Past Events
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Oct 9Harry A. Waisman Memorial Lecture – Ben Philpot, PhD – “Translational Opportunities for Angelman Syndrome”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Ben Philpot, PhD University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Ben Philpot is a Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Neuroscience Center and Department of Cell Biology & Physiology at the University of North Carolina. He earned his Ph.D. in psychobiology from Dr. Peter Brunjes at the University of Virginia and performed a postdoctoral …
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Oct 2Seminar – Ralph Adolphs, PhD – “Social Cognition, Autism, and the Human Amygdala”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Ralph Adolphs, PhD Caltech Profile About the Speaker: Ralph Adolphs studies the neural and psychological basis for human social behavior. His work has focused on examining how people recognize, perceive, and process emotions and other social cues in facial expressions. Some of the questions his lab is trying to answer are: How do people make social …
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Sep 26Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll for All Abilities 2026
Online Registration has ended for this event. Join us Saturday morning, September 26 for in-person registration starting at 8:00 a.m.
Waisman Center, North Parking Lot
Registration is now open! Get your shoes and wheels ready for the 2025 Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll. Join us for the 12th annual Waisman Whirl Run, Walk, & Roll for All Abilities Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 9 am. 5k run, walk or roll, and 1 mile walk or roll courses Proceeds benefit …
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Sep 25Seminar – Tracy Young-Pearse, PhD – “Development of Human Microphysiological Systems for Modeling Disease Complexity and Testing Interventional Strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Tracy Young Pearse, PhDHarvard UniversityProfile About the Speaker: Tracy Young-Pearse is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, the Dennis J. Selkoe Distinguished Chair in Neurology, and the co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute’s Nervous System Diseases program. She received her undergraduate degree in her hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY from Skidmore College and …
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Sep 24Maravillas del WaismanFecha: 24 de Septiembre 2026 Tema: Recreación accesible en el condado de Dane Invitadas: Susan Sandford Resumen: La naturaleza es para todos, igual la recreación. Crear espacios accesibles es importante para que personas de todas las habilidades puedan disfrutar de tiempo en la naturaleza. El jueves 24 de septiembre hablaremos con el departamento de parques del …
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Sep 18Seminar – Jonathan Kipnis, PhD – “Anatomy of ‘Brainwashing’ and How It is Related to Brain Health”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Jonathan Kipnis, PhD Washington University in St. Louis Lab Website About the Speaker: Dr. Jonathan (Jony) Kipnis is BJC Investigator, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Immunology and Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neurosurgery at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. He is also the inaugural Director of Brain immunology and Glia (BIG) …
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Sep 11Seminar – Brian Lee, PhD – “Integrated Multimodal Profiling of Human Cortical Neurons”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Brian Lee, PhDAllen InstituteProfile About the Speaker: Brian Lee joined the Allen Institute in 2014 as a scientist in the Mouse Cell Types research program. Before joining the Allen Institute he was a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Paul Kenny at the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, FL. In Dr. Kenny’s lab he …
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Sep 3Seminar – Ari Ne’eman, PhD – “Understanding the Causal Effect of Phasing Out Subminimum Wage on People with I/DD: Evidence from Section 511 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act” **Special Thursday seminar**John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Ari Ne’eman, PhDHarvard UniversityProfile About the Speaker: Ari Ne’eman is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His research focuses on how public policy impacts people with disabilities, their families, and those who support them. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Ne’eman served as executive director of …
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Aug 27Maravillas del WaismanFecha: 27 de agosto de 2026 Tema: ¿Qué ofrece el Waisman Center a la comunidad? Invitadas: Charlene Rivera-Bonet y Aracely Portillo Resumen: Las Maravillas del Waisman está en su quinto año como programa radial, trayendo información acerca de desarrollo humano, discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo, y enfermedades neurodegenerativas, con investigaciones y servicios en el Waisman Center …
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Aug 11Friends of the Waisman Center Annual Awards and Reception
Ziemann A, 8th Floor, South Tower
EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Waisman Center Update & Announcement ofthe Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate FellowshipsQiang Chang, PhD, Director of the Waisman Center • Monica Durán, nominated by Brittany Travers, PhD• Jie Sheng, nominated by Daifeng Wang, PhD Friends of the Waisman Center Awards Student Awards: Graduate Student Awards, IDDRC• Zhiyun Zu, nominated by Xinyu Zhao, PhD• Kellie Collins, nominated by Bernadette Gillick, …