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2025 Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium

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Featuring Mala Murthy and H. Sebastian Seung

Mala Murthy
Karol and Marnie Marcin ’96 Professor of Neuroscience;
and Director, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University
Circuit Mechanisms For Dynamic Social Interactions
Mala Murthy is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on the neural mechanisms of social communication using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model.

H. Sebastian Seung
Evnin Professor in Neuroscience;
Professor of Computer Science and Neuroscience, Princeton University
Insights Into Vision From Interpreting a Neuronal Wiring Diagram
Sebastian Seung is internationally recognized for his pioneering work at the interface of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. His research aims to understand the brain’s wiring diagram, known as the connectome, and how it gives rise to perception, cognition, and behavior.

Symposium Organizers
Chris Xu
Applied and Engineering Physics;
The Mong Family Foundation Director, Cornell Neurotech—Engineering

Nilay Yapici
Neurobiology and Behavior;
Director, Cornell Neurotech—Arts and Sciences

Email neurotech@cornell.edu for more information.