Neuroscientists at the University of Washington (UW) will speak about the exciting field of brain research. Teachers interested in having a neuroscientist visit (virtually or in-person) can request a speaker. If you are interested in having a neuroscientist speak with your students, please complete this form. |
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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 |
 Kali Esancy |
Name: Kali Esancy, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, 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 |
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 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; basics of 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/ |
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 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, Ph.D. Position: Medical student, Neuroengineering PhD, University of Washington Topics: Neuroscience, neurology & medicine, neural engineering, brain-computer interfaces, neurotechnology, exploring commercial EEG devices, citizen science, research as business, motivational speaking and career/academic guidance Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, or adult audiences Availability: Virtual presentation Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpaschall/ |
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 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 |
 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 |
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 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, science communications Appropriate Level(s): Elementary school, middle school, high school, undergraduate or adult 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/ |