The Center for Paralysis Research hosts a seminar event each semester as a way to bring the neuroscience community at Purdue together to build collaborations and foster deeper research. The series brings researchers together from various backgrounds including neuroscience, biomedical engineering, auditory science, drug delivery, and more. Since its founding in 2017 by Dr. Riyi Shi, the seminar fosters a multidisciplinary community that aims to expand domestic and international relations for further research collaborations and funding projects. The combination of academic and research institutes has resulted in long-lasting impacts on neurotrauma research.
The Fall 2024 Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases will feature six speakers, from Purdue University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Bloomington, and Eli Lilly!
All seminars will be held from 4-5pm Eastern Time, in-person. Please see the schedule below for dates and locations!
September 18 | DLR 131 | Kevin Otto, Ph.D. (Dane A. Miller Head and Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University)
September 25 | NLSN 1195 | Xiaoming Jin, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine)
October 14 | DLR 131 | Negin Ashki, MD, Ph.D. (Senior Medical Director, Global/US Medical Affairs-Oncology, Eli Lilly and Company)
October 23 | DLR 131 | Patrick Kerstein, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University)
November 6 | NLSN 1195 | Aniket Bera, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Director, IDEAS Lab, Purdue University)
November 20 | DLR 131 | Feng Guo, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington)
This seminar series is made possible by our generous sponsors and supporters.
Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience
Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery
Please note that recordings are not available after Fall 2023.
The Spring 2024 Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases featured six distinguished speakers from Purdue University, IU Health Medical Center, Temple University, and the University of Southern Mississippi.
April 24 | George Smith, Ph.D. (Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neural Sciences; Interim Director, Shriners Children Hospitals Pediatric Research Center; Professor of Bioengineering, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
April 17 | David W. Stockwell, MD, FAANS (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Medical Director, Spine Surgery, IU Health Medical Center, Methodist Neurosurgery Section Chief)
April 3 | Vitaliy L. Rayz, Ph.D. (Associate Professor and Associate Head of Academic Programs, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University)
March 20 | Ranjie Xu, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University)
February 21 | Vijay Rangachari, Ph.D. (Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi)
This special seminar was collaboratively hosted by CPR and the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience!
February 7 | Shihuan Kuang, Ph.D. (Cancer Center Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University)
The Fall 2023 Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases featured six distinguished speakers from Purdue University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, and the University of Tokyo.
November 29, 2023 | Koji Uchida, Ph.D., Professor of Food Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
October 25, 2023 | Wenjing Sun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University
October 18, 2023 | Richard Rodgers, MD, Neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
October 4, 2023 | Matthew P. Ward, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine
September 20, 2023 | Wenzhuo Wu, Ph.D., Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Associate Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
September 6, 2023 | Charles F. Babbs, MD, Ph.D., Founding Member of Purdue's Biomedical Engineering Center and Senior Lecturer, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Spring 2023's Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases featured six distinguished speakers from Purdue University, UC Irvine, and Leiden University, and were presented in a hybrid in-person/virtual format.
April 19, 2023 | Kinam Park, PhD, Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
April 5, 2023 | Matthias van Osch, PhD, Professor, C.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University
March 22, 2023 | Brad Duerstock, PhD, Professor of Practice, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
March 8, 2023 | Robert F. Hunt, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Director of the UCI Epilepsy Research Center, UC Irvine
This special seminar was collaboratively hosted by CPR and the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience!
February 22, 2023 | Jimmy Dooley, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
February 8, 2023 | Chongli Yuan, PhD, Charles Davidson Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Fall 2022's seminar series hosted seven speakers from Purdue University, Oxford University, and the University of Pittsburgh, with two seminars hosted in-person and the other five held on Zoom.
November 30, 2022 | Shihuan Kuang, PhD, Cancer Center Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
November 9, 2022 | Wen Jiang, PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, Scientific Director of Purdue Cryo-EM Facility, Purdue University
November 2, 2022 | Philip Low, PhD, Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery, Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
October 19, 2022 | Antoine Jérusalem, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Oxford University
October 5, 2022 | Letian Dou, PhD, Charles Davidson Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
September 21, 2022 | Ranjie Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University
September 7, 2022 | Nicholas Race, MD, PhD, Resident Physician-Scientist, University of Pittsburgh School of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spring 2022's seminar series hosted six speakers from Purdue University, Harvard University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
April 20, 2022 | Yang D. Teng, MD, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard University, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
April 6, 2022 | Sydney Trask, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University
March 23, 2022 | Michael Heinz, PhD, Professor of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences, Purdue University
March 9, 2022 | Allison Schaser, PhD, Assistant Professor of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences, Purdue University
February 23, 2022 | Scott Pluta, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
February 9, 2022 | Philip LeDuc, PhD, William J. Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Fall 2021's series hosted seven speakers from Purdue University, Harvard University, and Oxford University.
December 1, 2021 | Yunjie Tong, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
November 17, 2021 | Antoine Jérusalem, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Oxford University
November 3, 2021 | John Chen, MD, PhD, Co-Director, Institute for Innovation in Imaging; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
October 20, 2021 | Uma Aryal, PhD, Research Assistant Professor and Director, Proteomics Facility, Purdue University
October 6, 2021 | Ulrike Dydak, PhD, Professor of Health Sciences; Director, Purdue Life Sciences MFRI Facility; Associate Director, Women's Global Health Institute, Purdue University
September 22, 2021 | Krishna Jayant, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
September 8, 2021 | Yang Yang , PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University
The Spring 2021 series, hosted by Plexon for the first time, brought in eight speakers from Purdue University, Harvard University, and Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine.
April 28, 2021 | Aaron Bowman, Professor and Head, School of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University
April 14, 2021 | Andy Tao, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Purdue University
March 31, 2021 | Nan Kong, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
March 17, 2021 | Zhigang He, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
March 10, 2021 | Richard B. Rodgers, MD, Neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine Neurosurgery Group
March 3, 2021 | Tonglei Li, PhD, Allen Chao Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University
February 17, 2021 | Seema Mattoo, PhD, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
February 3, 2021 | Chris Rochet, PhD, Professor and John and Donna Krenicki Director of Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University
