| Thursday, May 10 |
| 8:30-9:15 |
Registration and Breakfast |
CROET Atrium |
| 9:15-10:15 |
Talk Session I: Cell Signalling
| Tom Coate |
Eph/ephrin signaling during enteric nervous system development in Manduca |
| Chang Liu |
Ras and cAMP synergistically activate Rap1 via Epac2 |
| Nicholas Oesch |
Post-synaptic Processing of Inputs in Direction Selective Retinal Ganglion Cells |
|
Vollum M1441 |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
CROET Atrium |
| 10:45-11:45 |
Talk Session II: Biology of Disease
| Brenda Marsh |
Tolerance to ischemia: Toll-like receptors redirect the brain's response to stroke |
| Christina Gremel |
Ethanol conditioned reinforcement depends upon dopamine receptors in the amygdala and NMDA receptors in the accumbens |
| Bernadette Grayson |
Changes in melanocortin expression and inflammatory pathways in fetal offspring of nonhuman primates fed a high-fat diet |
|
Vollum M1441 |
| 12:00-3:00 |
Lunch & Posters
|
Old Library |
| 3:15-3:45 |
Awards
- Outstanding Journal Article
- Alumni Association Post-Doc Award: Jian Qiu, "A G Protein-coupled Estrogen Receptor is Involved in Hypothalamic Control of Energy Homeostasis"
|
BSC 4340 |
| 4:00-5:00 |
Keynote address
| Dr. Arthur J. Miller, PhD |
From dQuail to the Swallow: Three-dimensional Volumetric Imaging and Its Exciting New Applications in Craniology |
|
BSC 4340 |
| 5:00-6:30 |
Speaker reception |
CROET Atrium |
| Friday, May 11 |
| 8:30-9:15 |
Registration and Breakfast |
CROET Atrium |
| 9:15-10:15 |
Talk Session III: Behavioral Neuroscience
| Trish Pruis |
Brain and hormonal basis of emotion in older women |
| James Stafford |
The Persistence of Memory Following its disruption |
| David Roalf |
Habituation to Emotional Stimuli: The Effects of Aging |
|
Vollum M1441 |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
CROET Atrium |
| 10:45-11:45 |
Talk Session IV: Drugs & Devices
| Dan Sherbenou |
A subset of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients on ABL kinase inhibitor therapy develop point mutations outside the BCR-ABL kinase domain that can decrease drug sensitivity |
| Adam Goodworth |
Application of Optimization Methods to Predict Performance of a Vibrotactile Balance Prosthesis |
| Sonja Billes |
A role for dopamine in neuroendocrine regulation of food intake |
|
Vollum M1441 |
| 12:00-3:00 |
Lunch & Posters
|
Old Library |
| 3:15-4:00 |
Talk Session V: Molecular Mechanisms
| Ashleigh Miller |
A mouse model of gastrointestinal cancer development |
| Erik Yukl |
Interdomain Interactions within the two-component heme-based sensor protein DevS from Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
|
BSC 4340 |
| 4:00-5:00 |
Talk Session VI: Public Health & Epidemiology
| Hon Ho |
What are the different characteristics between gamblers who prefer strategic games and those who prefer non-strategic games? |
| Denise Dinulescu, MD |
A Method of Quantifying the Cognitive Complexity of Computerized Provider Order Entry Systems User Interfaces |
|
BSC 4340 |
| 5:00-6:30 |
Happy Hour & Awards |
CROET Atrium |