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SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Translational Work-in-Progress (ADRD-TWIP): Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“The Social Exposome as a Contributor to Biological Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk”\nSpeaker: Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Neurology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School\, Resident Member of the Institute for Health (IFH) Center for Health Aging Research (CHAR) \nDate and Time: Wed\, September 2\, 2026\, 12-1 PM \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94769804345?pwd=IMqJIIvuDmRl997R6O4U4NKbt6UWfs.1\nMeeting code: 947 6980 4345\nPasscode: 454288 \nDr. Guzmán-Vélez directs a research program at the Rutgers Center for Healthy Aging Research focused on culturally-sensitive\, interdisciplinary observational and intervention studies. Her work aims to address brain health and dementia risk in diverse populations\, with particular interest in: 1) Identifying midlife risk factors for AD and related dementias; 2) Understanding the pathophysiology and mechanisms underlying long COVID-related neurological symptoms; 3) Testing interventions that can improve brain health and cognition.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/alzheimers-disease-and-related-dementia-translational-work-in-progress-adrd-twip-edmarie-guzman-velez-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T110000
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience and Cell Biology 2026 Seminar Series: Aurelio Galli\, PhD\, DSc
DESCRIPTION:“Radiogenetics: A Transformative Approach to Control Brain Activation and Cell Fate”\nSpeaker: Aurelio Galli\, PhD\, DSc\nDistinguished Professor\, Heersink School of Medicine\, Vice Chair\, Basic Research\, Director for Gastrointestinal Biology Research\, University of Alabama at Birmingham \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, September 9\, 2026\, 10:00 AM \nLocation: Research Tower\, Room V10 \nHost: Pingyue Pan\, MD\, PhD\nDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/neuroscience-and-cell-biology-2026-seminar-series-aurelio-galli-phd-dsc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T130000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar Series for Rising Scholars (Hybrid): Li Xin Lim\, PhD (PI: Andrew Westbrook\, PhD)
DESCRIPTION:“From cognitive demand to TMS perturbation: EEG markers of neural criticality”\nSpeaker: Li Xin Lim\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Associate\, PI: Andrew Westbrook\, PhD \nDate and Time: Monday\, September 14\, 2026 12:00 PM \nIn-Person: Room 127\, Staged Research Building (SRB)\, Busch Campus \nJoin via Zoom: Please email the host\, Dr. Noelle Stiles (noelle.stiles@rutgers.edu)\, or check the CAHBIR Slack #General thread for the link \nAbstract: The critical brain hypothesis proposes that the brain operates near a transition point where excitation and inhibition are balanced\, allowing neural activity to flexibly reorganize in response to changing demands. We use a time-resolved EEG measure of scale invariance\, d2 to estimate distance from this critical regime: lower d2 indicates neural dynamics closer to criticality. We benchmark d2 using ground-truth simulations of a neural mass model and show that d2 is lowest when excitation and inhibition are balanced. d2 is then applied to a task-switching paradigm\, showing more demanding trials shifted neural activity farther from criticality\, whereas faster\, more accurate\, and more flexible behavior tended to occur closer to criticality. These relationships also differed across brain regions\, suggesting that deviations from criticality can reflect both cognitive effort and adaptive control. Because excitation-inhibition balance is thought to govern proximity to criticality\, a key next question is whether experimentally perturbing cortical excitability changes critical dynamics and behavior. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) offers a noninvasive means to test this proposed causal mechanism. Participants received continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS; inhibitory)\, intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS; excitatory)\, and sham stimulation in three separate sessions. Relative to sham\, iTBS is associated with lower post-stimulation resting-stated2\, consistent with a shift toward criticality. During a memory-guided saccade task\, cTBS increases d2 across fixations\, visually guided-\, and memory-guided saccade periods\, indicating a shift away from criticality; it also reduces memory-guided saccade velocity. These findings suggest that theta-burst stimulation can differentially reshape neural criticality\, with consequences for cognitive control and memory-guided behavior.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-series-for-rising-scholars-hybrid-li-xin-lim-phd-pi-andrew-westbrook-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T130000
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SUMMARY:Brink of Pink Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is Brain Health\, Burnout\, and Cognitive Resilience in the Workplace\, featuring four 25-minute student-led panels: \n\nBrain Health in Women – Hormones\, stress\, and cognitive load across a woman’s life and career\nBrain Health in Men – Stigma\, emotional suppression\, and stress’s impact on mental health\nThe Aging Workforce – Cognitive longevity\, neuroplasticity\, and workplace support strategies\nClinicians\, Caregivers & First Responders – Burnout\, compassion fatigue\, and mental resilience\n\nDate and time: September 15\, 2026\, from 8 am-1 pm. \nThe symposium is seeking research staff and APPs who are passionate about brain health and interested in speaking as a panelist. \nHere are a couple of links from last year’s event for reference: \n\nAMWA Recap Article\nBrink of Pink Symposium Webpage
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/brink-of-pink-symposium/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
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SUMMARY:2026 RARC Fall Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This year marks RARC’s fifth anniversary. Join fellow researchers\, clinicians\, trainees\, staff\, and community partners to share new findings and innovative approaches in addiction science\, connect with colleagues\, and learn about the future of addiction research at Rutgers as we explore advancing research to real-world impact. Register Now \nKeynote speaker: Dr. Yasmin Hurd\nDirector\, Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai \nProfessor\, Pharmacological Sciences \nProfessor\, Neuroscience \nProfessor\, Psychiatry\nProfessor\, Artificial Intelligence and Human Health\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, September 16\, 2026\, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM \nLocation: Busch Student Center\, Multipurpose Room\n604 Bartholomew Rd\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854 \nRegistration Fees:\nFaculty: $50\nTrainees\, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows: $25\nStaff: $25\nUndergraduate students: Free\nExternal attendees: $50\nNote: Principal investigators are welcome to register and pay for their lab members through a single registration submission. The form includes a space to list additional attendees. \nPlease see the flyer and schedule for additional details. \nQuestions may be directed to rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu. \nWe hope you will join us as we celebrate five years of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center within the Brain Health Institute!
