2021 Symposium and Awards
to be held
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
8:00–9:00 a.m. | Registration and Morning Refreshments (Georgian Room)
9:00–9:05 a.m. | Introductory Remarks
Presenter: Hui-Chen Lu, Linda & Jack Gill Director and Chair; Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
9:05–9:15 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
Presenter: Jack Gill, Co-Founder, The Linda & Jack Gill Foundation of Texas
9:15–9:20 a.m. | Opening Remarks
Presenter: Rick Van Kooten, Executive Dean, College of Arts + Sciences
9:20–9:30 a.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Transformative Investigator Award — Elizabeth A. Thiele
Presenter: Ken Mackie, Linda & Jack Gill Chair; Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
9:30–10:10 a.m. | Lecture: "TBD"
Presenter: Elizabeth A. Thiele, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
10:10–10:20 a.m. | Q&A Session with Dr. Thiele
10:20–10:40 a.m. | Morning Refreshments / Break (Georgian Room)
10:40–10:50 a.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Transformative Investigator Award — Matthew N. Hill
Presenter: Norbert Hajos, Linda & Jack Gill Chair; Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
10:50–11:30 a.m. | Lecture: "TBD"
Presenter: Matthew N. Hill, Ph.D., Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
11:30–11:40 a.m. | Q&A Session with Dr. Hill
11:40–11:50 a.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Transformative Investigator Award — Yasmin Hurd
Presenter: Andrea Hohmann, Linda & Jack Gill Chair; Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
11:50–12:30 p.m. | Lecture: "TBD"
Presenter: Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
12:30–12:40 p.m. | Q&A Session with Dr. Hurd
12:45–1:55 p.m. | Lunch Break (Alumni Hall)
2:00–2:10 p.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Graduate Student Awards
Presenter: Cary Lai, Linda & Jack Gill Scholar; Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
2:10–2:20 a.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Transformative Investigator Award — Francisco Guimaraes
Presenter: Hui-Chen Lu, Linda & Jack Gill Director and Chair; Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
2:20–3:00 p.m. | Lecture: "TBD"
Presenter: Francisco Silveira Guimaraes, Ph.D., Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo
3:00–3:10 p.m. | Q&A Session with Dr. Guimaraes
3:10–3:30 p.m. | Afternoon Break (Georgian Room)
3:30–3:40 p.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Image Awards
Presenter: Linda Gill, Co-Founder, The Linda & Jack Gill Foundation of Texas
3:40–3:50 p.m. | Presentation of 2021 Gill Transformative Investigator Award — Miriam Melis
Presenter: Dan Tracey, Linda & Jack Gill Director and Chair; Professor, Department of Biology
3:50–4:30 p.m. | Lecture: "TBD"
Presenter: Miriam Melis, Ph.D., University of Cagliari
4:30–4:40 p.m. | Q&A Session with Dr. Melis
4:40–4:55 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Presenter: TBD
5:00–7:00 p.m. | Poster Session and Reception (Alumni Hall)