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Seminars

Series Schedules

Location: Rayford Auditorium Room 106-2, Biomedical Research Building II and/or virtual.

Time: Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. To schedule seminars, please contact Dr. Mark Mennemeier by email at MSMennemeier@uams.edu and Dr. Abdallah Hayar by email at amhayar@uams.edu

Spring 2023

Date

Series


Speaker


Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation


February 7Dept.B. Jeff Mader, PhD, Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison Neuroscience, Eli Lilly and Company, Huntsville, ALAlzheimer’s Disease Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
March 14Dept.Laundette Jones, PhD, MPH, Associate Prof., EPH Preventive Medicine, Univ. of Maryland School of MedicineFrom Cells to Communities: Becoming a Community-Engaged Biosocial Researcher
March 21Dept.Ashley Pike, Graduate Student, Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental SciencesNeural Correlates of Information Processing Speed in Multiple Sclerosis
March 31, Friday noon, Rayford Auditorium – Rm 106-2Dept.Diane E. Chico, PhD, Head, Dept. of Medical Education,
Instructional Prof. in Dept. of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University
Promoting and Developing Medical Educators – What Role Does a Department of Medical Education Offer?
April 4Dept.Abdallah Hayar, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, UAMSReview of brain tumors and investigating glioma microenvironment using an electrophysiological approach
April 11Dept.Alexa Escapita, PhD Candidate, NBDS Neuroscience Track
April 18, 2:00 pmDept.Namarta Kapil, , PhD Candidate, NBDS Neuroscience Track
April 25
May 2
May 5, FridayDept.Michelle Jones-London, PhD, Chief
Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity (OPEN), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
May 9

Fall 2022

Date

Series

Speaker

Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation

September 27Dept. Atul Kothari, MD FIDSA, Medical Director, Outbreak Prevention and Response Branch, Associate Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Branch, Associate Director of Science, Center for Health Protection
Arkansas Dept of Health
Monkeypox 2022 Update
November 8Dept.Lindsay Rizzardi, PhD, Senior Scientist, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AlabamaUsing single nucleus multiomics to identify cell type-specific cis regulatory elements in Alzheimer’s
December 6Dept.Kalee Holloway, graduate student (Mentor: Dr. Paul Drew)

Spring 2022

Date

Series


Speaker


Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation


March 15Dept.Juchan Lim, (Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol)Control of Pituitary Cell Plasticity through Regulated mRNA Translation
April 5Dept.Kimberly Stephens, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Prof., COM Peds Infectious Diseases, ACH Research Institute, UAMSChromatin Structure at Cis-Regulatory Elements and Nerve-Injury Induced Hypersensitivity Zoom Link
April 19Dept.Don Wilcox, PT, MS, GCS, ABPTS, Certified Geriatric Specialist, Physical Therapist, Assistant Prof., Harding Univ. Dept. of Physical Therapy, Searcy, Arkansas.An Ultrasonography study of Anatomical Variability and Dimensional Changes of the Tibial and Plantar Nerves with Change in Foot and Ankle Position Zoom Link
April 26Dept.Ashley Pike, Graduate Student Presentation, (Mentor: Dr. Paul Drew)Validating structural and functional MRI approaches for studying cognitive decline in MS
April 29
Friday 2:30 pm
Dept.Pilar Simmons, Graduate Student, Thesis Defense, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen)Differential Effects of Simulated Space Radiation on Hippocampal Function Zoom Link
May 4 Wednesday 12:00 pmDept.Fabio Ntagwabira, Graduate Student, Thesis Defense, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen)Piperlongumine as a Neuro-Protectant in Chemotherapy Induced Cognitive Impairment Zoom Link
May 5
Thursday 9:00 am
Dept.Tori Neidzwiedz Massey, graduate student (Mentor: Dr. Paul Drew)Neuroinflammation & Myelination in Animal Models of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder & Alcohol Use Disorder Zoom Link
May 10Dept.Alexa Escapita, Ph.D. Candidate, GPIBS Ph.D. program (Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson)Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Zoom Link
May 17Namarta Kapil, Ph.D. Candidate, GPIBS Ph.D. program. (Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson)Early Clinical Markers for CP Diagnosis Zoom Link

Summer/Fall 2021

Date

Series


Speaker


Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation


July 27Dept.Taurean Brown, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen)Investigating the impact of Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide (TAC) induced inflammation on cognitive impairment
August 31Dept.Rob Rockhold, Ph.D.,  Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Univ. Mississippi Medical CenterEngaging the Future – Mentorship as a Professional Goal
September 28Dept.Ashley Herdman,Literature Analysis: Gonadotrope Network Coordination
October 5,
1 pm
Dept.Taurean Brown, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen)Investigating the Impact of Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide (TAC) Induced Inflammation on Cognitive Impairment Zoom Link
November 2Dept.Peter J. Vollbrecht, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Western Michigan Univ., Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI Considerations When Developing Outreach Programs and Initiatives
November 9Dept.Jewel Banik, (Mentor: Dr. Angus Macnicol)Musashi and the Post-Transcriptional Control of Pituitary Cell Fate
November 16Dept.Abdallah Hayar, Ph.D., Dept. of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, UAMSCOVID-19, the brain and long-haulers (link to presentation and zoom recording)
November 30Dept.Nebojsa Kezunovic, Ph.D., Amgen Medical Science LiaisonDiscovery of Aimovig®(erenumab-aooe), the First FDA-Approved Antibody Therapeutic for Migraine
December 14Dept.Ania Majewska Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, New YorkMicroglial Roles at the Synapse in the Developing Brain

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