Events Archive - The Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience

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December

Dec 7	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Paul Worley, MD Professor of Neuroscience & Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Host: Stefanie Ritter Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium
Dec 11	Georgia State University Brains & Behavior Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Michael Posner University of Oregon, Dept. Psychology Title: "Evolution and the Development of Self Regulation" Location: 14th Floor Stern room Time: 10:00AM
Dec 12	Emory University Emory University School of Medicine Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Seminar Speaker: Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, MD Department of Neurology Carver College of Medicine The University of Iowa Title: “Therapeutic RNA interference for neurological diseases: The example of DYT1 dystonia” Time: 4 PM - 5 PM* Place: Whitehead Conference Room 500 Drinks and light snacks will be served *Please note special time
Dev 13	Emory University Emory University School of Medicine Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Seminar Speaker: Bradford C. Dickerson, M.D. Department of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Brigham & Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Title: “The cortical signature of Alzheimer's disease: Structural and functional abnormalities associated with and predictive of dementia” Time: 12 Noon- 1 PM Place: Whitehead Conference Room 500 Lunch will be served at 11:45 am

November

Nov 9	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Gary Bassell, Ph.D Dept of Cell Biology Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium
Nov 13	Georgia State University Brains & Behavior Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Eric Knudsen Stanford University School of Medicine, Dept Neurobiol Title: "Mechanisms of learning and attention in the barn owl" Location: 14th Floor Stern room Time: 10:00AM
Nov 16	Emory University Canceled Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Suzanne Haber,Ph.D. Dept. of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine Host: Brittany Copp Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium
Nov 19	Emory University Psychology Department Colloquium Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Gregory Berns Title: “From Neuroeconomics to Neuropolitics: Future Biology of Collective Action” Location & Time: White Hall 206, 4:00pm Reception to follow in Psychology Room 201
Nov 19	Emory University 2007-2008 Neuroscience Division Lecture Series Yerkes National Primate Research Center Speaker: Dr. Denis Pare Professor, Rutgers University Title: Role of intercalated amygdala neurons in the extinction of conditioned fear responses Time & Location: 12:00 pm, Yerkes National Primate Research Center Bourne Seminar Room
Nov 30	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Rick Kahn, Ph.D. Dept of Biochemistry Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium

October

Oct 5

Georgia State University
Graduate Seminar Seriesr
Speaker: Dr. Ketema Paul, Morehouse School of Medicine
Title: "Genes and gender organize and influence the sleep-wake cycle"
Host: Dr. Laura Carruth
Time: 10:45 AM
Location: 300 General Classroom Bldg.

Oct 5

Emory University
Frontiers in Neuroscience
Speaker: Erwin Van Meir, Ph.D.
Dept of Neurosurgery
Title: TBA
Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium

Oct 5

Emory University
NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS
Speaker: Charles Epstein, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
Emory University
Title: “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Update on Technology, Depression Treatment and Application in Pharmacodynamics”
Time & Location: 10:30 a.m., Emory Hospital Auditorium- 2nd floor

Oct 9

Georgia State University
Brains & Behavior Distinguished Lecture Series
Speaker: Thomas Finger
University Colorado Medical School, Dept Cell & Struct Biology
Title: "Sorting food from mud: Brainstem circuitry for taste-mediated food selection by goldfish"
Location: 14th Floor Stern room
Time: 10:00AM

Oct 12

Georgia State University
Graduate Seminar Series
Speaker: Dr. Gregory Ball, The Johns Hopkins University
Title: "Hormones, Brain and Birdsong in a Seasonal Context"
Host: Dr. Laura Carruth
Time: 10:45 AM
Location: 300 General Classroom Bldg.

Oct 12

Emory University
Frontiers in Neuroscience
Speaker: Tamara Caspary, Ph.D
Dept of Human Genetics
Title: TBA
Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium

Oct 19

Emory University
Frontiers in Neuroscience
Speaker: Scott Huettel, Ph.D.
Dept of Psychiatry & Neurobiology, Duke Durham, NC
Host: Amy Anderson
Title: TBA
Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium

Oct 20

Emory University
Mind & Life XV symposium
Speakers:

Formal Opening of MLXV — Adam Engle J.D., M.B.A., CEO and Chairman, Mind & Life Institute
Introduction of His Holiness The Dalai Lama — James W. Wagner, Ph.D., President of Emory University
Opening Remarks — His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Introduction of the Morning Participants — Dean Robert A. Paul, Ph.D.

