An in-person Stanford symposium highlighting recent progress in brain resilience and aging research, followed by a neuroscience poster session featuring work from the Stanford community.
Fri, Nov 6, 2026
In Neuroscience and Biology
How do our brains stay healthy as we age? | Tom Clandinin
From Our Neurons to Yours
Neurobiologist Tom Clandinin joins Nicholas Weiler to explore how interacting genetic, cellular and metabolic systems maintain brain health over a lifetime, and how their breakdown contributes to neurodegeneration. The discussion moves beyond single explanations such as inflammation or waste clearance to a systems-level study of brain resilience. Clandinin describes a collaborative programme combining large-scale genetic perturbations in flies and mice with molecular, circuit and behavioural measurements. Computational models will connect these observations across cell types, predict interacti
Sep 25, 2026
Navigating the challenges of investigating the influence of gestational gut microbiome disruption and perinatal asphyxia on neurodevelopmental reflexes in rat offspring
Ana Maria Catrina, Mara Ioana Ionescu, Cerasela Haidoiu, Vladimir Suhaianu, Ioana Alexandra Dogaru, Didina Catalina Barbalata, Cristian Ciotei, Vlad Morozan, Tasnim Chazli, Mara Belcin, Ana-Maria Zagrean · FENS Forum 2024
The gestational gut microbiota exerts significant influence on infant neurobehavior and postnatal brain resilience. This study addresses challenges encountered in assessing the effects of gestational antibiotic administration (GAA) and perinatal asphyxia (PA) on offspring neurodevelopmental reflexes.A preliminary study evaluated the effects of an initial antimicrobial cocktail (GAA-1) and PA on Wistar rat offspring. GAA-1 was initiated on gestational day 11 using a cocktail comprising ampicillin, vancomycin, neomycin, clindamycin, and amphotericin-B, followed by PA exposure on postnatal day (P
ePoster · Neuroscience