Upcoming Seminars

Oct
02

Contextualizing Trauma-focused Therapies for PTSD in Community Settings

Duane D. Booysen, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer
Coordinator: MA in Clinical Psychology Programme
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Humanities
Rhodes University, Department of Psychology
Oct. 2, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Nov
06

Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces to Restore Communication and Movement Abilities

Chethan Pandarinath, PhD
Associate Professor
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Neurosurgery
Emory University & Georgia Institute of Technology
Nov. 6, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Dec
04

Inflammasome Signaling in the Blood-Retinal and the Blood-Brain Barrier

Binu Tharakan, Ph.D., F.A.H.A
Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Research
Department of Surgery
Morehouse School of Medicine
Dec. 4, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Feb
05

TBA

Paula Bickford, PHD
Distinguished Professor, Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair
Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
University of South Florida
Feb. 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Mar
05

TBA

Walter D. Conwell, MD, MBA
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Academic Development
Morehouse School of Medicine
March 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Apr
02

Investigating the Role of Visual Cortical Disinhibition in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Implications for Mechanistic Models and Therapeutic Interventions

Kevin J. Clancy, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research, McLean Hospital
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
April 2, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Jun
04

Temporary Visual Deprivation as a Tool for Plasticity-based Rehabilitation

Ming-fai Fong, PhD
Assistant Professor
Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Tech & Emory University
June 4, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Virtual event via Zoom




Please reserve the 1st Wednesday of each month at 8:30 am for exciting talks in which distinguished thought-leaders provide innovative eye and brain scientific and translational presentations on topics relevant to the CVNR's mission and focus.  

Seminars are intended for educational purposes only. Researchers and clinicians from the VA and affiliate universities are welcome.

For more information contact Kenlys Fajardo at Kenlys.Fajardo@va.gov

List of Past Seminars (249.3 KB)