Department Of Neurosciences and Psychiatry Research Symposium
The Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry Research Symposium was held on Thursday, February 6, 2025. This event provided an opportunity for faculty, fellows, residents, and students to showcase their research projects for colleagues and the community at large.
Held at the Delta Hotels Toledo, this event included lunch, poster presentations, selected faculty speakers and the keynote speaker.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Samuel M. Young, Jr., Director of the Gene Therapy Center, Professor and Roper Investigator in the Dept
of Pediatrics with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology at the
University of North-Carolina-Chapel Hill. The keynote was followed by poster awards.
Participation in the Research Symposium was open to all faculty, residents, and fellows in the Departments of Neurosciences and Psychiatry.
Keynote Speaker
Samuel M. Young, Jr. Ph.D.
Director, Gene Therapy Center
Roper Investigator
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pharmacology
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Topic: "Presynaptic CaV2 Calcium channels: Elucidating their regulatory roles in synaptic transmission and the development of gene therapy approaches for CaV2 disorders"
Samuel M. Young, Jr. Ph.D. is the Director of the Gene Therapy Center, Professor and Roper Investigator in the Dept of Pediatrics with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of North-Carolina- Chapel Hill. Dr. Young’s research focuses on two major areas:1) the Molecular Principles of Auditory Information Processing and 2) Gene Therapy Approaches for Neurological Disorders. His laboratory has published numerous high impact papers in these areas and has provisional patents filed for his gene therapy work. He serves on the editorial board for Journal of Physiology and Physiological Reviews and is a NIH standing study section member of the AUD study section. In addition, he serves as a scientific advisor to biotech companies. Dr. Young is a first-generation college graduate and was a 4-year member of the Princeton University football team where he was a starting defensive tackle on the 1995 Ivy League Championship team.
Prior to joining UNC, Dr. Samuel M. Young, Jr was a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and a Professor and Director of Molecular Auditory Research in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Young was an Iowa Distinguished Scholar awardee and is a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute and Pappajohn Biomedical Institute. Prior to joining the University of Iowa in 2017, he was an Independent Max Planck Research Group Leader of Research Group-Molecular Mechanisms for Synaptic Function at the then newly created Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (2010-2017).
Awards
Neuroscience Division
- Saferin, Hasseb, Taha, Beecroft, Pillai, Neifer, Lakkuru, Kistler, Nawor, Malik, Hasan, Carlson, Zade, Shah, Gautam, Vergis, Neifer, Johnson, Gustison, Hall, Burkett
- Folate prevents autism-relevant phenotype from developmental pyrethroid exposure in prairie voles
- Nguyen, Curtis, Imami, Ryan, Alganem, Neifer, Saferin, Nawor, Kistler, Miller, Shukla, Mccullumsmith, Burkett
- Developmental pyrethroid exposure disrupts molecular pathways for circadian rhythms and MAP kinase in mouse brain
- Kumar, Alekhtiar, Otmanowski, Plata, Bearss, Shukla, Yadav, Kumar, Jain, Yadav, de Lartigue, Zubcevic
- Gut Microbiota Modulation: Akkermansia muciniphila lowers blood pressure by restoring serotonergic gut-vagal signaling in rodents
Psychiatry Division
- Rowaida Hamdan, Chia-Hao Shih, Qin Shao, Xin Wang, Hong Xie
- Structural Analysis of Hippocampal Subdivisions and Their Relationship with the Hypothalamus in Trauma Survivors
- Rupesh VN Boddapati*, Jessica Zhukivska*, Rowaida M. Hamdan, Xin Wang, and Hong Xie
- The Change in Overall Sleep Quality before and after COVID-19 Pandemic due to COVID-19 Related Family Economic Strain and Social Interactions
- Sarah Porter, Alyssa Davis, Dominique Digiacomo, Michelle Cherian, Dr. Navtej Mann, Dr. Garrett Spradley, Dr. Victoria Kelly
- Feasting on Flesh: A Case Report and Literature Review of Cannibalistic Ideation in Children & Adolescents
Research Symposium Agenda:
11:30AM - Poster presenters set up
Noon - Lunch - RSVP required to receive a lunch
12:30PM- Poster session 1 with judging
1:15PM- Poster session 2 with judging
2:00PM - Welcome
2:05PM - UToledo DONP Faculty speaker with Q& A - Dr. Xin Wang, M.D., Ph.D, Professor
2:30PM - UToledo DONP Faculty speaker with Q& A - Dr. Lauren DePoy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
3:00PM - Introduction of Keynote speaker
3:05PM - Keynote speaker with Q&A - Dr. Samuel M. Young, Jr, Ph.D.
4:00PM - Presentation of poster winners
4:15PM - Closing remarks
RSVP
Deadline to RSVP was Thursday, January 30, 2025.
Submission Instructions and Guidelines
Abstract Submission Instructions Poster Instructions
Abstract submission deadline extended to Dec. 6, 2024
Posters must be submitted by Dec. 23, 2024
If you have any poster printing questions, please contact neurosciences@utoledo.edu .