Upcoming ION Seminars
Success in life, for humans and all animals, requires multitasking. Multitasking — the simultaneous execution of two or more behaviors by a single agent — may at times seem effortless and safe, such as walking and talking, or challenging and potentially fatal, such as driving and texting. Performance differences between different multitasking contexts are likely reflected in the cognitive demands of the constituent behaviors, yet the neural substrates that facilitate or constrain multitasking remain unknown. Here I develop a research program to investigate the neurogenetic control of multitasking in the model system Drosophila which has a rich repertoire of complex behaviors, a relatively simple nervous system, and an extensive toolset for precise neurogenetic experimentation.
*Note the retreat is a multi-day event with multiple locations starting at Noon on Friday 9/20
Kira Poskanzer is a Founder-in-Residence at Arcadia Science, a biotech company transforming evolutionary innovations into therapeutic solutions. She also holds an appointment as an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, where her lab studied circuit-level dynamics of astrocytes and neurons in the mammalian cerebral cortex using multi-photon imaging and electrophysiology. At Arcadia, Dr. Poskanzer is leading a translational group developing neuro-immune therapeutics based on molecules found in tick saliva. This early-stage venture aims to be Arcadia's first independent spin-out company. Dr. Poskanzer will talk about transitioning from academia to industry, working at an experimental research organization, balancing open and translational science, and building an early-stage startup.
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This academic year will host a series of virtual and in person seminars with live, remote access via Zoom. ION Seminars are open to the University of Oregon community and in person attendance is welcome. In person seminars will be held in Willamette 110 at 4 PM PT where both attendees and speakers are required to follow University of Oregon guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Please visit coronavirus.uoregon.edu for more information.
To accommodate remote speakers and time differences, some seminars may be offered at Noon PT or another agreed upon time. For students taking BI 407/507 Neuroscience Seminar please contact the course instructor to access recordings as needed.
Details for upcoming seminars will be shared here on the ION website as well as through our ION mailing lists. Links for remote access via Zoom will be available only through ION Seminar mailing list and those not on the list can request access by contacting Jenna Penny with their uoregon.edu email address.