Virtual Events
Neuroimmunology and Behavior
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As Director of the Neuroimmunology and Behavior Lab at UT Dallas, Michael Burton, PhD, researches how the immune and nervous systems communicate to influence pain and comorbidities like depression and anxiety. His research interests extend into aging, nutrition, alcohol consumption and immune activation. He is a founding member of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies and a 2024-2025 Mayday Pain & Society Fellow.
Computational Neuroimaging and Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Disease
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Florence Chiang, PhD, focuses on research to develop and translate computational neuroimaging methods to identify and implement imaging biomarkers of disease progression and treatment response in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases.