Eppendorf & Biotechne Spooky Show
2025-10-16 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1701 Page Mill Road, 1701 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, United States
Eppendorf & Biotechne Spooky Show
Thursday, October 16, 2025 : 11:30AM – 1:30PM
Stanford Research Park | 1701 Page Mill, Palo Alto, CA 94034

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz
2025-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Stanford Neurosciences Building, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Good morning SOM Stanford Research Park Community,
We invite you to join us for next week’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Thurs, Oct 16, 2025
Neural circuit mechanisms for memory and prediction
Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz, PhD
Cornell University | Host: Yun Hwang
Episodic memory involves learning and recalling associations between items and their spatio-temporal context. Those memories can be further used to generate internal models of the world that enable making predictions. While the circuit mechanisms implementing those computations are not well understood, the hippocampo-cortical interactions have been implicated in both processes. Neural ensemble coordination across the hippocampus and associated cortical structures support learning and memory. Hippocampal ensemble reactivation broadcast memory representations to the rest of the brain, a process that supports memory consolidation, retrieval and planning. In this talk I will describe the neural circuit dynamics and plasticity mechanisms that support the formation and reactivation of internal models of the environment in behaving rodents. I will discuss our recent work showing how the sequential activation of cell assemblies is leveraged for planning upcoming spatial trajectories during memory-guided navigation and how their replay during sleep supports the selective consolidation of relevant memories, as well as the generalization of task structures. These findings contribute to a novel framework to understand the neural circuit dynamics that support the generation and use of internal models of the world to guide flexible behavior.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
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About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
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Best regards,
Emily Elrod (she/they)
Programs Associate | Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University
📧 eelrod@stanford.edu | neuroscience@stanford.edu
💻 neuroscience.stanford.edu

2025-2026 Flu and COVID Vaccination Clinics
2025-10-20 09:00 - 14:00 | 1701 Page Mill Road, 1701 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, United States
2025-2026 Flu and COVID Vaccination Clinics
This flu season, we encourage everyone to take proactive steps by getting vaccinated against the flu.
Join us at one of our upcoming flu events across campus to safeguard your health and contribute to a healthier Stanford community.
Learn more and register ahead at flu.stanford.edu
Page MIll Research Park
(Lobby) 1701 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA
Monday, October 20, @ 9AM – 2PM
What to bring:

Health Insurance Information (ie. Insurance Company Name and Member ID)
Stanford ID Card (Mobile Key – App Accepted)

National Coming Out Day Inclusion Rounds Panel
2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Clark Center, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
You are invited to National Coming Out Day Inclusion Rounds Panel
Please join the DoM CCB Committee for a unique discussion in recognition of National Coming Out Day and the future of LGBTQ+ health.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
12PM – 1PM
Clark Center, Room S363
Scan to register
Panelist:
Dr. Tandy Aye
Dr. Leslee Subak
Amy Whelan, Esq
NCLR Senior Staff Attorney
Moderator:
Weichen Ling, EdM
SoM LGBTQ+ Health Program Manager

Academic x Industry Connections Mixer for AI in Health and Medicine
2025-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 | The Stanford Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Academic x Industry Connections Mixer for AI in Health and Medicine
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
3-5PM at Stanford Faculty Club
Connect with colleagues, researchers, and industry leaders shaping the future of AI in health and science!
The AxI Mixer features a research poster showcase, refreshments, and opportunities to connect with faculty, trainees, and industry participants driving innovation in health AI.
Held immediately after the inaugural AxI Summit, the Mixer brings together the broader Stanford community to continue the day’s discussions on collaboration and opportunities between Stanford AIMI and industry leaders advancing AI to elevate health for all.
Open to all Stanford faculty, trainees, and staff interested in health AI.
Free event, registration is required, space is limited.
Register at https://stanford.io/4nLHI9v or scan the QR code
Questions? Contact aimicenter@stanford.edu

4th Annual Stanford Research Park Symposium and Poster Session
2025-10-23 10:00 - 13:30 | Miryan Hall (3145 Porter Drive), 3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California
This annual event provides an excellent opportunity for students and postdocs to share their research and showcase their projects that they have been working on.
This year, due to space limitations, there will be a limit on the number of posters presented.
• Presenters are limited to one poster
• Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis
Please scan the QR code below or click on this link to register and to secure your spot. We are excited to see the innovative work that everyone is doing!
4th Annual Stanford Research Park Symposium and Poster Session
October 23, 2025
10:00am – 1:30pm
Miryan Hall Conference Center (3145 Porter Dr)

Exhibit your Poster – Award for Top 3 Posters
Join us for lunch!

Scan the QR code to register
Submit poster by: October 1
Register by: October 10
Please join us at the Annual Stanford Research Park Symposium and Poster Session to celebrate the scientific achievements made by School of Medicine Researchers in Stanford Research Park
Invited Speakers:

Euan Ashley, BSc, MB, ChB, Dphil
Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine
Professor of Genetics and of Biomedical Data Science
Jill Helms, DDS, PhD
Professor of Surgery (Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery)
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD
Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kenderick Professor of Pediatrics

We look forward to seeing you there

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Vanessa Ruta
2025-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Good morning SOM Stanford Research Park Community,
We invite you to join us for today’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Oct 23, 2025
Neural algorithms of olfactory navigation
Vanessa Ruta, PhD
Rockefeller University | Host: Krisa Ye
Olfactory systems are continuously barraged with odors, varying in their structure, physicochemical properties, and concentration. Detecting and making sense of such a complex chemical landscape poses a distinct challenge to the fundamental flexibility of the nervous system. We have has been using olfaction as a window into the mechanisms of adaptive behavior, leveraging the concise olfactory circuits of Drosophila to reveal how animals can detect, perceive, and navigate the vast chemical world.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
Learn more and get involved:

Nominate speakers for the 2026-2027 seminar series
About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
Sign up to dine or meet with the seminar speakers »
See all upcoming and past seminars »
Sign up for Wu Tsai Neuro’s mailing list »
Join the #neuroscience slack channel »

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Cytiva Office Hour
2025-11-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Miryan Hall (3145 Porter Drive), 3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California
You’re invited to Cytiva office hour!
Where: D115, Miryan Hall, 3145 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, CA
When: Nov 10, 11AM – 1PM
Bring your questions on: chromatography, Western blotting, protein interactions/kinetics, cell culture, molecular diagnostics or anything life science, we’ll try to help! We’ll bring snacks and swags!
Cytiva contact:
Nitish Agrawal
nitish.agrawal@cytiva.com

VWR Coffee Hour
2025-11-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Miryan Hall (3145 Porter Drive), 3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California
Join us for a VWR Coffee Hour
Thursday, November 13, 2025
9:00AM – 11:00AM
SRP Conference Center D110
Miryan Hall, 3145 Porter Drive
You’re warmly invited to a coffee hour hosted by VWR. Come meet your support team over coffee, treats, and some lab supply fun!
Contact your VWR Sales Representative:
Andrew Vargas
VWR Sales Representative
M: 408-444-3891
Andrew.Vargas@avantorsciences.com

Stanford Emergency Medicine’s fifth annual Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium
2025-11-13 09:00 - 14:00 | CA
Stanford Emergency Medicine’s fifth annual Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium (StEMI X) on November 13, 2025—the first and largest virtual global conference dedicated to technology and innovation in acute care—is free and open to all.
This year’s keynote speaker, Eric Horvitz, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Microsoft, will join leading experts to explore bold ideas shaping the future of emergency care.
Whether you’re a healthcare provider, innovator, industry leader, funder, student, or simply curious about the future of medicine, StEMI X offers a front row seat to the cutting edge of acute care innovation.
November 13, 2025
Virtual and free
👉 Register today—https://www.stemix.live
Topics include:

Trends in Healthcare Investing: What’s Hot & What’s Not
Wearables: Separating the Signal from the Noise
Industry-Academic Collaborations: Growing the Future of Acute Care Together
Acute Care Telemedicine: From Home to Bedside
Fueling the Future: Building Leaders in Medical Innovation
AI Decision Support and Diagnosis: What’s Here, What’s Coming, What’s Not
Tools and Techniques for Expediting Throughput in Capacity-Constrained Environments
Cut the Wait: Solutions to Help Patients Avoid Unnecessary ED Visit

