Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting here in Happy Valley. Check out photos of the event here, and stay tuned for more information on the 2026 meeting hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Coverage of the Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting
The breadth of the brain - Penn State News
Fourth annual Big Ten Neuroscience Symposium to convene at Penn State - Penn State News
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About the Symposium
The overarching theme for the 2025 Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting was “WE ARE Building Flourishing Brains”. Capturing the Penn State "WE ARE" spirit, the program took a translational neuroscience perspective (bench-to-bedside) to understanding the normative and non-normative development of the nervous system and the application of this knowledge to the reduction of the burden of neurological disease and the promotion of healthy brain development at all stages of life.
Co-Chairs:
Patrick Randall, PhD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and Pharmacology
Emma Rose, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology; Co-Director, Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center
Committee:
Janine Kwapis, PhD Director, Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders, Assistant Professor of Biology
Nina Lauharatanahirun, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biobehavioral Health
Anirban Paul, PhD Assistant Professor of Neural & Behavioral Sciences
Grayson Sipe, PhD Assistant Professor of Biology
Yang Yang, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Daniela Zarnescu, PhD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Student and postdoctoral representatives:
G. Vinodh Kumar, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology; Sathian Lab
Laurel Seemiller, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology; Crowley Lab
Rachel Kang Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences; Proctor Lab
Congratulations to the winners of our inaugural art competition, “Connecting Minds: Art, Neuroscience, and Community”, sponsored by The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center.
Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors
Penn State sponsors
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Penn State College of Medicine
- Social Sciences Research Institute
- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center
Interested in sponsoring the symposium? Contact Nikki Crowley and Kelly Driftmier to learn about opportunities