Join us as we celebrate our fourth annual Miniature Brain Machinery Retreat with plenary lectures and presentations by our trainees! This will take place virtually on Zoom for everyone’s safety on September 16, 2021 from 8:45am to 3:15pm Central Time.
Register here to receive the Zoom meeting information for joining. Your registration is free and will help us prevent zoombombing, track attendance, and gather program outreach data.
Schedule
| 8:45-9:00am | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
| 9:00-9:55am | Plenary Talk: “Imaging human brain function with functional near infrared spectroscopy in ecologically valid settings” David Boas Director of the Neurophotonics Center Boston University Bio Introduction by Charles Marchini |  |
| 10:00-10:55am | Plenary Talk: “Strokes in children with sickle cell disease: Dynamic interplay between biomechanical and biochemical stimuli” Manu Platt Diversity Director, STC; Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS) Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University Bio Introduction by Jennie Gardner Lecture Video |  |
| 11:00-12:00pm | Trainee Lightning Presentations Presentation Video Learn more about our trainees here | |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch Break / Peer Networking Opportunity Moderation by Miles Norsworthy | |
| 1:00-1:55pm | Plenary Talk: “Understanding the brain: A journey from the lab to the halls of the UN” Franklin Carrero-Martinez Senior Director, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Bio Introduction by Ryan Miller Lecture Video |  |
| 2:00-2:55pm | Plenary Talk: "Non-neural, developmental bioelectricity as a precursor for cognition: Evolution, synthetic organisms, and biomedicine" Michael Levin Director of the Allen Discovery Center Tufts University Bio Introduction by William Baker Lecture Video |  |
| 3:15pm | Closing Remarks |
For the Lunch Break / Peer Networking Opportunity, we will have the main Zoom meeting room open as an informal space for attendees to engage in networking and casual conversation.
Please check this page before September 16 for the latest information.
History
Learn more about our past retreats: