NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair
The Graduate Program in Neuroscience will be attending the NIH Graduate Fair on July 15, 2026 in Bethesda, MD on the NIH Campus (Natcher Conference Center). Student registration opens on Monday, May 4th (there is no registration fee.)
About the fair:
The NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair brings together trainees participating in the NIH Postbac Program, the NIH Summer Internship Program and other college and university students who are considering pursuing graduate or professional school.
The NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair consists of: Panel and short lecture sessions that provide recommendations for getting into graduate and/or professional school. , In-person exhibitor sessions. The exhibitor sessions are your opportunity to meet and speak with students and trainees.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: This event is hosted by the NIH. Please contact pbp@od.nih.gov for accessibility assistance. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
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For more info visit www.training.nih.gov. Neuroscience Final Exam: Anna Li
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Dissertation Defense
Anna Li
Lab of Nick Steinmetz
Causal and distributed mechanisms of cortical computation
Magnuson Health Sciences Building, K-069
*Note: the public presentation is for the first hour only.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center B (HSB). Campus room: K-069. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
2027 Neuro PhD Applications Open
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, August 1, 2026.
For more info visit gpneuro.uw.edu. Neuroscience Final Exam: Saghar Mirbagheri
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Dissertation Defense
Saghar Mirbagheri
Labs of Nick Steinmetz & Rajesh Rao
Prediction Content Shapes Population Representations in Mouse Primary Visual Cortex
Magnuson Health Sciences Building, G-328
*Note: the public presentation is for the first hour only.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center G (HSG). Campus room: G-328. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Neuroscience PhD Info Session (1 of 3)
This session is for prospective applicants interested in joining the UW Neuroscience Autumn 2027 cohort. We will discuss questions related to the 2027 application process along with any other questions applicants may have about the program or life in Seattle.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91662328733. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Zoom.
Neuroscience Final Exam: Ari Peden-Asarch
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Dissertation Defense
Ari Peden-Asarch
Lab of John Neumaier
Astronomy of the Brain: Neural Reorganization Across Persistent Fentanyl Use
Magnuson Health Sciences Building, G-328
*Note: the public presentation is for the first hour only.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center B (HSB). Campus room: G-328. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, August 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Neuroscience PhD Info Session (2 of 3)
This session is for prospective applicants interested in joining the UW Neuroscience Autumn 2027 cohort. We will discuss questions related to the 2027 application process along with any other questions applicants may have about the program or life in Seattle.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91662328733. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Zoom.
GPN Annual Retreat
Save the date: the Graduate Program in Neuroscience will hold its annual retreat on 9/28/2026 for faculty and students.
Members of the Neuroscience community should have received an invitation to RSVP along with the retreat schedule (if you did not receive it, please contact neurogrd@uw.edu).
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics. Special Events.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
Neuro 510: Coffee & Connections (AUT 2026)
Members of the Neuroscience community and the public are welcome to join us for the first Neuro 510 seminar of Autumn Quarter.
Neuroscience PhD students will present on their research (speakers to be announced.).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB). Campus room: HSEB 145. Accessibility Contact: Please contact Jennifer Simpson at neurogrd@uw.edu if accommodations are required. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, October 5, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.