WTI Inspiring Speaker: Vivek Jayaraman

Thursday, April 9, 2026

10:00 - 11:15 am

100 College Street
Floor 11, Workshop 1116

Vivek Jayaraman

Head of Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience and Senior Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI

Jayaraman is an engineer-turned-neuroscientist interested in understanding the circuit, cellular, and synaptic basis of neural computations underlying cognitive behavior.

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WTI Inspiring Speaker Series

The Wu Tsai Institute's Inspiring Speaker Series features an interdisciplinary lineup of speakers whose work reshapes how we understand the mind and brain. Talks occur monthly on Thursdays at 10:00 am, from September 2025 to May 2026, at 100 College Street. Coffee and refreshments will be available before each talk, and there will be an opportunity for questions afterward. All members of the Yale community are welcome.

If you would like to meet with a visiting speaker, please contact wti@yale.edu.

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