The University of Scranton
 2nd Annual
Neuroscience Conference
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Alumni Memorial Hall 2nd Floor

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Keynote Speaker:
AMH 211

TBA (Dr. Jenn Quinn is ill)    

Associate Research Scientist
Division of Molecular Psychiatry
      Yale University

Graduate:
The University of Scranton, 1998
UCLA, 2004

Winner:
James McKeen Cattell Dissertation Award Recipient
New York Academy of Sciences, 2005
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Schedule:
Oral Research Presentations

Poster Research Presentations

Keynote Address
 		9:30 - 11:10

11:10 - 11:50

12:00 - 1:00
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Research Presentations:
AMH 211

9:30
Treating Tremor: Can Adenosine A2A Antagonists Reverse the
Tremulous Jaw Movements Induced by Cholinomimetics in an Animal Model of
Parkinson's Disease?"
Lyndsey Collins, University of Connecticut

9:50
Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Mice Suggests That Intrinsic Neuroprotective
Properties Differ Across Strains
Jonathan Walsh, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

10:10
Neuroprotective Mechanims:
Life in the Soil and Life in the Cold, a Model for the Treatment of Stroke
Thomas I. Nathaniel, Ph.D., Marywood University

10:30
  Immunologic means of Inhibiting Glutamate Excitotoxicity following Spinal cord Injury
Jeffrey P. Datto, Ph.D.

10:50
Vicinal Thiol-Based Redox Regulation of Protein Phosphatase 2A :
A Possible Link Between Oxidative Stress and Protein Phosphorylation
 Teresa Coppa & Coral Stredny, The University of Scranton
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Posters:
AMH 212

Functional Morphology of Pyllostomid Verrucae

Paul J. Homnick & Gary G. Kwiecinski
The University of Scranton


Localized Areas of the Goldfish Telencephalon That Modulate the Startle Response

Sara Muth & Robert Waldeck

The University of Scranton



Differences in Physical Signs of Aggression in BALB/c Mice as a Function of Home Cage Enrichment

Michael J. Garcia,  Brentt J. Swetter, Christie P. Karpiak, & J. Timothy Cannon
The University of Scranton

Effects of Environmental Enrichment in Standard Cages on
Open Field and Elevated Plus Maze Behaviors
in BALB/c Mice
Caesar G. Imperio, Brentt J. Swetter, Christie P. Karpiak, and J. Timothy Cannon
The University of Scranton


 Bi-Directional Modulation of Hippocampal Theta Oscillations
Via Intraseptal Infusion of Benzodiazepine Ligands

M.A. Topiwala & J. A. Gordon

Columbia Univ/NYSPI, New York, NY


Measures of Spatial Ability: Intercorrelations, Gender Differences,
and Relationships with 2D:3D Finger Ratio

Christina R. Irace, Patrick T. Orr, J. Timothy Cannon, Eva Piatek, and Rebecca Guenther

The University of Scranton, Yale