The University of Arizona

Neuroscience Seminar Series - Spring 2008
NRSC 695b/c

This seminar series includes Research Seminars (RS), Student Seminars (SS), Data Blitzes (DB), and Journal Clubs (JC). For more information see below.

Date
Event
Speaker
Title
Time
Location
1/15/08
RS
Charles Anderson, Ph.D.
Neural Engineering: Modeling with Population Codes (pdf)
4:00
G-S 601
1/22/08
JC
Bethany Jones
Retinoid Hyposignaling Contributes to Aging-Related Decline in Hippocampal Function in Short-Term/Working Memory Organization and Long-Term Declarative Memory Encoding in Mice
Mingaud et al (2008) J Neurosci 28: 279
5:00
G-S 601
1/29/08
DB
Data Blitz
Speakers: Carsten Duch, Ph.D.; Andrew Dacks, Ph.D.; Richard Bootzin, Ph.D., Hemant Kudrimoti, Ph.D., Penny Dacks
5:30
TBG
2/5/08
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Alaina G. Levine
CV Workshop
5:00
G-S 601
2/12/08
RS
Russell Witte, Ph.D.
UA Dept. of Radiology
From light to sound: new frontiers for ultrasound in neural imaging (pdf)
4:00
G-S 601
2/19/08
JC
Amy Vanderloop
Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 governs learning and synaptic plasticity via control of NMDAR degradation.
Hawasli et al (2007) Nature Neurosci 10: 880.
5:00
G-S 601
2/26/08
RS
The Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron (pdf)
4:00
G-S 601
3/4/08
RS
Gene Alexander, Ph.D.
UA Dept. of Psychology
Neuroimaging in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease: Applications for Translational Studies of Brain Aging (pdf)
4:00
AHSC 8403
3/11/08
RS
Michael Ehlers, Ph.D.
Duke University
Memory and Membrane Dynamics in Dendritic Microdomains (pdf)
4:00
G-S 601
3/18/08
SS
Kaitlin Bergfield
SK2 channel plasticity contributes to LTP at Schaffer collateral–CA1 synapses.
Lin et al (2008) Nature Neurosci 11: 170.
5:00
G-S 601
3/25/08
DB
Data Blitz
Speakers: Jenna Campbell; Robin Polt, Ph.D.; Colin Willis, Ph.D.; Torsten Falk, Ph.D.; Jose Valdez, Ph.D.; Schedule pdf.
5:30
TBG
4/1/08
SS
Alex Thome
Monkeys in Space
5:00
G-S 601
4/8/08
SS
Jeff Lochhead
The blood-brain barrier, hypoxia, and Alzheimer's disease
5:00
G-S 601
4/15/08
SS
Jon Dyhr
Visual Speed Estimation: Linking Models and Behaviors
5:00
G-S 601
4/22/08
SS
Thabelo Khoboko
Pattern separation in context
5:00
G-S 601
4/29/08
RS
Amelia Gallitano-Mendel, M.D., Ph.D.
UA College of Medicine - Phoenix
The Immediate Early Gene Egr3 Mediates
the Stress Response and Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity:
Implications for Schizophrenia (pdf)
4:00
G-S 601
5/6/08
SS
Sara Burke
The effect of aging and novelty on the single-unit activity of perirhinal cortical neurons
5:00
G-S 601

Course Coordinator
Konrad E. Zinsmaier, Ph.D. (ARL Neurobiology), Gould-Simpson 627, 626-1343, kez@neurobio.arizona.edu 

Description:
Further information can be found in the syllabi.
1st year students see: Syllabus NRSC 695B
2nd year and up students: Syllabus NRSC 695C

Other departmental seminar/colloquiua announcements:

Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute

ARL Division of Neurobiology

Psychology Colloquium

 

 
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
1548 E. Drachman St.
P.O. Box 210476
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-8380