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Our Mission

The mission of the Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (CT IBACS) is to serve as both a beacon and incubator for research across the brain and cognitive sciences at UConn and beyond; promoting and supporting the interdisciplinary science of the mind and its realization in biological and artificial systems.

“Anyone could, if they were so inclined, be the sculptor of their own brain.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Upcoming Events

3/26 MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Patricia Clark
3/26 Neuroscience Seminar Series - Wang
3/27 Neuroscience Journal Club - Xing
3/27 Philosophy Brown Bag Series: McLeod

MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Patricia Clark

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus
BPB 131

Seminar Title: Synonymous Codon Selection for Enhanced Yield of Functional Proteins

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes Dr. Patricia Clark, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, as part of the MCB Seminar Series.

Patricia L. Clark is the OâHara Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Concurrent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Director of the Biophysics Graduate Program at the University of Notre Dame. Her laboratory uses a broad range of biophysical, genetic and other tools to investigate protein folding mechanisms. She is a member of three separate, multi-disciplinary research teams, funded by the NIH and the W. M. Keck Foundation, investigating diverse aspects of protein folding in the cell. Professor Clark has received multiple awards throughout her career, including an NSF CAREER Award, the BÃ¡rÃ¡ny Award from the Biophysical Society and the Notre Dame Joyce Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

If you require accommodations for this event please contact the MCB Department in advance: 860-486-4329

Contact Information: james.cole@uconn.edu

Neuroscience Seminar Series - Wang

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

UConn Health
Low Learning Center

Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund

"AIP limits neurotransmitter release by inhibiting calcium bursts from the ryanodine receptor."

Presenter:
Zhao-Wen Wang, PhD, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, UConn Health, Farmington, CT

Citation:
Chen B, Hujber EJ, Li Y, Jorgensen EM, and Wang ZW. AIP limits neurotransmitter release by inhibiting calcium bursts from the ryanodine receptor. Nat Commun 2017
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01704-z

Contact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu, 860-679-8787

Neuroscience Journal Club - Xing

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
E4036

Neuroscience Journal Club

Jian Xing
Graduate Assistant

Paper to be presented: Levin, E., Leibinger, M., Gobrecht, P., Hilla, A., Andreadaki, A., and Fischer, D. (2019) Muscle LIM Protein Is Expressed in the Injured Adult CNS and Promotes Axon Regeneration Cell Rep. 26, 1021â1032.e6

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124718319569?via%3Dihub

Contact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu, 860-679-8787

Philosophy Brown Bag Series: McLeod

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

Storrs Campus
MAN 002 (Basement Lounge)

This week: Alexus McLeod

A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.

Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu

In June a Brain Symposium was held which connected researchers in the brain sciences between UConn and UConn Health.
The Institute's annual Meet and Speak event was opened with remarks by the Vice President of Research, Radenka Maric, in which she describes the Institute as an "engine of innovation". Photo: Control cultures where neurons are grown in vitro with electrode stimulation. (Extracts from Kim Krieger/UConn Today)
IBACS and BIRC hosted tours of the Brain Research Center for high school students from E.O Smith and Middletown High School. Positive feedback from the students showed that they left the trip informed and inspired.