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Rosa Cossart - SRP Livestream Locations
2025-11-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Stanford Neurosciences Building, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Good morning SOM Stanford Research Park Community,
We invite you to join us for today’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Nov 13, 2025
Rewinding brain development to dissect cortical circuits
Rosa Cossart, PhD
INSERM, Aix-Marseille University | Host: Anne Goettemoeller
Development shapes adult cortical circuits in many ways, from the constraint of genetic programs to establishing the interaction between self-referenced representations and environmental signals in support of adaptive behavior. The adaptation of cortical circuits to the external world results from the modifications of self-organized circuits constrained by genetic programs, in response to activity-dependent adjustments that occur at critical turning points throughout the developmental trajectories of individual animals.
Central to this process is the cortical circuit ability to differentiate between internally-generated and externally-driven inputs, a function mediated by distinct circuits. We posit that these dedicated circuits emerge through a developmental process in which the brain learns to segregate self and non-self-signals via its interactions with the body and the environment. Disruptions to this developmental trajectory, we argue, may underlie disorders like autism and schizophrenia, characterized by distorted world models. This presentation aims to unravel the emergence of functional cortical circuits over the course of development. Through a synthesis of published and unpublished data, we highlight the dual influence of early developmental programming and ongoing interaction with environmental signals.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
Learn more and get involved:

Nominate speakers for the 2026-2027 seminar series
About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
Sign up to dine or meet with the seminar speakers »
See all upcoming and past seminars »
Sign up for Wu Tsai Neuro’s mailing list »
Join the #neuroscience slack channel »

📅 Want to add all of the seminars to your calendar?
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Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator "Meet the Industry" Webinar
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
This upcoming Friday (November 14th) at noon, the CDCM’s “Meet the Industry” webinar series returns with Craig Martin, Founder and CEO of Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator.
The Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator (OTXL) is a non-profit biotech organization that obtains, funds, and completes the development of previously shelved therapies (usually halted due to a shifting market and/or policy dynamics) for ultra-rare conditions. OTXL then works with partners to assure commercial success to approved treatments; a portion of all revenue is returned to the organization to fund additional ultra-rare disease treatments. You can learn more about them here.
Please register here; we will send out a link on Thursday (Nov 13).

Spectrum CTSA Lunch & Learn
2025-11-17 11:30 - 13:00 | Miryan Hall (3145 Porter Drive), 3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California
Spectrum CTSA Lunch & Learn
November 17, 2025
11:30am – 1:00pm
Lunch included
RSVP here
Spectrum is the Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education – bridging each stage of medical innovation from basic research to public health.
Join members of the Spectrum team in-person to learn about services to help study teams – faculty and staff – manage the clinical research study lifecycle. The agenda includes speakers from the following Programs:

Clinical Research Units
Trial Innovations Network
Participant Engagement Program
OnCore Clinical Trial Management System

This event will be held in-person only at Stanford Research Park
Miryan Hall Conference Center
3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Holly Ingraham - SRP Livestream Locations
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Stanford Neurosciences Building, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Good morning SOM Stanford Research Park Community,
We invite you to join us for next week’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Thurs, Dec 4, 2025
Hormonal regulation of brain-body female physiology
Holly Ingraham, PhD
University of California, San Francisco | Host: Xiaoke Chen
Biological sex is one of nature’s most robust variables. We study sex differences and hormone-responsive nodes in the brain and peripheral tissues that maintain metabolic, skeletal, and gut physiology in females to address the significant gaps in women’s health.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
Learn more and get involved:

Nominate speakers for the 2026-2027 seminar series
About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
Sign up to dine or meet with the seminar speakers »
See all upcoming and past seminars »
Sign up for Wu Tsai Neuro’s mailing list »
Join the #neuroscience slack channel »

📅 Want to add all of the seminars to your calendar?
Download the calendar here or, for live updates, copy this link and use these instructions for subscribing to a public calendar: Outlook, Mac, Google Calendar.
Best regards,
Emily Elrod (she/they)
Programs Associate | Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University
📧 eelrod@stanford.edu | neuroscience@stanford.edu
💻 neuroscience.stanford.edu

