Spring 2013 Schedule
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January 16 |
David Morilak, Ph.D. Professor Title: Jekyll and Hyde – the modulatory role of brain norepinephrine in stress |
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January 23 |
Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D. Investigator Title: Fear from Mice to Men: Implications for PTSD and other disorders of fear and anxiety |
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January 30 |
Erzsebet Kokovay, Ph.D Assistant Professor Title: Adult neural stem cell and neurogenesis regulation by the niche |
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| FEBRUARY | ||
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February 6 |
Brian Bingham, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Title: Rodent cognitive training as a potential model of psychotherapeutic intervention in affective disorders |
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February 20 |
Amelia Gallitano, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Title: From sleepy mice to psychiatric genes: A novel approach to deciphering schizophrenia |
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February 28 |
Adrian Newman-Tancredi, Ph.D. NeuroAct Communication Title: New mechanisms and novel therapeutics: Fresh perspectives for targeting serotonin 5-HT1A receptor function |
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| MARCH | ||
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March 6 |
Guo-li Ming, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Title: Regulation of neurodevelopment by risk genes for mental disorders |
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March 20 |
Jun Hee Kim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Title: Synaptic mechanisms underlying auditory dysfunction following the CNS demyelination |
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March 27 |
Douglas E. Williamson, Ph.D. Dielmann Professor of Genetic and Environmental Risk Title: Genetics of PTSD: Emerging findings from the STRONG STAR Consortium |
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| APRIL | ||
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April 3 |
Jonathan A. Javitch, M.D., Ph.D. Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology Title: Delineating molecular mechanisms of amphetamine action using Drosophila melanogaster |
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April 10 |
10th Annual Mariann Blum Memorial Lectureship in the Neurosciences Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Title: Opportunities and challenges in the neurosciences |
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April 17 |
Graduate Student Mini-Symposium Department of Pharmacology Title: Disruption of NFkB/Stat3 interaction as a potential therapeutic avenue for pancreatic cancer management Michael Eskander Title: NGF-induced persistent pain is mediated by increased TRPV1 activities in rats Jennifer Parrott Title: Neuroinflammation’s connection to the kynurenine pathway through kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO) |
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| MAY | ||
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May 1 |
Stephen Maren, Ph.D. Professor Title: Brain control of fear |
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May 10 |
11th Annual Center for Biomedical Neurosciences (CBN) Retreat Professor Title: TBA |
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