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2019 SfN Chapter of the Year!
AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to our 2022 Annual Meeting Award Winners!
2022 MiSFN Founders Awards Winners
Dan Doyle
Doyle D, Lam M, Qalieh A, Qalieh Y, Sorel A, Funk O, and Kwan K
Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan
Presentation Title: “Chromatin Remodeler Arid1a Orchestrates Subplate-Dependent Wiring of Cortical Connectivity”
Sindhuja Koneru
Koneru S, Resk M, Fettinger N, Poudel A, Crespo E, Malkowski C, Lauzon E, Wedster N, Olson K, Wassell L, Kacherian O, Otero P, Schalau R, Sharma N, Sandstrom MI, Hochgeschwender U, Rossignol J, and Dunbar JL
Field Neurosciences Institute Laboratory for Restorative Neurology Program in Neuroscience
Presentation Title: “Treatments Using Gm1 Ganglioside and Crispr-Cas9- Mediated Gene Editing Reduce Behavioral and Neuropathology Deficits in Mouse Models of Huntington’s Disease”
2022 MiSFN Poster Award Winners
People’s Choice: Camerson Davidson (Post-doctoral fellow)
Davidson, C, Yahya M, and Perrine S
Wayne State University
Poster Title: "Effects of a Mixture of Cocaine and Fentanyl on Locomotor Activity Across Repeated Exposures in Male Wistar Rats"
Post-Doctoral: Insha Zahoor
Zahoor I, Nematullah M, Mir S, Waters J, Dutta I, Cerghet M, Poisson LM, Rattan R, and Giri S
Henry Ford Health System
Poster Title: "Docosahexaenoic Acid-Derived Pro-Resolving Lipid Mediator Maresin-1 Ameliorates Inflammation and Prevents Disease Progression in Preclinical Model of Multiple Sclerosis”
Graduate
Candace Johnson
Johnson C, Burroughs R, Baggott M, Perrine S, Davidson C, and Baker L
Western Michigan University
Poster Title: “Locomotor Stimulant Effects and Persistent Serotonin Depletion Following Binge-Like 1-(Benzofuran-5-Yl)-N-Methylpropan-2-Amine (5-Mapb) Treatment in Sprague-Dawley Rats”
Jennifer Losiowski
Losiowski J., Bhogal A, Evanski J, Gowatch L, Desai S, Zundel GC, and Marusak, H
Wayne State University
Poster Title: “Extinction Learning and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Severity in Youth”
Annie Nguyen
Nguyen A, Hu A, Toor J, Maxwell A, Nematullah M, Ding J, Mor G, and Giri S
Wayne State University
Poster Title: “Benzene Exposure During Pregnancy Increases Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Severity in Offspring”
Undergraduate
Shreya Desai
Evanski J, Rabinak C, and Marusak, H
Wayne State University
Poster Title: “Genetic Variation in Endocannabinoid Signaling and Threat- and Reward-Related Brain Functioning During the Transition into Adolescence”
Johnathon Evers Smith
Smith JE, Srinageshwar B, Poudel A, Swiontek J, Smith O, Swanson D, Dunbar GL, Sharma A, and Rossignol J
Central Michigan University
Poster Title: “Dendrimer-Delivered Nocodazole Attenuates Glioblastoma Proliferation, Migration, and Metabolism In-Vitro”
Lauren Richardson
Richardson L, Myers A, Wallin C, Neole S, Kulaglic N, Perinne SA, Davidson, C, Angoa-Perez, M, Kuhn D, Bowen SE, and Brummelte S
Wayne State University
Poster Title: “A Translational Rodent Model of Opioid Exposure During Pregnancy: Effects of Morphine Compared to Buprenorphine on Maternal Behavior, Brain, and the Microbiome”
Congratulations to our 2021 Annual Meeting Award Winners!
