Big Ten Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Agenda

Note: All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).

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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