UCI SOM

International Collaborations between
Latin America and UC Irvine

Thursday, August 22, 2024
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB)
419 Physical Sciences Quad, Irvine, CA
Room 1200
& Online via Zoom

View agenda here.

Collaborations have a large impact on the growth of science. Each part of the world offers unique strengths and opportunities. There are historic and impactful collaborations between scientists in Latin America and the United States. Collaboration enriches our science and opens new avenues for research and training. This special symposium will highlight the growing collaborations between biomedical researchers, including neuroscientists in Latin America and University of California, Irvine. Our institutional and educational leaderships and scientific investigators will weigh in their perspectives on research collaborations and education.

Featured Speakers

Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD

Vice Dean for Basic, Science Research, Senior Associate Dean, Academic Personnel,
School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

María Elena Boisier, MBA

Director for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Raul Gerardo Eusebio Morales Segura, PhD

Dean, Faculty of Science
University of Chile

Jaymi Lee Smith, BFA

Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Interim Dean of the Graduate Division,
University of California, Irvine

Xiangmin Xu, PhD

Chancellor’s Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Director, Center for Neural Circuit Mapping
University of California, Irvine

For more information, please contact cncm@uci.edu or visit www.cncm.som.uci.edu