May Seminar: Deanna Benson Wed May 12 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More “Is Parkinson’s Disease a Developmental Disorder?” Deanna Benson Mount Sinai Hosted by: Renata Batista-Brito 7 May May WIP: Kelly Clemenza (Sjulson Lab), Jenna Freund (Buelow Lab) Fri May 07 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Kelly Clemenza (Sjulson Lab), Jenna Freund (Buelow Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 5 May May Seminar: Dr. Michael Nitabach Wed May 05 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Session chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More TBA Michael Nitabach Yale University Hosted by: Dr. Lucas Sjulson 30 April Apr Club Syn: Peri Kurshan Fri Apr 30 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Rose F Kennedy Center kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Club Syn: Hosted by Peri Kurshan, who will be presenting "Structure and function of a neocortical synapse". Nature 591, 111–116 (2021) from the Stratford lab. 23 April Apr WIP: Ilana Deyneko (Jordan/Molholm Lab), Aravin Krishna (Kohn Lab) Fri Apr 23 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Ilana Deyneko (Jordan/Molholm Lab), Aravin Krishna (Kohn Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 16 April Apr Postdoc WIP: Mercedes Vega Villar (Nicola Lab), Marcos Schaan Profes (Kurshan Lab) Fri Apr 16 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Mercedes Vega Villar (Nicola Lab), Marcos Schaan Profes (Kurshan Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 9 April Apr WIP: Shivani Kharod (Castillo Lab), Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira (Sjulson Lab) Fri Apr 09 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Shivani Kharod (Castillo Lab), Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira (Sjulson Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 5 April Apr Machine Learning Reading Group: Luigi Acerbi Mon Apr 05 2021, 11:00 AM Zoom Meeting, Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More This month's speaker is Luigi Acerbi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Helsinki, where he leads the Machine and Human Intelligence research group. He is a member of the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI), an affiliate researcher of the International Brain Laboratory, and an off-site visiting scholar at New York University. Title: Practical sample-efficient Bayesian inference for models with and without likelihoods Abstract:Bayesian inference in applied fields of science and engineering can be challenging because in the best-case scenario the likelihood is a black-box (e.g., mildly-to-very expensive, no gradients) and more often than not it is not even available, with the researcher being only able to simulate data from the model. In this talk, I review a recent sample-efficient framework for approximate Bayesian inference, Variational Bayesian Monte Carlo (VBMC), which uses only a limited number of potentially noisy log-likelihood evaluations. VBMC produces both a nonparametric approximation of the posterior distribution and an approximate lower bound of the model evidence, useful for model selection. VBMC combines well with a technique we (re)introduced, inverse binomial sampling (IBS), that obtains unbiased and normally-distributed estimates of the log-likelihood via simulation. VBMC has been tested on many real problems (up to 10 dimensions) from computational and cognitive neuroscience, with and without likelihoods. Our method performed consistently well in reconstructing the ground-truth posterior and model evidence with a limited budget of evaluations, showing promise as a general tool for black-box, sample-efficient approximate inference — with exciting potential extensions to more complex cases. Links: 1. MATLAB toolbox: https://github.com/lacerbi/vbmc2. VBMC paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.055583. VBMC with noisy likelihoods paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.086554. Inverse binomial sampling preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.03985 31 March Mar Seminar Wed Mar 31 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More MRI studies of chemobrain and glaucoma Tim Duong Einstein Hosted by: Dr. Kamran Khodakhah 25 March Mar WIP: Shivani Kharod (Castillo Lab), Alison Xu (Kohn Lab) Thu Mar 25 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom, Zoom anna.francesconi@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Shivani Kharod (Castillo Lab), Alison Xu (Kohn Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 24 March Mar Seminar Wed Mar 24 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Why does the senior brain need junior neurons: Implications for Alzheimer’s disease Orly Lazarov The University of Illinois at Chicago Hosted by: Dr. Tiago Goncalves 19 March Mar WIP: Brenda Abdelmesih (Autry Lab), Noelie Cayla (Khodakhah Lab) Fri Mar 19 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Brenda Abdelmesih (Autry Lab), Noelie Cayla (Khodakhah Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 17 March Mar Seminar Wed Mar 17 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Midbrain microglia: unique cell phenotypes and their impact on neuronal health and function Dr. Lindsay De Biase UCLA Hosted by: Dr. Tiago Goncalves 12 March Mar Postdoc WIP: Elisa Frankel (Kurshan Lab), Marcin Kazmierczak (Nicola Lab), Fri Mar 12 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Elisa Frankel (Kurshan Lab), Marcin Kazmierczak (Nicola Lab), 10 March Mar Seminar Wed Mar 10 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Neural circuits for vision in the natural world Cris Niell University of Oregon Hosted by: Dr. Renata Batista-Brito 8 March Mar Machine Learning Reading Group: Saad Kahn Mon Mar 08 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting, Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Please join the Machine Learning Reading Group on Monday, March 8th, 2021 at 12:00pm/Noon for the next meeting of the 2020/2021 reading group on recent