Time: 9:30 am to 12:00pm
More info and schedule: www.dalailamaemory.org/emory.schedule.info.html

Oct 26

Emory University
Frontiers in Neuroscience
Speaker: Robert Lee, Ph.D.
Dept of Biomedical Engineering
Title: TBA
Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium

Oct 30

Atlanta Chapter, Society for Neuroscience Poster Preview

Atlanta Chapter SFN Poster Preview
Emory University
Location: Emory University, Cox Hall, Ballrooms 3&4
Time: 6:00-8:30PM
Download(s): Poster Titles (PDF) | Poster Preview Poster (PDF)
$200 Prizes will be presented for the best posters by Undergraduates,
Graduate Students, and Post-docs.
$50 Prize for best costume
Refreshments will be served.

This annual event is a great way to learn about the work being done in
Atlanta without having to travel to San Diego for the Society for
Neuroscience meeting. It's a wonderful opportunity for students to
practice their presentations in front of a home town crowd.

September

Sept 6	Emory University Physiology Departmental Seminar, Speaker: Dr. Patrick Whelan, Associate Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Calgary Title: "Modulation of Sensory Evoked Fictive Locomotion." Time & Location: 9:00 am, RM 600 of the Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Refreshments will be served.
Sept 7	Emory University Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Peter S. Sebel, MB BS, PhD, MBA Professor and Vice Chair Department of Anesthesiology Emory University School of Medicine Title: EEG, fMRI and Anesthesia Time & Location: 10:30 a.m. Emory Hospital Auditorium- 2nd floor
Sept 7	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Lin Mei, Medical College of Georgia Title: “Synapse formation and plasticity: pre- and post- synaptic mechanisms” Host: Dr. Teryl Frey Time: 10:45 AM Location: 300 General Classroom Bldg.
Sept 10	Emory University Speaker: Dr. Bobbie Spellman University of Virginia Title: " Truth & Lies, Courts & Spies: Decisions Relying on Questionable Informants" Time & Location: 4:00pm, White Hall 206 “Reception to follow in PsychologyRoom 201”
Sept 11	Georgia State University Brains & Behavior Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Christiane Linster Cornell University, Dept Neurobiology & Behavior Title: "The Neural Computation of Smell" Location: 14th Floor Stern room Time: 10:00AM
Sept 11	Emory University Pharmacology Seminars Speaker: Mark L. Dell 'Acqua, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacology University of Colorado School of Medicine Title: "Organization of Neuronal cAMP and Ca2+ Signaling by AKAP Scaffolding" Time & Location: 12 Noon, 5052 Rollins Research Center
Sept 14	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Leonard Howell, Ph.D. Dept of Psychiatry, Yerkes NPRC Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium
Sept 14	Georgia State University "Neurobiological Probability Weighting over Losses." Speaker: Monica Capra Emory University Time: 3:00 p.m. Where: The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Building at 14 Marietta Street, NW, Seminar Room #749. The seminar is free and open to everyone.
Sept 19	Emory University Courtney DeVries, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience The Ohio State University Title: “Social Influences on Neuronal Death” Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Yerkes Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University Reception at 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Kelly Powell at kpowell@gsu.edu or 404-413-5475
Sept 20	Emory University CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE FALL SEMINAR 2007 Courtney DeVries, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience The Ohio State University Title: “Social Influences on Neuronal Death” Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m. LocationYerkes Neuroscience Seminar Room Emory University Reception at 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Kelly Powell at kpowell@gsu.edu or 404-413-5475
Sept 21	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Pete Wenner, Ph.D. Dept of Physiology Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium
Sept 25	Emory University Michael A. Frohman, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology and Director, MSTP Program SUNY, Stony Brook Title: "Lipid Signaling Pathways Regulating Mitochondrial Fusion, Energetics and Translocation" Time & Location: 12Noon, 5052 Rollins Research Center
Sept 27	Emory University Speaker: Paul Stein Title: "Modular Organization of Central Pattern Generators for Motor Rhythms in Turtle Spinal Cord" Time & Location: 9a.m. (Room 600 Whitehead)
Sept 28	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Marc Tetel, Wellesley College Title: "Nuclear Receptor Coactivators: The New Players in Steroid Action in Brain and Behavior" Host: Dr. Laura Carruth Time: 10:45 AM Location: 300 General Classroom Bldg.
Sept 28	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Keqiang Ye, Ph.D. Dept of Pathology Title: TBA Time & Location: noon in the Whitehead Auditorium
Sept 28	Emory University NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS Speaker: William J. Weiner, M.D. Professor of Neurology Chair, Department of Neurology Director, Maryland Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center University of Maryland Title: "Is There A Parkinson’s disease? Time & Location: 10:30 a.m., Emory Hospital Auditorium- 2nd floor

