Department of Neurosciences Summer 2023 Retreat
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
9 am - 6:30 pm
Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom
102 people attended the 2023 Neurosciences department retreat. All departmental faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, undergraduate students, and trainers were invited to attend. In addition, all first-year students (BSTP or MSTP) who have indicated an interest in neuroscience were also invited.
Keynote Speaker
Dion K. Dickman, PhD
Associate Professor,
Biological Sciences and Gerontology
University of Southern California (USC),
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
"Homeostatic Control of Synaptic Strength"
In addition to the keynote presentation, the retreat featured 8 oral presentations and 30 posters.
Presentation 1: Marina Bostelman, Graduate Student, Broihier Lab, Neurosciences
Title: 鈥淚nvestigating roles for 伪2未 and septate junction proteins in synaptic adhesion and synaptic vesicle localization鈥�
Presentation 2: Matthew Moore, Graduate Student, Philippidou Lab, Neurosciences
Title: 鈥淐oordinated Expression of Hox5 Transcription Factors Drives Respiratory Circuit Assembly鈥�
Presentation 3: Dr. William Clay Spencer, Research Scientist, Deneris Lab, Neurosciences
Title: 鈥淧et1 coordinates neuron subtype-specific transcriptomes for postmitotic neuron diversification鈥�
Presentation 4: Dr. Helen Miranda, Assistant Professor, Genetics & Genome Sciences
Title: 鈥淪calable, optically-active human neuromuscular junction model reveal convergent mechanisms of dysfunction in familial ALS.鈥�
Presentation 5: Minghua Li, Graduate Student, Sun Lab, Neurosciences
Title: 鈥淎natomical and functional heterogeneity of the basolateral amygdala to ventral hippocampus circuit鈥�
Presentation 6: Dr. Masashi Tabuchi, Assistant Professor, Neurosciences
Title: 鈥淣europhysiological approaches to repair sleep instability caused by age and neurodegeneration 鈥�
Presentation 7: Dr. Dominique Durand, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Title: 鈥淪ubthreshold oscillating waves in neural tissue propagate by volume conduction and generate interference鈥�
Presentation 8: Dr. Eric Kirk, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sauerbrei Lab, Neurosciences
Title: 鈥淐ortical representation of inertial load during locomotion in the mouse鈥�
2023 Retreat Presentation Winners
Top Oral Presentation Awards:
- Matthew Moore
- Eric Kirk
Oral Presentation Awards:
- Marina Bostelman
- Minghua Li
Top Graduate Poster Award:
- Brent Eastman
Graduate Poster Awards:
- Jerrik Rydbom
- Lauren Jankowiak
- Maria Habean
- Minshan Lin
Top Undergraduate Poster Award:
- David Yang
Undergraduate Poster Awards:
- Lauren Dittrick