Program

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Note: all times listed are CT

7:30 – 8:15am:  Registration Check-in & Coffee/Breakfast

8:15 – 8:30am:  Welcome— Ned Kalin, MD & Richard J. Davidson, PhD 

8:30 – 9:30am:  David R. Rubinow, MD

9:30 – 10:15am:  Discussion

10:15 – 10:45am:  (break)

10:45 – 11:45am: Corey Keller, MD, PhD

11:45am – 12:30pm:  Discussion

12:30 – 2:30pm:  Lunch Break

2:30 – 3:30pm: Lisa McTeague, PhD

3:30 – 4:15pm:  Discussion

4:30 – 6:30pm:  Poster Session and Reception


Thursday, April 23, 2026

Note: all times listed are CT

7:30 – 8:30am: Registration Check-in & Coffee/Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30am: 
Judson A. Brewer, MD, PhD, Going Beyond Anxiety: Can Insights from the Science of Habit Change Help How We View and Treat Anxiety?

9:30 – 10:15am: Discussion

10:15 – 11:15am: Student-Presenter Breakout Discussions (see below)

11:15am – 12:15pm: 
Leah H. Somerville, PhD, Building Complex Emotions and Tuning Emotion-Guided Behavior through Adolescence

12:15 – 1:00pm: Discussion

1:00pm:
Closing Remarks – Ned Kalin, MD and Richard J. Davidson, PhD 


Student-Presenter Breakout Discussion Sessions (Thursday 10:15 – 11:15am)
Students may select one presenter and attend their breakout discussion. Follow the signs to find their breakout room.  

Breakout Room Map

  • TBD – Room 1145
  • TBD – Room 1170
  • TBD – Room 1260
  • TBD – Orchard View Room 3rd Floor (elevator)
  • TBD –  Mesozoic Garden East (atrium just outside the main Forum)
  • Ned Kalin, MD & Richard J. Davidson, PhD– HF DeLuca Forum