Events
The NeuroNET Research Center hosts several seminars, workshops, and retreats throughout the year. These events are aimed at advancing knowledge and sharing discoveries. Our goal is to provide a vibrant and collaborative platform for faculty and trainees to interact with the broader neuroscience community in the Knoxville area.
Faculty, students, and staff are also engaged in several impactful community outreach activities focused on advancing understanding about the brain. These outreach activities include events at K-12 schools, libraries, and senior centers as well as campus events during Brain Awareness Week. Important goals of our outreach efforts are to enhance access and equity for underrepresented groups and to break down barriers between researchers and the public.
Calendar of Events
Organized in partnership with the Collaborative for Animal Behavior (CoLAB)
Spring Semester 2026
Tuesdays @ 3PM in Mossman 305
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1/20/26 | John O’Malley Postdoctoral Fellow, IRTA, NIMH Title: The role of the paraventricular thalamus in motivation and decision making under conflict Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 1/27/26 | Rui Cao Psychology & Neuroscience Department, UTK Title: Extending the timeline: A computational framework from neural populations to behavior Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 2/03/26 | Robert Williams Professor & Chair, Dept. of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Title: Combining genetic diversity with MRI and lightsheet microscopy to understand risks, mechanisms, and consequences of Alzheimer’s disease via Zoom, 3:00-4:00PM |
| 2/10/26 | Charles J. Frazier Professor & Chair, Dept. of Cellular & Systems Pharmacology, University of Florida College of Pharmacy Title: Mechanisms governing dendritic release of oxytocin in the CNS Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 2/17/26 | Mary Phillips Business Development Manager: Neuroscience, Carl Zeiss Microscopy Title: Region-specific encoding responsibilities in social recognition learning Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 2/24/26 | Todd Freeberg Psychology & Neuroscience Department, UTK Title: Some methodological concerns in animal behavior: Pseudoreplication, minimizing potential biases, and observer effects Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 3/03/26 | Mariusz Furmanek Physical Therapy Department, University of Rhode Island Title: TBD Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 3/10/26 | SPRING BREAK |
| 3/17/26 | Spring Social Brain Awareness Week Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 3/24/26 | Ioana Carcea Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, Rutgers University Title: Mechanistic links between social behavior and health Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 3/31/26 | Kristina Smiley Department of Psychology, University of Michigan Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 4/07/26 | Shannon Ross-Sheehy1 and Dan Jacobson2 1Psychology & Neuroscience Department and 2Biosciences Division ORNL Title: From Mechanisms to Medicine: Network and AI Approaches to Substance Use Disorders in Children and Adults Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 4/14/26 | Daniel Meliza Department of Psychology, University of Virginia Title: TBD Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 4/21/26 | Bhavya Sharma Chemistry Department, UTK Title: TBD Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 4/28/26 | Daniela Corbetta Psychology & Neuroscience Department, UTK Title: ROBOTBABY and spontaneous behaviors in infants: A few preliminary results from several ongoing international collaborations Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |
| 5/05/26 | Noah Ashley Department of Biological Sciences, Western Kentucky University Title: TBD Mossman Building, Room 305, 3:00-4:00 PM |