Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture featuring Fred Gage, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Join us for the Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture on April 8, 2025, in MSB 2.006 of McGovern Medical School featuring Fred Gage of Salk Institute for Biological Sciences. The Gage lab concentrates on the adult central nervous system and unexpected plasticity and adaptability to environmental stimulation that remains throughout the life of all mammals. He has demonstrated that humans can grow new nerve cells throughout life in a process called Neurogenesis. By studying the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms, they are working to understand how these cells can be induced to become mature functional nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. They have also demonstrated that environmental enrichment and physical exercise can enhance the growth of new brain cells.