Seminars & Events
Monday, September 19, 2011: Dr. R. Christopher Pierce (University of Pennsylvania) will speak on "Epigenetic Inheritance of a Cocaine Resistance Phenotype" at 4:45 pm in Goodpaster 195.
Friday, November 4, 2011: Dr. Paul Shepard (University of Maryland Baltimore) will speak at 3:00 pm in Schaefer Hall 106.
Friday, November 11, 2011: Dr. Mark Bouton (University of Vermont) will speak at 3:00 pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.
Alumni Highlight
Dr. Erin Johnson '02 recently received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and was inducted as an alumni member of Nu Rho Psi.
SMP Spotlight
Ron Saul, "Chronic activation of the substantia nigra nociceptin/orphanin receptor induces motor deficits similar to Parkinson's disease," 2008. Saul, the 2008 winner of the Neuroscience Award, infused a drug into the substantia nigra of rats and measured the resulting motor behaviors, mood disturbances, and cognitive abilities.
SFN 2005
Shot of one end of the poster session on one day – this is only a small fraction of the number of posters that were actually there.
Angy Kallarackal presents her research via a posted entitled "Olfactory Discrimination Learning in a Mouse Model of Neurofibromatosis" (co-authored by Dr. Aileen Bailey).
Pictured are: Back row, L-R: Anne Marie Brady, Chris Morgan, Jackie McGill, Chelsea Reid, Jade Lubben, Angy Kallarackal, Gwen Calhoon, Suzanne Asmann, Linda Coughlin, Matt Wiest, Latha Malaiyandi (visiting faculty in Bio). Front row, L-R: Olivia Hanley, Meg MacFarland, Cassie Ruiz, Ron Saul.
