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(From L to R) Graduate Student Association President Tobenna Amanfo, Dr. Hakeem Lawal, and UCLA Neurobiologist Jeffrey Donlea at the IHER Neuroscience Seminar on February 13th.
In this photo: (From L to R) Graduate Student Association President Tobenna Amanfo, Dr. Hakeem Lawal, and UCLA Neurobiologist Jeffrey Donlea at the IHER Neuroscience Seminar on February 13th.
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UCLA Neurobiologist to speak at DSU, February 27

Monday, February 24, 2025

The Interdisciplinary Health Equity Research Center at DSU invites all to attend the next installation in the Center’s 2025 Neuroscience Seminar Series.

This Thursday’s upcoming seminar will presented by Dr. Gina Poe, the Director of the Brain Research Institute at University of California, Los Angeles’s Geffen School of Medicine:

“Sleep to learn: features of sleep critical to lifelong learning”

2/27/25, 11:00 a.m. – Location: Biology Auditorium, Luna Mishoe Science Center North 139

“Should schools build naps into their schedules? Why do we need so much time to be unconscious each day? Why is nearly every mental illness accompanied by altered sleep? Are dreams important? We will explore the mechanistic answers to all of these questions through my colleagues’ and my scientific studies. By the end of my talk, it is my hope that you will be in love with your beauteous sleep and will desperately need a nap!”

The series is hosted by Dr. Hakeem Lawal and Dr. Janeese Brownlow and is made possible through the Interdisciplinary Health Equity Research Center. The series features six talks presented by leading neuroscience experts from universities across the country, each exploring different topics at the forefront of neuroscience research. Click here to learn more.

Light refreshments to follow seminar. Event subject to Culture Credits – discuss with your instructor​.