Fall 2004
Date Speaker Institution Topic A&M Contact
9-Sep LINDA PHILLIPS Virginia Commonwealth University Matrix Metalloproteinases: Architects of Plasticity in the Injured Brain Louise Abbott
16-Sep SALLY WARD UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas FcRn as an IgG homeostat: from protein engineering to single molecule imaging Louise Abbott
23-Sep NICHOLAS HATSOPOULOS University of Chicago Coding of action from cortical ensembles Heather Bortfeld
30-Sep IAN RUSSELL TAMHSC The Rabbitt Duplex Visual System: a model for brain imaging Rajesh Miranda
7-Oct VINCENT CASSONE Texas A&M University Functional Genomics of the Avian Circadian Clock Rajesh Miranda
14-Oct PAUL WELLMAN Texas A&M University Diet, Obesity, and Psychostimulants Rajesh Miranda
4-Nov DORIT RON Univ. Protein Compartmentalization and Phosphorylation Determine Ethanol's Actions Doug Dohrman
11-Nov HOWARD LIPTON Northwestern Univeristy A role for viral co-receptors in Theiler's virus persistence in mice Doug Dohrman
18-Nov JOHN GUZOWSKI University of New Mexico, HSC FISHing for Memories: Genes, Cell Networks, & Behavior Jennifer Bizon
2-Dec REBECCA CORWIN Univ. Bingeing rats: Possible relevance to substance abuse Paul Wellman
9-Dec TERRY E. ROBINSON University of Michigan Drugs, Neuroplasticity, and Addiction Barry Setlow
Spring 2005
Date Speaker Institution Topic A&M Contact
27-Jan MARLA FELLER University of California, San Diego The How and Why of Retinal Waves" Seminar Cancelled  
3-Feb STUART DRYER University of Houston Modulation of potassium channel trafficking and the development of excitability in an identified population of vertebrate neurons  
10-Feb HEATHER BORTFELD Texas A&M University Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as a Tool for Tracking Infant Hemodynamics  
24-Feb MICHAEL SMOTHERMAN Texas A&M University Central mechanisms for the coordination of speech and breathing  
3-Mar STEVE MILLER Northwestern University Medical School CNS Dendritic Cells Drive Activation of Na˜ve T Cells and Epitope Spreading in Two Models of Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Specific Immunotherapy"?  
10-Mar LARRY GROVER Marshall University School of Medicine Acute effects of growth hormone on excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus  
24-Mar MIKE MILES Virginia Commonwealth University Genetic Influences on Brain Region-Selective Gene Expression Patterns with Ethanol  
31-Mar BRIAN PERKINS Texas A&M University Traffic jams in the retina: ciliary transport and photoreceptor degeneration  
5-May JENNIFER WEST Rice University Biomimetic Approaches to Vascular Tissue Engineering  
19-May STEVEN WRIGHT Texas A&M University Single Echo Acquisition MRI: Dynamic MRI at 125 frames/second  
26-May ROBERT DOTY University of Rochester Unity from Duality - The Why and How of Having Two Brains (Right and Left)