2nd Annual Neuroscience Day

We invite you to join us at our second annual Neuroscience Day! Enjoy insightful talks from international experts with research poster presentations from both faculty and students. There will be food and networking with industry professionals. The event is free and open to the public. Registered attendees will get free parking.

April 2, 2026

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Stueckle Sky Center, Boise State University

Event Schedule

Time	Topic	Presenter
1:00 – 1:15 pm	Opening Remarks	Joelle Powers, Ph.D. Dean, College of Health Sciences Bob Wood, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Research, School of Allied Health Sciences Y. Hwan Kim, Ph.D. Neuroscience Program Director
1:15 – 2:00 pm	Towards the recovery of alcohol-induced executive dysfunction in mice	Tanzil Mahmud Arefin, Ph.D. University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York
2:00 – 2:45 pm	Tai Ji Quan Is Medicine: Transforming the ancient martial art into health-promoting and disease-modifying therapies	Fuzhong Li, Ph.D. Oregon Research Institute Eugene, OR
2:45 – 3:00 pm	Break	Stueckle Sky Center
3:00 – 3:40 pm	Health literacy strategies in special populations. Generate social, emotional and physical impact in the community.	Cindy Castro, MSc Universidad Santo Tomas Bogotá, Colombia
3:40 – 4:15 pm	Applied Electromagnetics for Non-invasive Brain Stimulation	Omid Yagzamadeh, Ph.D. Boise State University Boise, ID
4:15 – 5:15 pm	Poster Session and Networking	Appetizers and refreshments
5:15 – 5:30 pm	Poster Awards and Closing Remarks	Y. Hwan Kim, Ph.D. Neuroscience Program Director Bob Wood, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Research, School of Allied Health Sciences

Event Speakers

Tanzil Mahmud Arefin, Ph.D.

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochestor, New York
Fuzhong Li, Ph. D.

Oregon Research Institute

Eugene, Oregon
Cindy Castro. MSc

Universidad Santo Tomas

Bogotá, Colombia
Omid Yagzamadeh, Ph.D.

Boise State University

Boise, ID