Seminars - 2008
January 7, 2008
"Modulation of synaptic transmission in the BNST: implications for alcohol abuse"
Thomas Kash, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt University
January 8, 2008
"Escalated aggression: dysregulation of serotonin by GABA and CRF”
Klaus Miczek, Ph.D
Moses Hunt Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Tufts University
January 14, 2008
"Social reward among adolescent mice"
Garet Lahvis, Ph.D.
Univ of Wisconsin - Madison
January 22, 2008
"Stress: yoking needs to wants"
Norman Pecoraro, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of California, San Francisco
January 28, 2008
"Gene regulation during hearing and singing: Insights into avian vocal communication"
Claudio V. deMello, Ph.D.
Neurological Sciences Institute
Oregon Health & Science University
February 12, 2008
"St. John's Wort (Hypericum Perforatum): Possible mechanism of action as antidepressive agent"
Moshe Rehavi, Ph.D.
Visiting Scientist
February 14, 2008
"Substance use transitions in youth: Prediction and prevention"
Marvin D. Krank, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Dean of Graduate Studies
The University of British Columbia
March 18, 2008
"Spiny lobsters detect blood-borne alarm cues exclusively through olfactory sensilla"
Shkelzen "Zeni" Shabani, Ph.D. Candidate
Georgia State University - Charles Derby lab
March 25, 2008
"Opiates, opioids, and addictions"
Mary Jeanne Kreek, Ph.D.
Patrick E. and Beatrice M. Haggerty Professor
Rockefeller University
March 31, 2008
"Are we looking for biomarkers of oxidative stress in all the right places? A comprehensive characterization of guanosine oxidation in the triphosphate pool using a copper-ascorbate model of oxidative stress"
Celeste Bolin, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Montana
April 7, 2008
"New synapses and BDNF mediate cue-induced drug seeking behavior"
Gloria Meredith, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharamcology
Rosalind Franklin University
April 15, 2008
"Cerebellar ischemia: mechanisms of damage and protection, and possible modulation by chronic alcohol consumption"
David Rossi, Ph.D.
Neurological Sciences Institute Assistant Professor
April 25, 2008
"Synaptic mechanisms engaged by behaviorally-relevant neuronal activity"
Matthew Frerking, Ph.D.
Neurological Sciences Institute Assistant Scientist
May 12, 2008
Joseph D. Matarazzo Lecture Series
“Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Addiction”
Eric Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.
Lou and Ellen McGinley Distinguished Chair in Psychiatric Research
Professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
May 20, 2008
"The development of correlated spontaneous activity within functional brain networks"
Damien Fair, Doctoral Candidate
Washington University School of Medicine - Neuroscience
June 6, 2008
"DOH! Homers regulate drug-induced neuroplasticity"
Karen Szumlinski, PhD
Assistant Professor - Psychology
University of California - Santa Barbara
June 20, 2008
"Interactive effects of ethanol and nicotine on learning in C57BL/6 mice"
Danielle Gulick, Doctoral Candidate
Temple University, Department of Psychology
July 24, 2008
"Exploring caffeine dependence in rats using conditioned taste avoidance"
Sarah Dreumont-Boudreau, Doctoral Candidate
Psychology Department, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
July 25, 2008
"Gene therapy to (epi-)genomics in chronic pain research"
Andreas Beutler, MD
Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
September 10, 2008
"Of mice & rats: The discriminative stimulus properties of the atypical antipsychotic drug Clozapine"
Joseph H. Porter, Ph.D.
VA Visiting Scientist Seminar