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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Single Cell Spatial Analysis Monthly Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Simultaneous CRISPR screening and spatial transcriptomics reveals intracellular and intercellular transcriptional circuits.\n\nFEATURING: \nSamouil L. Farhi\, Ph.D.  Director of the Spatial Technology Platform at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard\n\nFor more details Visit: https://singlecellspatialanalysis.umich.edu/monthlyseminarseries/\nZoom Info: \nMeeting ID: 998 7259 4985\nPasscode: 786053\n\nABSTRACT: \nPerturb-FISH combines spatial transcriptomics with optical detection of in situ amplified guide RNAs. Perturb-FISH recovers intracellular effects that are consistent with Perturb-seq results in cultured monocytes\, and finds density-dependent regulation of the innate immune response. Pairing Perturb-FISH with a functional readout in a screen of autism spectrum disorder risk genes\, shows common calcium activity phenotypes in induced pluripotent stem cell derived astrocytes and their associated molecular pathways. Finally\, Perturb-FISH can identify neighborhood dependent perturbation effects in a complex tissue by showing immune-tumor interactions in a xenograft model engrafted with human PBMCs. Perturb-FISH is thus a general method for studying the genetic and molecular associations of spatial and functional biology at single-cell resolution.
UID:147561-21901279@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147561
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - Research Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260430T123009
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260505T203000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Mind Matters: AI and Mental Health Risks
DESCRIPTION:From schools and workplaces to the phones in our pockets\, AI tools are everywhere. As more people use generative AI tools like ChatGPT\, Claude\, and others in their daily lives\, concerns are rising among mental health and technology researchers about how these tools can affect the way we think and feel—not necessarily for the better. \n\nJoin us as experts from the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry and School of Information discuss the risks of using AI tools and chatbots when it comes to our mental health and wellbeing. They will break down how this technology can negatively impact our mental health\, what mental health workers are seeing with their patients in the real world\, and what we can all do to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. By avoiding the pitfalls of these technologies\, we can prevent these tools from hijacking our attention in unproductive ways that hold us back from living our lives fully.\n\nThis event is brought to you in partnership with the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.\n\nWebinar on May 5\, 7:00pm - 8:30pm\nRegister here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sYcOP0pkTz-kK99SnYbnEw#/registration\n\nSpeakers:\n1. Steve Taylor\, M.D.\, Professor of Psychiatry and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry\n2. Mallory Klaunig\, Ph.D.\, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry\n3. Kentaro Toyama\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Information\, School of Information\n\nModerator:\nKara Gavin\n\nA recording of this event will be uploaded to our YouTube playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNxqP-XbH8BK6DnqAJ2s1OVvyjnRGcCpD]. All those who register will be sent a link to the recording.
UID:147677-21901563@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147677
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTAMP:20260406T172059
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T144500
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Mini Symposium Series: Lessons from the Blue Zones
DESCRIPTION:Since the dawn of time\, humans have searched for the fountain of youth.  Globally\, people spend trillions of dollars on wellness and longevity.  We are endlessly searching for the secret to extending the quality and length of our lives.  \n\nBut what if some people had already found the secret? And\, what if they are living longer without even trying? \n\nThat is what Dan Buettner believes he has uncovered in the blue zones.  \n\nWe will be sitting down with the New York Times best-selling author and National Geographic fellow for the next installment of our Mini Symposium Series\, Lessons from the Blue Zones\, on Friday\, May 8\, at 2 p.m. via Zoom.  We will learn about what makes the blue zones so special and how we can incorporate their secrets into our everyday lives. \n\nFollowing her conversation with Dan Buettner\, Dr. Eva L. Feldman will be joined by Michigan Medicine’s own experts — Drs. David Conroy and Donovan Maust— for a live panel discussion\, during which they will also field audience questions.
UID:147465-21901075@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147465
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260506T111153
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260512T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium will explore the basic science behind the new generation of GLP-1 therapeutics targeting diabetes and obesity. Speakers will describe the discoveries and fundamental cellular mechanisms behind the drugs\, as well as ongoing efforts to improve them.\n\n*Schedule:*\n\n9:05 a.m. | Welcome\nRoger Cone\, Ph.D. \nMary Sue Coleman Director\, Life Sciences Institute\; Tadataka Yamada Distinguished University Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology\, Medical School\; Professor of Molecular\, Cellular\, and Developmental Biology\, College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts\, University of Michigan\n\n9:15 a.m. | To be GIP or not GIP: That is the question\nRandy Seeley\, Ph.D.\nHenry King Ransom Professor of Surgery\, Professor of Surgery and Internal Medicine\, Medical School\; Professor of Nutritional Sciences\, School of Public Health\, University of Michigan\n\n9:55 a.m. | Neural mechanisms for GLP-1-based drugs\nAmber Alhadeff\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Neuroscience\, Monell Chemical Senses Center\, University of Pennsylvania\n\n10:35 a.m. | Morning break\n\n10:50 a.m. | Hindbrain mechanisms of action for anti-obesity medicines\nMartin Myers\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\nMarilyn H Vincent Professor of Diabetes Research\, Professor of Internal Medicine and of Molecular & Integrative Physiology\, Medical School\, University of Michigan\n\n11:30 a.m. | The network control of body weight\nKevin Williams\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor of Internal Medicine\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\n\n12:10 p.m. | Lunch break\n\n1:10 p.m. | Single-cell and genetics-driven mapping of anorectic pathways in the hindbrain\nTune Pers\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor and Program Coordinator\, Human Variation & Functional Genomics\, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research\n\n1:50 p.m. | Hormonal control of metabolism by GIP and incretin-based polyagonists\nTimo Müller\, Ph.D.\nDirector\, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity\;  W3 Professor\, Walther-Straub Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology\; Medical Faculty\, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich\n\n2:30 p.m. | Poster session \n\n3:45 p.m. | Introduction of the Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Lecturer\nThomas Wang\, M.D.\nDean and Josiah Macy\, Jr. Professor\, Medical School\; Chief Academic Office\, Michigan Medicine\, University of Michigan\n\n3:50 p.m. | Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Life Sciences Lecture: Modern GLP-1 medicines—How do they work?\nDan Drucker\, M.D.\nProfessor of Medicine and Banting and Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk Chair in Incretin Biology\, University of Toronto\; Senior Investigator\, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute\, Sinai Health\n\n4:50 p.m. | Closing remarks
