28th Annual NEUROSCIENCE AT STORRS SYMPOSIUM
On behalf of the Neuroscience Steering Committee, you are cordially invited to the 28th ANNUAL NEUROSCIENCE AT STORRS SYMPOSIUM on Thursday, November 6th, 2025, in The Dodd Center / Bousfield Building on the Storrs campus. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to register for attendance, poster presentations and short-format talks.
This annual event brings together the neuroscience community at UConn from across diverse departments and schools including the Departments of Physiology and Neurobiology, Psychological Sciences, Neuroscience (UCHC), Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences. The 28th Annual NEUROSCIENCE AT STORRS is packed with an inspiring keynote lecture, exciting short-format research talks, and poster presentations.
All events are open to interested undergraduates, grad students, postdocs, staff and faculty from across UConn departments and schools and fellow Universities across the New England region.
Keynote Speaker:
NIMA MESGARANI, PhD, Associate Professor, Zuckerman Mind, Brain, and Behavior Institute at Columbia University
Seminar Title: "From Selective Listening to Brain-Controlled Hearing."
Dr. Mesgarani is an internationally recognized scholar and leader in neural engineering and auditory neuroscience. He is a pioneer in the study of neural circuits underlying speech processing and made several key contributions to the development of AI models for automatic speech processing and brain computer interfaces for speech recognition. His research explores the neural basis of speech perception and its applications for advanced neuro-prosthetic and brain-computer interface technologies. Dr. Mesgarani is the recipient the NSF Early Career Award, the Pew Scholarship for Innovative Biomedical Research, and the Auditory Neuroscience Young Investigator Award. His work has also been featured as a top innovation by UNICEF-Netexplo, the Institute of Physics, and Healthcare Innovation. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, San Francisco.
https://naplab.ee.columbia.edu/
In addition, on November 6th, starting at 3:30 pm, we will be hosting a Data Blitz, consisting of short-format podium presentations from grad students and postdocs. Students and postdoctoral fellows are enthusiastically encouraged to participate in the poster and data blitz presentations. Please sign up below!
Data Blitz: Trainees from UConn and UConn HEALTH will present their research in a concise manner to a diverse audience. Each talk is 3 minutes long and limited to 3-4 PowerPoint slides. The bell will be rung at the end of the 3 minutes. There will be 2 minutes for Q & A.
Poster Session: During the poster session, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers from across UConn will present their work in poster format. All attendees are welcome. Refreshments will be provided during the poster session.
For general inquiries about the event, please contact Sabato Santaniello, PhD (sabato.santaniello@uconn.edu) in the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering.
Tentative Itinerary, November 6th, 2025:
3:30-4:15 PM Student/Postdoc data blitz (Dodd)
4:15-4:30 PM Coffee break (Dodd)
4:30-6:00 PM Keynote Speaker, Nima Mesgarani, PhD (Dodd)
6:15-8:30 PM Poster Session (Bousfield Atrium)