August

Aug 3	Emory University Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in NeuroscienceAn RNF11: A Candidate Gene from the PARK10 Locus Leah Ruth Anderson B.A., Lawrence University, 1999 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Room 500 Whitehead Building Emory University Advisor: Allan Levey, M.D. Ph.D. Dissertation Committee James Lah, M.D. Ph.D. Lian Li, Ph.D. Junmin Peng, Ph.D. Keith Wilkinson, Ph.D.
Aug 9	Emory University Dissertation Defense John V.K. Pulliam B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1999 Thursday, August 9, 2007 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Dental Building Room 308 Emory University Advisor Paul M. Plotsky, PhD Dissertation Committee Mike Kuhar, PhD Darryl Neill, PhD Larry Young, PhD Kim L. Huhman, PhD (Georgia State University) Joseph Whittaker, PhD (Morgan State University)
Aug 17	Georgia State University CENTER FORBEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE A PUBLIC DISSERTATION DEFENSE Edmund Rodgers Title: “Sexual Plasticity in a Marine Goby, lythrypnus dalli: Social Endocrine and Genetic Influences on Functional Sex Time: 10:30 am General Classroom Bldg. Room 200. Georgia State University Committee members: Matthew Grober, Ph.D., Advisor Tim Bartness, Ph.D. Laura Carruth, Ph.D. Charles Derby, Ph.D. Kim Wallen, Ph.D., Emory Univ.
Aug 17	Emory University Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Liana G. Apostolova, M.D. Assistant Professor in Neurology Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center University of California Los Angeles TItle: "Neuroimaging Advances in AD and MCI: From Diagnosis to Therapy" Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Emory Hospital Auditorium- 2nd floor
Aug 24	Emory University Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Steven L. Wolf, Ph.D., P.T., FAPTA, FAHA Professor Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine Title: "Update on the EXCITE (Extremity Constraint Induced Movement Therapy) Trial……..Beyond the First Year Results" Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Emory Hospital Auditorium- 2nd floor
Aug 27	The Yerkes National Primate Research Center Presents: Speaker: Vincent P. Ferrera, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in Psychiatry and in the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior Columbia University New York, New York Title: Neural Correlates of Decision Processes in Humans and Monkeys Time: Noon Location: Neuroscience Seminar Room
Aug 31	Emory University Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker: Nancy J. Newman, M.D. Professor of Neurology; Professor & Leodelle Jolley Chair of Ophthalmology And Valerie Biousse, M.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology Cyrus H. Stone Professor of Ophthalmology Emory University Title: Combined Neuro-Ophthalmology Grand Rounds Time: 8:00 a.m. Location: Emory Hospital Auditorium- 2nd floor

June

Jun 7 Emory University
Special Seminar
Department of Cell Biology

Susann Brady-Kalnay
Case Western Reserve University
Title: “Rho GTPases regulate Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase mu (PTPmu) – dependent axon guidance in the visual system”
Host: Bob McKeon (404) 727-6956
Cell Biology Seminar Room
Location: Room 400 Whitehead Bldg.

