2026 UVA Brain Symposium - Industry Registration
Schedule
Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 10:30 am to Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Contemplative Commons | Charlottesville, VA
About this Event
Industry Registration is now open!
This registration is for industry and for-profit affiliates; if you are a UVA- or university-affiliated or a community member, please use .
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
The 2026 UVA Brain Symposium will showcase basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research across disciplines and feature presentations by national and international leaders in neuroscience research, including researchers from UVA.
Interested in Sponsorship?
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Session Schedule:
Trainee Pre-Symposium Career Breakfast – Tuesday morning
Contemplative Sciences & Psychedelics – Tuesday late morning/early afternoon
- Judson A. Brewer, MD, PhD - Brown University
- Stephanie Knatz Peck, PhD - University of California San Diego
- Kim Penberthy, PhD - University of Virginia
- Casandra Vieten, PhD - University of California San Diego
Special Topic Presentation: Alzheimer's Disease – Tuesday afternoon
- George Bloom, PhD - University of Virginia
Systems Neuroscience – Tuesday afternoon
- Dayu Lin, PhD - New York University
- Mary Kay Lobo, PhD - University of Maryland
- C. Daniel Meliza, PhD - University of Virginia
- Cris Niell, PhD - University of Oregon
Maternal Mental Health & Brain Development – Wednesday morning
- Jamie Maguire, PhD - Tufts University
- Lauren Osborne, MD - Weill Cornell Medical College
- Meghan Puglia, PhD - University of Virginia
- Roxann Roberson-Nay, PhD – University of Virginia
Special Topic Presentation: Pain – Wednesday morning
- David Seminowicz, PhD - Western University
UVA TED-Style Talks – Wednesday afternoon
Poster Session
- Submit a poster abstract by March 31!
Neurodegeneration – Thursday morning
- Wei Cao, PhD - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Timothy Miller, MD, PhD - Washington University in St. Louis
- Stephen Strittmatter, MD , PhD - Yale University
- Ifrah Zawar, MD, PhD - University of Virginia
- Scott Zeitlin, PhD - University of Virginia
This registration is for industry and for-profit affiliates; if you are a UVA- or university-affiliated or a community member, please use .
Where is it happening?
Contemplative Commons, 403 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 535.38
