"Synaptic Subtype Identification: a high-content method for analyzing interneuron synapses in health and disease"
Edmund Au, PhD, Director of the Laboratory for Cortical Interneuron Systems Neuroscience, Burke Neurological Institute
"Modeling Tissue-Resident Macrophage Development from Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells"
Ann K. Baako, PhD candidate in Neuroscience (Vierbuchen/Perry labs), Developmental Biology and Immunology Programs, SKI and MSKCC
Lecture title: From Pathways to People: Building a Career in Precision Medicine
The 2026 Cyma Rubin Women in Science Lectureship will take place on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, from 2:00 - 3:00pm in the C-200 auditorium and via online webinar. In-person attendance is highly encouraged. We welcome you to register for the lecture today.
This year’s lecturer is Svati H. Shah, MD, MS, MHS, the Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research, Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Associate Dean for Translational Research, and Director of the Duke Center for Precision Health at Duke University School of Medicine.
The Cyma Rubin Women in Science Lectureship was created to highlight the accomplishments of distinguished women in the field of science and to inspire and promote women scientists.
Welcome remarks will be provided by Robert A. Harrington, MD, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University.
Systems and Computational Biomedicine (SCB) Seminar Series Presents:
Sheila Nirenberg, Ph.D.
Professor in Systems and Computational Biomedicine
Nanette Laitman Professor in Neurology and Neuroscience
