Jan 16 Image Could disrupted gut-brain communication underlie obesity 11 a.m. – Noon, Jan. 16, 2026 Dr. de Lartigue's research program investigates how the gut communicates with the brain to regulate feeding, motivation, and energy balance, and how these processes are disrupted in obesity and metabolic disease. A central focus is on vagal sensory neurons, which detect gastrointestinal signals and transmit them to the brain to influence both physiology and behavior.
Jan 23 Image Targeting Spinal Circuits to Improve Breathing after Spinal Cord Injury 11 a.m. – Noon, Jan. 23, 2026 The Crone Laboratory studies how neural circuits that control breathing are altered by spinal cord injury with the goal of developing new approaches to restore breathing and prevent ventilator dependence in people living with spinal cord injury.
