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Sep
29
Neuroscience Journal Club - Ramasamy12:00pm
Neuroscience Journal Club - Ramasamy
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
UConn Health E4036 & Virtual
MEDS 6497 - Neuroscience Journal Club
Presenter:
Ramalakshmi Ramasamy,
Smith Lab
"Probabilistic, spinally-gated control of bladder pressure and autonomous micturition by Barrington’s nucleus CRH neurons." Banakhar MA, Al-Shaiji TF, Hassouna MM. Pathophysiology of overactive bladder. International Urogynecology Journal. 2012;23:975–982. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1682-6. - DOI - PubMed
Link to paper: https://elifesciences.org/articles/56605
Course Co-Directors:
Rosa Guzzo, guzzo@uchc.edu
Paola Bargagna-Mohan@uchc.eduContact Information: Barbara Paquette, paquette@uchc.ecu
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Sep
30
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Wang11:00am
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Wang
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UConn Health TBD
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
"The role of AIF3 in Neurodegeneration"
Presenter:
Yingfei Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Host: Yulan Xiong, PhD., yxiong@uchc.eduContact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu
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Oct
6
Neuroscience Journal Club - Fabrizio-Stover12:00pm
Neuroscience Journal Club - Fabrizio-Stover
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
UConn Health E4036 & Virtual
MEDS 6497 - Neuroscience Journal Club
"Differential cell-type dependent brain state modulations of sensory representations in the non-lemniscal mouse inferior colliculus" Hubel, D. H., Henson, C. O., Rupert, A. & Galambos, R. Attention units in the auditory cortex. Science 129, 1279–1280 (1959).
Presenter:
Emily Fabrizio-Stover,
Oliver Lab
Course Co-Directors:
Rosa Guzzo, guzzo@uchc.edu
Paola Bargagna-Mohan@uchc.eduContact Information: Barbara Paquette, paquette@uchc.edu
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Oct
7
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Crocker11:00am
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Crocker
Thursday, October 7th, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UConn Health TBD
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
"How aging impacts glial cell functions and diseases of the central nervous system."
Nicaise AM, Wagstaff LJ, Willis CM, Paisie C, Chandok H, Robson P, Fossati V, Williams A, Crocker SJ. Cellular senescence in progenitor cells contributes to diminished remyelination potential in progressive multiple sclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Apr 30;116(18):9030-9039. PubMed PMID: 30910981; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6500153.
Willis CM, Sutter P, Rouillard M, Crocker SJ. The Effects of IL-1β on Astrocytes are Conveyed by Extracellular Vesicles and Influenced by Age. Neurochem Res. 2020 Mar;45(3):694-707. PubMed PMID: 31900795.
Presenter:
Stephen Crocker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
UConn Health, Farmington, CTContact Information: Barbara Paquette, paquette@uchc.edu
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