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Annual Neuroscience Forum

The Annual Neuroscience Forum will be held on April 2, 2025. The annual forum is part of international “Brain Awareness Week”. It is one of the largest, public neuroscience outreach events held in Houston, allowing hundreds of members of the Houston community to interact with scientists and clinicians as well as view demonstrations and displays related to brain function and health.

The topic of the 2025 forum is Youth Mental Health: Navigating the Storm and Stress of Adolescence.

Moderator:
Jeff R. Temple, PhD
Associate Dean of Clinical Research Director, Center for Violence Prevention Professor and Psychologist School of Behavioral Health Sciences

Panelists:
Dana DeMaster, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics The Children's Learning Institute (CLI) McGovern Medical School

Melissa Peskin, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Funlola Are, PhD
Assistant Professor Program Director of the Nurturing Resilience Initiative Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical Schoolh

Cesar A. Soutullo MD, PhD
John S. Dunn Professor Vice Chair and Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Director, ADHD Outpatient Program