TIBBE Seminar #3 September 10, 2025
TIBBE
Third TIBBE Seminar of the Series
Topic: Evolution of Brain Cell Types
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time:
7 AM Seattle | 10 AM Baltimore/New York/Boston | 3 PM UK | 4 PM Paris
Seminar on Theory in Brain Evolution Research:
How can we define homologous cell types?
This event brings together two outstanding evolutionary neuroscientists to explore this question through presentations and an open discussion with the audience.
Speakers:
Maria Antonietta Tosches (Columbia University, USA)
The evolution of Cajal-Retzius cells by cell type neofunctionalization
Paul Katz (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA )
Cell types versus cellular identities in nudibranch molluscs
Hosted by: Lucia Prieto Godino & Carmen Falcone
About TIBBE
This seminar is part of the launch of TIBBE – The Integrative Biology of Brain Evolution network. TIBBE brings together researchers from across disciplines to explore brain evolution, exchange ideas, share tools and data, and discuss new findings.
→ Visit our website and JOIN the network:
https://tibbe-network.github.io
Watch our short intro video and get involved.
Register here to attend the seminar:
https://www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-of-brain-cell-types
Please share the attached flier widely. We look forward to seeing you there!
TIBBE Team
Stephen H Montgomery, University of Bristol, UK
Alexandra A de Sousa, Auburn University, USA
Roberto Toro, Institut Pasteur, France
Zegni Triki, Bern University, Switzerland
Maria Castello, IIBCE, Uruguay
Lucia Prieto-Godino, The Francis Crick Institute, UK
Rogier Mars, University of Oxford & Radboud University, The Netherlands
Carmen Falcone, SISSA, Italy
Kristina Kverková, Charles University, Czech Republic