| Date |
SPEAKER |
INSTITUTION |
HOST |
TITLE |
| 10/10/01 12:00 p.m.*
|
Julie A. Kauer,
Ph.D.** |
Brown University |
Dr. Lori L.
McMahon |
"Modulation
of Synaptic Plasticity in the Dopaminergic Reward Pathway by Dopamine and
Amphetamine" |
| 10/18/01 12:00 p.m. |
Joshua R. Sanes, Ph.D.*** |
Washington University School
of Medicine |
Dr. Cao, Department of Pathology, UAB |
"Studying
Synapse Formation with Mutant and Transgenic Mice" |
| 10/22/01 |
Clive Bramham, Ph.D. |
University of Bergen, Norway |
Dr. Lucas D.
Pozzo-Miller |
"Brain-Derived
Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Synaptic Plasticity in the Adult Hippocampus" |
| 10/25/01 9:45 a.m. |
Edwin R. Chapman, Ph.D. |
University
of Wisconsin |
Departmental Retreat
Speaker Location: Twin Pines Conf Center |
"Is
Synaptotagmin a Ca2+ Sensor that Regulates Exocytosis?" |
| 10/25/01 11:30 a.m. |
Michael Kavanaugh, Ph.D.**** |
Oregon Health & Science University |
Departmental Retreat
Speaker Location: Twin Pines Conf Center |
"Glutamate
in the Brain: What Goes Around Comes Around" |
| 10/25/01 2:00 p.m. |
Guosong Liu, M.D., Ph.D. |
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
Departmental Retreat
Speaker Location: Twin Pines Conf Center |
"Synaptic
Properties and Formation of Functional Neural Networks" |
| 10/26/01 9:30 a.m. |
Michael P. Nusbaum, Ph.D.**** |
University of Pennsylvania |
Departmental
Retreat Speaker Location: Twin Pines Conf Center |
""Mechanisms Mediating Motor Pattern Selection from a
Multifunctional Neural Network" |
| 10/26/01 10:45 a.m. |
P. Read Montague, Ph.D. |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Departmental Retreat
Speaker Location: Twin Pines Conf Center |
"An
Emerging View of Dopamine Function -- From Computational Theories to Experimental
Measurements" |
| 11/1/01 |
John
T. Williams, Ph.D. |
Vollum
Institute |
Dr. Michael W. Quick |
"Waves of
Pleasure - Release of Calcium From Internal Stores in Dopamine Cells" |
| 11/07/01 12:00 p.m*.
|
Ester
Shohami, Ph.D.***** |
The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem |
Dr. Michael Brenner |
"Pro
Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines After Traumatic Brain Injury" |
| 11/29/01 |
John
Lisman, Ph.D. |
Brandeis University |
Dr. Stuart Mangel |
"A
Model of Synaptic Memory: A CaMKII/PP1 Switch That Can Potentiate Transmission by
Organizing an AMPA Receptor Anchoring Assembly" |
| 12/06/01 |
Maureen A. McCall, Ph.D. |
University of Louisville |
Dr. David S. Weiss |
"Targeted
Deletion of the GABAC rho1 Subunit Eliminates Retinal Expression of the GABAC Receptor and
Alters Visual Processing" |
| 12/12/01 12:00 p.m.* |
William
N. Green, Ph.D. |
University of Chicago |
Dr. Lori L.
