The FIU TENS program hosts a number of events for the purpose of scientific collaboration in deepening our understanding of interactions between the brain and the environment.
Seminar Series
Our Neuroscience Speaker Series is a collaboration with experts from institutions across the world. The seminars provide a glimpse into the impactful research being conducted to examine the interactions between the brain and the environment.
| Upcoming Speakers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Speaker | Title | Location | Home Institution |
| April 7, 2025, 11:30 a.m. | Luca Lambertini, Ph.D. | Placental Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Burden: A Key Mediator of Metal Exposure Effects on Fetal Growth and Neurodevelopment? | AHC5 300 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| April 14, 2025, 11:30 a.m. | Davide Marotta, Ph.D. | Neurodegeneration and neuroscience studies on the International Space Station (ISS) | AHC5 300 | International Space Station National Laboratory |
Past Events
Please see below for recaps of previous events hosted by FIU TENS or held in collaboration with other institutions.
2025 TENS Symposium
Bridging the Gap: Understanding Environmental Impacts on Brain Health
Date and Time: March 21, 2025, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Format: Hybrid
Location: Graham Center (GC) 150
Target Audience
Researchers, healthcare professionals, students in neuroscience or environmental sciences, policymakers and industry representatives.
Workshop Objectives
- Understand how environmental exposures influence brain development, function and disorders.
- Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and solutions for mitigating neurotoxic impacts.
Sponsorship
This training program in environmental neuroscience is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32ESO33955.
For a PDF version of the schedule, please view our agenda.
Past Seminar Series Speakers
| Date | Speaker | Title | Location | Home Institution |
| February 17, 2025 | Annie Ciernia, Ph.D. | Early-Life Gut Inflammation Drives Sex-Dependent Shifts in the Microbiome-Endocrine-Brain Axis | AHC3 215 | University of British Columbia |
| April 25, 2024 | Marc Weisskopf, Ph.D. | Exploring early origins of cognitive decline: The St. Louis Baby Tooth Study | AHC5 500 | Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health |
| November 30, 2023 | Donald Smith | Attention Deficit Disorder and Developmental Manganese Exposure: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Treatment | UCSC | |
| March 13, 2023 | Michael Fanselow, Ph.D. | When and Why Does Adaptive Defensive Behavior Become Maladaptive | WC 130 | UCLA |