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Kuffler Lecture Series History

Stephen Kuffler

Stephen W. Kuffler was the first chairman of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard University. He was a legendary figure both for his vision in launching a new field and for his numerous scientific contributions. The Kuffler Lecture Series at UC San Diego was started by Professor Mu-ming Poo, a former faculty member of neurobiology and the inaugural holder of the Stephen W. Kuffler endowed chair. David Hubel, a Nobel Laureate for his pathbreaking work on the visual system with Torsten Wiesel, was the first lecturer in 1998. Subsequent speakers are shown below and include 8 Nobel Laureates.

  • Kuffler Lecture 2019 poster Carla Shatz

    2019
    Synapses Lost and Found in Brain Development, Disease and Repair

  • Kuffler Lecture 2018 poster Mu-ming Poo

    2018
    Pathfinding in Neurobiology

  • Kuffler Lecture 2017 poster Nicholas C. Spitzer

    2017
    Neurotransmitter Switching

  • Kuffler Lecture 2016 poster William T. Newsome

    2016
    Eye, Brain, and Decision

  • Kuffler Lecture 2015 poster Eve Marder

    2015
    Post-Connectome: Understanding How Neural Circuits Work

  • Kuffler Lecture 2014 poster Thomas M. Jessell

    2014
    Measured Motion

  • Kuffler Lecture 2013 poster Huda Zoghbi

    2013
    Studies in Balance: From Brains to Genes and Back to Mind

  • Kuffler Lecture 2012 poster Cori Bargmann

    2012
    Disentangling Genes, Circuits and Behavior

  • Kuffler Lecture 2011 poster Roger Nicoll

    2011
    Cracking the Tough Nut: A Journey into the Inner Workings of the Brain

  • Kuffler Lecture 2010 poster Rod MacKinnon

    2010
    Electrical Signaling in Biology

  • Kuffler Lecture 2009 poster Roger Y. Tsien

    2009
    Matter Over Mind: Probing Neurons and Brains with Molecules and Photons

  • Kuffler Lecture 2008 poster Bert Sakmann

    2008
    Central Synapses: Form and Function

  • Kuffler Lecture 2007 poster Richard Axel

    2007
    Scents and Sensibility

  • Kuffler Lecture 2006 poster Masakazu Konishi

    2006
    Neural Mechanisms of Natural Behavior

  • Kuffler Lecture 2005 poster Larry R. Squire

    2005
    The Structure and Organization of Memory

  • Kuffler Lecture 2004 poster Martin Raff

    2004
    Regulation of Mammalian Neural Development

  • Kuffler Lecture 2003 poster Eric R. Kandel

    2003
    Molecular Biology of Memory Storage

  • Kuffler Lecture 2002 poster Solomon H. Snyder

    2002
    Novel Neural Messengers

  • Kuffler Lecture 2001 poster Charles F. Stevens

    2001
    Synapses and Circuits

  • Kuffler Lecture 2000 poster Sydney Brenner

    2000
    From Genes to Brains and Back Again

  • Kuffler Lecture 1999 poster Francis H. C. Crick

    1999
    From DNA to Consciousness

  • Kuffler Lecture 1998 poster David H. Hubel

    1998
    Eye, Brain and Vision

The 2013 Kuffler Lecture Series & Dinner was generously supported by the Ray Thomas Edwards Foundation.