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Departmental
Seminar Series 2006-2010
Spring 2011
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Date
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Series
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Speaker
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Topic- Click to download abstract /
presentation
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January 18 |
Department |
Susan Steelman, MLIS,
Associate Professor, Coordinator of Research & Clinical Search Services,
UAMS
Reid Landes, PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biostatistics, UAMS |
- The Animal Alternatives Search - Tips for an Effective and Efficient
Search
- Requirements for Animal Alternatives
Search
- Tips for a Sensible Animal Justification
Section |
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February 1 |
Department |
Bhupinder Vohra, PhD,
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UCA |
Multiple mechanisms of axonal degeneration share a
common Nmnat1- sensitive pathway |
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February 15 |
Department, Students' Choice Speaker |
Detlef Heck, PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Univ. of
Tennessee Health Science Center |
Conducting the
Neuronal Symphony: A Proposed Neuronal Mechanism for Cerebellar
Coordination of Movements and Mental Processes |
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March 1 |
Department |
Angus MacNicol, PhD,
Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, UAMS |
|
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March 29 |
Department |
Dwight Pierce, PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UAMS |
Ethanol and the Developing Cerebellum |
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April 12, 11:30
am- 12:30 pm |
OLAW WEBINAR |
OLAW WEBINAR |
The New GUIDE How Will it Impact Your Institution |
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April 19 |
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April 20
(Wed. noon, CPH AUD 8240) |
Graduate |
Angela Odle (Mentor: Dr. Childs) |
Deletion of Somatrope Leptin Causes Metabolic Changes in the Mouse |
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April 26 (
Tues. 10:00 am, CPH AUD 8240) |
Graduate |
Chaoxuan Dong (Mentor: Dr. Anand) |
Effects of Ketamine on Neural Stem
Progenitor Cells from the Rat Fetal Cortex |
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April 26 |
|
Naz Dewji, PhD, Associate Professor in
Neuroscience at UC San Diego. Host: Sue Griffin |
A New Approach For The Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease |
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May 3 |
Department |
Bill
Atchison, PhD, Professor,
Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan
State University |
Exposure to an Environmental Neurotoxicant Hastens the Onset of ALS-Like
Phenotype in hSOD1G93A Mice: Ca2+ - dependent,
Glutamate-Mediated Excitotoxicity |
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May 24 |
Graduate |
Gwendolyn Carter (Mentor: Dr. Mennemeier) |
|
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May 31 |
Department |
Piera Pasinelli, PhD,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience & Farber Institute for
Neuroscience,
Thomas Jefferson University |
Mitochondrial Pathology in ALS: Lessons from Mutant SOD1 |
|
June 9
(Thursday) |
Graduate |
Christen Simon (Mentor: Dr. Garcia-Rill) |
|
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June 14 |
CTN |
Frank Andrasik, PhD,
Host: Dr. Christine Sheffer |
|
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June 28 |
Graduate (Thesis Defense) |
Jennifer Watts (Mentor: Dr. Elie Al-Chaer) |
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Fall 2010
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
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August 10 |
Department |
Tarun K. Garg, PhD,
Research Assistant Professor, Myeloma Institute, UAMS. Host: Dr. Jason
Chang |
Adoptively Transferred Expanded Natural Killer Cells
Inhibit Myeloma Tumor Growth in Vivo |
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August 17 |
CTN |
Francisco J. Urbano, PhD, Research Scientist,
CONICET, Instituto de Fisiologia, Biologia, y Neurosciencias, Univ. of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
T-type
calcium channels play a key role in GABAergic thalamocortical
alterations and hyperlocomotion mediated by repetitive cocaine
administration |
|
August 31 |
Graduate |
James Hyde |
Neural Population Response - Recording and Analysis |
|
September 28 |
CTN |
Lumy Sawaki, MD, PhD, Dept.
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Univ. of Kentucky. Host: Dr.