advances in machine learning. Zoom information was emailed to the department. Saad Kahn (Kelly Lab, EInstein) will introduce a topic that we haven't touched upon yet, namely Reinforcement Learning (RL). Saad will explain how RL works, and will present some relevant applications. You can find a review of RL in biological systems (here) that also integrates ideas from neuroscience into artificial RL. Also, here is a general overview of RL. 5 March Mar WIP: Sarah Goebel (Francesconi/Verselis Labs), Victoria Sedwick (Autry Lab) Fri Mar 05 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Sarah Goebel (Francesconi/Verselis Labs), Victoria Sedwick (Autry Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 26 February Feb WIP: Ilaria Carta (Autry Lab), Michelle Gulfo (Castillo Lab) Fri Feb 26 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Ilaria Carta (Autry Lab), Michelle Gulfo (Castillo Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 24 February Feb Seminar: Dr. Hirofumi Morishita Wed Feb 24 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Diverse maturation of prefrontal circuit in control of cognitive and social behavior Hirofumi Morishita Mount Sinai Hosted by: Dr. Renata Batista-Brito 22 February Feb Thesis Seminar: Morgan Porch Mon Feb 22 2021, 2:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Mechanisms underlying the regulation of synaptic plasticity Morgan Porch Einstein Hosted by: Dr. Suzanne Zukin 19 February Feb Club Syn Fri Feb 19 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom Meeting, Rose F Kennedy Center kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Club Syn: Hosted by Claire Ward (Batista-Brito lab), who will be presenting "Bidirectional perisomatic inhibitory plasticity of a Fos neuronal network". Nature 590, 115–121 (2020) from the Greenberg lab. Contact: Coralie Berthoux and Stephanie Rudolph re: Club Syn, if you'd like to present or have a journal publication of particular interest to share with the department. 17 February Feb Seminar: Sayan Nandi Wed Feb 17 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Synaptic Remodeling Function of Microglial IBA1 protein Sayan Nandi Einstein Hosted by: Dr. Jean Hebert 12 February Feb WIP: Alexandra Quezada (Hebert Lab), Jacob Ratliff (Batista-Brito Lab) Fri Feb 12 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Alexandra Quezada (Hebert Lab), Jacob Ratliff (Batista-Brito Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 10 February Feb Seminar: Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray Wed Feb 10 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Systemic regulation of brain aging and degeneration Tony Wyss-Coray Stanford University Hosted by: Dr. Tiago Goncalves 5 February Feb Postdoc WIP: Hyae Ran Byun (Zukin Lab), Jaafar Tindi (Jordan/Khodakhah Labs) Fri Feb 05 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Hyae Ran Byun (Zukin Lab), Jaafar Tindi (Jordan/Khodakhah Labs) 3 February Feb Seminar: Dr. Denise Cai Wed Feb 03 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom, Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More The brain in motion- how ensemble fluidity supports memory updating Denise Cai Icahn School of Medicine Hosted by: Dr. Renata Batista-Brito 29 January Jan WIP: Hayden Hatch (Secombe Lab), Kelsey McDermott (Goncalves Lab) Fri Jan 29 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom Meeting, Zoom Meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Hayden Hatch (Secombe Lab), Kelsey McDermott (Goncalves Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 28 January Jan Club Syn Thu Jan 28 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Club Syn will be hosted by Pablo Lituma, who will be presenting "Astrocytes phagocytose adult hippocampal synapses for circuit homeostasis" from the Park and Chung labs. 27 January Jan Seminar: Dr. Marija Kundakovic Wed Jan 27 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Sex-specific chromatin dynamics in the brain: Implications for anxiety disorders and depression Dr. Marija Kundakovic Fordham University Hosted by: Dr. Steven U. Walkley 25 January Jan Machine Learning Reading Group: Judy Wawira Gichoya Mon Jan 25 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Meeting, Zoom Meeting chelsea.pegues@einsteinmed.org More Please join us today Monday Jan 25, at 12-noon, for the next meeting of the 2020/21 reading group on recent advances in machine learning. This month we have an external speaker, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Assistant Professor in Radiology at Emory and co-director of HITI lab. Judy's talk "Machine Learning for Health in Real Life" will cover some practical aspects to consider when deploying ML in real life scenarios. 22 January Jan WIP: Meera Trivedi (Buelow Lab), Aida Davila (Kohn Lab) Fri Jan 22 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More WIP: Meera Trivedi (Buelow Lab), Aida Davila (Kohn Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 15 January Jan Postdoc WIP: Coralie Berthoux (Castillo Lab), Anna Jasper (Kohn Lab) Fri Jan 15 2021, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Postdoc WIP: Coralie Berthoux (Castillo Lab), Anna Jasper (Kohn Lab) WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 13 January Jan Seminar: Dr. Marc Fuccillo Wed Jan 13 2021, 12:00 PM Zoom Session chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Goal-Directed Behavior in Health and Disease Dr. Marc Fuccillo University of Pennsylvania Hosted by: Dr. Renata Batista-Brito 18 December Dec Club Syn: Bryen Jordan Fri Dec 18 2020, 12:15 PM Zoom meeting kevin.fisher@einsteinmed.org More Club Syn: Hosted by Bryen Jordan, who will be presenting "Preservation of a remote fear memory requires new myelin formation". Nature Neuroscience 23, 487–499 (2020) from the Kheirbek lab. WIP Organizers (click for email):Anna Francesconi/Anita Autry 16 December Dec Seminar: Dr. Christopher Moore Wed Dec 16 2020, 12:00 PM Zoom Session chelsea.pegues2@einsteinmed.org More TBA Christopher Moore Brown University Hosted by: Dr. Adam Kohn Next