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/2026-rarc-fall-symposium/
LOCATION:Busch Student Center\, Multipurpose Room 604 Bartholomew Rd\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T110000
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SUMMARY:CCNP Seminar: Michael Hallquist\, PhD (Emory University)
DESCRIPTION:“Reinforcement learning states and the dynamics of mood”\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, September 23\, 10-11 AM EDT (Eastern)\nZoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/6397147065 \nSpeaker: Michael Hallquist\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Psychology\, Emory University\n\n\nWhy do our moods change over days\, sometimes without an obvious change in our circumstances? Computational accounts propose that mood reflects both rewarding and punishing experiences and how much we learn from them. I will present evidence that fluctuating reinforcement learning states help explain the emergence of positive and negative moods in everyday life.\n\nIn a 28-day study\, 318 participants completed smartphone-based learning tasks twice daily and reported their mood and daily experiences four times daily\, alongside wearable EEG and ECG recordings. A Bayesian reinforcement learning model used choices between stimuli learned on different days to identify dissociable changes in reward and punishment learning. States of amplified reward learning predicted subsequent increases in positive mood\, whereas amplified punishment learning predicted increases in negative mood\, across lags extending to seven days and accounting for prior mood. These learning states were also reflected in cortical and cardiac responses to reinforcement and moderated the relationship between everyday experiences and subsequent mood. Stronger coupling between punishment learning and later negative mood was associated with greater trait negative emotionality.\n\nThese findings support a computational account in which changing learning states influence how experiences accumulate into sustained affective states. I will discuss how connecting learning\, physiology\, and mood across naturalistic timescales can clarify mechanisms of psychiatric vulnerability and motivate new approaches to studying mood disturbances.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/ccnp-seminar-michael-hallquist-phd-emory-university/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260219T114536Z
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SUMMARY:2026 NJACE and RUCARES Conference
DESCRIPTION:We have extended the registration deadline to September 21\, 2026. We invite you to join us to unite researchers\, professionals\, and allies in the Autism community and to share ideas and network via presentations and a poster session. We are excited to welcome Dr. Ethan Goldberg\, Dr. William Graves\, Dr. Brian Greer\, and Dr. Tracy Tran as additional presenters\, alongside our keynote speakers Dr. Brian Boyd and Dr. Xinyu Zhao! \nRegister by September 21! Scan the QR code on the flyer or use the following link: https://quikpayasp.com/rutgers/commerce_manager/payer.do?orderType=BHI_RUCARESAnnualConference \nDate & Time: September 24\, 2026\, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nLocation: Rutgers University Douglass Student Center\n100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901 \nLearn more: https://njace.us/annual-conference/  \nFull schedule: https://njace.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NJACE-3rd-Annual-Conference-Program-Book.pdf
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/2026-njace-and-rucares-conference/
LOCATION:Rutgers University Douglass Student Center 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T180000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260519T184614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T155223Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual International Brain & Spine Tumor Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Attend the 2nd Annual International Brain & Spine Tumor Symposium to learn from national and international experts\, at NJ’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. \nDate and Time: Thursday\, September 24th\, 2026\, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm \nLocation: Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center\n165 Somerset Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ \nVirtual & In-Person Meeting \nView agenda: https://cinj.org/sites/default/files/documents/Neuro-Symposium-Agenda-2026.pdf \nMedical Students\, Residents\, Fellows\, Graduate Students and Other Trainees Submit your Abstracts! \nRegister and Submit abstract: Please visit the website for more information\, to complete registration & for abstract submission: https://cinj.org/education/2nd-annual-international-brain-and-spine-tumor-symposium \nWe invite all medical students\, residents\, fellows\, and other trainees to submit an abstract of their original work. All submitted work will be reviewed by the selection committee\, and exemplary abstracts will be selected for a presentation at the conference in either poster or oral presentation. All submitted abstracts are automatically considered for subject matter awards\, which will be announced at the symposium.\nDeadline for submission: September 3rd\, 2026\, at 11:59 PM EST.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/2nd-annual-international-brain-spine-tumor-symposium/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260924T123642Z
