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2005 Ohio Miami Valley Neuroscience Day

Photo of Pat R. Levitt, Ph.D.OMV-SfN's 2005 Neuroscience Day will be held Tuesday, May 10, at Wright State University in Dayton. Neuroscience Day will feature OMV-SfN's second consecutive Grass Lecture presented by Pat R. Levitt, Ph.D., professor and director of the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The topic of his lecture is "Cortical Interneurons and Neurodevelopmental Disorders." Neuroscience Day also includes a poster session and reception where students, post-docs, and faculty can share their research. See the Call for Posters for online poster submission and the program for more details.

Registration for Neuroscience Day is free for OMV-SfN members. Please register in advance so we can plan accordingly for the attendance. The advance registration deadline is Friday, May 6. If you are not an OMV-SfN member for 2005, please Join!


Program
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Skylight Lobby, Student Union
Registration

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Student Union

Poster Set-up

Lunch

1:00-2:15 p.m.
Auditorium,
Medical Sciences Building
Grass Lecture
Pat R. Levitt, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University
Cortical Interneurons and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

2:15-2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30-4:00 p.m.
E 157, Student Union

Student Q&A with Pat R. Levitt, Ph.D.

2:30-4:00 p.m.
E 156, Student Union

OMV-SfN Chapter Update

Robert E. W. Fyffe, Ph.D. (Wright State University)
Welcome
WSU Overview.

Phyllis Callahan, Ph.D. (Miami University)
Miami Overview.
Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin Regulation of Prolactin Secretion.

Lori Isaacson, Ph.D. (Miami University)
Neurotrophin Regulation Of Peripheral Neurons.

Mike Lehman, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)
UC Overview.

Jack W. Lipton, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)
Consequences and Potential Mechanisms of Prenatal Ecstasy (MDMA) Exposure on Neurodevelopment.

David Richards, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)
Synaptic Remodeling: Bored Spines Seek New
Challenges.

Francisco J. Alvarez, Ph.D. (Wright State University)
Spinal Cord Interneuronal Decisions: What To Do When They Grow Up?

Dragana Claflin, Ph.D. (Wright State University)
Development Of Learning And Memory: Functional Maturation Of The Hippocampus And Its Role In Eyeblink Conditioning.

4:00-6:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Student Union

Poster Session and Reception

5:45 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Student Union
Poster Competition Awards

Sponsors

The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience thanks the following organizations for their generous support of our 2005 Neuroscience Day:

Center for Brain Research, Wright State university
http://www.med.wright.edu/cbr/

Center for Neuroscience, Department of Zoology, Miami University
http://zoology.muohio.edu/neurosci/

Department of Psychology, Miami University
http://www.units.muohio.edu/psychology/cogsci/neurocenter/

Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati
http://neuroscience.uc.edu

Olympus America Inc., Scientific Equipment Group
http://www.olympusamerica.com/

Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute
http://www.wkni.org/


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