Boston University Center for Brain Recovery

Registration is filling up fast for the BU Center for Brain Recovery's upcoming panel event! Join us on Friday, May 29th from 8:30am to 10:30am for a discussion among leaders in industry, healthcare, and academia on "Transforming Brain Health and Disease through AI".

The conversation will explore how AI is driving real progress in brain health—from early detection to digital therapeutics and emerging neurotechnology. Beyond the technology, we’ll also examine what it takes to move these innovations into real-world use: adoption, regulation, and scalable impact.

Panelists include:
Swathi Kiran, PhD: Professor, Boston University; Co-founder, Constant Therapy
Mylea Charvat, PhD: Fractional CMO; Founder, Savonix
Andy Palmer, MBA: Entrepreneur & Seed Investor, Koa Labs
Bernardo Bizzo, MD-PhD: Senior Director, Mass General Brigham AI
Marisa Krummrich, MS: Deep Learning & Healthcare, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dan Rizzuto, PhD: President and CTO, Nia Therapeutics

Register now before spots are gone!
https://partiful.com/e/4bPVfD5hfdfHs9fylnaE?c=K-GXY2s1

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Shalom Henderson for receiving a 2026 Sargent College Internal Grant!

Dr. Henderson is a postdoctoral fellow within the Center for Brain Recovery, and this award will support her research examining "Video-Implemented Script Training (VISTA) and Neural Predictors of Treatment Response in the Logopenic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia".

Congratulations!

Join us Monday, May 18th from 4-5pm ET for a talk by Leonardo Bonilha, Dorothea Krebs Professor of Neurology and Sr. Associate Dean for Research, University of South Carolina.

Title: White Matter Integrity, Brain Health and Digital Twin Applications in Post-Stroke Aphasia

Register now: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/TK4i6a4FRzy6h3spHOwBTQ

Last week, CBR celebrated the end of the academic year with food, drinks, and speeches at Cornwall's. Congratulations to our graduates, and good luck to all of our students on finals!

The BU Center for Brain Recovery is excited to be hosting Transforming Brain Health and Disease through AI with Dr. Swathi Kiran at BOS Tech Week 2026! Sign up for our event! (link below) Boston University

https://partiful.com/e/4bPVfD5hfdfHs9fylnaE?f=1&photo=all

Congratulations to the CBR undergraduate research assistants involved in yesterday's Integrated Brain Sciences and Engineering Undergraduate Symposium, hosted by the Boston University Mind and Brain Society.

From the CBR team, Maria Valiente (SAR) and Helen Blans (CAS) presented their UROP projects, and Divya Sivakumar (CAS) helped organize the event!

Join us Monday, April 27th from 4-5pm ET for a talk by Kyrana Tsapkini, Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Title: Electrical stimulation in neurodegenerative disorders: efficacy, mechanisms and new trends

Register now: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/O6O9OQxIRTCLakYBCLpsbw

We ended off Giving Day yesterday with 34 donors and $2,991 raised for the BU Center for Brain Recovery!

Thanks to your support, these funds will help our Center to accelerate new treatments, support the next generation of scientists and clinicians, and extend our impact to patients and families across our community.

We are incredibly appreciative of anyone who made a gift to our Center and shared our page this Giving Day. Thank YOU!

Giving Day Goal Update!🚨
Right now we are at $2,690 raised for CBR! And we are just one donation away from our goal of 30 donors!

The final countdown to midnight has begun, and we need your help keeping the momentum going. Make your gift now at: https://give.bu.edu/schools/BostonUniversity/giving-day/pages/sargent-college/center-for-brain-recovery/?a=12170158

Giving Day Goal Update!
We have surpassed our initial goal of 25 donors, but there is still some time remaining! Help us to reach our stretch goal of 30 donors by making your gift and sharing the link below with your network.

Each gift to our Center directly supports our programs and research, helping us to accelerate new treatments, support the next generation of scientists and clinicians, and extend our impact to patients and families across our community.

https://give.bu.edu/schools/BostonUniversity/giving-day/pages/sargent-college/center-for-brain-recovery/?a=12170158

Thank you to those who have already contributed & advocated for our cause.