Weekly lectures are designed to allow scientists, engineers, and physicians to introduce areas of research to students through discoveries in science and advances in technology, as well as to impart basic clinical knowledge and experience. Faculty presentations give students an unparalleled opportunity to hear about clinical practice and research directly from the faculty engaged in those efforts. The experience also shows successful models for students to follow when considering career directions and pathways. Many students have commented on this element as an exceptionally positive aspect to the program. These lectures often inspire students to read and go beyond the lecture hall to become continuous self-learners.
The following are examples of lectures alumni have attended:
- Richard Adler, JD (Adler Giersch)
“The Zackery Lystedt Law, Sports Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury”
- Yvette Brown-Shirley, MD (Barrow Neurological Institute)
“Representation Matters (The Journey to Doctorhood, Disparities In Healthcare, Patient Perception)“
- Dedra Buchwald, MD (Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
“American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Research, Engagement, and Training: Reflections”
- Marie Davis (MD, PhD) (Assistant Professor, UW Neurology)
“Glucocerebrosidase Deficiency Mediates Propagation of Protein Aggregation in Neurodegeneration via Modification of Extracellular Vesicles”
- Richard Ellenbogen, MD, FACS (Chairman and Professor, UW Neurological Surgery) & Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD (Professor and Chair, UW Neurology)
“Inside the Mind: The UW Medicine Neuroscience Institute”
- Sam Emerson (MD, PhD) (Assistant Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
“Tumor-Organiod Co-Cultures as Patient Avatars for Glioblastoma”
- Hannah Goldstein, MD (Assistant Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
“Pediatric Neurosurgery”
- Ben Grannan, MD (Assistant Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
- Franck Kalume, PhD (Associate Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
"Interneuronopathy in Two Distinct Forms of Intractable Epilepsy”
- C. Dirk Keene, MD, PhD (Professor, UW Department of Lab Medicine & Pathology, Division of Neuropathology)
- Caitlin Latimer, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, UW Medicine Pathology)
“From Humans to Worms and Back Again: Bridging Alzheimer’s Disease Research with C. elegans”
- Michael Levitt, MD (Arthur A. Ward Jr. Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
“Aneurysms”
- Christine Mac Donald, PhD (Professor and Vice Chair, UW Neurological Surgery)
“Job Search In Science”
- Ash McDonough, PhD (Assistant Professor, UW Neurology)
“Ischemic preconditioning in gray and white matter”
- Amber Nolan, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, UW Medicine Pathology)
- Pierre Mourad, PhD (Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
“Neuropathology and Networks- Translational Research Discovery in TBI”
- Jeffrey Ojemann, MD (Vice Chairman and Professor, Neurological Surgery & SVP and Chief Medical Officer, Seattle Children’s Hospital)
“Advances in Epilepsy Surgery”
- Katherine Prater, PhD (Assistant Professor, UW Neurology)
- Jan-Marino Ramirez, PhD (Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
- David Sheppard, PhD (Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor, UW Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology)
“Neuropsychology”
- Timothy Steege, MD (Clinical Professor, UW Neurological Surgery)
“Neuro Exam”
- Zachary Stephen, PhD (Research Scientist, UW Pharmaceutics)
“Nanoscale systems for targeted cancer therapy”
- Sub-Interns (UW Neurological Surgery)
“Getting Into Medical School & Being In Medical School”
- Alicia Tieder (Chief Diversity Officer, Seattle Children’s Research Institute)
“Advancing Health Equity: Data, Quality Improvement, and Research“
Dedra Buchwald, MD with students
Christine Mac Donald, PhD and Richard Ellenbogen, MD, FACS with students