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The 43rd Biennial W. Alden Spencer Award and Lecture

December 3, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
America/New_York
The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 Auditorium

The Department of Neuroscience and The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute present:

The 43rd Biennial W. Alden Spencer Award and Lecture

Honoring:

Stephen D. Liberles, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School; HHMI Investigator
How the brain listens to the body: sensory pathways of the vagus nerve

and

Scott M. Sternson, Ph.D., Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine; HHMI Investigator
Algorithms for appetite

 

This is a hybrid event, free and open to the public. Reception to follow the lecture.

In person:  The Forum, 601 W 125th Street, New York NY 10027. Lecture in Auditorium (2nd Floor); Reception in West Atrium (1st Floor).
Virtual: 
https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/95377804042?pwd=s0OHCCaVW3xfWiIdcH5BhZqHaFcszT.1

Contact Information

Department of Neuroscience