NeuroSci 101 Event Reports

The 2025-2026 NeuroSci101 season recently concluded, having run from January 2026 to March 2026. NeuroSci101 is an annual free lecture series for high school students offered by the CPIN graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. The goal is to provide an easily accessible and engaging introduction to a wide range of topics in neuroscience and their relevance to current advances in biomedical research. 

This year we had over 100 excited students all across the Greater Toronto Area – and some outside Ontario – join us for the course, with a notable number of returning students. Many of these students went on to participate in the 2026 Toronto Brain Bee. 

The introductory lecture was ceremonially inaugurated by Dr. Bill Ju, who provided an overview of what to expect and touched on some pertinent emerging topics in neuroscience.  Following this, our incredible graduate student and post-doctoral lecturers offered fascinating insights into the complexities of the brain, as well as offering compelling glimpses into their own cutting-edge research: 

The course was co-coordinated by Minyi (Tina) Zhu and Dipa Chatterjee, with oversight from Dr. Zhong-Ping Feng. By the end of the course, students gained enhanced familiarity with and knowledge of the brain and its intricacies – ranging from the workings of action potentials to artificial neural models.  

We’d like to extend a big thank you to all the coordinators, lecturers, and students for yet another successful run of NeuroSci101. We look forward to continuing our efforts to foster curiosity and enthusiasm for the fascinating world of neuroscience in the years to come.