Jun 7
Emory University
CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE SEMINAR
Speaker: Irving E. Vega, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
University of Puerto Rico
Title: “A novel tau associated protein: getting answers from an accomplice"
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: Whitehead Conference 500

Jun 13 Georgia State University
Brains & Behavior Program Retreat
Miguel Nicolelis
Duke University
Title: "Computing with Neural Ensembles"
Time: 10:00AM Location: 14th Floor Stern room
There will be a $50 charge for guests to cover food and expenses

May

May 4

MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Spring Seminar Series
Kristin Knutson, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Title: “Stress, Sleep Loss, and Obesity: The Infinite Loop: Sleep Loss: A Substantial Risk Factor for Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes”
Time: Seminar will take place at 12:30 pm
Location: Neuroscience Institute room G14 at Morehouse School of Medicine
Contact Dr. Ketema Paul for more details: kpaul@msm.edu

May 7

Atlanta Chapter, Society for Neuroscience

2007 Grass Foundation Lecture
Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D.
Director: Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program
Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
National Institutes of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Title: “Genetic and Neuroimaging Approaches to Understanding the Brain and Psychiatric Disease”
Time: 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Reception, Emory University Hospital Auditorium Atrium
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Lecture,
Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Parking for visitors in the Emory Hospital visitor deck (http://www.emory.edu for directions)

May 8

Georgia State University
Brains & Behavior Program
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series
R. Douglas Fields
NIH
Title: "Regulation of Nervous System Development and Plasticity by Action Potentials"
Time: 10:00AM Location: 14th Floor Stern room
Host: Anne Murphy

May 11

Emory Hospital
NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS
Keith Tansey, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Neurosurgery
University of Texas
Title TBA
Location: Emory Hospital Auditorium - 2nd floor
Time: 10:30 a.m.

May 18

Neurology Grand Rounds
Combined Neuro-Ophthalmology Grand Rounds
Nancy J. Newman, M.D.
Professor of Neurology; Professor &
Leodelle Jolley Chair of Ophthalmology
And
Valerie Biousse, M.D.
Emory University
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology
Cyrus H. Stone Professor of Ophthalmology
TIme: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Emory Hospital Auditorium - 2nd floor

March

Mar 1	Georgia State University Special Brains&Behavior Seminar Dr. Bruce Carlson Department of Biology University of Virginia Title: "Probing the Physiology of Perception in Electric Fish: From Stimulus Encoding to Combination Sensitivity" Time: 10AM Room 718 General Classroom Building
Mar 1	Georgia State University Speaker: Dr. Bruce McEwen The Rockefeller University Title: "Sex, Stress, and the Brain: From Serendipity to Clinical Relevance" TIME: 4 - 5pm (coffee at 3:45pm) LOCATION: Student Center Auditorium
Mar 2	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Sara Dodson & Cliff Michaels Ph.D. Candidates, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Emory University Title: TBA Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate BLDG. Seminar Room Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Mar 8	Emory University 2006-7 Lecture Series Neuroscience Division Donald K Ingram, PhD Professor and Head, Nutritional Neuroscience and Aging Laboratory Pennington Biomedical Research Center Louisiana State University System Calorie Restriction and Aging in Rhesus Monkeys: Progress and Challenges in the NIA Study Time & location: 4 pm Yerkes National Primate Research Center Bourne Seminar Room, 1st floor
Mar 9	Morehouse School of Medicine Spring Seminar Series Stress, Sleep Loss, and Obesity: The Infinite Loop Matia Solomon, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatry (former CBN Graduate Scholar) Title: Stressed and Depressed: What Animal Models of Stress Can Teach Us About Depression Time: 12:30 pm Seminar will take place in the Neuroscience Institute conference room at Morehouse School of Medicine.Details: Contact Ketema Paul, kpaul@msm.edu or 404-756-8971
Mar 9	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: David Weinshenker, Ph.D. Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine Title: "Good Night, and Good Luck: The Role of Norepinephrine in Sleep States" Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate BLDG. Seminar Room Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Mar 13	Georgia State University Brains & Behavior Program Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Speaker: Sergio Pellis University of Lethbridge Title: TBA Time: 10:00AM Location: 14th Floor Stern room Host: Anne Murphy
Mar 13	Emory University Department of Pharmacology Colloquium David B. Rye, M.D, Ph.D. Dept of Neurology Emory University School of Medicine Title: "Emerging Views of Dopamine in State Control" Time & Location: 12 noon 5052 Rollins Research Center
Mar 14	Georgia Tech University School of Psychology Colloquium NEAL J. COHEN Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Beckman Institute University of Illinois Title: “Cognitive Neuroscience Studies of Relational (Declarative) Memory” Time & Location: 3:00 p.m. Room 250, School of Psychology, J.S. Coon Bldg.
Mar 16	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. John Caprio Dept of Biology, Florida State University Title: "Fish SMELL!...and taste! Vertebrate chemoreception in a water world" Time: 9:30am Location 700 GCB
Mar 21	Zoo Atlanta Bourne Lecture series Dr. Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Neuroscience at Stanford University. Title: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress, Disease and Coping. It focuses on stress reactions in humans versus stress reactions in animals. Time & Locaiton: 7 pm in the Coca-Cola World Studio located at the Action Resource Center (ARC) at Zoo Atlanta. There is no cost for the Bourne lecture. Space is limited so please make a reservation at rsvp@zooatlanta.org. call 404.624.WILD.
Mar 23	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Cynthia Czajkowski Ph.D. Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison Title: "Linking Structure to Function in GABA-A Receptors" Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate BLDG. Seminar Room Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Mar 23	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Robert Liu Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, Emory University Title: “Communication Coding in Mouse Cortex: From Sounds to Spikes" Time: 9:30am Location 700 GCB
Mar 29	Emory University DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR Speaker: Young-Jin Son, PhD Drexel University College of Medicine Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Title: “Plasticity and repair of neuromuscular synapses” Time & Location: 9:00 a.m. Whitehead Biomedical Research Bldg., Conference Room 600
Mar 30	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: David Wells, Ph.D. Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University Title: "Maintaining Balance in the Cerebellum: A Role for CPEB1-mediated mRNA Translation" Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate BLDG. Seminar Room Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Mar 30	Georgia State University Speaker: Dr Rosemary Renaut Professor Department of Mathematics and Statistics Director, Computational Biosciences PSM Title: "Challenges in Improved Sensitivity of Quantification of PET Data for Alzheimer's Disease Studies" Time: 11:00 am Location: Room 796 College of Education Bldg
Mar 30	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Martin D'Souza Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mercer University Title:"Drug targeting strategies using microspheres" Host: Zhi-ren Liu

February

Feb 2	Emory University Pharmacology Department Seminar Mark P. Mattson, PhD Chief, Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Title: "Novel Targets for Therapeutic Intervention in Stroke " TIme: 12 Noon Location: 5052 Rollins Research Center
Feb 8	Emory University CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE SEMINAR Speaker: Bai Lu, PhDChief, Section on Neural Development and Plasticity PNRC, LCSN, NICHD, NIH Title: “BDNF, hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory: From cell biology to behavior” TIME: 12:00 - 1:00PM (~lunch served @11:45am~) PLACE: Whitehead Research Building, 5th floor, Conference Room 500 For Further info Contact: Darcal Dixon 727-3725 or via email dadixon@emory.edu
Feb 9	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Samantha J. Butler, Ph.D. Biological Sciences University of Southern California, Los Angeles Title: The Role of BMP Morphogens in Commissural Axon Guidance Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate Research Center Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Feb 9	Emory University Special Seminar Speaker: Dr. Tobias Moser Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience University of Goettingen Title: "Otoferlin's function in hair cell synaptic transmission" Time & Location: 2 pm in room 400 Whitehead Bldg
Feb 13	Georgia State University Brains & Behavior Program Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Speaker: William Newsome Stanford University Title: "Value-based decision making: Behavior, theory and physiology" Time: 10:00AM Location: 14th Floor Stern room Host: Don Edwards
Feb 15	Emory University ADRC Seminar Speaker: Frank Heppner, M.D. Senior Neuropathologist and Group Leader Institute of Neuropathology University of Zurich Title: "Modeling CNS Disease-A Key to diagnostic and therapeutic design” Time: 12:00 – 1:00PM Place: Whitehead Conference Room 500
Feb 16	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Juli Wade Depts. Psychology and Zoology, Michigan State University Title: "Hormonal and genetic influences on sexual differentiation of the zebra finch song system" Time: 9:30am Location 700 GCB
Feb 16	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Jill Bordelon & Seth Jones Ph.D. Candidates, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Emory University Title: TBA Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate BLDG. Seminar Room Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Feb 20	Emory University Pharmacology Department Seminar Peter J. McKinnon, Ph.D. Associate Member Dept of Genetics & Tumor Cell Biology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital TItle: "Linking DNA Damage and Neurodegeneration" Time: 12 Noon 5052 Rollins Research Center
Feb 22	Emory University The Yerkes National Primate Research Center Presents: Jeffrey H. Kordower, PhD The Jean Schweppe-Armour Professor of Neurological Sciences Director, Research Center for Brain Repair Section Head, Neuroscience Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Title: A tale of two stories: Why nigral neurons degenerate in Parkinson's disease and how to save them. Time: Noon Location: Bourne Seminar Room
Feb 22	Emory University Physiology Seminar Series Mark Rich, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Wright State University, Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology Title: "Activity-dependent modulation of synaptic strength at a model synapse" Time: 3:30 PM Location: Whitehead #600
Feb 23	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Barry Stein Chair, Dept of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Title: "How the cortex and midbrain conspire to integrate information from different senses to produce adaptive" Time: 9:30am Location 700 GCB
Feb 23	Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience Speaker: Klaus Miczek Ph.D. Department of Psychology & Pharmacology, Tufts University Title: "Social Stress and Disorders of Reward: Cocaine, BDNF and Dopamine" Time: 12:00 pm Locaiton: Yerkes National Primate BLDG. Seminar Room Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University
Feb 27	Emory University CBN Seminar Speaker: Dr. Tyrone Hayes Professor, Department of Integrative Biology University of California, Berkeley Title: “From Silent Spring To Silent Night: Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides, Amphibian Declines, and Cancer” Time & Location: 3:30 - 5 pm, Yerkes Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University

