Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience celebrates 20 years at UC Berkeley

August 8, 2025
Liberty Hamilton, Doris Tsao, Alex Huth, Jacob Yates, and Robert Knight are sitting in front of an audience, smiling, while Knight speaks into a microphone.
Neuroscience faculty members Liberty Hamilton (left), Doris Tsao (second from left), Alex Huth (middle), and Robert Knight (right) at the Redwood Center’s 20th anniversary, along with Jacob Yates (second from right; Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science). Photo by postdoctoral fellow Hadi Vafaii.

Several Neuroscience faculty members spoke at the 20th anniversary celebration for the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience on July 1, 2025, including Redwood Center director Bruno Olshausen, Ehud Isacoff, Robert Knight, Doris Tsao, and Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program alums Liberty Hamilton and Alex Huth on their first day as faculty members at UC Berkeley. Fellow Neuroscience PhD alum Charles Cadieu also made remarks, along with many other Redwood Center alums, current researchers, and other leaders in science and technology.

Read more about the celebration to learn how the Redwood Center has advanced neuroscience, machine learning, and AI over the past 20 years, and what they are excited about for the future.