2025 UVA Brain Retreat
April 29, 2025 | Newcomb Hall
Join us for the 2025 UVA Brain Retreat on Tuesday, April 29, 9:30AM-2:30PM in Newcomb Hall!
The event will feature talks by UVA neuroscience faculty and a poster session where faculty, professional research staff, and trainees can share their work. This is an opportunity for UVA neuroscience researchers, from undergraduates to faculty, to learn more about the vibrant neuroscience research community at UVA. We hope to see you there!
Schedule of Events:
- 9:30–11:00 AM: Faculty research presentations
- Sarah Kucenas, Biology
- Title: Phagocyte Cooperation During Neural Development: Astrocytes and Microglia as Partners in Soma Clearance
- John Campbell, Biology
- Title: Two Pedals, One Foot: Coordinating the Drive to Eat
- Lori McMahon, Neuroscience
- Title: O-GlcNAc Modulation of Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampus
- Sarah Kucenas, Biology
- 11:00AM–1:00PM: Poster Session
- Boxed Lunch available for registered attendees
- 1:00–2:30PM: Faculty research presentations
- Jaideep Kapur, Neurology
- Title: A Scientific Bet Worth 30 Million Dollars
- Jennifer Payne, Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences
- Title: Biomarkers of Postpartum Depression: Moving toward Prevention of Mental Illness
- Doug Bayliss, Pharmacology
- Title: Molecular Physiology of Brainstem Respiratory Chemoreceptor Neurons
- Jaideep Kapur, Neurology
The Brain Institute expects to host a larger 2-3 day event with both external and UVA presenters, similar to the 2024 UVA Brain Symposium, in 2026.