University of Iowa :: Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Neuroscience Seminar Series

Fall 2007 - Spring 2008

Date	Location	Presenter	Topic
Aug 28	BBE	Jihye Lee Chun-Fang Wu Lab	cAMP-Dependent Homeostatic Regulation of Synaptic Strength at Drosophila Larval Neuromuscular Junctions
Sept 4	EMRB	Paul Casella College of Medicine	Speaking for Success
11	GH	Chad Leugers Gloria Lee Lab	Tau Influences AP-1 Activation and Neurite Initiation During NGF-Induced Differentiation
18	EMRB	No Seminar
25	BBE	Scott Schachtele Steve Green Lab	Synapse Development in the Auditory Cortex and the Role of Early Afferent Input
Oct 2	EMRB	Lavanya Vijayaraghavan Sergio Paradiso Lab	Emotional and Motivational Changes in Early & Late-onset Depression
9	No Seminar Today (Moved to Friday)
12	EMRB	Xiaowei Chen Gerry Gebhart Lab	Purinergic P2X and P2Y Receptors in Bladder Sensory Neurons
16	EMRB	Diana Gallegos Dan Tranel Lab	Learning in Alzheimer’s Disease is Facilitated by Social Interaction and Common Ground
23	EMRB	Matt Coryell John Wemmie Lab	ASIC1a Inhibition has Monoamine-independent Antidepressant
30	BBE	Inah Lee Department of Psychology	Knowing where and what to do: Interactions between Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus
Nov 6	No Seminar Today – Society for Neuroscience
13	EMRB	Amy Lee , Ph.D. Emory University School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pharmacology	Macromolecular Ca2+ Channel Signaling Complexes
15	EMRB	Aislinn Williams Henry Paulson Lab	Molecular Mechanisms of Polyglutamine Disease
20	No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break
27	BBE	Andrew Garrett Josh Weiner Lab	The Role of Glial Gamma-protocadherins in CNS Synapse Development
27	BBE	Carissa Philippi Tom Grawbowski and Dan Tranel Labs	Impairment in the Recognition of Emotion in Facial Expressions Following Fiber Tract Disconnection
Dec 4	EMRB	Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre Department of Neurology	Developing Therapeutic Strategies for DYT1 Dystonia
11	EMRB	Matt McNeill Rob Cornell Lab	Trpm7: A Model for Parkinsonisms?
11	EMRB	Mike Hernandez Natalie Denburg Lab	Effects of Normal Aging on Decision Making
18	EMRB	Vivian Costa-Bartlett Mike Welsh Lab	Effects of Overexpressing ASIC2a and ASIC3 in the Mouse Nervous System
Jan 22	EMRB
Jan 22	EMRB	Janelle Beadle Dan Tranel and Sergio Paradiso Labs	The Repeated Utimatum Game with Frized Opponents - A Novel Behavioural Measurement of Empathy"
29	BBE	Matt McNeill Rob Cornell Lab	Trpm7: A Model for Parkinsonisms?
29	BBE	Kanchna Ramchandran Natalie Denburg Lab	"Aging effect on domain specific risk"
Feb 5	EMRB	Sahib Khalsa Dan Tranel Lab	"Neural Systems Mediating Introspective Awareness"
12	EMRB	Hannah Klein de Licona Dan Bonthius Lab	"Congenital LCM
12	EMRB	Tim Koscik Dan Tranel Lab	"Congenital LCM
19	EMRB	Faraneh Khadem Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Head of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Unit Institute of Child Health, University College London
26	BBE	Kamal Rahmouni Department of Internal Medicine
March 4	EMRB	Yishan Sun Mike Welsh Lab	"Which way is up: Drosophila Detect Gravity with Specific Anatomical and Molecular Components of the Antenna"
March 4	EMRB	Josh Cosman Shaun Vecera Lab	The Control of Goal-Directed nad Stimulaus-Drivn Attention in the Brain"
11	EMRB	Aaron Boes Peg Nopulous Lab	Neuroanatomical Correclates of Externalizing Behavior"r"
18	No Seminar - Spring Break
25	BBE	Brain Awareness Week Keneth Heilman
April 1	EMRB	Unni Jensen Ralph Adolphs Lab
8	EMRB	Audrey Dickey Stefan Strack Lab	"Mitochondrial Restructuring and Synaptogenesis"
8	EMRB	Katie Croft Steve Anderson Lab	"Mitochondrial Restructuring and Synaptogenesis"
15	EMRB	Hans Packer Rob Philibert Lab	"Studying the Role of the Mediator Subunit MED12 in Neurodevelopment and Disease"
15	EMRB	Erik Asp Matt Rizzo Lab	Changes in Religiousity Following Brain Damage"
22	No Seminar Today (Thursday Seminar this week)
24	EMRB	Mel Feany , M.D., Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Pathology (co-sponsored with Molecular & Cellular Biology)	CANCELED
29	BBE	Morris Moscovitch, Ph.D. University of Toronto Professor of Psychology	"The Hippocampus As A "Stupid" Module of Memory"
May 6	EMRB	Amy Poremba Department of Psychology Psychology	CANCELED
13	EMRB	David Driscoll Steve Anderson Lab	CANCELED
20	EMRB	Mike Hernandez Natalie Denburg Lab	Effects of Normal Aging on Decision Making
20	EMRB	Pamela Wernett Rob Philibert Lab	Investigation of the Role of MED12 in Dopaminergic Differentiation"
27	EMRB	Peter Goadsby , M.D., Ph.D. Headache Group Institute of Neurology, London (Sponsored by Neurology)	"Modeling Migreain - Parts of the Whole"
June 3	EMRB	Kara Gordon Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre Lab
June 3	EMRB	Mi Ran Wang Rotating	"The Effect os Exercise and Music on the BDNF Inductino and Episodic Memory Among Human Subjects"
June 10	EMRB	Rotation Talks	Rupa Gupta, Mark Lobas, Sonya Mehta
17	EMRB	Rotation Talks	KC Rowe, Megan Sands, Ellen van der Plas