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Fall 2002 Seminar Series

The Texas A&M Faculty of Neuroscience sponsor a seminar series during the Fall and Spring semesters. Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. in room 025 of the Biological Sciences Building West (BSBW). Speakers for the Fall 2002 semester are listed below with the host's name in parentheses.

  • September 18 --
    ROBERT BONNEAU, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State University (host: Jane Welsh, 862-4974): "Stress-Induced Modulation of Immunity to Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection - Its Impact on Pathogenesis in both the CNS and Periphery"

  • September 25 --
    MARK PACKARD, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University (host: Paul Wellman, 845-2557): "Neurobiology of Multiple Memory Systems"

  • October 2 --
    LEE ANNA CUNNINGHAM
    , Department of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico (host: Ron Tjalkens, 845-0906): "Neuron death and protection in mouse models of Parkinson's disease and stroke"

  • October 9 -- co-sponsor with Nutrition
    DOROTHY GIETZEN, Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology, University of California-Davis (host: R. Chapkin, 845-0419): "Neural Responses to Dietary Essential Amino Acids"

  • October 16 --
    VERN PETER BINGMAN, Center for Neuroscience, Mind, and Behavior, Bowling Green State University (host: Vincent Cassone, 845-2301): "Bird Navigation: Behavioral Mechanisms and Neural Bases"

  • October 23 --
    MILES HERKENHAM
    , National Institute of Mental Health, Functional Neuroanatomy (host: Jane Welsh, 862-4974): "Cytokine signaling in the brain in several in vivo animal models."

  • October 30 --
    W. LES DEES, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health, Texas A&M University (host: Louise Abbott, 845-2269): "Positive and Negative Influences on the Neuroendocrine Timing of Female Puberty"

  • November 13 --
    ERIC STONE
    , Department of Psychiatry, New York University (host: Paul Wellman, 845-2557): "Alpha-1 adrenergic neurotransmission and behavioral activation."

  • December 4 --
    RONALD TJALKENS, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health, Texas A&M University (host: Louise Abbott, 845-2269): "Astroglia and NF-KB in Parkinson's Disease: Allies or Accomplices?"

Other Texas A&M seminar series of interest:

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