January

Jan 4	Emory University Speaker: David Weinshenker , PhD. Assistant Professor Department of Human Genetics Emory University Title: “The Influence of Norepinephrine on Human and Mouse Alzheimer's Disease" Time: 12:00 – 1:00PM Place: Whitehead Building 500 Lunch will be served at 11:45am
Jan 8	Georgia Tech University Naweed Syed Professor and Department Head, Cell Biology and Anatomy CIHR Investigator & AHFMR Medical Scientist Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Title: " Synaptic Plasticity: From Neurons to Silicon Chips. " Location: Petit Biotechnology Building Seminar Room (1128) When: 9 a.m., directions? Go here http://www.ibb.gatech.edu/directions.html Local Contact @ GT: Dr. Rob Butera (rbutera@gatech.edu; 404-894-2935)
Jan 9	Georgia State University Brains & Behavior Program Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Speaker: David Sweatt University of Alabama Title: "Epigenetic Mechanisms in Memory Formation" Time: 10:00AM Location: 14th Floor Stern room Host: Anne Murphy
Jan 17	Morehouse School of Medicine Neuroscience Institute Mary Harrington, Ph.D. Tippit Professor of Life Sciences Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts Title: "Illuminating the Circadian Clock" Neuroscience Institute Conference Room 2nd floor - MRC 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Directions and parking: http://www.msm.edu/ir/directions/htm.
Jan 19	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom Asst. Professor, Scripps Research Institute Title: "Integrating Pharmacology Topics into High School Biology and Chemistry Helps Students Improve Performance" Time: 9:30am Location 700 GCB
Jan 22	Emory University Genetics Seminar Series speaker: Andrew Escayg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Title: “New Insights into the Mechanism of Epilepsy” Time & Location: 12:00noon in the Whitehead Auditorium. Please visit www.genetics.emory.edu , or see the attached flyer for more information.
Jan 23	Emory University Department of Pharmacology Seminar Stephen G. Holtzman, PhD Professor Emeritus Department of Pharmacology Emory University School of Medicine TItle: "Acute Opioid Dependence (and Chronic Opioid Research)" TIme: 12 Noon Location: 5052 Rollins Research Center
Jan 25	Emory University Department of Pharmacology Seminar Speaker: Minoru Shinohara, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology Department of Applied Physiology Title: “Neuromuscular control of steady motor output” Time & Location: 9:00 a.m. Whitehead Biomedical Research Bldg., Conference Room 600
Jan 26	Georgia State University Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Michael Taffe Asst. Professor, Scripps Research Institute Title: "Species comparisons of MDMA (ecstasy) effects in rodents and nonhuman primates" Time: 9:30am Location 700 GCB
Jan 26	FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE Speaker: Michael Davis, Ph.D. Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Yerkes National Primate Research Center Emory University Scho ol of Medicine Title: "Neural Systems Involved in Extinction: Relevance to Psychotherapy " Time & Location: 12:00 pm Yerkes National Primate Research Center Neuroscience Seminar Room, Emory University