Festive Holiday Social at The Hub
2025-12-11 16:00 - 18:00 | The Hub (3215 Porter Drive), 3215 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California, 94304
Festive Holiday Social

Thursday, December 11 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | The Hub, 3215 Porter Drive
Celebrate the holiday season at The Hub at our Festive Holiday Social. Enjoy live music by The Complements, a hot chocolate bar, cookie decorating, and delicious appetizers.
Everyone who registers and attends in person will receive a special gift. Join us for a cozy, joyful evening of holiday fun you won’t want to miss.
Register

USA Scientific - Pastries & Pipettes
2025-12-15 10:00 - 14:00 | ’Arweh Hall (1701 Page Mill Rd), 1701 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, California, 94304
USA Scientific – Pastries & Pipettes
12/15 : 10AM – 2PM
1701 Page Mill Rd Arweh Hall
Pipette Promotions:
Come to the conference room for free pastries and information on pipettes… USA Scientific has several current promotions for pipettes, trade-ins, and the NEW Eppendorf Neo 3 pipette! All promos end 12/31, so the time to upgrade is now! Pipette demos and flyers will be available.
Contact Information:
Jensen Shrout
jshrout@usascientific.com

CDCM Seminar Series: Frontiers in Cell and Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
2026-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | James Clark Center (318 Campus Drive), 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural lecture of the Frontiers in Cell and Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine series, featuring Dr. Jean Tang.
Dr. Tang is a nationally recognized leader in cell and gene therapy whose work spans translational research, clinical development, and the advancement of regenerative medicine strategies. Her lecture will highlight emerging directions and challenges in the field, with insights drawn from both scientific discovery and clinical application.
The lecture will take place in the Auditorium, James Clark Center (318 Campus Drive, Room S001).
We hope you will join us for this kickoff event as we launch a new forum for scientific exchange and collaboration in cell and gene therapy and regenerative medicine.
Additional details, including the lecture title, will be shared soon.
*Please note that food and beverages are NOT allowed in the Clark Center Auditorium or Auditorium Lobby.

Mandala Rock Art Workshop @ The Hub
2026-01-15 11:30 - 13:30 | The Hub (3215 Porter Drive), 3215 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California, 94304
Mandala Rock Art Workshop
Thursday, January 15 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | The Hub, 3215 Porter Drive
Join us for a calming Mandala Rock Art Workshop to start the new year with intention. Drop in any time during the session for a relaxing, creative wellness break.
Artist Bebe Jacobs will guide you through simple mandala designs on stones, with the option to add your own affirmations or resolutions for 2026. No experience needed, just come, unwind, and create.
Sign Up

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Dani Bassett - SRP Livestream Locations
2026-01-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Stanford Neurosciences Building, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
We invite you to join us for today’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Jan 15, 2026
Network cognition in a curious world
Dani Bassett, PhD
University of Pennsylvania | Host: Michelle Hedlund (Neural Interaction Lab [Coleman Lab])
In this talk, I will describe a notion of network cognition that manifests in how we engage with the curious world around us. To do so, I will draw together three lines of inquiry in mind, brain, and computation. I’ll begin with a line of inquiry into connective curiosity (“How do we connect bits of information as we walk about the world?”), then move into graph learning (“How do we build larger network models from those connections?”), and finally end in network control theory (“How is that model building constrained by the brain’s own connective structure?”). The studies discussed will span experiment, model, and theory, and bridge human behavior, neural representations, and computational science. Together they frame a formal investigation into network cognition and motivate future inquiry.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
Learn more and get involved:

Nominate speakers for the 2026-2027 seminar series
About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
Sign up to dine or meet with the seminar speakers »
See all upcoming and past seminars »
Sign up for Wu Tsai Neuro’s mailing list »
Join the #neuroscience slack channel »

📅 Want to add all of the seminars to your calendar?
Download the calendar here or, for live updates, copy this link and use these instructions for subscribing to a public calendar: Outlook, Mac, Google Calendar.

