This full day, trainee-focused symposium is aimed at bringing attention to the study of non-traditional model systems, as well as the study of traditional systems in a more natural situation.

Keynote Lecture:
Maude Baldwin, PhD
Research Group Leader at Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
Evolution of sensory and physiological systems

Trainee talks by:
Chuchu Zhang, PhD (Liberles Lab); Yasuko Isoe, PhD (Engert Lab); Vlad Susoy, PhD (Samuel Lab); Suhas Vijayakumar, PhD (Hecht Lab); Will Xiao (Kreiman/Livingstone Labs); Corey Allard, PhD (Bellono Lab); Kelsey Tyssowski, PhD (Hoekstra Lab); Souvik Mandal, PhD (Murthy Lab).

Panel discussion:
Challenges and Opportunities in Studying Brains and Behavior in the Wild
featuring: Erin Hecht, PhD; Josefina del Marmol, PhD; and Nick Bellono, PhD; moderated by: Venki Murthy, PhD.

Event schedule
9:30 to 10:00 – Registration & Breakfast
10:00 to 10:05 – Opening Remarks by HBI Co-Director Venki Murthy, PhD
10:05 to 11:00 – Keynote Lecture
11:00 to 12:00 – Trainee Talks
12:00 to 2:00 – Lunch
12:30 to 2:00 – Poster Session
2:00 to 3:00 – Trainee Talks
3:00 to 3:30 – Coffee Break
3:30 to 4:30  – Panel discussion
4:30 to 4:45 -Presentation of Poster Prizes
4:45 to 6:00 – Reception

Symposium planning committee: Nick Bellono, Rachel Segal Greenberg, Erin Hecht, Josefina del Marmol, Venki Murthy, and Juan Ignacio Sanguinetti.

Illustration by Grace Park.