Alex Chen
2021 MiSFN Founders Award Winner
Chen, Alex, Garay, Patricia M, Iwase, Shigeki, and Sutton, Michael A
University of Michigan, USA
Presentation Titled: "Homeostatic Metaplasticity in Hippocampal Networks"
Post-Doctoral: Bhairavi Srinageshwar
Srinageshwar B, Kuhn ER, Fagan TJ, Florendo M, Peruzzaro S, Andrews MMM, Swanson D, Sharma A, Dunbar GL, Rossignol J
Central Michigan University
Poster Titled: "Delivery of PAMAM Dendrimer Nanomolecules Across the Natural Biological Barriers and Analysis of Dendriplex-Clearance From the Mouse"
Graduate: Mohammed Alhadidy
Alhadidy, M; Lamp, J; Vega, I; Kanaan, N
Michigan State University
Poster Titled: "Production Of Sumoylated Recombinant Tau In Escherichia Coli"
Graduate: Abigail Myers
Myers A., Kulaglic N., Neole S., Richardson L., Wallin C., Bowen S., Brummelte S.
Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "A Translational Rodent Model Of Gestational Buprenorphine Or Morphine Exposure: Offspring Outcomes"
Undergraduate: Emily Lauzon
E. Lauzon, S. Koneru, N. Wedster, P. Otero Sequeiros, E. Idzior, C. Bueno Alvarez, J. Wassell, B. Kemmerling, R. Schalau, J. Patel, K. Belgya, J. Rossignol, G. L. Dunbar
Central Michigan University
Poster Titled: "Reduction Of Memory Deficits Following Progesterone Treatment In The 3xtg Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease"
Undergraduate: Rida Waseem
Waseem, Rida and Dr. Berkowitz, Bruce
Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "New Rod Phototransduction-Sensitive Oct-Based Biomarkers"
Congratulations to our 2019 Annual Meeting Award Winners!
Chela M Wallin, M.A
2019 MiSFN Founders Award Winner
Wallin, Chela M; Bowen, Scott E; Brummelte Susanne
Wayne State University, MI, USA
Presentation Titled: "Gestational Opioid Exposure: Effects on Pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Maturation & Behavioral Development"
Post-Doctoral: Kelly Bosse
K.E. Bosse, S.C. Lloyd, R. Singh, B.L. Schneider, S.A. Perrine and A.C. Conti
Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "Opioid Exposure following Traumatic Brain Injury Exacerbates Behavioral and Neuroinflammatory Outcomes"
Graduate: Joshua Paris
J. R. Paris, N. C. Sklar, C. L. Linn
Western Michigan Univ. Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
Poster Titled: "Induced Regeneration Using an Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist In A Genetic Mouse Glaucoma Model"
Graduate: Marie Doyle
Doyle MA, Bali V, Cooper SE, Stark AR, and Mazei-Robison MS
Michigan State University
Poster Titled: "Determining The Effect Of Cell Type-Specific VTA SGK1 Manipulation On"
Undergraduate: Stephanie Morgan
Stephanie E. Morgan, Hilary A. Marusak, Farrah Elrahal, Craig Peters, Allesandra S. Iadipaolo, Kyle J. Burghardt, Christine A. Rabinak
Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "PACAP Receptor Polymorphism Effects on Functional Organization of the Limbic System in Youth"
Undergraduate: Claire Spivey
Spivey, C.E., Groves, T.H.K. ,and Jellies, J.A.
Western Michigan University
Poster Titled: "The Presence of Photoreceptors in The Posterior Sucker of Hirudo verbana Inferred Through Functional Visual Response"
Congratulations to our 2018 Annual Meeting Award Winners!
2018 MiSFN Founders Award Winner
Megan Duffy
Megan F. Duffy, Timothy J. Collier, Kelvin C. Luk, Malú G. Tansey, Katrina L. Paumier,
Joseph R. Patterson, D. Luke Fischer, Nicole K. Polinski, Christopher J. Kemp,
JianJun Chang, Jacob W. Howe, and Caryl E. Sortwell
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Michigan State University, Department of Psychology
Presentation Titled: "Synucleinopathy-triggered neuroinflammation in a novel model
of sporadic Parkinson’s disease"
Post-Doctoral: Kelly Bosse
K.E. Bosse, F. Ghoddoussi, A.T. Eapen, L.L. Susick, K. Desai, B.A. Berkowitz, S.A. Perrine and A.C. Conti, John D. Dingell
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, USA.
