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NKI Science Day 2019
Nathan Kline Institute Science Day
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
NKI Auditorium
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11:00 – 11:10 am
Welcome and Introduction
Melissa Alldred, PhD
Research Scientist, Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute
11:10 – 11:25 am
Resting-State Functional Connectivity Underlying Interoception in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Goi Khia Eng, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Research, Nathan Kline Institute
11:25 – 11:40 am
Perinatal interference with the serotonergic system affects VTA function in the adult via glutamate co-transmission
Catia M. Teixeira, PhD
Research Scientist, Emotional Brain Institute, Nathan Kline Institute
11:40 – 11:55 am
Trk inhibition in a new experimental model of seizures and spreading depolarization/spreading depression
Yi-Ling Lu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute
11:55 – 12:10 pm
CB1R Mediated CDK5 and RAC1 Signaling Control Neurobehavioral Abnormalities in Postnatal Ethanol Exposed Mice
Basavaraj S. Balapal, PhD
Research Scientist, Analytical Psychopharmacology, Nathan Kline Institute
12:10 – 12:25 pm
Effects of neonatal ethanol on GABA neuron development through adolescence
John F. Smiley, PhD
Research Scientist, Neurochemistry, Nathan Kline Institute
12:25 – 12:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Alexandre Franco, PhD
Research Scientist, Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation, Nathan Kline Institute
12:30 – 1:00 pm
Break with Refreshments/ Poster placement
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Poster Session
Conference Rooms A-C