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Neurosciences Calendar (2012-2013 Academic Year)
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Current Events
| May 2013 | |||
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| Thu 2 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Nirao Shah Title: “Neural control of sexually dimorphic behaviors” Institution: University of California San Francisco Hosts: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 6 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Teresa Evans |
| Wed 8 | 4:00 p.m. p.m. | SOM E501 | Frontiers in Biological Sciences Speaker: Dr. Takao Hensch Title: “Shaping Neural Circuits by Early Experience” Institution: Harvard University Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Thu 9 | - | - | No Seminar |
| Mon 13 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Kaitlin Carlson |
| Thu 16 | 12:10 a.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Lee Hoffer Title: “Modeling the influence of drug markets on heroin addiction trajectories” Institution: Case Western Reserve University |
| Mon 20 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Didi Mamaligas |
| Thu 23 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Beth Habecker Title: “Post-infarct remodeling of cardiac sympathetic nerves” Institution: Oregon Health and Science University Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 27 | - | - | University Holiday - Memorial Day |
| Thu 30 | 12:10 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Dr. Valerie Verge Title: “Regenerative Neuronal Reprogramming” Institution: Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center, Canada Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
Previous Events
| April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Nick Schmandt |
| Thu 4 | 12:30 p.m. | SOM E501 | Neurosciences Seminar and the Distinguished Neural Prosthesis Lecture Speaker: Dr. Stephen G. Waxman Title: “Chasing Men on Fire: Na Channels and Neurological Disorders” Institution: Yale School of Medicine Hosts: Dr. Richard Zigmond, Dr. Robert Kirsch and Dr. Anthony Furlan |
| Fri 5 | 8:00 a.m. | Kulas Aud Lakeside 5th Floor | Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Dr. Stephen G. Waxman Title: “Fire, Fantoms, and Fugu: Sodium Channels from Squid to Clinic ” Institution: Yale School of Medicine Hosts: Dr. Anthony Furlan, Dr. Robert Kirsch and Dr. Richard Zigmond Reception immediately following in BRB Atrium |
| Mon 8 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Colleen McLaughlin |
| Thu 11 | 12:10 a.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Macklis Title: : “Molecular Logic of Neocortical Projection Neuron Development, Degeneration, and Regeneration” Institution: Harvard University Hosts: Angela Filous and Joe Vithayathil |
| Mon 15 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Alex Sargent |
| Thu 18 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Karoly Mirnics Title: “GABA-ergic Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: from Postmortem Studies in Animal Models” Institution: Vanderbilt University Hosts: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Robert Ronis |
| Fri 19 | 8:00 a.m. | W.O. Walker Bldg. 1st Flr. Auditorium | Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Mayer-Haber Lecture Speaker: Dr. Karoly Mirnics Title: “Neuroimmune changes in autism and schizophrenia” Institution: Vanderbilt University Hosts: : Dr. Robert Ronis and Dr. Richard Zigmond Reception immediately following |
| Mon 22 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Taylor Jay |
| Thu 25 | 12:10 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jeff Coller Title: “Decapping of coding and non-coding RNA” Institution: Case Western Reserve University Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 29 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Megan Tasnadi |
| March 2013 | |||
| Fri 1 | 8:00 a.m. | Kulas Aud Lakeside | Neurology Grand Rounds (shared with Neurosciences) Speaker: Dr. Jun Chen Title: “Neuroprotection against Stroke: lost in clinical translation” Institution: University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Hosts: Dr. Anthony Furlan and Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 4 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Jim Sears |
| Thu 7 | 12:10 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Robert Ruff Title: “Post-traumatic Headaches with Emphasis on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Troops Returning from the Middle East” Institution: Case Western Reserve University |
| Mon 11 | - | - | No Journal Club |
| Thu 14 | 11:15 a.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Nathaniel Sawtell Title: “Mechanisms for sensory prediction in a cerebellum-like circuit” Institution: Columbia University Host: Dr. David Friel |
| Thu 14 | 2:00 p.m.  | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Thesis Defense Speaker: Rebecca James Title: Title: “Crimpy sorts a BMP into the regulated secretory pathway for activity-dependent release in Drosophila motorneurons” Thesis adviser: Dr. Heather Broihier Reception at 4:30 p.m. in SOM E646 |
| Mon 18 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Loren Schmidt |
| Thu 21 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Monica Justice Title: “A genetic suppressor screen in the mouse identifies new therapeutic targets for Rett Syndrome” Institution: Baylor College of Medicine Host: Dr. David Katz |
| Mon 25 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Amanda Tran |
| Thu 28 | - | - | No Seminar |
