Neuroscience Seminar Series
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).
| Date | Speaker |
| September 17, 2026 | Eden Maness, Harvard University |
| October 15, 2026 | Dr. Jacqueline Barker, Drexel University |
| October 29, 2026 | Dr. Julie Blendy, University of Pennsylvania |
| – | TBA |
| – | TBA |
Abstracts – Fall 2026
Eden Maness, Harvard University
Abstract: TBA
Dr. Jacqueline Barker, Drexel University
Abstract: TBA
Dr. Julie Blendy, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract: TBA
Past series & speakers
| Date | Speaker |
| – | Dr. Andre Feneton, New York University |
| February 5, 2026 | Dr. Corey Harwell, University of California, San Francisco |
| February 26, 2026 | Dr. Kevin Jones, University of Michigan |
| April 2, 2026 | Dr. Olujimi Ajijola, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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