CNE Weekly Seminar Series

Talks will start at 12:00 and end at 1:00, with a 15-30 minute discussion with the speaker following their talk.
Zoom Link: https://z.umn.edu/cneseminar

Mayo Auditorium (4-200)

9/15/2025

Kendrick Kay, PhD & Jacob Prince | University of Minnesota / Harvard
Title: Adaptive denoising for improved computational models of neural datasets

9/22/2025

Dimitri Yatsenko, PhD & Team | DataJoint
Title: Rigorous by Design: Building AI-Ready Data Operations for Modern Neuroscience

9/29/2025

Brian Mech, PhD, MBA | huMannity Medtec
Title:  Bridging The ‘Valley of Death’ in Medtech. Is it still possible?

10/6/2025

Sandipan Pati, MD | University of Minnesota
Title: Beyond Seizure Control – Thalamic Neuromodulation in Cognition and SUDEP Rescue

10/13/2025

Patricia Khashayar, PhD | University of Minnesota
Title: Next-Gen Biosensors: Revolutionizing future of Precision Health

10/20/2025

Yoga Varatharajah, PhD | University of Minnesota
Title: Domain-guided Representation Learning of Neural Signals and Applications in Neurology

10/27/2025

Dora Hermes, PhD | Mayo Clinic
Title: Electrical stimulation to modulate visual pathways

11/3/2025

Nandakumar Narayanan, PhD | University of Iowa
Title: Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease Falters at 4 Hz

11/10/2025

Student Presentations | Shayne Hastings & Xinbing (Jack) Zhang
Titles: Shayne - A Beginner’s Guide to the Cerebellum and Epilepsy, Jack - Rhythms in Longitudinal Thalamic Recordings are Linked to Seizure Risk

11/17/2025

No Seminar – SFN

11/24/2025

No Seminar – Thanksgiving

12/1/2025

Richard Betzel, PhD | University of Minnesota
Title: Optimally controlling the human connectome

12/8/2025

Jan Kubanek, PhD | University of Utah
Title: Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation with Ultrasonic Waves