This lecture series honors the memory of Robert J. Wenthold, Ph.D., who passed away in 2009. Dr. Wenthold was an extraordinary scientist, mentor, and administrator within NIDCD and served as NIDCD’s scientific director from 1998 through 2008. He was a vital force in helping to build a strong research foundation in NIDCD’s intramural program in areas such as genetics, molecular and developmental biology, computational modeling, and brain imaging. This lecture series has concluded, but many previous lectures have been archived and can be viewed on videocast. We continue to honor Dr. Wenthold’s legacy and achievements.
Previous Lectures
Many previous Robert J. Wenthold Memorial Lectures can be viewed on videocast:
Monday, April 25, 2022
Nathalie Sans, Ph.D., Institute Francois Megendie, Universite de Bordeaux
Planar Cell Polarity Signaling in Synaptic Function and Dysfunction
March 22, 2021 (lecture rescheduled from March 23, 2020)
Jeffrey R. Holt, Ph.D., F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School
Function, Dysfunction, and Restoration of Auditory Sensory Transduction Channels
April 29, 2019
Dwight Bergles, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Sounds in Silence: How the Cochlea Promotes Refinement of Auditory Circuits before Hearing Onset
April 9, 2018
Sharon Kujawa, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Glutamate Excitotoxicity and Primary Cochlear Neurodegeneration After Noise
March 7, 2017
Katherine Roche, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Plasticity of Excitatory Synapses
May 9, 2016
Donata Oertel, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
How Cochlear Nuclear Neurons Enable Mammals to Hear
April 27, 2015
Lynn Raymond, Ph.D., M.D., University of British Columbia
NMDA Receptor Trafficking and Synaptic Dysfunction in Huntington Disease
April 14, 2014
Laurence Trussell, Ph.D., Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
Uncovering the Microcircuitry of the Auditory System
February 11, 2013
Richard Huganir, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Regulation of Glutamate Receptors and Synaptic Plasticity in the Brain
May 7, 2012
Michael Ehlers, M.D., Ph.D., Pfizer, Inc., Division of Neuroscience
Secretory Trafficking and Synapse Remodeling for Neuronal Plasticity
May 9, 2011
Bernardo Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Activity Dependent and Independent Control of Synapse Number in the Brain
May 10, 2010
Peter Gillespie, Ph.D., Oregon Hearing Research Center and Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
The Hair Bundle’s Protein Constellation