Topic: Erin Schuman

In the fifth of this year’s Brain Prize webinars, Emily Osterweil (Harvard Medical School, USA), Gary Bassell (Emory University, USA) and Giovanna Mallucci (Altos Labs, UK) will present their work on dysfunctional translation in disease. Each speaker will present for 25 minutes, and the webinar will conclude with an open discussion. The webinar will be moderated by two of the winners of the 2023 Brain Prize, Michael Greenberg and Erin Schuman.

In the third of this year’s Brain Prize webinars, Oscar Marin (King's College London, UK), Leslie Griffith (Brandeis University, USA), and Kesley Martin (Simons Foundation, USA) will present their work on shaping connections through remote gene regulation. Each speaker will present for 25 minutes, and the webinar will conclude with an open discussion. The webinar will be moderated by the winners of the 2023 Brain Prize, Michael Greenberg, Erin Schuman and Christine Holt.

In the second of this year’s Brain Prize webinars, Rob Singer (Einstein Medical College, USA), Florence Besse (Institut de Biologie Valrose, France) and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz (Janelia Farm Research Campus, USA) will present their work on mRNA transport, trafficking, and localization. Each speaker will present for 25 minutes, and the webinar will conclude with an open discussion. The webinar will be moderated by the winners of the 2023 Brain Prize, Michael Greenberg, Erin Schuman and Christine Holt.

In 2023, Michael Greenberg (Harvard, USA), Erin Schuman (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany) and Christine Holt (University of Cambridge, UK) were awarded The Brain Prize for their pioneering work on activity-dependent gene transcription and local mRNA translation. In this webinar, all 3 Brain Prize winners will present their work. Each speaker will present for 25 minutes and the webinar will conclude with an open discussion. The webinar will be moderated by Kelsey Martin from the Simons Foundation.