Associate Director, Kavli Institute for the Brain and Mind
Co-Director, Cal-BRAIN
Director, San Diego BRAIN Consortium and the UCSD Center for Brain Activity Mapping

Dr. Greenspan’s research includes studies of the consequences of mutations and localized genetic alterations in the nervous system, molecular identification of genes underlying naturally occurring variation in behavior, and the genetic analysis of sleep and attention in the fruit fly. His current research addresses large-scale network interactions pertaining to the action of genes and neurons. In 2011, he was one of the small team of scientists that produced the white paper for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy that eventuated in the BRAIN Initiative, and in 2014 spearheaded the effort to establish the state-funded Cal-BRAIN program and serves as its co-Director. In addition to research papers, he has authored: Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics, An Introduction to Nervous Systems, and How Genes Influence Behaviour(with Jonathan Flint and Ken Kendler).

The evening will be open to the public for a fireside chat with UCI’s most distinguished and most promising neuroscience faculty.