Stop the Food Fight: Finding Common Ground in Nutrition @ The Hub
2026-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 | The Hub (3215 Porter Drive), 3215 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California, 94304
Stop the Food Fight: Finding Common Ground in Nutrition
Thursday, January 22 | 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM | The Hub, 3215 Porter Drive
Join us for an engaging and insightful session with Professor Christopher Gardner as he brings humor, clarity, and decades of research to some of today’s most heated nutrition debates.
Together, we will cut through the noise, explore what truly matters, and look for common ground in a world full of conflicting opinions about what we eat.
Read More

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Randy Buckner - SRP Livestream Locations
2026-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Stanford Neurosciences Building, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Good morning SOM Stanford Research Park Community,
We invite you to join us for today’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Jan 22, 2026
Precision estimation of large-scale network organization in the human brain
Randy Buckner, PhD
Harvard University | Host: Zaki Alaoui (Baccus Lab)
This seminar is co-presented by Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Human association cortex is populated by a series of large-scale networks. In terms of organization, the multiple networks form an orderly progression that radiates outwards from sensory-motor networks to transmodal association networks that underlie advanced forms of human cognition. In-depth analysis within individuals reveals anatomical details including that functionally distinct networks are intertwined throughout multiple zones of association cortex, raising questions about how they evolved and how they differentiate during development. Interestingly, it was found quite recently that monkeys, including the genetically accessible marmoset, possess association networks that recapitulate many of the human features. These parallels provide an opportunity to connect experiments in animal models of large-scale circuits to clinical interventions in the human. Recent work has translated these discoveries to optimization of clinical care. Precision estimates of networks within individual patients are possible and provide opportunities to monitor dysfunction and to target specific networks via neuromodulation.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
Learn more and get involved:

Nominate speakers for the 2026-2027 seminar series
About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
Sign up to dine or meet with the seminar speakers »
See all upcoming and past seminars »
Sign up for Wu Tsai Neuro’s mailing list »
Join the #neuroscience slack channel »

📅 Want to add all of the seminars to your calendar?
Download the calendar here or, for live updates, copy this link and use these instructions for subscribing to a public calendar: Outlook, Mac, Google Calendar.

Cytiva Office Hour
2026-02-05 11:00 - 13:00 | ’Enésmin Hall (1651 Page Mill Rd), 1651 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, California, 94304
Cytiva Office Hour
When: Feb 5, 2026, 11am – 1pm
Where: Rm 1240, 1651 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto CA
Bring your questions on: chromatography, Western blotting, protein interactions/kinetics, cell culture, molecular diagnostics or anything life science, we’ll try to help! We’ll bring snacks and swags!
Cytiva Contact
Name: Nitish Agrawal
Email: nitish.agrawal@cytiva.com

Financial Session at The Hub
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | The Hub (3215 Porter Drive), 3215 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California, 94304
Design Your Personal Money Management System for the New Year

Thursday, February 5 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | The Hub, 3215 Porter Drive

Budgeting doesn’t have to feel restrictive, rigid, or spreadsheet-heavy.
This interactive workshop offers a more human approach to managing money. Instead of focusing on rules or guilt, it helps you design a system that actually fits your life, your priorities, and the way you make decisions.
Led by Danial Khan, a nationally recognized financial wellness educator and former lead of Stanford University’s financial wellness program, this session blends practical tools with psychology and real-life behavior. You’ll actively work on your own money system during the session, not just listen.