Mark Mennemeier |
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October 12 |
Graduate |
Chaoxuan Dong |
Effects of Ketamine on Apoptosis and
Neurogenesis of Rat Fetal Cortical Neural Stem Progenitor Cells |
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October 19 |
Graduate |
Angela Odle |
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October 26 |
Graduate |
TBA from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
Tentative: Selecting the Right Postdoctoral Fellowship |
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November 2 |
CTN |
Edgar Garcia-Rill, PhD,
Director, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Dept. of Neurobiology &
Developmental Sciences, UAMS |
Arousal from slices to humans: Implications for Deep
Brain Stimulation
|
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November 9 |
|
Michael Zawada, PhD,
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming, Laramie,
WY. Host: Dr. Steve Barger |
Angiotensin and NADPH oxidase in Parkinson's disease |
|
November 16 |
Graduate |
Gwendolyn Carter |
|
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November 23 |
Department |
Paul Gottschall, PhD,
Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, UAMS. Host: Dr. Kevin Phelan |
Proteoglycans, Proteases and Plasticity in the Neural
Microenvironment |
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November 30 |
Graduate |
Nebojsa Kezunovic, Mentor: Edgar Garcia-Rill, PhD,
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Dept. of Neurobiology &
Developmental Sciences |
Mechanism Behind Gamma Band Activity in PPN and Pf Nuclei |
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December 7 |
Department |
William Slikker, PhD,
Director, National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA. Host: Dr.
Robert Skinner |
The Promise of Regulatory Science |
Spring 2010
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
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January 5 |
Department |
Russell B. Melchert, PhD,
College of Pharmacy Dept .of
Pharmaceutical Sciences. Host: Dr. Robert Skinner |
Animal Biotelemetry for Cardiovascular Research |
|
January 7 (Thurs. 3 pm) |
Department jointly with Physiology |
Edward K. Williamson, PhD, Director, Confocal Facility,
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Hosts: Drs. Gwen Childs and
Brian Storrie |
Microscopy for Biology's Sake |
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January 12 |
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January 14 (Thurs. 3 pm) |
Department jointly with Physiology |
Rhonda D. Kineman, PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago;
Research Health Scientist, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center.
Hosts: Drs. Gwen Childs and Larry and Dana Suva |
Growth Hormone and Adult Physiology |
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January 22 (Friday noon) |
Department |
Wei Wang, PhD candidate in the laboratory
of Dr. Steven W. Barger |
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Structure-Function Study
of Serine Racemase |
|
February 2 |
CTN |
Helen Baghdoyan, PhD, Professor, Dept. of
Anesthesiology, Univ. of Michigan |
Sleep,
Anesthesia, & Mental Health:
Mechanistic Insights from Neuropharmacological and Neurochemical Studies |
February 4
(Thurs. 9 am) |
Department
(Faculty candidate) |
Tue G. Banke, PhD, MSc, Post-Doctoral Fellow,
Johnson & Johnson, Pharmaceutical Res. & Dev., San Diego, CA. Host: Dr.
Paul Drew |
Large pore formation of TRP channels |
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February 23 |
CTN |
Rolf T. Wigand, PhD, Maulden-Entergy
Chair & Distinguished Professor, Depts. of Information Science &
Management,
UALR |
Taming the Social Network Jungle: From
Communication Networks to Ubiquitous Social Media |
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March 9 |
Department
|
Yunjun Wang, PhD; Xiong Liu, PhD,
Mesolight, LLC, UAMS BioVentures. Host: Dr. Jason Chang |
Biomedical Applications of Luminescent
Semiconductor Nanocrystals |
March 16
|
CTN |
Luis de Lecea, PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Stanford University |
Optogenetic control of arousal and reward |
March 18
(Thurs. 9 am)
|
Department
(Faculty candidate) |
Mahmoud Kiaei, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical
College of Cornell University |
Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation and Therapeutic
Development in animal model of
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
March 23
(cancelled) |
CTN |
Peter Kalivas, PhD,
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Neurosciences, Medical Univ. of South
Carolina |
(cancelled) |
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March 30 |
CTN |
Thomas R. Kosten, MD, Jay H Waggoner Chair and
Professor Psychiatry, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, Baylor & VA Houston |
Clinical Translational Research
Anti-addiction Medications |
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April 6 |
CTN |
Kathryn A. Hamilton, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of
Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State Univ. Health Sci. Cent.
