Supported by the Robert Whitney Newcomb Memorial Fund, this annual lecture is by a recognized expert in neuroscience, who was selected and awarded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as part of the NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series.  As feasible and appropriate, the supported lecture topic relates to neuropeptides and toxins, neuroprotection during stroke, or ion channels, the three major research interests of Dr. Newcomb.