LEARNMEM2018 will feature three panel sessions. The goal of these panels is to encourage discussion of important topics to learning and memory researchers. Panel membership will be finalized and posted soon!
The Future of Neuroscience
Thursday April 19, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakwater Ballroom
Rapid technological advances have transformed the way we ask questions about the brain. What will the future hold? Join a panel discussion of future thinkers and discuss innovations in neuroscience that will pave the way to future discovery.
Chair: Alcino Silva
Alcino Silva
Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Buffalo
Professor
University of Washington
Sunil Gandhi
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine
Sumner Norman
Postdoctoral Fellow
Caltech
Michael Yassa
Associate Professor
University of California, Irvine
Open Science and Open Access Publishing
Friday April 20, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Breakwater Ballroom
Team science brings the next wave of discovery and innovation. Open science and open access publishing have influenced how we produce, reproduce, and disseminate scientific findings. Learn what opportunities and challenges lay ahead in these endeavors.
Chair: Steve Ramirez
Steve Ramirez
Assistant Professor
Boston University
Cristina Alberini
Editor-in-Chief
Hippocampus
Denise Cai
Assistant Professor
Mount Sinai
Saskia de Vries
Senior Scientist
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Hauke Heekeren
Chief Editor
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Julia Gelfand
Applied Sciences and Engineering Librarian
UC Irvine
Neuroscience and Education
Sunday April 22, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakwater Ballroom
How does neuroscience inform educational practices? How can we distinguish between neuroeducation myths and evidence-based practice? Join a panel discussion spanning neuroscience, education, technology, and policy.
Chair: Melina Uncapher
Melina Uncapher
Assistant Professor
University of California San Francisco
CEO, Institute for Applied Neuroscience
Susanne Jaeggi
Associate Professor
University of California, Irvine
Andrew Jones
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Melbourne
Ronald Dahl
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Wendy Suzuki
Professor
New York University