Host: Dr. Abdallah Hayar |
The "forgotten" olfactory bulb interneurons:
characteristics and functions |
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April 13 |
Department |
Robert L. Stephens, Jr., PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State
Univ. Medical Center. Host: Dr. Elie Al-Chaer |
GLT-1 over-expression attenuates visceral nociception
and cross-organ sensitization of bladder nociception and function |
April 19
(Monday noon) |
Graduate (Candidacy exam) |
Martin Watts |
α2-Adrenoceptors Modulate TRPV4 and Reduce
Inflammation-Induced Visceral Pain |
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April 20 |
CTN |
John Hughes, MD,
Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Vermont. Host: Dr. Christine E
Sheffer |
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May 4 |
Department |
Yuzhi Chen, PhD, Dept. of Geriatrics and Neurobiology
and
Developmental Sciences, UAMS |
Ubiquitination and Alzheimer's Disease |
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May 11 |
Graduate |
Jennifer Watts |
Novel Mechanisms of Inflammatory Visceral Pain:
Functional Properties of Glia |
May 14
(Friday noon) |
Department |
Beata Wolska, PhD, Dept. of
Physiology in Medicine, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago. Host: Dr. Helen
Benes |
Rescue of Familial Cardiomyopathies by Alterations in
Ca Fluxes or Direct Modifications at the Sarcomere Level |
|
May 18 |
Graduate (Candidacy exam) |
Christen Simon |
Glutamatergic Modulation of the Pedunculopontine
Nucleus and its Potential Effects on Waking and REM Sleep |
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May 25 |
CTN |
Pham H. Liem, MD, Associate
Chief of Staff of Geriatrics and Extended Care, CAVHS, Jackson T.
Stephens Professor of Geriatrics, UAMS |
Fat, Full of Insulin and Forgetful: The relationship
between Adiposity, Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
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June 1 |
CTN |
Atom Sarkar, MD, PhD,
Director, Neurological Nanomedicine, Associate Director, Functional
Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
The Promise of Nanotechnology and
Nanomedicine |
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June 8 |
Department |
Helen Benes, PhD, Dept. of
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, UAMS |
Molecular analysis of sex-specific gene activity -
towards a novel mosquito control strategy |
June 22,
9:00 a.m. |
Department |
Shuliang Liu, Ph.D. Candidate; Mentor: Tammy L.
Kielian, PhD. |
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Pathogenesis and Immune Responses to
Citrobacter koseri Infection in the Central Nervous System |
June 22
(noon) |
Department and CTN |
Neso Kezunovic, Graduate student mentored
by E. Garcia-Rill, PhD |
Gamma Band Activity in the Nuclei of the Reticular Activating System |
Fall 2009
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Date
|
Series
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Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
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August 25 |
Graduate |
Jennifer Watts |
Report: P2XT Receptor
& Spinal Injury |
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September 2 (Wed.) |
Graduate |
Martin Watts |
Report: TRPV4 &
Visceral Hypersensitivity |
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September 8 |
Graduate |
Gregory Sorenson |
Report: Transcranial
Current Stimulation |
|
September 15 |
Graduate |
Angela Odle |
Report: Deletion of
Leptin Receptor in Neurons Leads to Obesity |
|
September 22 |
Graduate |
Christen
Simon |
Report: Properties of
a T-Type Ca2 Channel-Activated Slow Afterhyperpolarization in the
Thalamic Paraventricular Nucleus |
|
September 29 |
Graduate |
James Hyde |
Report:
Confocal Mapping of Cortical Inputs
onto Identified Pyramidal Neurons |
|
October 6 |
Graduate |
Gwendolyn Carter |
Report: Gene
Expression in Drosophila Model of Parkinson's Disease |
October 12
(Mond.) |
|
Chapter Meeting |
Arkansas Chapter of
the Society for Neuroscience Meeting |
|
October 20 |
|
No Seminar |
Soc. for Neuroscience Mtg. |
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October 27 |
|
No Seminar |
Chancellor's Teaching Award Ceremony |
|
November 3 |
Graduate |
|
Meet to Discuss Invited Extramural Speaker for the
Spring Semester |
|
November 10 |
Graduate |
Sasikanth Gorantla |
Report: Predicting Clinical Progression in Multiple
