The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy held its annual research forum on March 14, giving graduate students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to share their research projects and sharpen their presentation skills. Eight presentations were followed by a five-minute question and comment period from a panel of judges comprised of Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology, Thomas M. Jeitner, Ph.D., research associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Jin Li, M.D., Ph.D. ’01, associate professor of neurology. Gary Guo, M.D., Ph.D., far left, instructor of medicine and a co-sponsor of the forum, Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D., second from left, professor and chairman of the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Victor A. Fried, Ph.D., standing far right, professor of cell biology and anatomy, pathology and graduate program director, joined the presenters.
The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Research Forum presenters were:
Seated from left:
Alexander Moghadam (second place, tie)
Pairing of neonatal phencyclidine and adolescent stress as a model of schizophrenia
Faculty Advisor: Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy
Brandon Kahen (second place, tie)
Postnatal-induced autism impairs social behavior and reduces NeuN antigenicity within the amygdala cortical complex despite an elevated seizure threshold
Faculty Advisor: Linda K. Friedman, Ph.D., research associate professor of cell biology and anatomy
Katisha Gopaul (first place, tie)
The role of SNAP-25 in synaptic plasticity, learning acquisition and memory formation
Faculty Advisor: Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy
Deodate Davis (first place, tie)
Discovery and unraveling of the open-meshwork GFP-MxA reticulum
Faculty Advisor: Pravin B. Sehgal, M.D., Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy
Standing from left:
Peiyan Ni (second place, tie)
Reduced oxidative phosphorylation in iPSC-derived schizophrenia cortical interneurons
Faculty Advisor: Sangmi Chung, Ph.D., associate professor of cell biology and anatomy
Haneul Noh (second place, tie)
iPSC-derived schizophrenia cortical interneurons reveal dysregulated protocadherin pathway during development as an intrinsic defect
Faculty Advisor: Sangmi Chung, Ph.D., associate professor of cell biology and anatomy
Elizabeth Berry (second place, tie)
The possible use of a new AAV serotype for retrograde identification of neurons in regulating arousal, mood and cognition
Faculty Advisor: Christopher S. Leonard, Ph.D., professor of physiology and interim chairman of the Department of Physiology
Chian-ru Chern (second place, tie)
Testing a novel treatment for infantile spasms
Faculty Advisor: Libor Velisek, M.D., Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy,
The forum was sponsored by alumni and associates: Gary Guo, M.D., Ph.D., Simon X. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Jin Li, M.D., Ph.D. ’01, Nai-xi Li, M.D., Ph.D. ’98, and Robert Ludemann, M.D., Ph.D.