Seminar Series: Academic Year 2012 - 2013
FALL 2012
Unless otherwise noted, seminars will be on Tuesday, 11am, Behavioral Sciences Bldg., Rm. 357
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| SEPTEMBER (9/3-Holiday) | ||
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NB793: Organizational Meeting, (W1, A/Z- 1:00pm) |
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11 |
Dr. Jozsef Vigh Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1617 |
Activity-Dependent Plasticity in the Retina |
| 18 | Dr. Jason Cannon Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Toxicology, Purdue University, School of Health Sciences, Civil Engineering Bldg., 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2051 |
Potentiation and Protection in Gene-Environment Models of Parkinson’s Disease |
| 25 | Dr. Jingshi Shen Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, 347 UCB, MCDB A3B40, Boulder, CO, 80309 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Neurotransmitter Release |
| OCTOBER | ||
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| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| 2 | Dr. Steven G. Britt |
Cell Fate Determination in the Drosophila Retina |
| 9 | Dr. Leslie M. Stone-Roy
Special Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 |
Regulation of Taste Sensitivity |
12 Friday |
Dr. Don W. Cleveland Professor of Medicine, Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, CMM East, 9500 Gilman Dr., LaJolla, CA 92093 |
From Charcot to Lou Gehrig: Mechanism and Therapy for ALS and Beyond |
| 16 | NO SEMINAR
Society for Neursocience Annual Meeting
October 13-17, 2012 |
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23 |
Dr. Richard A. Bessen
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO |
Prion Diseases: Neuroinvasion, Excretion, & Neurodegeneration in the Olfactory System |
| 30 | Dr. Matthew J. Kennedy Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045 |
Visualizing Cellular Mechanisms for Synaptic Plasticity |
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Dr. C. Edward Dixon Director, Brain Trauma Research Center, Professor and Vice Chair of Research, and Neurotrauma Chair in Neurosurgery, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 3434 Fifth ave., 123A Hill Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA 15260 |
Traumatic Brain Injury: Models and Mechanisms |
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Dr. Hamilton E. Farris |
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NO SEMINAR- Fall Recess |
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Dr. Gidon Felsen |
Neural Bases of Decisions and Movements in Rodent Models |
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| 4 | Dr. Todd Maddox |
Dual Processing Modes of Learning |
13 Thursday 2:00 PM 103 Pathology |
Co-Sponsored with Frontier's in Biomedical Seminar Series Dr. Edna Hardeman Unit Head, Neuromuscular and Regenerative Medicine
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Chair, Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
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Gtf2ird1 and the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Human Behaviour |
14 Friday 10 AM MRB 123
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Dr. Peter Gunning Professor, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 02 9385 2471 |
Tropomyosin Directed Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton in Neurons |
| 15-21 | No Seminars - Winter Break | |
SPRING 2013
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| 1-21 | NO SEMINAR - Winter Break |
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NB793 - Organizational Meeting (W1 A/Z - 1:00pm-2:00pm)
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| 29 | NO SEMINAR – [26-31 46th Winter Conference on Brain Research – Breckenridge, CO |
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| 5 | NO SEMINAR - [February 2-6, 2013 - Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA] |
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| 12 | Dr. Mark E. Wheeler Associate Professor; Cognitive Program Chair; Dept. of Psychology; University of Pittsburgh; 608 LRDC; Pittsburgh, PA, 15260. |
The Tipping Point: fMRI Reveals Temporal Neural Dynamics of Perceptual Decision-Making |
| 19 | Dr. David M. Berson Professor; Dept. of Neuroscience; Brown University; Box G- LN; Providence, RI, 02912. |
Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: New Types, New Functions |
| 26 | Dr. Aaron B. Bowman
Assistant Professor; Dept. of Neurology and Pediatrics; Vanderbilt University; 6133A MRB3III; 465 21st Avenue South; Nashville, TN, 37232-8552 |
Patient-Derived Stem Cell Models of Toxicant Risk in Neurodegenerative Disease |
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| 12 | Dr. Glenn C. Telling
Director, Prion Research Center; Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology; Colorado State University; Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1619. |
Deciphering the Mechanisms of Prion-Based Inheritance |
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NO SEMINAR - Spring Recess (March 16-24, 2013) |
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26 Co-Sponsored with Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition |
Dr. Timothy J. Bartness
Regents’ Professor, Dept. of Biology, Georgia State University, 24 Peachtree Ctr. Ave. NE Atlanta, GA 30302-4010 |
Bidirectional Communication Between the Brain and Adipose Tissue |
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Friday 2:00pm
A/Z W118
Co-Sponsor w/CSU Colloquium in the Life Sciences and the Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
Dr. Mriganka Sur
Newton Professor of Neuroscience; Director, Simons Center for the Social Brain; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); 32 Vassar St. Bldg. 46-6237; Cambridge, MA, 02139. |
Brain Wiring and Brain Disorders |
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Dr. Kenton M. Sanders
Professor and Chairman; Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology; University of Nevada, Reno; 1664 North Virginia Street; MS352; Reno, NV, 89557-0271. |
Interstitial Cells as Regulators of Visceral Smooth
Muscle Function |
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Dr. Dennis L. Molfese
Professor; Director, Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior; Mildred Francis Thompson Professor; Dept. of Psychology; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 321 Burnett Hall; Lincoln, NE, 68588-0308. |
Sleep
and the Developing Brain: Their Impact on Emerging Cognitive
Functions |
16 |
Dr. J. Thomas Cunningham
Professor of Integrative Physiology; Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute; University of North Texas Health Sciences Center; Fort Worth, TX. |
Neural Regulation of Vasopressin Release: Physiology & Pathophysiology |
23 |
Dr. Andrew J. Bean Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Univ. of Texas Medical School at Houston; Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Assoc. Dean for Graduate Education, Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences; UTHSC Dept. NBD; 6431 Fannin St.; MSB 7.208; Houston, TX 77030 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Endocytosis |
30 |
Dr. Susan L. Ingram
Associate Professor; SOM-Neurological Surgery Dept.; Oregon Health and Science University; 3181 S.W. Jackson Park Rd.; Portland, OR, 97239-3098. |
Adaptations In Mu-Opioid Receptor Signaling With Morphine Tolerance |
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| 7 | 15 Minute Rotation Presentation by each current MCIN student | |
| 13-17 | FINALS WEEK |
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