Sclerosis with the Magnetic Resonance Disease Severity Scale |
|
December 1 |
Department |
Mark Hannink, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry, Univ. of
Missouri. Host: Dr. Helen Benes |
Structural and functional analysis of Keap1: New
insights into regulation of anti-oxidant gene expression |
|
December 8 |
Graduate |
Nebojsa Kezunovic |
Report: High-Frequency Network Oscillations in
Cerebellar Cortex |
|
December 15 |
Department |
Jihong Xu, PhD, Dept. of
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, UAMS |
Immune Suppression of β-Lapachone on Inflammatory
Cytokines IL-23 and IL-17: Relevance to Autoimmune Diseases |
Spring 2009
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
|
|
January 13 |
CTN |
Donald J. Woodward, PhD, President and Director,
Neuroscience Research Institute of North Carolina, Winston Salem, NC |
Evolution of
Enabling Technology for Multineuron Recording: Impact on Studies of
Brain and Behavior |
|
January 27 |
Department |
Raghu Vemuganti, PhD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, University of
Wisconsin-Madison Medical School |
Role of transcription factors and MicroRNAs in ischemic
brain damage |
|
Thursday January 29,
4:00 pm, Pauly Auditorium G219, COPH |
|
Paul Ford, PhD, Clinical Bioethicist, The
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland
Clinic Lerner College of Medicine |
Innovating the Brain: Ethics of Neuro-technology |
|
March 31 |
CTN |
Jim Marcin, MD, MPH,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of California
Davis |
Pediatric
Telemedicine and its Applications in the ED and ICU |
|
April 7 |
Graduate |
Chaoxuan Dong |
Effects of Ketamine on Apoptosis and Neurogenesis of
Rat Fetal Cortical Neural Stem Progenitor Cells (NSPCs) |
|
April 14 |
CTN |
G. William Rebeck, Associate Professor, Dept. of
Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Georgetown University. Host: Dr. Yuzhi
Chen |
Synaptic Functions of Alzheimer's Proteins APP and ApoE |
|
April 21 |
Graduate |
Meijun Ye |
Cholinergic modulation of fast synaptic transmission in
the Pedunculopontine and Parafascicular nuclei: Implications for the
regulation of cortical arousal |
|
April 28 |
Graduate |
Christen Simon |
Glutamatergic
Modulation of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus and its Potential Effects on
Waking and REM Sleep |
|
May 5 |
Graduate |
Shuliang Liu |
Microglial Activation by Citrobacter koseri is Mediated by TLR4- and
MyD88-dependent Pathways |
|
May 12 |
Department |
Kumar Sambamurti, PhD, Professor,
Dept. of Physiology and Neurosciences, Medical University of South
Carolina |
Understanding AD through retinal degeneration |
|
May 26 |
Graduate |
Jennifer Watts |
Novel Mechanisms of Visceral Pain:
Functional Properties of Microglia |
|
June 2 |
Graduate |
Nebojsa Kezunovic |
Gamma
Oscillations During Brain Activity: Properties, Significance, and Future
Experiments |
Fall 2008
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
|
|
September 9
|
CTN |
Edgar Garcia-Rill, PhD, Director, Center for
Translational Neuroscience |
Center for Translational Research, 4 years
of progress |
|
September 16 |
CTN |
Jeffrey R. Kaiser,
MD, MA, Dept. of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, Arkansas Children's
Hospital |
The Influence of
Hypercapnia (↑CO2) on Neonatal Brain Injury: How High is Too High? |
|
September 30
|
CTN |
F. Edward Dudek, PhD,
Professor, Dept. of Physiology,
Univ. of Utah School of Medicine |
Progressive development of
spontaneous seizures in experimental epilepsy |
|
October 7 |
CTN |
William Fantegrossi, PhD,
Assistant
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, UAMS |
Nantenine analogues as MDMA antagonists and
PET ligands: a translational approach toward novel therapeutics |
|
October 14 |
CTN |
Richard Whit Hall, MD,
Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, UAMS |
Beam me in, Scotty: Telemedicine in Education, Clinical
Medicine and Research |
October 21
11:00-12:00 a.m. |
CTN |
John Dornhoffer, MD,
Professor, Director, Division of Otology/ Neurotology, Dept. of Otolaryngology,
UAMS |
Repetitive
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Tinnitus |
October 28
11:00-12:00 a.m. |
CTN |
Subimal Datta, PhD, Dept. of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Boston University |
Sleep: Learning
and Memory |
November 4
Education West Building, Room
226 |
Arkansas Chapter Soc. for Neuroscience |
William E. Sonntag, PhD, Professor and Donald W.