UID:147692-21901602@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147692
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260508T091859
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260512T093000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SCSAP Special Research Seminar
DESCRIPTION:SCSAP Special Research Seminar\nDate: Tuesday\, May 12th\, 2026\nTime: 9:30-10:30 AM EST\nLocation: Virtual ONLY\n\nTITLE: Working toward cancer care in 2030 : AI+X for Precision Medicine 2.0\, Population Health\, Aging and Global Health Impact\n\nFEATURING: Joe Poh Sheng YEONG\, MBBS\, PhD\, FRCPath\, IMCB (A*STAR) and Singapore General Hospital\n\nCancer clinical trials face major recruitment challenges\, with delays in patient matching contributing to high failure rates and billions in annual losses. Immune profiling technologies such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) and multiplex IHC are essential for biomarker discovery and precision oncology\, but their widespread use is limited by cost\, tissue scarcity\, and labor-intensive workflows.\n\nIn this talk\, I will discuss how AI-driven spatial biology approaches\, including our H&E 2.0 platform\, can accelerate patient triage and biomarker screening for clinical trial recruitment. As combination immunotherapies and antibody-drug conjugates expand\, scalable and cost-effective biomarker testing is becoming increasingly important for drug development and clinical decision-making.\nI will also highlight advances in spatial proteogenomics from our recent Nature cover study (April 2025)\, demonstrating how integrated spatial proteomics\, genomics\, and transcriptomics can reveal tumor heterogeneity\, immune interactions\, and noncanonical “dark” proteins involved in cancer progression. By combining AI with longitudinal population-scale data\, we developed predictive models capable of forecasting critical illness years in advance.\n\nFinally\, I will introduce an AI-powered “pseudo-time” framework aimed at supporting more timely\, accessible\, and value-based precision medicine worldwide.
UID:148170-21903180@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148170
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260324T085128
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260514T170000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 U-M Neuroscience Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the 6th Annual University of Michigan Neuroscience Conference—a unique opportunity for faculty\, staff\, postdocs\, and students to engage with cutting-edge scientific presentations\, participate in poster sessions\, and network with fellow university neuroscientists.\n\nDAY 1 - Thursday\, May 14 | 5:00-10:00 P.M. \nNorth Campus Research Center (NCRC)\n*Attendees must be 21 years or older\n\nDAY 2 - Friday\, May 15 | 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.\nBiomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)\n\nThere will be a poster session and featured scientific talks on both days. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the brightest minds in neuroscience and deepen your professional relationships. \n\n*RSVP today! Registration closes on Friday\, April 10!*
UID:146933-21899807@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146933
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Large Conference Room
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DTSTAMP:20260324T085128
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T160000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 U-M Neuroscience Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the 6th Annual University of Michigan Neuroscience Conference—a unique opportunity for faculty\, staff\, postdocs\, and students to engage with cutting-edge scientific presentations\, participate in poster sessions\, and network with fellow university neuroscientists.\n\nDAY 1 - Thursday\, May 14 | 5:00-10:00 P.M. \nNorth Campus Research Center (NCRC)\n*Attendees must be 21 years or older\n\nDAY 2 - Friday\, May 15 | 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.\nBiomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)\n\nThere will be a poster session and featured scientific talks on both days. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the brightest minds in neuroscience and deepen your professional relationships. \n\n*RSVP today! Registration closes on Friday\, April 10!*
UID:146933-21899808@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146933
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260430T123046
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T203000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Mind Matters: When Kids Struggle - What Grownups Can Do to Help
DESCRIPTION:Mental health experts from the Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry are hosting this practical webinar for parents\, family members\, and caregivers who want to better understand what it looks like when the kids in their lives are struggling and what they can do to help.\n\nYou’ll learn common signs of distress in youth\, how those concerns can present differently at different ages\, and how to respond in supportive and effective ways. You’ll learn tips for handling a mental health crisis\, including how to navigate the mental healthcare system. This webinar will share family-centered strategies for building resilience and community to support your child’s health—and your own—in the long term. \n\nThis event is brought to you in partnership with the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.\n\nWebinar on May 21\, 7:00pm - 8:30pm\nRegister here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6KQrQ7uVQfyIkuBFWFsf0A#/registration\n\nSpeakers: \n1. Jessica M. Pierce\, MD\, MSc\n2. Nicole Figueroa\, MSN\, DNP\n3. Emma Share\, MSW\n\nModerator: \nSyma Khan\, MSW\n\nA recording of this event will be uploaded to our YouTube playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNxqP-XbH8BK6DnqAJ2s1OVvyjnRGcCpD]. All those who register will be sent a link to the recording.
UID:147680-21901566@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147680
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6KQrQ7uVQfyIkuBFWFsf0A#/registration
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