Fall, 2008 Neuroscience Seminars
Note the times and locations of each seminar
*Friday, September 5th, 4pm Jones 102 Host : Steven Springer
John Adelman , Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
"Small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SK channels)"
* Friday, September 19th, 4pm Jones 102 Host: Dr. Laura Schrader
Michael Moore, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University
“Tools for Engineering CNS Tissues”
# Friday, September 26th, NOON Kendall Cram, LBC Host: Dr. Beth Wee
Elizabeth Shirtcliff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of New Orleans
"Stress Regulation in Adolescents: Insights From the Study of Hormones"
*Friday, October 3rd, 4pm Jones 204 Host: Dr. Jeff Tasker
Benjamin Hall, Ph.D.
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Tulane University
"Molecular Control of Cortical Synapse Development"
* Friday, October 10th, 4pm LBC - 203 Stibbs Host: Dr. James Cronin
John A. McLachlan , Ph.D.
Weatherhead Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies
Director, Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Tulane University
"Estrogens, Evolution and Disease"
* Friday, October 17th, 4pm LBC - 203 Stibbs Hosts: Beth Wee/Laura Schrader
Jacques Wadiche, Ph.D.
Department of Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Synchronicity of multivesicular release controls neuronal output"
# Friday, October 24th, NOON Kendall Cram LBC Host: Jeremy Nelson
Raja Parasuraman, Ph.D.
Director, PhD Program for Human Factors and Applied Cognition
George Mason University
"Molecular Genetics of Individual Differences in Attention and Working Memory"
*Friday, November 21st, 4pm LBC - 203 Stibbs Host: James Cronin
Johnny Porter, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
LSU Health Sciences Center
"DHEA: An obesity, aging and immune modulator "
*=Co-sponsored with CMB #=Co-sponsored with Psychology