| Fri 29 | 8:00 a.m. | Kulas Aud Lakeside | Neurosciences Joint Seminar/Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Dr. Mahlon DeLong Title: “Circuits and Circuit Disorders; Role of Neuromodulation in Movement Disorders” Institution: University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Hosts: Dr. Anthony Furlan and Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| February 2013 | |||
| Mon 4 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Sungho Lee |
| Thu 7 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Paul Ford Title: “Control, Consent, and Liberty: Ethical challenges in neurosurgical research” Institution: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 11 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Meredith Sorenson Whitney |
| Thu 14 | - | - | No Seminar |
| Mon 18 | - | - | No Journal Club |
| Thu 21 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Shared with the Department of Pathology Speaker: Dr. Bruce Trapp Title: “Myelin Repair in the Multiple Sclerosis Brain” Institution: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 25 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Becki Skerrett |
| Thu 28 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Shared with the Department of Neurology, U.H. Speaker: Dr. Jun Chen Title: “Inducible DNA Repair and Neuroprotection Against Cerebral Ischemia” Institution: University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Anthony Furlan |
| Thu 28 | 4:00 p.m. | BRB 105 | Special Seminar Co-sponsored by The Predoctoral Training Grant in Neurosciences and the Department of Bioethics Speaker: Dr. Michael Zigmond Title: : “Responsible conduct in preparing research articles” Institution: University of Pittsburgh Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| January 2013 | |||
| Tues 1 |  | - | University Holiday |
| Mon 7 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Brad Lang |
| Thu 10 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sloan Title: “Glioma Stem Cells: Biology, Clinical Implications, & Results of Early Stage Clinical Studies” Institution: Case Western Reserve University Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 14 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Jeff Blair |
| Thu 17 | 12:30 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Klaus Miczek Title: : “CRF-amine interactions in VTA: Role in social stress and cocaine abuse” Institution: Tufts University Host: Dr. Gemma casadesus |
| Mon 21 |  | - | University Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Thu 24 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speakers: Dr. John Leigh and Dr. Sascha du Lac Title: “Nystagmus, motor learning and the cerebellum” Institution: Case Western Reserve University and the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 28 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Julie Savage |
| Thu 31 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Vera Moiseenkova-Bell Title: “Dissecting the underlying principles of pain sensation” Institution: Case Western Reserve University Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| December, 2012 | |||
| Mon 3 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Pavel Puzerey |
| Thu 6 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Aaron Vinik Title: “Autonomic Imbalance: Prophet of Doom or Hope” Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School/Strelitz Diabetes Center Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Anthony Furlan |
| Fri 7 | 8:00 a.m. | Kulas Auditorium, UH Lakeside | Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Dr. Aaron Vinik Title: “Management of Neuropathic Pain – a New Paradigm” |
| Mon 10 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Jon Niemi |
| Thu 13 | 12:30 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar co-sponsored by Advance Platform Technology (APT) Center Speaker: Dr. Steven Shih-ting Hsiao Title: “Neural Mechanisms of Tactile Object Recognition” Institution: The Johns Hopkins University Hosts: Dr. Dan Wesson and Dr. Dustin Tyler |
| Fri 14 | 4:00 p.m. | The College Club | Department of Neurosciences Holiday Party |
| Mon 24 |  | - | University Holiday |
| Tues 25 |  | - | University Holiday |
| Mon 31 |  | - | University Holiday |
| November 2012 | |||
| Thu 1 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Horton Title: “Double Vision: Perception, Suppression, and Behavior” Institution: Beckman Vision Center, UCSF Host: Dr. R. John Leigh |
| Mon 5 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Isaac Youngstrom |
| Wed 7 | 12:30 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Special Seminar Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Kosik Title: “Perspectives on microRNAs in the Nervous System and in Stem Cells” Institution: Neuroscience Research Institute/University of California, Santa Barbara Host: Dr. Gary Landreth |
| Fri 9 | 12:30 p.m. | SOM E401 | Department of Neurosciences Special Seminar Speaker: Dr. Frederic Geissmann Title: “Development and functions of monocytes and macrophages” Institution: Center for Molecular & Cellular Biology of Inflammation (CMCBI); King’s College London, UK Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond |
| Mon 12 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Megan Tasnadi |
| Wed 14 | 12:30 | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Co-sponsored with the International Center for Autism Research Speaker: Dr. Ricardo Dolmetsch Title: “Using induced pluripotent stem cells to study autism spectrum disorders” Institution: Stanford University/Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Lynn Singer |
