Seminars and Lectures 2017
Dean's Award Lecture in Neuroscience and Ophthalmology
Cholesterol and the Retina: The Never-Ending Story
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD
UB Distinguished Professor
Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice-Chairman and Director of Research
Department of Ophthalmology and Ira G. Ross Eye Institute
Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Neuroscience Program
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo/State University of New York (SUNY)
and Research Career Scientist, VA Western, NY Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY
3:30 p.m
Monday
November 13, 2017
8th Floor
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
more info: zdavis@lsuhsc.edu 
Dr. Bazan with Dr. Fliesler and Dr. Farris
Chancellor's Award Lecture in Neuroscience
Gene Silencing Therapy for Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Don W. Cleveland, Ph.D.
Chair Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Head Laboratory for ALS Research in San Diego and
Laboratory of Cell Biology Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Professor Departments of Medicine, Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
12:00 p.m.
Friday
October 27, 2017
8th Floor
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
more info: zdavis@lsuhsc.edu
2017 Greater New Orleans Society for Neuroscience and
LSUHSC Neuroscience Center of Excellence
ANNUAL RETREAT
October 27, 2017
11:30 am to 5:00 pm
8th Floor Large Conference Room
2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
For more information please contact Monica Montalvo at mmont8@lsuhsc.edu
Date TBA
Katrin Ingrid Andreasson, M.D.
Professor Associate Chair, Research
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Neuroscience Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine
Reprogramming Brain Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
8th Floor
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
more info: zdavis@lsuhsc.edu
Special Award Seminar in Neuroscience and Medicine
LIPIDOMICS HIGHLIGHTS INFECTION and INFLAMMATION PROGRESSION
Edward A. Dennis, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Pharmacology
School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
3:30 p.m.,
8th Floor, Lion's Building
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
more info: zdavis@lsuhsc.edu
Special Seminar
Chronicle, Character and Chemistry: Art Empowering Medical Science
Taryn Möller Nicoll, BFA, MFA
Fellow and Artist in Residency at the Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
4:00 pm
8th Floor, Lion's Building
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
zdavis@lsuhsc.edu
Seminar
What can be patented and who's an inventor?
Paula Estrada de Martin, PhD
Associate, Baker Donelson Law Firm and
Patrick E. Reed, MS, RTTP
Director, Office of Technology Management
LSU Health New Orleans
Monday, June 12, 2017
12:00 noon
8th Floor, Lion's Building
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
zdavis@lsuhsc.edu
Seminar
Metabolic Syndrome in the retina
Elisa Vidal
Visiting PhD student in N. Bazan lab
Center for Taste and Feeding Behavior
(CSGA) Dijon, France
Head Prof. Dr. Lionel Bretillon
Team Eye, Nutrition and Cell Signalling.
Team Leaders: Prof. Dr. Lionel Bretillon and Prof. Dr. Catherine Creuzot Garcher
21065 Dijon Cedex, France
May 17, 2017
12:00 noon
8th Floor, Lion's Building
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Conference Room
zdavis@lsuhsc.