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SUMMARY:RARC Treatment & Recovery Special Interest Group meeting: Dr. Utsha G. Khatri (University of Pennsylvania)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the next RARC Treatment & Recovery Special Interest Group meeting on Thursday\, September 24\, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nUtsha G. Khatri\, MD\, MS\, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Deputy Director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice at the University of Pennsylvania\, will present: \nNavigating the Risk Cliff: Preliminary Data on Post-Release MOUD Continuity \nDr. Khatri is a board-certified emergency and addiction medicine physician and health services researcher whose work focuses on improving addiction treatment and redesigning health systems to better serve marginalized communities. \nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99937613919?pwd=n9Rgo2DV9VEs3uP4D168HKm9FpxlXz.1 \nMeeting ID: 999 3761 3919\nPasscode: 695997
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rarc-treatment-recovery-special-interest-group-meeting-dr-utsha-g-khatri-university-of-pennsylvania/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T170000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260630T011258Z
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SUMMARY:Ira B. Black Memorial Lecture: Michelle Monje Deisseroth\, MD\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for the 2026 Ira B. Black Memorial Lecture on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 at 4 PM in the East Lecture Hall\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway Campus.\n\nThis year’s lecture will feature Michelle Monje Deisseroth\, MD\, PhD\, Milan Gambhir Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Chambers-Okamura Endowed Director for Pediatric Neuro-Immuno-Oncology at Stanford University and Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute.  Dr. Monje Deisseroth will be presenting on “Neuron-glial interactions in health and disease: from cognition to cancer.”\n\nWe also invite you to join us for some light refreshments following the lecture in the Old Student Lounge.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Mary Tran at 732-235-5391 or trant2@rwjms.rutgers.edu.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/ira-b-black-memorial-lecture-michelle-monje-deisseroth-md-phd/
LOCATION:East Lecture Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T130000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T120848Z
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SUMMARY:CBN Really Awesome Data Discussion: Brian Daniels Lab
DESCRIPTION:“CNS-derived SerpinA3n exerts a protective function during WNV orthoflavivirus encephalitis.”\nSpeaker: Vishal Karuppusamy from Brian Daniels Lab \nDate and Time: September 25\, 2026\, 12:00 – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Nelson Biology Laboratories\, 604 Allison Rd\, Rm D406\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\, USA
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/cbn-really-awesome-data-discussion-brian-daniels-lab/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T140000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260923T214305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T215056Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Network Neuroscience Interest Group: Amy Kuceyeski\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“The Krakencoder: a multi-modal connectome fusion tool for brain-behavior mapping”\nSpeaker: Amy Kuceyeski\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Mathematics\, Radiology Department\, Brain and Mind Institute\, Weill Cornell Medicine \nDate and Time: Friday\, September 25 at 1:00 PM \nZoom link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/lp756?pwd=Y3Q1NTNGTFJibHpYcUUwYUNaaFg5UT09\nIn-Person: SRB seminar room \nSummary: In this talk\, Dr. Kuceyeski will introduce the Krakencoder – her lab’s new tool for multi-modal integration of brain network measurements that allows mapping between connectome processing pipelines as well as between structural and functional connectomes. This AI tool allows state of the art preservation of inter-individual differences in brain networks through a shared latent space. In an extension from the original publication earlier this year\, she will demonstrate the flexibility of the tool for jointly minimizing site differences (harmonization) as well as maximizing brain-behavior mapping accuracy for various metrics. She also demonstrate how the tool can be used to create interpretable feature importances when mapping to behavior or demographics. This tool represents the power of AI in better understanding the mapping between brain structure and function and behavior.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-network-neuroscience-interest-group-amy-kuceyeski-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T140000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
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SUMMARY:A 3-Day Training Workshop at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) at Rutgers University\, in partnership with the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)\, is hosting a three-day in-person training workshop on using MRI methods for human imaging.  CAHBIR at Rutgers offers cutting-edge human imaging services. This 9-hour workshop (spread over 3 days) is designed for faculty\, students and staff who are going to be involved in human MRI research. The workshop provides an introduction to MRI methods\, MRI safety\, study design and analysis. It also covers pragmatic issues related to scanning at CAHBIR. The in-person workshops are also open to people who are not affiliated with Rutgers. \nDate & Time: \n\nTuesday\, September 29\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM\n\nLocation: \n\nSeptember 29-30: RWJMS Research Tower (RT)\, Room V10\, Busch Campus\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\nOctober 6: CABM Seminar Room 010\, Rutgers RWJMS/Busch Campus\, 679 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\n\nEach workshop day will feature new content presented by CAHBIR’s expert team. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98852513027?pwd=ymk9qTjxixiu8MfZVl7a2o7FxBBF8Z.1\nMeeting ID: 988 5251 3027\nPasscode: 12345 \nLearn  more: https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2026/08/07/2026-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-3-day-workshop/ 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/a-3-day-training-workshop-at-the-rutgers-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T130000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260828T052830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T133625Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Women’s Brain Health Initiative (RWBHI) Plenary Seminar (Virtual): Jennifer S. Stevens\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Neuroendocrine contributors to traumatic stress: Understanding women’s risk”\nSpeaker: Jennifer S. Stevens\, PhD\nCo-Director\, The Grady Trauma Project\nAssociate Professor\, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\nEmory University School of Medicine\nInvestigator\, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation\nAtlanta VA Health Care System \nDate and Time: Tuesday\, September 29\, 2026\, 12:00 PM (EST) \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94401127117?pwd=EEkh3qdxGpKIFzpefpYdstiLR3y8St.1\nMeeting ID: 944 0112 7117  | Passcode: 092926 \nDr. Stevens’ earlier work from the Grady Trauma Project identified a polymorphism in the PACAP receptor gene that contributes to risk for PTSD among women but not men. Further developments in this line of research provide one of the best-studied biological explanations for the gender disparity in PTSD diagnosis. The lab recently observed that childhood trauma predicts decreased behavioral-inhibition-related mPFC and hippocampal function in women with PTSD but does not impact function in resilient women who experienced trauma but do not have PTSD. The newest studies in the lab address 1) associations between menstrual cycle hormones and brain-based signatures of stress vulnerability in young women\, 2) longitudinal changes in neural structure and function over perimenopause\, and 3) maternal responses to infant cues in the early postpartum window.  Learn more \nLearn more about the Rutgers Women’s Brain Health Initiative \nLearn more about the BHI Plenary Seminar Series 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-womens-brain-health-initiative-rwbhi-plenary-seminar-virtual-jennifer-s-stevens-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T120000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
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SUMMARY:CMBN Faculty Candidate: Dashiell Sacks\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Neurophysiological Insights into the Developing Brain and Mental Health”\nDate and Time: September 30\, 11 AM – 12 PM\, 2026 \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99337315908?pwd=RMvrrblGU7sI4VILuTEhoubGnwLPuK.1 \nLocation: Aidekman Research Center Room 103\, Newark\, NJ 07102\, USA \nDashiell Sacks is a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his PhD from the Thompson Institute\, University of the Sunshine Coast\, Australia. His research focuses on understanding how early environments shape brain development from infancy through adolescence\, with a particular interest in factors that influence early mental health and wellbeing. His work spans longitudinal cohort studies in Australia and the United States and integrates environmental\, behavioral\, and EEG measures to identify neurodevelopmental mechanisms that can inform early identification and intervention efforts.”
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/cmbn-faculty-candidate-dashiell-sacks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T140000
DTSTAMP:20261102T081143
CREATED:20260908T084321Z
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SUMMARY:A 3-Day Training Workshop at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) at Rutgers University\, in partnership with the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)\, is hosting a three-day in-person training workshop on using MRI methods for human imaging.  CAHBIR at Rutgers offers cutting-edge human imaging services. This 9-hour workshop (spread over 3 days) is designed for faculty\, students and staff who are going to be involved in human MRI research. The workshop provides an introduction to MRI methods\, MRI safety\, study design and analysis. It also covers pragmatic issues related to scanning at CAHBIR. The in-person workshops are also open to people who are not affiliated with Rutgers. \nDate & Time: \n\nTuesday\, September 29\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM\n\nLocation: \n\nSeptember 29-30: RWJMS Research Tower (RT)\, Room V10\, Busch Campus\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\nOctober 6: CABM Seminar Room 010\, Rutgers RWJMS/Busch Campus\, 679 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\n\nEach workshop day will feature new content presented by CAHBIR’s expert team. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98852513027?pwd=ymk9qTjxixiu8MfZVl7a2o7FxBBF8Z.1\nMeeting ID: 988 5251 3027\nPasscode: 12345 \nLearn  more: https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2026/08/07/2026-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-3-day-workshop/ 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/a-3-day-training-workshop-at-the-rutgers-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-2/
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