McMahon |
"Nicotinic
Receptors: High-Affinity Agonist Binding and Its Upregulation by Nicotine" |
| 1/7/02 |
Mohammed Akaaboune, Ph.D. |
Washington University |
|
"Neurotransmitter
Receptor Dynamics in Normal and Mutant Synapses in Living Mice" |
| 1/10/02 |
Steven
S. Rosenfeld, M.D. |
Neurology,
UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
Postponed |
| 1/14/02 |
Yasushi Nakagawa, M.D.,
Ph.D. |
Salk Institute |
|
"Developmental
Regulation of Neocortical Areas and Thalamocortical Projection" |
| 1/17/02 |
Konrad Zinsmaier, Ph.D. |
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center |
|
"Methuselah's
Paradox: A Heptahelical Receptor Regulating Neurotransmitter Exocytosis, Stress
Resistance and Life Span" |
| 1/22/02 |
Mikhail Khvotchev, Ph.D. |
Southwestern Medical Center |
|
"Mechanism
of Alpha-Latrotoxin Action: How Regulated Membrane Fusion Becomes Unregulated" |
| 1/24/02 |
Mayank Mehta, Ph.D. |
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
|
"Neuronal
Dynamics of Predictive Coding" |
| 2/4/02 |
Matt Wachowia, Ph.D. |
Yale University |
|
"What the
Nose Tells the Brain: Imaging Receptor Neuron Input to the Olfactory Bulb" |
| 2/7/02 |
Michael S.
Loop, Ph.D. |
Physiological
Optics, UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
"Color
is What The Visual System Sees Best" |
| 2/11/02 |
Fang Zheng, Ph.D. |
Emory University |
|
"Regulation
of NMDA Receptor Function" |
| 2/14/02 |
Dale J. Benos, Ph.D. |
Department
of Physiology & Biophysics, UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
"The Role
of the Astrocyte in the Pathogenesis of HIV-Associated Dementia" |
| 2/21/02 |
Karel
Svoboda, Ph.D. |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
Dr. Lynn E. Dobrunz |
"Dissecting
the Function of Individual Synapses with Single Molecule Resolution" |
| 2/28/02 |
Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D. |
NICHD, NIH |
Dr. Harald W. Sontheimer |
"Studying
Oliodendrocyte Development and Physiology Using Transgenic Techniques" |
| 3/7/02 |
Gary D. Paige, M.D., Ph.D. |
University of Rochester |
Dr. Michael J. Friedlander |
"Einstein
and Euclid: Implications for Spatial Orientation" |
| 3/14/02 |
Anthony Auerbach, Ph.D. |
SUNY Buffalo |
Dr. David S.Weiss |
"Energy
Landscapes for Acetylcholine Receptor-Channel Gating" |
| 3/21/02 |
Thomas C. Sudhof, M.D. |
Southwestern
Medical Center |
Dr. Craig C. Garner |
"Towards a
Molecular Understanding of Neurotransmitter Research"? |
| 3/26/02 |
Johanna
Montgomery, Ph.D. |
Stanford
University |
Dr. Craig C. Garner |
"Silent
Synapses and Heterogeneity in Synaptic Plasticity" |
| 4/4/02 |
Alcino Silva, Ph.D. |
UCLA |
Scott Deken |
"Molecular,
Cellular and Network Mechanisms of Cognitive Function" |
| 4/11/02 |
Stuart C. Mangel, Ph.D. |
Department
of Neurobiology, UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
"Chloride
Cotransporters Mediate Direction Selectivity in the Retina" |
| 4/18/02 |
Maureen McEnery,
Ph.D. |
Case Western Reserve University |
Dr. Anne B. Theibert |
“Plastic
Expression of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channel Subunits in Development
and Disease”
|
| 5/2/02 |
Lynn E. Dobrunz, Ph.D. |
Department
of Neurobiology, UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
"Presynaptic Properties
of Excitatory Hippocampal Synapses" |
| 5/16/02 |
Scott
R. Barnum, Ph.D. |
Department
of Microbiology, UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
"Neurobiology
of Complement?" |
| 5/21/-2 |
Dr. Hongjun Song |
The
Salk Institute |
Dr. Lin Mei |
"Adult
Neurogenesis: What Astrocytes Have to Do With It? |
| 5/30/02 |
Peter J.
Detloff, Ph.D. |
Biochemistry
& Molecular Genetics, UAB |
Dr. Robin A.J. Lester |
“Mouse
Models and the Molecular Genetics of CAG Repeat Disorders”
|