Poster Titled: "Calcium/calmodulin-stimulated adenylyl cyclases 1 and 8 regulate reward-related brain activity and ethanol consumption"
Graduate: Brittany Kuhn
Kuhn, Brittany; Campus, Paolo, Klumpner, Marin; Flagel, Shelly
University of Michigan
Poster Titled: "The effects of chemogenetic inhibition of prelimbic cortical inputs to the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus on cue- and cocaine-induced drug-seeking behavior in sign-trackers and goal-trackers"
Graduate: Andrew Nelson
Andrew D. Nelson, Rene N. Caballero-Florán, Paul M. Jenkins
University of Michigan Medical School
Poster Titled:
"A Loss-of-Function Variant in ANK3 from a Family with Bipolar Disorder Causes Altered Forebrain Circuitry"
Undergraduate: Aneesh Hehr
Aneesh Hehr, Hilary A. Marusak, Edward D. Huntley, Christine A. Rabinak
Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "Amygdala-mPFC connectivity is associated with sleep duration in children and adolescents"
Undergraduate: Layne Bond
Layne G. Bond, Allison M. Johnson, Paolo Campus, Shelly B. Flagel
University of Michigan
Poster Titled: "Antagonism of orexin 2 receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus decreases the incentive motivational value of a reward-cue in sign-trackers"
Congratulations to our 2017 Annual Meeting Award Winners!
Congratulations to Hillary Woodworth,
2017 MiSFN Founders Award Winner
Hillary L. Woodworth, Bethany G. Beekly, Hannah M. Batchelor, Raluca Bugescu, and Gina M. Leinninger
Department of Physiology,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Michigan State University,Department of Psychology
Presentation Titled: "A Central Neurotensin Circuit that Coordinates Weight Loss Behaviors"
Postdoctoral/Technician: Amanda N. Bolton-Hall
Amanda N. Bolton-Hall, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center,Detroit, MI;
Dept. of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Alcohol Use: A Role for Class Iia Histone Deacetylases"
Graduate: Cynthia Cooley-Themm
Cynthia Cooley-Themm, Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University,
Poster Titled: "Neuroprotective Role of Acetylcholine at a Retinal Synapse After Inducing Glaucoma in Long Evans Rats
Graduate: Wafaa Sweidan
Wafaa Sweidan, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Neurosciences, Wayne State University
Poster Titled: “Striatal and Cortical Changes in Huntington’s Disease”
Undergraduate: Jackson Scheib
Dept. of Biology, Western Michigan University,
Poster Titled: "Effects Of Naris Occlusion On The Olfactory Organ And Olfactory Bulb In The Adult Zebrafish"
Undergraduate: Isabelle Birt
Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute,
University of Michigan
Poster Titled: "Exploring Differences in Gene Expression and Relative Cell-Type Balance in the Hippocampus of a Selectively Bred Rat Model for internalizing and Externalizing Psychiatric Disorders"
Congratulations to 2017 local Brain Bee winners!
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Denis Kirca - winner of the Brain Bee at MSU
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Varun Shanker - winner of the Brain Bee at CMU
These local winners will now compete at the USA National Brain Bee. The chapter provides travel support and registration fees for our local winners.
Chapter awarded 2017 SFN Chapter Grant for outreach
The grant was submitted by Peter Vollbrecht of Hope College to support their outreach efforts. Congratulations Peter!
Congratulations to our 2016 Annual Meeting Award Winners!
Post-Doctoral: Andrew Eagle
Michigan State University
Poster Titled: "Activity-Dependent Transcriptional Regulation Of Hippocampal Projections In Fear/Anxiety And Cocaine Reward"
Graduate: Brittany Kuhn
University of Michigan
Poster Titled: "Transient Inactivation Of The Paraventricular Nucleus Of The Thalamus Differentially Affects Cue-Induced Reinstatement In Sign-Trackers And Goal-Trackers "
Graduate: Evan Schramm
University of Michigan
Poster Titled: "Allosteric Modulation Of Δ (Delta) And µ (MU) Opioid Receptors Occurs By a Common Mode Of Action"
Undergraduate: Sanaya Irani
Wayne State University
Poster Titled: "The Development Of Spatial Navigation Ability From Childhood To Adulthood"
Undergraduate: Zackary Bowers
Saginaw Valley State University
Poster Titled: "Pre-Enriched Housing Impacts Progesterone’s Effect Of Functional Recovery In Male Rats After Trauamatic Brain Injury"