Seminars: Rayford Auditorium Room 106-2, Biomedical Research Building II
Graduate Journal Club: 4th Floor Conf. Room, Biomedical Res. Building II Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM unless otherwise noted.
To schedule seminars, please contact Dr. Mark Mennemeier MSMennemeier@uams.edu and Dr. Abdallah Hayar amhayar@uams.edu, Tel. 501-686-6362
Spring 2021
| Date |
Series |
Speaker |
Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation |
| March 2 | Merideth Addicott, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, UAMS | The role of the insula in tobacco addiction | |
| March 30 | Dept. | Cathy Morton, Ed.D., Director of the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) at West Virginia University | Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA): A West Virginia Model for Achieving Healthcare Workforce Diversity and Equity |
| April 6 | Dept. | Tori Neidzwiedz Massey, graduate student (Mentor: Dr. Paul Drew) | Effects of Ethanol on the Developing Cerebellum & Hippocampus: Neuroinflammation & Myelination |
| April 12, Mon 2-3 pm | Dept. | Erica R. Malone, MS, PhD, University of Missouri – Columbia | Reigniting the Love of Learning with Innovative and Interactive Teaching Tools (Zoom Link) |
| April 15, Thu 2-3 pm | Dept. | John T. Sherrill, PhD, MPH, UAMS |
The Human Body: The Magazine of Inventions (Zoom Link) |
| April 20 | Dept. | Juchan Lim, graduate student, candidacy exam (Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol | Cellular plasticity within the Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| April 27 | Dept. | Division of Clinical Anatomy Seminar | |
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| May 11 | Dept. | Ashley Pike, graduate student (Mentors : Dr. Paul Drew, NBDS; Dr. Andrew James, Brain Imaging Research Center; and Dr. Lee Archer, Neurology) | A Meta-Analysis on Neuroimaging Predictors of Longitudinal Cognitive Decline in MS Patients |
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| June 15 | Dept. | Taurean Brown, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen) | Investigating the impact of Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide (TAC) induced inflammation on cognitive impairment |
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Previous Seminars
Fall 2020
| Date |
Series |
Speaker |
Topic- Click to download abstract / presentation |
| August 25, Tue, 2:00 pm | Dept. | Tiffany K. Miles, (Mentor: Dr. Gwen Childs), Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 933 9263 9621, Passcode: 625617 | Loss of Leptin Signaling: The Impact of Caloric Restriction on Neonatal and Adult Mice |
| September 11 Fri, 2:00 pm |
Dept. | Hannah Simpson, B.S., (Master’s Thesis Defense, Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson), Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 934 2182 0879 | Constructing and validating a biofidelic infant neurological exam model to train pediatric residents |
| October 8, Thu, noon |
Dept. of Biochemistry | Katherine Bronson, (Mentor: Dr. Angus Macnicol), Zoom Link. | Protein: protein interactions and the control of Musashi function |
| October 20 | Dept. | Ana Rita Silva Moreira, MSc., (Mentors: Dr. Gwen Childs & Dr. Angus MacNicol) | |
| October 29 Thu, 4 pm |
Dept. | Darla Cathcart, DPT, PhD candidate, Dissertation Defense, (Mentor: Dr. Mark Mennemeier), Zoom Link. | Neurophysiological Augmentation of a Behavioral Intervention for Vaginismus |
| November 17 | Dept. | Fabio Ntagwabira, (Mentor: Dr. Antino Allen) | Senolytics as a Therapeutic Strategy for Chemotherapy Induced Cognitive Impairment |
| December 1 | Dept. | Namarta Kapil, (Candidacy exam; Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson) | Quantification of the General Movement Assessment to Improve Upon Early Detection and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Infants |
| December 8 | Dept. | Jewel Banik, (Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol) | |
| December 15 | Dept. | Alexa Escapita, (Candidacy exam; Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson) | Implementation of developmental biomarkers to detect the cortical motor pathways in children with Congenital Heart Disease |
| December 22 |