Thursday, June 16
(Completed)

1:00 - 1:15 PM

Ted Abel, Welcome and Iowa overview

 1:15 - 1:25 PM

Bruce Lamb, Indiana University

1:25 - 1:35 PM

Tim Ebner, University of Minnesota

1:35 - 1:45 PM

Gary Aston Jones, Rutgers University

1:45 - 1:55 PM

Geoffrey Swanson, Northwestern University

1:55 - 2:05 PM

Krish Sathian, Pennsylvania State University

2:05 - 2:15 PM

Martha Gillette, University of Illinois

2:15 - 2:25 PM

Hank Paulson, University of Michigan

2:25 - 2:35 PM

Candice Askwith, Ohio State University

2:35 - 2:45 PM

Bio Break

2:45 - 3:40 PM

Concurrent Sessions: Panel on becoming a Postdoc

Panel Participants: Banu Gumusoglu (Iowa), Maltesh Kambali (Illinois), Miguel Moutinho (Indiana), 

2:45 - 3:40 PM

Concurrent Sessions: Panel on becoming Faculty

Panel Participants: Adrian Oblak (Indiana), Dorit Kliemann (Iowa), Andre M. Sousa (Wisconsin), Nina Lauharatanahirun (Penn State)

3:40 - 4:00 PM

Wrap up - Ted Abel (Iowa) and Bruce Lamb (Indiana)

Friday, June 17
(Completed)

1:00 - 1:10 PM

Welcome, Chris Rochet (Purdue)

1:10 - 2:10 PM

Data Blitz
 

Participants:
1:10 - 1:15 PM   Brandon Toth (Michigan), Dopaminergic dynamics in REM sleep and cataplexy
1:15 - 1:20 PM   Christopher Vadala (Ohio), Spinal cord injury (SCI) impairs resolution of
                           inflammation and interferes directly with pressure ulcer (PU) healing
1:20 - 1:25 PM   Luis Daniel Estrella (Nebraska), Investigating Parkin as a Regulator of Tau Homeostasis
1:25 - 1:30 PM   Manon Bohic (Rutgers), Mapping the signatures of inflammatory pain and its relief
1:30 -1:35 PM    Walter Saide, Biochemical characterization of αCaMKII function using de novo
                          mutations in children with learning disabilities
1:35 - 1:40 PM   Banu Gumusoglu (Iowa), A metabolomic cord blood signature for ASD
1:40 - 1:45 PM   Bio Break
1:45 - 1:50 PM   Joseph Laird (Iowa), Analysis of Cav1.4 Dependent Cone Synaptic Development
1:50 - 1:55 PM   Maltesh Kambali (Illinois), Pathophysiological role of an increased glycine decarboxylase (GLDC)
                           copy number in a mouse model of schizophrenia
1:55 - 2:00 PM   Shivangi Inamdar (Iowa), Retinal degeneration in KCNV2 retinopathy
2:00 - 2:05 PM   Andrew Trease (Nebraska), Sex dependent cognitive decline in a mouse model of tauopathy
2:05 - 2:10 PM   Ashley Parker (Iowa), Initiation vs. elongation: determining the specific contribution of CaV1
                          channels to activity-dependent neurite outgrowth in cerebellar granule neurons

2:10 - 2:15 PM

Bio Break

2:15 - 2:45 PM

How to build a sustainable portfolio of core facilities  

Panel Participants: Queena Lin (Iowa), Andy Ott (Northwestern), Natasha Nikolaidis (Purdue)

2:45 - 3:15 PM

Spatial Biology Services: Lessons from a Big Ten Core Lab

Panel Participants: Queena Lin (Iowa), Grant Barthel (Minnesota), Guillermo Marques (Minnesota)

3:15 - 3:25 PM

Jim Galligan, Michigan State University

3:25 - 3:35 PM

Howard Fox and Matt Rizzo, University of Nebraska

3:35 - 3:45 PM

Xinyu Zhao, University of Wisconsin

3:45 - 3:55 PM

Chris Rochet, Purdue University

3:55 - 4:05 PM

Elizabeth Quinlan and Brian Mathur, University of Maryland

4:05 - 4:15 PM

Wrap up, Tom Gould (Penn State)

Thursday, July 14 (Completed)

1:00 - 1:05 PM

Welcome, Xinyu Zhao (Wisconsin)

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Big Ten Neuroscience Monthly Seminar Review and Future Plans

Panel Participants: Aislinn Williams (Iowa), Daniel Gonzales (Purdue), Calvin Carter (Iowa), Nina Lauharatanahirun (Penn State)

2:00 - 2:05 PM

Bio Break

2:05 - 2:45 PM

Center Grants Panel

Panelists: Bruce Lamb (Indiana, TREAT-AD Center, MODEL-AD), Ted Abel (Iowa, IDDRC), Roger Albin (Michigan, UDALL Center), Sophia Vinogradov (Minnesota, Conte Center)

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Bio Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Scientific Presentations

Rachel Brewster (UMBC), Jocelyn Richard (Minnesota), Natalie Tronson (Michigan)

4:00 - 4:05 PM

Wrap up, Joshua Weiner (Iowa)

Friday, July 15 (Ongoing)

1:00 - 1:05 PM

Welcome Geoffrey Swanson (Northwestern University)

1:05 - 2:05 PM

NIH BRAIN Initiative - Dr. John Ngai

2:05 - 2:15 PM

Bio Break

2:15 - 3:30 PM

Break out Sessions: 

Neurodegeneration

Neurodevelopment

Mental Health

Managing Mouse Behavioral Cores

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Ending Remarks - Ted Abel