University Forum on Interdisciplinary Neuroscience
Date:
December 17, 2012 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
The University Forum on Interdisciplinary Neuroscience will explore the impact of Columbia's Mind Brain Behavior Initiative on the University's academic programs in the coming years. The forum will feature a panel discussion, moderated by neuroscientist Thomas Jessell, with Nobel Laureates Richard Axel and Eric Kandel. An Arts and Sciences and engineering perspective will be added by Geraldine Downey from the Department of Psychology and Elizabeth Hillman from the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology. In addition, David Strauss and Trustee Kenneth Forde of Columbia University Medical Center will highlight the importance of the Initiative to clinical care. This discussion will illustrate links between the Initiative and partnerships with various disciplines across campus.
Opening remarks by
Lee C. Bollinger
Moderated by
Thomas M. Jessell, Claire Tow Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders in the Departments of Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-director, Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Panel participants
Richard Axel, University Professor; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-Director, Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Geraldine Downey, Professor of Psychology
Kenneth Forde, Jose M. Ferrer Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery; University Trustee
Elizabeth Hillman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Eric R. Kandel, University Professor; Fred Kavli Professor; Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-Director Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
David H. Strauss, Deputy Director for Research, NYS Psychiatric Institute; Vice Chair for Research Administration, Ethics and Policy, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Opening remarks by
Lee C. Bollinger
Moderated by
Thomas M. Jessell, Claire Tow Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders in the Departments of Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-director, Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Panel participants
Richard Axel, University Professor; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-Director, Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Geraldine Downey, Professor of Psychology
Kenneth Forde, Jose M. Ferrer Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery; University Trustee
Elizabeth Hillman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Eric R. Kandel, University Professor; Fred Kavli Professor; Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-Director Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
David H. Strauss, Deputy Director for Research, NYS Psychiatric Institute; Vice Chair for Research Administration, Ethics and Policy, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University, welcomes Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, Mortimer B. Zuckerman and the panel participants, to the University Forum on Interdisciplinary Neuroscience on December 17, 2012.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, thanks Mortimer B. Zuckerman on the generous gift of the establishment of the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute.
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, donor of the Mind Brain Behavior Institute, addresses Columbia University students, faculty, staff and esteemed guests.