RSVP

Wu Tsai Neuro Seminar w/ Ole Kiehn - SRP Livestream Locations
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Stanford Neurosciences Building, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Good morning SOM Stanford Research Park Community,
We invite you to join us for today’s Neurosciences Seminar. The seminar will be held in-person on the main Stanford campus with 3 satellite viewing locations in Stanford Research Park.
🗓️ Feb 5, 2026
Unraveling brainstem circuits for movement: Insights into gait motor control and implications for treatment of gait disorders
Ole Kiehn, DSc, MD
University of Copenhagen | Host: Lele Cui (Shah Lab)
Movement is the output of almost all brain functions. Among movement, locomotion is one of the most fundamental and universal to animals and humans. Locomotion is organised at many levels of the nervous system, with brainstem circuits acting as the gate between brain areas regulating innate, emotional, or motivational locomotion and the executing spinal motor circuits. To be executed, locomotion requires dynamic initiation and termination and appropriate directionally. This lecture will focus on recent advances that have elucidated the functional organization of brainstem command circuits in mammals needed to perform these roles. The lecture will provide a new framework for how basal ganglia circuits are acting via these brainstem circuits to elicit self-paced locomotion and how brainstem motor circuits may be used to define brain-wide networks involved in high-level behaviors. I will also discuss how locomotor disturbances following e.g. basal ganglia disorders may be alleviated by targeted activation of brainstem and basal ganglia circuits.
⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (PT)
Come 15 minutes early (11:45 AM) to enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation with the speaker and your colleagues (main campus location only)
📍 Locations:

Main Campus (in person): Gunn Rotunda (E241), Stanford Neurosciences Building
Stanford Research Park satellite locations:

3172 Porter Drive, Room 253
3174 Porter Drive, Room 140
1070 Arastradero Road, Room 211

Learn about the SRP satellites »
Learn more and get involved:

Nominate speakers for the 2026-2027 seminar series
About the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Seminar Series »
Sign up to dine or meet with the seminar speakers »
See all upcoming and past seminars »
Sign up for Wu Tsai Neuro’s mailing list »
Join the #neuroscience slack channel »

📅 Want to add all of the seminars to your calendar?
Download the calendar here or, for live updates, copy this link and use these instructions for subscribing to a public calendar: Outlook, Mac, Google Calendar.
Best regards,
Emily Elrod (she/they)
Programs Associate | Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University

VWR Coffee Hour
2026-02-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Miryan Hall (3145 Porter Drive), 3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California
Join us for a VWR Coffee Hour
3145 Porter Dr, Conf Ctr D110
Monday, February 9, 2026
9am – 11am
You’re warmly invited to a coffee hour hosted by VWR. Come meet your support team over coffee, treats, and some lab supply fun!
Contact your VWR Sales Representative:
Andrew Vargas
VWR Sales Representative
M: 408-444-3891
Andrew.Vargas@avantorsciences.com

Vendor - Biolegend / Revvity
2026-02-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Miryan Hall (3145 Porter Drive), 3145 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California
BioLegend
From Revvity
Let’s connect for coffee!
Revolutionizing discover together.
February 24, 2026, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM PT
3145 Porter Dr, Rm D110
Stop by for coffee, snacks, and great conversation!
We’re excited to introduce you to BioLegend’s portfolio and demonstrate how we’re expanding the boundaries of human potential through science. Learn about our commitment to providing you with technologies that power innovation, from discovery to cure.
Whether you have questions about our solutions or just want to chat about your research, we’re happy to help.
Drop-ins are welcome – we’re looking forward to meeting you!
Questions? Contact your local BioLegend FAS – jade.moore@revvity.com

CDCM 10th Annual Symposium + CDCM Innovation Week
2026-03-31 09:00 - 17:00 | Li Ka Shing Center, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305Li Ka Shing Center, United States
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce that registration for the CDCM 10th Annual Symposium is now open! Join us on March 31, 2026, at Berg Hall (Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center) or via livestream.
This upcoming conference marks the 10th Anniversary, celebrating a decade of innovation within the Cell and Gene Therapy field. Renowned speakers, including scientists, clinicians, patient advocates, translational investigators, and industry professionals from the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, will present their research and work.
As we celebrate a decade of progress, the 2026 symposium will feature a special theme: “The Past, Present, and Future of Cell and Gene Therapy.” In addition, we are excited to host the 2nd Annual Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Boot Camp, led by Stanford’s CIRM Alpha Clinic
To register and for more information, please visit our event webpage.
Furthermore, the CDCM will host a poster session during lunch; there will be prizes available based on our judges’ discretion. If you are interested in participating, please sign up here.
Don’t miss this 10th Anniversary celebration of the CDCM Annual Symposium! We look forward to seeing everyone there!
