Public Lectures
2019
Apr
10
Science Meets Music: “Tagging and Controlling Active Neurons”
Hyungbae Kwon, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, 6:00 pmFeb
13
Science Meets Music: “Good Vibrations: From Vibrations in the Ear to Abstractions in the Head”
David Poeppel, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019, 6:00 pmJan
9
Meet the Scientist | Brain maps: Top ten ways your brain is like New York city.
Dr. Madineh Sarvestani
Wednesday, January 9th, 2019, 7:00 pmJan
9
2018
Nov
7
Meet the Scientist | Mind Control: From Brain Bugs to Big Brother
Dr. Michael Yetman
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018, 7:00 pmApr
18
Science Meets Music: Seasonal Singing of Birds: From Gonads to the Brain
Manfred Garhr, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018, 6:00 pmMar
28
Science Meets Music: Muscle Memory: Improving Motor Performance by Training the Brain
Jason Christie, PH.D.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018, 6:00 pmJan
31
Science Meets Music – The Resolution Revolution
Stefan Hell, Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018, 6:00 pmJan
10
Meet the Scientist | Biological Rhythms: Molecular Clocks to Keep your Brain on Time
Dr. Paul Evans
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018, 7:00 pm2017
Apr
19
Science Meets Music – Breaking the Code: How Molecular Machines Determine Brain Function
Samuel M. Young, Jr., Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017, 5:30 pmApr
12
Meet the Scientist | What Defines Us Guides Us: How Our Brains Process Information From the World
Dr. Ben Scholl
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017, 7:00 pmMar
24
Science Meets Music: From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Hordes – The Principles of Collective Behavior
Iain D. Couzin, Ph.D.
Friday, March 24th, 2017, 5:30pmFeb
15
Science Meets Music: CRISPR-Cas9: A game changer in gene editing and genome engineering
Emmanuelle Charpentier,Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, 5:30Jan
20
Science Meets Music – Metabolic Mayhem: The brain’s role in metabolic health and disease
Dr. Jens Brüning
Friday, January 20th, 2017, 5:30 pm2016
Oct
20
Meet the Scientist | Bird Brains and Growing Pains: How Development and Learning Change Your Perception
Dr. Joe Schumacher
Thursday, October 20th, 2016, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmMar
29
Science Meets Music – Alzheimer’s Disease: New insights into causes and therapies
Eva Mandelkow, Ph.D.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016, 5:30 pmFeb
17
Science Meets Music – Spines in the Mind: Exploring the Backbone of Learning
Hyungbae Kwon, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016, 5:30 pmJan
13
Science Meets Music – Biology of the Blues
Alon Chen, Ph.D. - Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016, 5:30 pm2015
Oct
13
Thinking Like a Scientist – Meet the Scientist series
Rebekah Corlew, Ph.D.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2015, 07:00 pmApr
8
Hearing is Believing – Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Sound Processing | TARAS Meet the Scientist Lecture Series
Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmApr
1
Feb
25
Science Meets Music | Watching the Brain in Action
Jason Kerr, PhD
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015, 6:00 PMJan
28
2014
Mar
25
Get the Picture: The Art of Imaging and The Image of Art in Science
Professor Dr. Peter Gruss, President, Max Planck Society
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014, 6:00 PMMar
6
Mapping the Brain’s Networks: Inviting the Public to Participate in Scientific Discovery
Dr. Moritz Helmstaedter
Thursday, March 6th, 2014, 6:30 PMJan
29
The Moment of Memory Formation: A Spotlight on the Brain
Dr. Ryohei Yasuda
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014, 6:30 PMJan
7
Fantastic Journey: A guided tour of the cerebral cortex
Dr. David Fitzpatrick
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014, 6:30 PM2013
Mar
14
Training a New Generation of Biologists
Dr. Ian Baldwin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmJan
17
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain
Dr. David Fitzpatrick
Thursday, January 17th, 2013, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm2012
Mar
27
Exploring our Fiery Star, the Sun
Dr. Sami K. Solanki, Director, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmMar
7
How the Brain Stores Information
Dr. Tobias Bonhoeffer, Director, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Munich, Germany
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmFeb
15
2011
Mar
30
The Threat of Plagues
Dr. Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Director, Department of Immunology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmFeb
23
A Balancing Act: Linking the Global Carbon Cycle to the Mitigation of Climate Change
Dr. Martin Heimann, Director, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmJan
12