Reynolds Chair in Aging Research, Dept. of Geriatric Medicine,
Univ. of Oklahoma Health Science Center |
Worms, Flies, Dwarfs and Things That Go Bump in the Night: Growth
Hormone, IGF-1 and the Aging Brain |
|
November 18 |
Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics |
John Solaro, PhD,
Chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University
of Illinois at Chicago |
|
|
December 2 |
Graduate |
Ms. Wei Wang, PhD candidate working in the
laboratory of Dr. Steve Barger |
Structure-Function Study of Serine Racemase |
|
December 9 |
CTN |
Melanie MacNicol, PhD,
Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental
Sciences |
Neural Stem Cells; Developmental Decisions through mRNA
Translational Control |
Spring 2008
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
|
|
January 8 |
Dept. |
Sami Harik, MD, Dept. of Neurology, UAMS |
The Blood Brain Barrier in Health and Disease
|
|
January 23, Wed. 2:00 p.m., COPH, Rm 8240 |
Microanatomy Course Review
|
Steve Downing, PhD, Dept. of Anatomy
Microbiology and Pathology, Univ. of Minnesota Medical School Duluth
|
Curricular Changes at the
University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth: Internal Perspectives |
|
February 5 |
CTN |
Major General Bill Lefler, DDS, FACP, US Army
(Retired), Hot Springs Village, AR Tobacco Settlement
Commission Chairman
|
The history, progress and future impact of
the Tobacco Settlement in Arkansas |
|
February 12 |
Graduate/Postdoc |
Shuliang Liu |
|
|
March 11 |
Dept. |
Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD, PhD, UCLA |
Behavioral phenotypes of mouse models of
neurodegenerative diseases |
|
April 15 |
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense |
David Heister, Dept. of Neurobiology &
Developmental Sciences (Thesis director: Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill) |
Intrinsic mechanisms and cholinergic
modulation of the dorsal subcoeruleus: Implications for REM sleep |
|
May 13 |
Dept. |
John Tower, PhD, Univ. Southern California
(Host: Dr. Helen Benes) |
Nuclear-mitochondrial signaling and
Drosophila life span |
Fall 2007
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
|
|
September 4
|
CTN |
Michael Borrelli, PhD, UAMS Radiology |
Biofunctional imaging and image guided
therapies for Neuroscience |
|
September 11 |
CTN |
Carlos Schenck, MD, Hennepin Med. Ctr. Univ. Minneapolis Psychiatry |
REM sleep behavior disorder and Parkinsonism, and
Zolpidem-Induced Sleep Related Eating Disorder |
|
September 25 |
Bench-to-Bedside |
Alice Fann, MD, PhD &
Elie Al-Chaer, PhD, JD
|
Dr. Fann:
"Functional Pain: Fiction, Function or
Dysfunction"
Dr. Al-Chaer: "Pain: The Paradox of Research Advances and
Clinical Retreat" |
|
October 2 |
PhD Candidacy Exam |
Meijun Ye (Mentor: Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill) |
Cholinergic Modulation of Arousal
in the Pedunculopontine (PPN) and Parafascicular (Pf) Nuclei |
|
October 9 |
Graduate/Postdoc |
Wei Wang |
|
|
October 11, Thursday 9:00 a.m. |
Dissertation Defense |
Taasin Srivastava (Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol) College of Public Health
Building, Room 8-240 |
Role and Regulation of CPEB1 in Neuronal Cells |
|
October 16 |
Bench-to-Bedside |
Mark Mennemeier, PhD, & John Dornhoffer, MD |
Dr. Mennemeier:
"Is the ringing in your ears all in your head?"
Dr. Dornhoffer: "Beating Back the Noise: TMS and Tinnitus" |
|
October 23 |
Arkansas Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Annual
Meeting |
Roger Reep, PhD, Dept. of Physiological
Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida |
Neural Circuitry and Plasticity in a Rodent
Model of Hemispatial Neglect |
|
October 30 |
Graduate/Postdoc |
Chaoxuan Dong |
Ketamine Neurotoxicity in the Newborn Brain is Dose-Dependent and
Developmentally Regulated |
|
November 13 |
Dept. |
William Hickey, PhD, Dartmouth Medical
School (Host: Dr. Tammy Kielian) |
An Update on Microglia and Perivascular
Cells: their roles expand |
|
November 14, Wed. 11:00-12:00 |
Bench-to-Bedside |
Alison Oliveto, PhD and Michael Mancino, MD |
Drug Abuse and Relapse: The
Never-ending Story. |
|
November 27 |
CTN |
Mark Hallett, MD, PhD, Human Motor Control
section, NINDS, NIH |
Pathophysiology of Focal Dystonia and
Implications for Treatment |
|
Nov 28, Wed. 10:00 am |
Dissertation Defense |
Nirmal Phulwani - Dissertation Defense |
Modulating Astrocyte Activation in
Response to Staphylococcus Aureus: Relevance to Brain Abscess
|
|
December 18 |
Dept. |
Zach Brodrick |
|
Spring 2007
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
|
|
January 16 |
CTN |
Robert Greene, M.D., Ph.D.,
guest of Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill, Sherry Knopf Crasilneck Distinguished Chair in Psychiatry
Director National
Clozapine Coordinating Center
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas,
Southwestern |
The role of the adenosine A1 receptor in
sleep homeostasis |
|
January 23 |
|
Yuzhi Chen, Ph.D.,
Reynolds Center on Aging & Dept. of Neurobiology & Dev. Sciences
UAMS |
|
|
February 6 |
|
John P. Crow, Ph.D., guest of Dr. Paul Drew,
Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology,
UAMS |
|
|
February 20 |
|
Syed F. Ali, Ph.D., Senior Biomedical Research
Scientist, Division of Neurotoxicology,
National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA |
Alteration in mitochondrial proteome and
oxidative damage in MPTP-induced Parkinsonian model |
|
February 27 |
|
Barbara Clancy, Ph.D., Dept. of Biology,
University of Central Arkansas |
|
|
March 13 |
CTN |
Irving Vega, Ph.D.,
University of Puerto Rico |
|
|
March 20 |
|
Malathi Srivatsan, Ph.D., Dept. of Biological Sciences
Arkansas State University |
|
|
March 27 |
|
Lori Hensley, Ph.D.,
Dept. of Biology
Ouachita Baptist University |
|
|
April 3 |
CTN |
Scott Whittemore, Ph.D.,
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
|
|
April 10 |
|
Giulia Baldini, Ph.D., guest of Dr. Steve Barger,
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
|
|
April 17 |
|
Sandy Legan, Ph.D.
