About this Event
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The 2026 UVA Brain Symposium will showcase basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research across disciplines and feature presentations by national and international leaders in neuroscience research, including researchers from UVA.
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Session Schedule:
Trainee Pre-Symposium Career Breakfast – Tuesday morning
Contemplative Sciences & Psychedelics – Tuesday late morning/early afternoon
- Judson A. Brewer, MD, PhD - Brown University
- Stephanie Knatz Peck, PhD - University of California San Diego
- Kim Penberthy, PhD - University of Virginia
- Casandra Vieten, PhD - University of California San Diego
Special Topic Presentation: Alzheimer's Disease – Tuesday afternoon
- George Bloom, PhD - University of Virginia
Systems Neuroscience – Tuesday afternoon
- Dayu Lin, PhD - New York University
- Mary Kay Lobo, PhD - University of Maryland
- C. Daniel Meliza, PhD - University of Virginia
- Cris Niell, PhD - University of Oregon
Maternal Mental Health & Brain Development – Wednesday morning
- Jamie Maguire, PhD - Tufts University
- Lauren Osborne, MD - Weill Cornell Medical College
- Meghan Puglia, PhD - University of Virginia
- Roxann Roberson-Nay, PhD – University of Virginia
Special Topic Presentation: Pain – Wednesday morning
- David Seminowicz, PhD - Western University
UVA TED-Style Talks – Wednesday afternoon
Poster Session
- Submit a poster abstract by March 31!
Neurodegeneration – Thursday morning
- Wei Cao, PhD - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Timothy Miller, MD, PhD - Washington University in St. Louis
- Stephen Strittmatter, MD , PhD - Yale University
- Ifrah Zawar, MD, PhD - University of Virginia
- Scott Zeitlin, PhD - University of Virginia
This registration is for industry and for-profit affiliates; if you are a UVA- or university-affiliated or a community member, please use .
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Contemplative Commons, 403 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, United States
USD 535.38
