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Neuroscience Seminar Series

2025 speakers collage

The Neuroscience Seminar Series is proudly presented by Delaware State University and the Interdisciplinary Health Research Center. Each installation of the series will feature five to six different neuroscience experts from universities across the country presenting in different areas and topics at the forefront of neuroscience research.

The Series is hosted by Dr. Hakeem Lawal and Dr. Janeese Brownlow and is made possible through the Interdisciplinary Health Equity Research Center.

Each Seminar will take place at 11 a.m. on a Thursday and will be held at the OSCAR Auditorium on the first floor of the Optical Science Center for Applied Research Building on the DSU Campus (unless otherwise noted).

Spring 2026 Seminar Speakers List
Date Speaker
January 29, 2025 Dr. Andre Feneton, New York University
February 2, 2025 Dr. Corey Hartwell, University of California, San Francisco
February 26, 2025 Dr. Kevin Jones, University of Michigan
April 2, 2025 Dr. Olujimi Ajijola, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Past series & speakers

Fall 2025
Date Speaker
September 11, 2025 Nicholas Balderston, University of Pennsylvania
September 25, 2025 Yale Cohen, University of Pennsylvania
October 16, 2025 Yomna Badawi, University of Pittsburgh
November 20, 2025 Alan Stocker, University of Pennsylvania
   
Spring 2025
Date Speaker
January 23, 2025 Dr. Dayan Knox, University of Delaware
February 13, 2025 Dr. Jeff Donlea, UCLA
February 27, 2025 Dr. Gina Poe, UCLA
March 13, 2025 Dr. Naomi Sadeh, University of Delaware
March 27, 2025 Dr. Barry Rovner, Thomas Jefferson University
April 3, 2025 Dr. Karine Fenelon, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Seminars Photo Gallery

Dr. Hakeem Lawal & Dr. Yomna Badawi, of the Univ. of Pittsburgh
Dr. Hakeem Lawal & Dr. Yomna Badawi, of the Univ. of Pittsburgh
Dr. Knox presents
Dr. Dayan Knox presents on January, 23, 2025
Dr. Dayan Knox
Dr. Hakeem Lawal & Dr. Janeese Brownlow
Seminar organizers Dr. Hakeem Lawal & Dr. Janeese Brownlow