Neuroscientists at the University of Washington (UW) will speak with you about the exciting field of brain research. Teachers interested in having a neuroscientist visit (virtually or in-person) can request a speaker. The UW BAW Speakers Bureau is now at capacity and we are no longer accepting new requests for speakers. |
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 Eric Chudler, Ph.D. |
Name: Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D. Position: Research Associate Professor; UW Department of Bioengineering Topics: General introduction to neuroscience; neuroethics; neurotechnology Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/research.html |
 Lila Levinson |
Name: Lila Levinson Position: PhD Candidate, UW Graduate Program in Neuroscience Topics: How the brain learns and changes; neurotechnology; science writing Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://llevinson12.wixsite.com/mysite |
 Eric Lumsden, Ph.D. |
Name: Eric W. Lumsden, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Perkel lab, UW Department of Biology Topics: Neurophysiology, songbird seasonal plasticity and vocal control Appropriate Level(s): Middle school, high school or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://ericlumsden.github.io/ |
 Maneeshika Madduri |
Name: Maneeshika Madduri Position: PhD Candidate, UW Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics: Neuroengineering; brain-computer interfaces; neurotechnology Appropriate Level(s): Middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://sites.uw.edu/mmadduri/ |
 David Perkel, Ph.D. |
Name: David Perkel, Ph.D. Position: Professor and Chair, UW Department of Biology Topics: Brains, in particular bird brains; how birds learn to sing; how birds balance on two feet Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person Website: https://perkelab.wixsite.com/mysite |
 Scott Ransom, Ph.D. |
Name: Scott Ransom, Ph.D. Position: Director, Innovation; UW Center for Neurotechnology Topics: Neurotechnology; Implanted Medical Devices; Robotics; Intro to Neuroscience Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottransom/ |
 Samantha Sun |
Name: Samantha Sun Position: PhD Candidate, UW Department of Bioengineering Topics: Computational neuroscience, brain-computer interfaces, neurotechnology Appropriate Level(s): Middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://samantha-sun.com/ |
 Kurt Weaver, Ph.D. |
Name: Kurt Weaver, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor, UW Department of Radiology, Co-Lead Mind, Brain and Behavior Course, UW School of Medicine's basic instruction in neurology Topics: Introduction to neuroscience. Systems and clinical neuroscience, Brain stimulation and neuroimaging technologies for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person Website: https://depts.washington.edu/gridlab1/team-member/kurt-weaver-phd/ |
 Courtnie Paschall, Ph.D. |
Name: Courtnie Paschall Position: PhD Candidate, UW Department of Bioengineering, Neural Engineering Topics: Introduction to and advanced concepts in neuroscience, neural engineering, brain-computer interfaces, neurotechnology; Exploring commercial EEG devices & citizen science; Motivational speaking and career/academic guidance Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpaschall/ |
 Chloe Dahleen |
Name: Chloe Dahleen Position: Fourth year undergraduate majoring in neuroscience and minoring in bioethics; undergraduate researcher at the Kraemer Lab and UW Neuroethics group; Editor-in-Chief at Grey Matters Journal Topics: Neurodegeneration (particularly tauopathies/AD); neuroethics; science communication; basic neuroscience; undergraduate/college experiences & preparation tips Appropriate Levels: Elementary school, middle school, high school Availability: Virtual or in-person Website: Grey Matters Journal Leadership Team |
 Janna Hong |
Name: Janna Hong Position: Senior Undergraduate majoring in neuroscience and double minoring in computational neuroscience and education Topics: Basic neuroscience, AI + Neuroscience, bioengineering, college tips, neurodiversity in education Appropriate Levels: Elementary school, middle school, high school Availability: Virtual or in-person Website: i2-labs.org |
 Sophia Mar |
Name: Sophia Mar Position: Research Scientist/Engineer I, UW Department of Pharmacology Topics: Neuropharmacology (opioid and cannabinoid systems); Career/academic guidance Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, or high school Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: www.linkedin.com/in/sophmar |
 Monica Tschang |
Name: Monica Tschang
Position: PhD Student, UW Graduate Program in Neuroscience Topics: gut-brain axis, psychiatric disorders, stress, neurotrauma, neuroanatomy/physiology basic neuroscience concepts Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or undergraduate audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation (preferably virtual) Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-tschang-873529209 |
 Elena Judd |
Name: Elena Judd Position: Graduate student, UW Graduate Program in Neuroscience Topics: General and Systems Neuroscience, Career/ Academic Guidance, Science Writing Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-judd-246097198/ |
 Kali Esancy |
Name: Kali Esancy, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Dhaka Lab, UW Department of Biological Structure Topics: General introduction to neuroscience, sensory systems, pain processing, science communication, graduate school experiences Appropriate level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person |
 Gillian Grennan |
Name: Gillian Grennan Position: PhD Student, UW Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Member of the Center of Neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, and Clinical Translation Lab Topics: How we learn/extinguish fears from watching others, how that changes with psychiatric disorder symptoms, fMRI in humans in healthy and clinical populations, computational modeling of fMRI data Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or undergraduate audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-grennan-84824a179 |
 Mohammad F. Tariq |
Name: Mohammad F. Tariq Position: PhD Candidate, UW Graduate Program in Neuroscience Topics: Behavioral Neuroscience, olfaction, sensory neuroscience, cool gadgets to record behavior Appropriate Level: Elementary, Middle, High School students, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation |
 Colby Samstag, Ph.D. |
Name: Colby Samstag, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral Fellow; UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Topics: Neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Human brain pathology, Genomics, Fruit flies, Science communication Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual or in-person presentation Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colby-samstag-53545a6a/ |