, Distinguished Lecturer for the Arkansas INBRE
Dept. of Physiology,
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington |
|
|
April 18 |
|
Michael A. Weiss, Ph.D.,
guest of Dr. Helen Benes, Chair, Dept. of
Biochemistry,
Case School of Medicine, Jointly hosted with the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molec. Biology, UAMS |
|
|
April 24 |
CTN |
David
Dinges, Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania |
|
|
May 1 |
|
John F. Bowyer, Ph.D.,
Research Pharmacologist, Division of
Neurotoxicology,
National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA/HHS |
Gene
Expression Changes Related to the Toxicity of Amphetamines: Lost in Translation? |
Fall 2006
|
Date
|
Series
|
Speaker
|
Topic- Click to read abstract
|
|
August 15 |
Graduate/Postdoc |
Meijun Ye
|
Year 1 - Literature
Review |
|
August 17, Thursday
9 AM
|
Graduate/Postdoc |
Cindy Zhang
|
Annual Research Seminar
|
|
August 22
|
Graduate/Postdoc |
David
Davies
Amanda Charlesworth
|
Course Objectives & Expectations Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
|
|
August 29
|
Graduate/Postdoc |
Shuliang Liu
|
PhD Candidacy Exam Seminar
|
|
September 5 |
Graduate/Postdoc |
David
Davies
Amanda Charlesworth
Steve Barger
|
Presentation Techniques, Styles and PowerPoint
|
|
September 19 |
Graduate/Postdoc
|
Zach Brodrick &
Kim Lockhart |
Mini-review of a recent or classical research paper by year-1 students |
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September
26
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Dept.
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Dr. Linda Restifo
Univ. of Arizona
Guest of Dr. H. Benes
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TBA |
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October 3
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Graduate/Postdoc |
Taasin Srivastava
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TBA |
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October 10
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Dept.
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Dr. Philip Wong
Guest of Dr. Y. Chen
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TBA |
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October 12, Thursday Noon |
Dept.
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Kathryn Howell
Univ. of Colorado Health Science Ctr.
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New Insights into Golgi Function from 3D Structure and Proteomics |
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October 17
|
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Soc. For Neuroscience Meeting |
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October 24
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Dept.
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Dr. Mohan Sopori
Guest of Dr. Srivatsan
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Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Neuroimmune Interactions
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October 31 |
Graduate/Postdoc
|
Chaoxuan Dong &
Prashanthi
Gummireddy |
Mini-review of a recent or classical research paper by year-1 students |
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November 14
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Dept.
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Dr. Galen Wenger
UAMS Pharmacology
Guest of Dr. C. Kane
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TBA
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November 16, Thursday
Noon
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Graduate/Postdoc |
Wei Wang
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PhD Candidacy Exam
College of Public Health Bldg. Rm. G232
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November 28
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Dept.
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Dr. Barry Connors
Brown University
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Guest of the Center for
Translational Neuroscience
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November 30, Thursday
11 am
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Graduate/Postdoc |
Tiffany Wallace Huitt
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DISSERTATION DEFENSE
College of
Public Health Bldg. Rm. 3202
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December 5
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Graduate/Postdoc |
Charlotte Yates
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DISSERTATION DEFENSE
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December 12
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Dept.
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Dr. Yuzhi Chen
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