Neuroscience Chapter Announces 2012 Events

The Ohio-Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) has announced dates for its 2012 programming.

OMV-SfN’s  Winter Business Meeting will be held Friday, Feb. 17, at Miami University.  The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. with 20-minute research presentations from the chapter’s participating institutions. The business meeting will follow. Joyce Fernandes, Ph.D., of Miami University will be inducted as the chapter’s 2012 president, and a new officer-at-large from Wright State University will be nominated. The meeting is expected to end no later than 3:30 p.m. Meeting details (room/map/agenda) to follow.

Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D. (above left),  will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2012 Neuroscience Day on Friday, May 18, at Miami University. Dr. Tolbert is Regents Professor and Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology & Anatomy at the University of Arizona, where she also is vice president for research, graduate studies, and economic development.

The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes neuroscience research and education in the southwest Ohio region. The chapter’s sponsoring institutions include Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University.

WSU Hosts Neuroscience Meeting on Jan. 28

Wright State University will host the 2011 Winter Meeting of the Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) on Friday, Jan. 28, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Room 101 White Hall (Gandhi Auditorium). The meeting will begin with 20-minute research presentations from faculty at OMV-SfN’s participating institutions:

• Zoe Hesp (Department of Zoology, Miami University)
  “Reinnervation of peripheral targets following axotomy of the superior cervical ganglion”
• Mark Baccei (Department of Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati)
  “Pacemaker neurons in newborn spinal pain circuits.”
• James Lucot (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University)
  “Development of a novel anti-emetic”

The chapter’s annual business meeting will follow the presentations, and WSU’s Michael Hennessy, Ph.D., will be installed as president for 2011.

You do not have to be a member of OMV-SfN to attend the presentations, although membership is necessary to vote in the business meeting. Wright State also will host OMV-SfN’s 2011 Neuroscience Day in White Hall on Friday, May 20. Neuroscience Day is free to chapter members.

OMV Neuroscience Day Is May 10

Rajita Sinha, Ph.D. (left), will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2010 Neuroscience Day on Monday, May 10, at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sinha is professor of psychiatry and director of the Yale Stress Center at Yale University. The title of her presentation is “Desire gone awry! Can the Neuroscience of Stress and Reward-seeking Provide Clues for Understanding and Treating Addiction?”

Neuroscience Day is free of charge for current chapter members. If you didn’t register in advance, you can register at Neuroscience Day and pay 2010 chapter dues, if necessary. See more details.

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The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes neuroscience research and education in the southwest Ohio region. The chapter’s sponsoring institutions include Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University.

Held every spring at one of OMV-SfN’s participating institutions, Neuroscience Day is the chapter’s showcase scientific meeting. The program includes a keynote presentation by a leading neuroscientist, student and post-doc presentations, and a poster competition and reception.

OMV Neuroscience Day Is May 10 – Save the Date!

Rajita Sinha, Ph.D. (left), will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2010 Neuroscience Day on Monday, May 10, at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sinha is professor of psychiatry and director of the Yale Stress Center at Yale University. Her research interests include “clinical neurobiology of stress and relaxation, emotion dysregulation, and their effects on desire and drug craving and addictive behaviors, such as, drinking, eating and drug use.” Read more.

The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes neuroscience research and education in the southwest Ohio region. The chapter’s sponsoring institutions include Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University.

Held every spring at one of OMV-SfN’s participating institutions, Neuroscience Day is the chapter’s showcase scientific meeting. The program includes a keynote presentation by a leading neuroscientist, student and post-doc presentations, and a poster competition and reception. Neuroscience Day is free of charge for current chapter members, so join or renew your membership now!

OMV-SfN’s Winter Meeting Scheduled Jan. 29

The 2010 Winter Meeting of the Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) will be held Friday, January 29, from 10 a.m. – 12 noon at the University of Cincinnati’s Metabolic Diseases Institute/Genome Research Institute (2180 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati 45237) in the Building A lecture room.

The meeting will begin with four 20-minute research presentations, one from each of OMV-SfN’s four participating institutions. The business meeting will follow and James Eliassen, Ph.D., will be inducted as 2010 chapter president. Scientific presentations include:

• Gale Kleven, Ph.D. (Wright State University)
  MR Spectroscopy and Behavioral Epigenesis
• Jennifer J. Quinn, Ph.D. (Miami University)
  Neurobiological mechanisms of long-term memory consolidation and stabilization
• Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)
  Stress-relieving properties of palatable foods
• TBD (University of Dayton)

Download 2010 Winter Meeting Agenda (MS Word), which includes travel directions to the meeting site. For more information, contact Jim Eliassen (513/558-5863; james.eliassen@uc.edu).