Brain Broadcast: Open Applications, Upcoming Events, and More
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Dedicated to understanding how the brain gives rise to mental life and behavior, in health and in disease.
Welcome back to a new academic year, and a new look for Brain Broadcast, Wu Tsai Neuro's biweekly roundup of news and resources?for the Stanford neuroscience community!
Spotlight
Director's Message, Fall 2024
In his Fall 2024 message, Director Kang Shen reflects on the Institute's achievements, including its 10-year anniversary and new grant programs. He looks ahead to the relaunch of the Big Ideas in Neuroscience grant and the 11th Annual Symposium on neuroscience and AI. Click here to read his message.
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Apply for research grants
A three-year grant program that fosters research collaboration to solve fundamental mind, brain, and behavior challenges
Letters of Intent Deadline: January 13, 2025 (Stay tuned for more details)
Supports cross-disciplinary projects at the intersection of biology, engineering, and medicine, advancing brain health solutions
Application deadline: November 11, 2024
Nominate seminar speakers
(COMING SOON) 2025–26 Neuroscience Seminar Speaker Nominations
Speaker nominations for our 2025–2026 Neurosciences Seminar Series will open to the Stanford community on September 27, 2024.
Upcoming Events
Brain Resilience Seminar Series
Mon, Oct 7, 2024?| 12?PM (Add to calendar)
Neurosciences Community Labs
Fri, Oct 11, 2024?| 12?PM (Add to calendar)
Wu Tsai Neuro Annual Symposium
Thurs, Oct 17, 2024?| 9?AM (Add to calendar)
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Symposium
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Mon, Nov 4, 2024?| 12?PM (Add to calendar)
Neuroscience news
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute: Synthetic neuroscience grants promote transformative brain tech
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute: Research brings together Stanford undergrads and community college fellows
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience: Advancing Brain Resilience: 2024 Catalyst and Pilot Grant Awards
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute: Discovery sheds light on earliest development of gut motility
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience: Drugs that improve brain metabolism could help Alzheimer’s patients
Catch up on our latest podcast episodes
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute / From Our Neurons to Yours
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute / From Our Neurons to Yours
Photo highlights
Design for Extended Realities Workshop
Christoph Leuze, co-director of the Visualization Community Lab at Wu Tsai Neuro, taught the first course on medical mixed reality development with hands-on demonstrations at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
NeURO and NeURO-CC Poster Session
Wu Tsai Neuro’s Neurosciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity (NeURO) and community college (NeURO-CC) fellows presented their research at a community poster session with the Wu Tsai Neuro community.
Brain Resilience Seminar
The Knight Initiative's 2024–25 Brain Resilience Seminar Series started strong with great talks by Peter Klein on endocannabinoids & brain aging, and Scott Dixon on the lysosome-ferroptosis axis in cell death.
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