Neuroscience Seminar Series
Spring 2008

Date / Location
Speaker
Institution
Topic / Title


Friday
May 2, 2008

12:10 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center A254

Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of
Neural Science
New York University

Associative Learning Across the Medial Temporal Lobe


Friday
April 18, 2008

12:10 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center A254

Larry R. Squire, Ph.D.
(OC '63)

Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosciences, and Psychology
Research Career Scientist
UCSD School of Medicine
and
VA Medical Center, San Diego

Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems of the Mammalian Brain


Thursday
April 10, 2008

12:20 pm
Science Center
A255

Cori Bargmann, Ph.D.
Torsten N. Wiesel Professor Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior
and
Investigator
Rockefeller University
and
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Assembling a Circuit for Olfactory Behavior


Wednesday
April 2, 2008

12:00 pm
West Lecture Hall
A162

Robert Zatorre, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Montreal Neurological Institute
McGill University

Cognitive Neuroscience of Brain, Music, and Sound


Friday
March 7, 2008

12:10 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center A254

John P. Bruno, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
Neuroscience, and Psychiatry
Ohio State University

Neurobiological Dysfunctions Contributing to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia: The Use of Animal Models to Reveal Novel Therapeutic Agents


Friday
February 22, 2008

12:10 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center N292

Robert A. Mauck
Associate Professor of Biology
Kenyon College
Population to Cell: Are All Storm-Petrels Created Equal?


Neuroscience Seminar Series

Fall 2007

Date / Location
Speaker
Institution
Topic / Title


Friday
November 30, 2007

12:10 pm
Science Center A254

Ben Strowbridge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Case Western Reserve University

Local Circuits and Information Processing in the
Olfactory Bulb


Friday
November 16, 2007

12:10 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center N292

David Wells
Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Yale University
How Neurons Learn


Tuesday
October 16, 2007

12:20 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center N292

Bruce Cushing
Professor of Biology

University of Akron
Male Social Behavior:
The Role of Estrogen


Neuroscience Seminar Series
Spring 2007

Date / Location
Speaker
Institution
Topic / Title


Tuesday
May 1, 2007

12:20 pm
Science Center A255

Katherine Alex, Ph.D.
Candidate for Visiting Assistnat Professor in Neuroscience
5-HT2C Serotonin Receptors: Cellular Localization and Control of Dopamine Neurons in the Rat Brain


Tuesday
April 17, 2007

7:30 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center N292

Jan Thornton
Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience
Oberlin College
Hormones and Spatial Memory: How your hormones help you to find your way


Monday
April 16, 2007

4:35 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center N292

Heather L. Eisthen
Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology
Michigan State University
How Many Vertibrates Does it Take to Change a Bulb? Functional consequences of olfactory system evolution


Friday
March 2, 2007

12:10-1:00 pm
Science Center A254

Hewlet McFarlane
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Kenyon College
Modeling Autism Spectrum Disorders in Mice: Social Behavior Phenotyping


Friday
February 23, 2007

12:10-1:00 pm
Science Center A254

Robert L. Rosenberg
Professor of Pharmacology and Cell & Molecular Physiology, Dir. of the Curriculum in Neurobiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Molecular Mechanisms of Activation of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors


Neuroscience Seminar Series
Fall 2006

Date / Location
Speaker
Institution
Topic


Friday
November 3

12:10-1:00 pm
Wright 201

D. Scott Weigle, M.D.
Prof, Dept of Medicine & Assoc. Prog. Dir., General Clinical Research Ctr
and
Dir, Endocrinology & Diabetes Clinic
University of Michigan
and
Harborview Medical Center
Body Weight Regulation & Obesity: From Mouse to Man

        Time and location will be updated when available.

        Speakers will be happy to meet with students the day of the seminar to further discuss research interests and graduate/medical school opportunities.

Neuroscience Seminar Series
Spring 2006

Date / Location
Speaker
Institution
Topic


Mon
February 13

12:20 pm
Science Center A255

Timothy Whitaker
Flight Paramedic
Medflight Ohio
Head Injuries in Pre-Clinical Settings

Mon
March 20

12:05 pm
Craig Lecture Hall
Science Center

Merlin Donald
Professor & Chair
Department of Cognitive Science
Case Western Reserve University
Human Consciousness:
An Evolutionary Perspective
Tues
April 11

12:20 pm
Science Center
A255

Angela Ciccia
Speech-Language Pathologist

Case Western Reserve University


fMRI Studies of the Teenage Brain

        Time and location will be updated when available.

        Speakers will be happy to meet with students the day of the seminar to further discuss research interests and graduate/medical school opportunities.

Neuroscience Seminar Series
Fall 2005

Date / Location
Speaker
Institution
Topic


September 30

12:10 pm
Science Center A254

Dr. Richard Zigmond
Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience
Case Western Reserve University
Gene Expression / Nerve Injury
Tues
October 11

4:35pm
Science Center
Wright Lecture Hall
W201

Dr. Randy Nelson
Prof. of Psychology & Neuroscience and Distinguished Professor of
Social & Behavioral Science

Ohio State University


"Using Gene Knockout
Mice in Studies of Aggression:
A Cautionary Tale"

Tuesday
November 1
12:20 pm
Science Center
Wright Lecture Hall
W201
Dr. Alison Hall
Assoc. Prof. of Neurosciences and Pharmacology
Case Western Reserve University

"Developmental Neurobiology and Neuroscience"
AND
"How to Choose a Graduate or Medical School"

Tuesday
November 8
12:15pm
Science Center
Craig Lecture Hall

Dr. David Engelke
Prof. of Biological Chemistry
Dir., Program in Biomedical Sciences

University of Michigan


"3D Structure of tRNA Genes in the Nucleus: Thinking Outside the Line"

How to Apply to Graduate or MD/PhD Programs

Monday
November 21
12:20pm
Science Center
Wright Lecture Hall
W 201

Dr. Matthew Kelley
Senior Investigator

National Institute of Health
National Institute of Deafness & Other Communicative Disorders

Cell Biology of Auditory Development / Graduate Student Opportunities with NIH

        Time and location will be updated when available.

        Speakers will be happy to meet with students the day of the seminar to further discuss research interests and    
        graduate/medical school opportunities.


Past Neuroscience Department Seminars
2004-2005     2003-2004     2002-2003     2001-2002     2000-2001     1999-2000      1998-1999