Events
CNI hosts several recurring events throughout the year as well as multiple social events and presentations:
- CNI seminars: these seminars feature a presentation by an internal or an external speaker, and are held biweekly on Tuesdays at 12pm in room 200 Goddard Labs (3710 Hamilton Walk). We organize a post-seminar lunch with each of our visiting speakers - please email Jessica Marcus (jmarcus@upenn) to sign up for a spot.
- CNI +/-: weekly journal club sessions and research seminars, for and by graduate students and postdocs affiliated with CNI. No faculty allowed! Sessions are held on Thursdays 5-6pm in room 427 Goddard Labs, and the organizer is Emily Meyer. Please fill out this form to join the mailing list.
- CNI-BMI journal club: a monthly journal club and research seminar series that brings together students and faculty across departments to discuss advances in brain machine interfaces (BMIs). Meetings on Tuesdays from 4-5pm in Richards 102AB. Organized by Bijan Pesaran and Victoria Subritzky Katz, fill out this form to join the mailing list.
- Auditory journal club: meets weekly on Fridays at 9:15am in Stemmler Hall. Please email Xiaomao Ding (xiaomao @ pennmedicine) to be added to the email list.
If you know of a CNI-related event that isn't listed here, please send us an email and we'll add it to the page. Thank you!
Past Events
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E.A.R.S. Seminar - Bobby Gibbs
October 7, 2025 - 1:00pm
virtual seminar
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CNI +/- Journal Club: Anthony LoPrete
October 2, 2025 - 5:00pm
427 Goddard Labs
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CNI Seminar: Erin Conrad
September 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
111 NBS (formerly Levin Building), 425 S. University Avenue
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CNI +/- Research Presentation: Marvin Maechler
September 25, 2025 - 5:00pm
427 Goddard Labs
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E.A.R.S. Seminar - Lina Reiss & Kenneth Henry
September 23, 2025 - 1:00pm
virtual seminar
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CNI +/- Journal Club: Marvin Maechler
September 18, 2025 - 5:00pm
427 Goddard Labs
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EARS Seminar: Pierre Apostolides & Maria Chait
May 13, 2025 - 1:00pm
via Zoom
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*Virtual* CNI Seminar: Danilo Bzodok
April 29, 2025 - 12:00pm
111 Levin Building
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CNI +/- Research Presentation - Linfeng (Tony) Han
April 17, 2025 - 5:00pm
427 Goddard Labs
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Postponed - CNI Seminar: Kevin Bolding
April 15, 2025 - 12:15pm
111 Levin Building

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