| Mon 19 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Joe Vithayathil |
| Thu 24 |  | - | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Fri 25 |  | - | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Mon 26 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Angela Filous |
| Thu 29 | 4:00 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Co-sponsored with the Department of Biology Speaker: Dr. Steven Reppert Title: “Neurobiology of Monarch Butterfly Migration” Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School Hosts: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Radhika Atit |
| October 2012 | |||
| Mon 1 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Rishi Dhingra |
| Thu 4 | 12:10 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Co-Sponsored with the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center Speaker: Dr. Roman Giger Title: “Inhibitors of Neuronal Growth and Synaptic Plasticity” Institution: University of Michigan School of Medicine Hosts: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Robert Kirsch |
| Mon 8 | - | - | No Journal Club |
| Thu 11 | - | - | No Seminar - Society for Neuroscience Meeting |
| Mon 15 | - | - | No Journal Club - Society for Neuroscience Meeting |
| Thu 18 | - | - | No Seminar |
| Mon 22 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Brad Lang |
| Thu 25 | 12:10 | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Co-sponsored with the Department of Psychiatry Speaker: Dr. Bryan Yamamoto Title: “A Liver-Brain Link in the Excitotoxic Effects of Methamphetamine” Institution: The University of Toledo Host: Dr. Richard Zigmond and Dr. Robert Ronis |
| Mon 29 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Steve Wyler |
| September 2012 | |||
| Mon 3 |  | - | University Holiday (Labor Day) |
| Mon 10 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Maggie Wright |
| Thu 13 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Donald Wilson Title: “Learning to smell: Cortical plasticity and perception in olfaction” Institution: Emotional Brain Institute, New York University School of Medicine Host: Dr. Dan Wesson |
| Mon 17 | - | - | No Journal Club |
| Tues 18 | 1:00 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Thesis Defense Speaker: Brent Cameron Title: “The Role of IL-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 in Microglial Activation in Alzheimer’s Disease” Thesis adviser: Dr. Gary Landreth Reception to follow at 4:00 p.m. in E646 |
| Thu 20 | 12:10 | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Diamond Title: “Specialized synapses compute visual information in the retina” Institution: Synaptic Physiology Section, NINDS Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health Host: Dr. Chris Ford |
| Fri 21 | 2:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Thesis Defense Speaker: Robert Hyde Title: “Mnemonic representations of transient stimuli and temporal sequences in the rodent dentate gyrus in vitro” Thesis adviser: Dr. Ben Strowbridge Reception to follow at 4:30 p.m. in E646 in combination with Beer Hour |
| Mon 24 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Marc DePaul |
| Thu 27 | 12:10 | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Melissa Rolls Title: “Dendrite regeneration: an unexplored neuronal strategy for survival” Institution: National Institutes of Health Host: Dr. Heather Broihier |
| June 2012 | |||
| Mon 4 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Emily Curry |
| Mon 11 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Megan Tasnadi |
| May 2012 | |||
| Thu 3 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E501 | Department of Neurosciences Chair Candidate Seminar Speaker: Dr. Ege Kavalali Title: “Parallel Pathways for Neurotransmitter Release and Signaling at Central Synapses” Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
| Thu 10 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Ted Dick Title: “Respiratory Pattern Generation: On beyond the rhythm” Institution: Case Western Reserve University |
| Mon 14 | 12:00 p.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Journal Club Speaker: Jeff Blair |
| Wed 16 | 12:30 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Vladimir Kefalov Title: : “Cone Visual Cycle in the Vertebrate Retina.” Hosted by: The Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Neurosciences |
| Thu 17 | 12:10 p.m. | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. John Flanagan Title: “Axon guidance and regeneration: transmembrane receptors and RNA-based regulation mechanism” Institution: Harvard Medical School Hosts: Angela Filous and Joe Vithayathil |
| Mon 21 | 10:00 a.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Thesis Defense Speaker: Stephanie Fox Title: “Engrailed is required in maturing serotonin neurons to regulate the cytoarchitecture and survival of the dorsal raphe nucleus” Thesis adviser: Dr. Evan Deneris * Reception at 3:30 p.m. in E646 |
| Thu 24 | 12:10 | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. John Oghalai Title: “The outer Hair Cell in Hearing and Hearing Loss” Institution: Stanford School of Medicine Hosts: Dr. Steve Maricich |
| Tues 29 | 9:00 a.m. | SOM E646 | Department of Neurosciences Thesis Defense Speaker: Joanna Pucilowska-Nemeth Title: Title: “Mechanism of ERK signaling during cortical development” Thesis adviser: Dr. Gary Landreth * Reception to follow on another day - TBA |
| Thu 31 | 12:10 | BRB 105 | Department of Neurosciences Seminar Speaker: Dr. Azad Bonni Title: “Regulation of Neuronal Connectivity by Ubiquitin Signaling” Institution: Harvard Medical School Host: Dr. Gary Landreth |
