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2007 GA/SC Neuroscience Consortium Meeting
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To bring neuroscientists together from throughout the various institutions in GA and SC to discuss recent research findings and develop ways to enhance collaborations between the institutions |
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Marriott Hotel & Suites Two Tenth Street Augusta, GA 30901 |
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April 20-21, 2007 Reception - Friday, April 20 at 7:00 PM Meeting - Saturday, April 21 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Schedule of Events |
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Friday |
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| 7:00 PM | Opening Reception | Welcome everyone to Augusta | |
Saturday |
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| 8:00 AM | 8:15 AM | Dr.
Robert Yu, Director, Institute of Neuroscience, MCG Dr. Darrell Brann, Program Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program, MCG Dr. D. Douglas Miller, Dean, School of Medicine, MCG |
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| Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) | (Session Chair: Dr. Mark Kindy) | ||
| 8:15 AM | 9:15 AM | Dr. Mark Kindy Professor Director, Neuroscience Institute |
"An Overview of Neuroscience Research at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)" |
| Peter Kalivas, Ph.D. C0-Chair, Department of Neurosciences, MUSC |
"Can we forget to be addicted? Addiction as a disease of neuroplasticity." | ||
| Inderjit Singh, Ph.D. Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, MUSC |
"Peroxisomes: Inducers and Victims of Neuroinflammatory Disease" | ||
| Gary Aston-Jones, Ph.D. Endowed Chair, Department of Neurosciences, MUSC |
"The cortex in context:
Locus coeruleus, optimal performance, and maximal utility" |
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University of Georgia |
(Session Chair: Dr. Gaylen Edwards) | ||
| 9:15 AM | 10:15 AM | Dr. Gaylen Edwards Professor, Chair of Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute Division of Neuroscience |
"An Overview of Neuroscience Research at the University of Georgia (UGA)" |
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Shrestha, 'Yogen' Yogendra Graduate Student - Foods and Nutrition University of Georgia |
"Effect of reducing hypothalamic ghrelin and its receptor by RNA interference on energy balance in rats" | ||
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Claire Seymour, PhD Post Doctoral at Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Georgia |
"Inverse relationship of behavioral sensitization and conditioned place preference in individual rats" | ||
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Dave Machacek, PhD Research Professional II Animal & Dairy Science University of Georgia |
"Human neural progenitors: A new starting point" | ||
| 10:15 AM | 10:35 AM | Coffee Break | |
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Medical College of Georgia |
(Session Chair: Dr. Robert Yu) |
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| 10:35 AM | 11:35 AM | Dr. Robert K. Yu Director, Neuroscience Institute |
"An Overview of Neuroscience Research at Medical College of Georgia (MCG)" |
| Dr. David Hess Chair, Department of Neurology |
"Translating stroke from the wet lab to the community hospital" | ||
| Dr. Nevin Lambert Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology |
"Imaging G protein dissociation in live cells" | ||
| Dr. Lin Mei Eminent Scholar in Neuroscience Director, Developmental Neurobiology Program, IMMAG |
"Synapse formation and synaptic plasticity: pre and post mechanisms." | ||
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| University of South Carolina | (Session Chair: Dr. Marlene Wilson) | ||
| 11:35 AM | 12:35 PM | Dr. Marlene Wilson Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, & Neuroscience |
"An Overview of Neuroscience Research at University of South Carolina (USC)" |
| Sandra J. Kelly, PhD Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology University of South Carolina |
"Social deficits in an animal model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Neural and behavioral mechanisms." | ||
| David Mott, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience University of South Carolina School of Medicine |
"Effects of Neurgulin on Epileptiform Activity" | ||
| Deanna
Smith, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of South Carolina |
"A role for the lissencephaly protein, Lis1, in dynein-dependent transport." | ||
| 12:35 PM | 1:35 PM | Lunch Break | |
| Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) | (Session Chair: Dr. Walter Wilcyzynski) | ||
| 1:35 PM | 3:00 PM | ||
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Walter Wilczynski, PhD Professor of Psychology and Co-Director for Research Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Georgia State University |
"An Overview of Neuroscience Research at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN)" | ||
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Anne Z. Murphy, PhD |
“Sex differences in the Actions of Morphine” |
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Marise Parent, PhD |
“Pathological effects of a high fructose diet on brain and behavior” |
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Alec Davidson, PhD |
“Chronic jet-lag shortens lifespan in mice” | ||
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Hang Lu, PhD |
"Tempering worm brain and behavior with microtechnologies"
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Larry J. Young, PhD |
"Neurobiology of Social Bonding" | ||
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3:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
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"Making the Most of Our GA/SC Neuroscience Consortium - A Discussion of Ways to Enhance our Interactions and Strengthen Neuroscience Research in GA and SC" - planned discussion topics include - 1) collaborative/coalition funding possibilities, 2) creating mechanisms to enhance research collaborations, etc… (Target audience – Program/Institute/Center/Department directors, administrators, faculty) |
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Co-Chairs: Dr.
Robert Yu and Dr. David Hess, MCG; Dr.
Lawrence Reagen, USC |
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"Transitioning to Independence - How to Move Up the Ranks in Academia" - panel discussion led by senior faculty and postdoctoral affairs officer (Target audience - Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, Junior Faculty) |
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Co-Chairs: Dr.
Janet Fisher, USC; Dr. John Wagner,
UGA |
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"Neuroscience Curriculum and Education - Modes and Models at Our Various Institutions - What We Can Learn From Each Other" - discussion of neuroscience curriculum at the various institutions, the different approaches used and how to meet the common challenges we face in the education of our students and future neuroscientists (Target audience - Course Directors, faculty, graduate students) |
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Co-Chairs: Dr.
Marlene Wilson, USC;
Dr. Darrell Brann,
(MCG) |
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"Surviving the Current Funding Crunch" - panel discussion led by senior scientists who have survived many up and down funding cycles and offer advice on weathering this current funding crisis, discussion of various bridge mechanisms at all the participating institutions in GA and SC – particular discussion of what works best, what more can be done, (Target audience – young faculty, graduate students, postdocs) |
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| Co-Chairs: Dr. Sandra Kelly, USC; Dr. Lin Mei, (MCG) | |||
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| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
Reception and Poster Session |
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Links to:
Poster/Abstract Instructions and
Forms
Registration Form
Hotel Accommodations
MCG Institute of Neuroscience website: http://www.mcg.edu/Institutes/INS/
Institute of
Neuroscience
Medical College of Georgia
Please e-mail comments, suggestions or
questions to:
Laura Hutcheson, ljhutche@mcg.edu
March 06, 2007