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
Fall 2023
| Date | Series | Speaker | Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, Monday 2:00 pm | Dept. | Carol Morris, Ph.D. Student | CD47/SIRPα Axis as a Pathogenic Hub and Therapeutic Target in CNS Injury |
| October 13, Friday 11-12 pm, Brandon Auditorium, ACH Campus | Dept. | Tiffany Miles, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Fellow, Neurobiology and Developmental Science. | The impact of maternal undernutrition and thermoneutral high fat diet models on transcriptomic mechanisms |
| October 31 | Dept. | Abdallah Hayar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences. | Artificial Intelligence (AI) vs. the Human Brain – Is AI a threat to our existence and how it can be helpful in education and healthcare? |
| November 21 | |||
| November 28 | |||
| December 5 | Dept. | Steve Barger, Ph.D., Prof. of Geriatrics, Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, and Internal Medicine | |
| December 12 | Dept. | Namarta Kapil, Dissertation Defense (Advisor: Dr. Tara Johnson) | |
| December 19 | Dept. | Feng Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences. | Contributions of TRPC channels to seizure and excitotoxicity |
| December 26 |
Spring/Summer 2023
| Date | Series | Speaker | Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 7 | Dept. | Alzheimer’s Disease Epidemiology and Pathophysiology | |
| March 14 | Dept. | Laundette Jones, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Prof., EPH Preventive Medicine, Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine | From Cells to Communities: Becoming a Community-Engaged Biosocial Researcher |
| March 21 | Dept. | Ashley Pike, Graduate Student, Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences | Neural Correlates of Information Processing Speed in Multiple Sclerosis |
| March 31, Friday noon, Rayford Auditorium – Rm 106-2 | Dept. | 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 4 | Dept. | Abdallah Hayar, Ph.D., Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, UAMS | Review of brain tumors and investigating glioma microenvironment using an electrophysiological approach |
| April 11 | Dept. | Alexa Escapita, Ph.D. Candidate, NBDS Neuroscience Track (Advisor: Dr. Tara Johnson) | Early Language Development in Children with Critical Congenital Heart Disease |
| April 18, 2:00 pm | Dept. | Namarta Kapil, Ph.D. Candidate, NBDS Neuroscience Track (Advisor: Dr. Tara Johnson) | Cerebral Palsy: Early Markers of Clinical Phenotype |
| May 5, Friday noon | Dept. | Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D., Chief Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity (OPEN), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH | NINDS Strategies for Enhancing the Diversity of Neuroscience Researchers Box Recording Link |
| June 22, Thursday noon Biomed I, Rm 205/207 | Dept. | Kalee Holloway, Ph.D. Candidate, Dissertation Defense | Ethanol Effects on the Brain in Animal Models of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Alcohol Use Disorder |
| June 23, 9:00 am | Dept. | Kayleigh Rodriguez, Ph.D. Student | The Impact of Early-Life Stress on Epigenetic Priming of Rodent Primary Sensory Neurons in the Development |
| June 26, Monday noon | Dept. | Jewel Banik, Ph.D. Candidate, Dissertation Defense | The Role of Musashi and Regulated mRNA Translation in Pituitary Plasticity |
| July 6, Thursday noon | Dept. | Juchan Lim, Ph.D. Candidate, Dissertation Defense | Molecular Analyses of Pituitary Transdifferentiation in Response to Physiological Cues |
Fall 2022
| Date | Series | Speaker | Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Dept. | Atul Kothari, M.D., 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 8 | Dept. | Lindsay Rizzardi, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama | Using single nucleus multiomics to identify cell type-specific cis regulatory elements in Alzheimer’s |
| December 6 | Dept. | Kalee Holloway, graduate student (Mentor: Dr. Paul Drew) | Cerebellar Transcriptomic Changes Induced in a Chronic Plus Binge Model of Alcohol Use Disorder |
Spring 2022
| Date | Series | Speaker | Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 15 | Dept. | Juchan Lim, (Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol) | Control of Pituitary Cell Plasticity through Regulated mRNA Translation |
| April 5 | Dept. | Kimberly Stephens, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Prof., COM Peds Infectious Diseases, ACH Research Institute, UAMS | Chromatin Structure at Cis-Regulatory Elements and Nerve-Injury Induced Hypersensitivity Zoom Link |
| April 19 | Dept. | 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 26 | Dept. | 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 pm | Dept. | 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 10 | Dept. | 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 17 | Namarta 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 27 | Dept. | Taurean Brown, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen) | Investigating the impact of Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide (TAC) induced inflammation on cognitive impairment |
| August 31 | Dept. | Rob Rockhold, Ph.D., Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Univ. Mississippi Medical Center | Engaging the Future – Mentorship as a Professional Goal |
| September 28 | Dept. | 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 2 | Dept. | 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 9 | Dept. | Jewel Banik, (Mentor: Dr. Angus Macnicol) | Musashi and the Post-Transcriptional Control of Pituitary Cell Fate |
| November 16 | Dept. | Abdallah Hayar, Ph.D., Dept. of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, UAMS | COVID-19, the brain and long-haulers (link to presentation and zoom recording) |
| November 30 | Dept. | Nebojsa Kezunovic, Ph.D., Amgen Medical Science Liaison | Discovery of Aimovig®(erenumab-aooe), the First FDA-Approved Antibody Therapeutic for Migraine |
| December 14 | Dept. | Ania Majewska Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, New York | Microglial Roles at the Synapse in the Developing Brain |