October 7
Opening a window on the "inner" life of opioid receptors
Braden Lobingier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University
Host: John Williams, Ph.D.

February 24, 2022
Convergent mechanisms for pharmacological and cognitive pain modulation
Matt Banghart, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, Section on Neurobiology, University of California San Diego
Host: Skyler Jackman, Ph.D.

March 3, 2022
Retinoic acid receptor signaling in spinal cord homeostatic plasticity and neuropathic pain
Lu Chen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
Host: Gary Westbrook, M.D.

March 9, 2022
Mechanistic insights into gap junction communication channels visualized by CryoEM
Steve Reichow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Portland State University
Hosts: Eric Gouaux, Ph.D. and  Marc Freeman, Ph.D.

March 17, 2022
Lipid dynamics, Membrane Contact Sites and Neurodegeneration
Pietro De Camilli, M.D.
John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Cell Biology Director, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience Yale University School of Medicine Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Host: Skyler Jackman, Ph.D.

March 31, 2022
The neurobiology of painful experiences and their modulation by opioids
Greg Scherrer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host: Tianyi Mao, Ph.D.

April 7, 2022
Intimate interactions in the skin: Sensory axons and epithelial cells cooperate to shape one another during development
Alvaro Sagasti, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Los Angeles
Hosts: Marc Freeman, Ph.D. and Kelly Monk, Ph.D.

April 21, 2022
Dopamine Dynamics over Space and Time
Josh Berke, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Division Chief, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Host: Haining Zhong, Ph.D.

April 28, 2022
Molecular Principles of Ion Channels Involved in Taste Perception of Sweet and Bitter
Juan Du, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Center for Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute
Host: Eric Gouaux, Ph.D.

April 29, 2022
Structural Basis for ATP release in purinergic signaling
Wei Lü, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Center for Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute
Host: Eric Gouaux, Ph.D.

May 5, 2022
Neuroimmune Interactions Shaping Social Behavior
Gloria Choi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Investigator, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Host: James Frank, Ph.D.

May 12, 2022
Opening windows into the cell: Bringing structure to cell biology using cryo-electron tomography
Elizabeth Villa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Host: Eric Gouaux, Ph.D.

June 9, 2022
Identifying neural circuits as therapeutic targets
Rebecca P. Seal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Host: Larry Trussell, Ph.D.

July 18, 2022
Frontal circuits underlying voluntary movements
Takashi Sato, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina
Host: Tianyi Mao, Ph.D.