Neuroscience Reearch Institute

16th Annual Neuroscience Research Symposium

NRI hosted the 16th annual Neuroscience Research Symposium on May 9th, 2008. Presentations were made by several NRI Researchers, which included Faculty members, Professional Researchers, Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students. Topics included:

Characterization of an Interacting Protein of AGS3, a Gate-Keeper in Cocaine Addiction

Zhuojin Xu*, Ben Groves*, Qiang Gong, Marc Zimmerman, Chris Mugler, David Li, Chi Nguyun, Zach Ma
*These authors contributed equally to the work

Heterogeneous Dysregulation of MicroRNAs Across the Autism Spectrum

Kawther Abu-Elneel*, Tsunglin Liu*, Francesca S. Gazzaniga, Yuhei Nishimura, Dennis P. Wall, Daniel H. Geschwind, Kaiqin Lao, Kenneth S. Kosik
*These authors contributed equally to the work

Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter: Acetylcholine Binding and Supertransport

Parul Khare, Aubrey White, Jia Luo, Anup Mulakaluri, Stan Parsons

STAT Signaling in Polycystic Kidney Disease

Jeff Talbot, Thomas Weimbs

Novel Tracking and Analysis Software For Dynamic Cell Processes: Tau Phosphorylation and the Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics

Erkan Kiris, Michelle Gaylord, Donovan Ventimiglia, Emre Sargin, Alphan Altinok, B.S. Manjunath, Ken Rose, Mary Ann Jordan, Leslie Wilson, Stuart Feinstein

Tau Isoform-Specific Modulation of Kinesin-Driven MT Gliding in the Absence and Presence of Taxol

Austin Peck, M. Emre Sargin, Stuart Feinstein, and Leslie Wilson

Complementary Dimerization of Microtubule-Associated Tau Protein: Implications for Microtubule Bundling and Tau-Mediated Pathogenesis

Eric Feinstein, Kenny Rosenberg, Jennifer Ross, Jacob Israelachvilli, Stuart Feinstein

KEY NOTE SPEAKER

APP Processing, Tau Phosphorylation and Alzheimer’s Disease: Barking Up The Wrong tree

Sanjay Pimplikar
Department of Neurosciences
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

The SNARE Protein Syntaxin 3 is Involved in Polarized Axonal Trafficking in Neurons

Linda Soo Hoo, Chris D. Banna, Carolyn M. Radeke, Nikunj Sharma, Gary Banker, Seng Hui Low, Thomas Weimbs, Carol A. Vandenberg

Dendritic Spread and Functional Coverage of Starburst Amacrine Cells

Patrick Keeley, Irene Whitney, Mary Raven, Ben Reese

Spatial Patterning of Cholinergic Amacrine Cells in the Mouse Retina

Irene Whitney, Patrick Keeley, Mary Raven, Ben Reese

Microarray Analysis Reveals the Importance of Inflammatory Response Genes in Retinal Detachment

Chris Banna, Geoff Lewis, Steve Fisher

Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium

Dave Buchholz, Sherry Hikita, Qirui Hu, Teisha Rowland, Julian Davis, Kathryn Blaschke, Christy Curletti, Monte Radeke, Natasha Gallo, Linc Johnson, Dennis Clegg

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