The Neuroscience Institute hosts Seminars by Postdocs in Neuroscience: Extramural Series, or SPiNES, which allow established postdoctoral researchers from outside of NYU to present their work in an hour-long seminar, to meet one-on-one with faculty, and to engage our community in informal discussions. Being selected as a SPiNES lecturer can provide an exciting opportunity for postdocs to share cutting-edge research and to receive feedback from NYU faculty, postdocs, and students.

Our aim is to attract a diverse group of talented neuroscientists. Help us spread the word by urging postdocs from your department to apply. We strongly encourage applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Speakers will receive an honorarium in addition to reimbursement for travel and lodging expenses.

SPiNES Nominations

The nomination window for SPiNES 2024–2025 is now closed. Please direct any inquiries about the SPiNES application process to Rihan Hassad at Rihan.Hassad@NYULangone.org.

2024–25 SPiNES Lectures

We are pleased to present the following speakers for the 2024–25 SPiNES lecture series.

September 26, 2024
Sujaya Neupane, PhD
MIT
Laboratories of Mehrdad Jazayeri, PhD and Ila Fiete, PhD

October 31, 2024
Zoe Christenson Wick, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Laboratory of Tristan Shuman, PhD

November 14, 2024
Carla Golden, PhD
New York University
Laboratory of Christine Constantinople, PhD

December 12, 2024
John Hernandez, PhD
Brown University
Laboratory of Karla Kaun, PhD

January 23, 2025
Han Tan, PhD
The Rockefeller University,
Laboratory of Jeffrey Friedman, PhD

February 13, 2025
Caroline Escoubas, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Laboratory of Anna Molofsky, PhD

March 27, 2025
Marcella Birtele, PhD
University of Southern California
Laboratory of Giorgia Quadrato, PhD

May 22, 2025
Saikat Ray, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Laboratory of Nachum Ulanovsky, PhD

June 12, 2025
Kevin Guttenplan, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
Laboratory of Marc Freeman, PhD

SPiNES Committee

Speakers are selected by the SPiNES committee. The 2024–25 committee consists of the following postdoctoral fellows and faculty:

On behalf of the SPiNES committee:

Angelina Evangelou, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of James Salzer, MD, PhD
Francesco Limone, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Shane A. Liddelow, PhD
Maria Selles Japas, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratories of Moses V. Chao, PhD and Robert C. Froemke, PhD
Megan Kirchgessner, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Robert C. Froemke, PhD
Vered Kurtz-David, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Paul Glimcher, PhD
Mursel Karadas, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dmitry Rinberg, PhD
Kavin Nunez, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Katherine Nagel, PhD
Xiaohan Wang, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Richard Tsien, DPhil
Ipshita Zutshi, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of György Buzsáki, MD, PhD

Please direct any inquiries about SPiNES to Rihan Hassad, MPH, senior project coordinator, Neuroscience Institute, at Rihan.Hassad@NYULangone.org.