Neurosciences and Psychiatry

Department Of Neurosciences and Psychiatry Research Symposium

The Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry 2024-2025 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
 

2025-2026 Symposium Information Coming Soon

 


2024-2025 Awards

Neuroscience Division

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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 
  3. 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 -                                 

2:30PM -                       UToledo DONP Faculty speaker with Q& A -                                   

3:00PM -                       Introduction of Keynote speaker

3:05PM -                       Keynote speaker with Q&A -    

4:00PM -                       Presentation of poster winners

4:15PM -                        Closing remarks


RSVP

Information coming soon.


Submission Instructions and Guidelines

Abstract Submission Instructions   Poster Instructions  

Abstract and poster submission deadline coming soon.

 

 


Want More Info about the Research Symposium?

Contact us at Neurosciences@utoledo.edu

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Last Updated: 6/17/25