| January 22nd |
Faculty Research Presentation
Developmental neurobiology approaches to brain tumor biology, John Kuo |
| January 29th |
Faculty Research Presentation
Lipid metabolism and cytokines in stroke, Rao Adibhatla |
| February 5th |
Student Research Presentation
Connecting behavior, brain, and biochemistry in autism under a model of amygdala allostasis,
Brendon Nacewicz |
| February 12th |
Faculty Research Presentation
Role of transcription factors in post-ischemic cerebral inflammation and brain damage, Raghu Vemuganti
Adeno-associated viral vectors: Potential applications in the study of nervous system function, Corinna Burger |
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Normal Aging of the Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease (Luigi Puglielli) |
| February 19th |
Introduction
A macrosopic to microscopic perspective on Alzheimer’s Disease, Courtney Guenther |
| February 26th |
The players-substrate and enzymes of AD neuropathology, Ken O’Riordan
The aging program and the aging brain, Jessica Jarecki |
| March 5th |
p53/p44, pTEN, p75, and the program to the aging brain and AD, Melissa Harris
Neurotrophins and neurotrophin receptors; A possible link to AD neuropathology, Erica Rosenbaum |
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Reconciling Altruism with Evolutionary Theory (Garet Lahvis) |
| March 12th |
Introduction
Reconciling altruism and natural selection via neuroscience, Meaghan Bychowski |
Thursday,
March 15th |
Neuroscience Lecture Series
p53 and the control of adult neurogenesis
Heidi Scrable, University of Virginia
4:00 pm, 140 Bardeen |
| March 19th |
What factors influence cooperation in a group?, Michelle Edelmann |
| March 26th |
Exploring the neuronal substrates of cooperative behavior: A role for empathy?, Elliott Merriam |
| April 2nd |
Spring Break, No Class |
| April 9th |
Ethics Presentation |
Thursday,
April 12th |
CANCELLED!!
Neuroscience Lecture Series
Higher functions of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and how they are affected by age and gender,
Daniel Tranel, University of Iowa
4:00 pm, 140 Bardeen |
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Homeostatic Plasticity (Dan Uhlrich and Donata Oertel) |
| April 16th |
Introduction
The more things change, the more things stay the same: Homeostatic plasticity in neurons and neuronal networks, Keith Hengen |
| April 23rd |
Neuroscience Lecture Series/Grass Lecture
Glutamate receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity
Roger Nicoll, University of California-San Francisco |
| April 30th |
Homeostatic plasticity: Ins and outs of glutamate receptors-arg!, Michael Dash |
Thursday,
May 3rd |
Neuroscience Lecture Series
How does the neuron doctrine relate to the cell theory? The relevance of contemporary evidence
Ray Guillery
University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:00 pm, 140 Bardeen |
| May 7th |
Homeostic plasticity: Terminal talk
Megan Campbell |
Thursday,
May 17th |
Daniel Tranel
University of Iowa
Cosponsored with NTP |