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Allison J. Doupe Memorial Symposium to be held January 23

8/30/2026

Doupe Symposium

The UCSF Departments of Psychiatry and Physiology will host a Memorial Symposium in honor of our late colleague Allison J. Doupe, MD, PhD, on Friday, January 23 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center.



The full-day seminar will feature presentations from leading sensorimotor learning and neuroscience experts, such as Cori Bargmann, PhD; Charlotte Boettinger, PhD; Tatyana Sharpee, PhD; and Frederic E. Theunissen, PhD, as well as a time for remembrances and reflections from Dr. Doupe’s colleagues and friends.



The event is free, but advance registration is requested. For more information and to register, visit psych.ucsf.edu/doupesymposium.

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