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

We are now accepting applications for the 2024–25 Seminars by Postdocs in Neuroscience: Extramural Series, or SPiNES program.

To be considered for committee review, candidates must provide:

• a CV (3 pages max)
• research summary (300 words max)
• research image (optional, limited to one)

To apply, please complete the SPiNES nomination form. Nominations for the 2024–25 SPiNES Series will be accepted until 5:00PM ET on August 1, 2024. Applicants will be notified of decisions by email before the end of August.

Please direct any inquiries about the SPiNES application process to Rihan Hassad at Rihan.Hassad@NYULangone.org.

2023–24 SPiNES Lectures

We are pleased to present the following speakers for the 2023–24 SPiNES lecture series.

October 5, 2023
Vikram Vijayan, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Laboratory of Gaby Maimon, PhD

December 14, 2023
Sadaf Amin, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Laboratory of Li Gan, PhD

January 11, 2024
Mengtong Li, PhD
Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University
Laboratory of Charles Zuker, PhD

February 22, 2024
Qian Li, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Laboratory of Adam Kepecs, PhD

March 7, 2024
Daniela Rojo, PhD
Stanford University
Laboratory of Erin Gibson, PhD

May 23, 2024
Sara Mederos, PhD
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London
Laboratory of Sonja Hofer, PhD

April 4, 2024
Noelia Antón-Bolaños, PhD
Harvard University
Laboratory of Paola Arlotta, PhD

(Rescheduled for Fall 2024)
June 6, 2024
Sujaya Neupane, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laboratories of Mehrdad Jazayeri, PhD, and Ila Fiete, PhD

June 20, 2024
Lisanne Schulze, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Laboratory of Matt Lovett-Barron, PhD

SPiNES Committee

Speakers are selected by the SPiNES committee. The 2023–24 committee consists of the following postdoctoral fellows and faculty:

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
Priya Prakash, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Shane A. Liddelow, PhD
Ipshita Zutshi, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of György Buzsáki, MD, PhD
Christina May, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Katherine Nagel, PhD
Xiaohan Wang, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Richard Tsien, DPhil

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