Recognizing that innovation frequently occurs at the interface of different disciplines and requires labs to venture out of established areas of expertise, the HBI Postdoc Pioneers Grant Program supports postdoctoral fellows who serve as pioneers in their labs by taking on new or risky projects. Join us to learn about the work of the latest round of fellows, opening with a keynote from a past awardee! Coffee and cookies served at 2:45. Please note this event is fully in-person.

Keynote talk:
Rachel Wolfson, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, HMS
Gut-innervating DRG sensory neurons in interoception and nociception

Lightning Talks:

Bruno Gegenhuber
Postdoc, Lab of Michael E. Greenberg
Astrocyte Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling as a Novel Regulator of Developmental Plasticity

Rishav Mitra
Postdoc, Labs of Nick Bellono and Amy SY Lee
Evolution of a Core Ribosomal Innovation in Octopuses

Sebastiano Trattaro
Postdoc, Lab of Paola Arlotta
Building a Brain Organoid-Computer Interface to Study Human Neural Networks

Diana Valverde
Postdoc, Lab of Josefina del Mármol
Decoding Mosquito Repellency: From Olfactory Receptors to Behavior

Sanket Walujkar
Postdoc, Lab of Rachelle Gaudet
Investigating the Role of Pore-Lining Lipid Molecules in Insect Gustatory Receptor Function

Cosmos Wang
Postdoc, Lab of Xiaowei Zhuang
High-Throughput Molecular Connectomics with Synaptic Resolution

Zhexin Brian Xu
Postdoc, Lab of Sandeep Robert Datta
How Does the Mammalian Brain Sense Water in the Air?

Uber vouchers or parking may be available for Harvard affiliates coming from other campuses. Please email brain@harvard.edu by 10/16 to inquire.