UGA Neuroscience Symposium/Retreat

Georgia Center for Continuing Education
Room K/L
October 25, 2024

2:00-2:30 PM

Welcome and Program Updates

Dr. Jim Lauderdale & Dr. Jesse Schank

 

2:30-3:15 PM

Featured UGA Neuroscience Faculty

Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah

Associate Professor

Department of Animal & Dairy Science

Regenerative Bioscience Center

“Profiling Extracellular Matrix Modifications in the Glioblastoma Tumor Microenvironment”

 

3:15-3:30 PM

Abstract Competition Winner

Ahyoung Jang

Kanthasamy Lab

“PKD1 Interacts with mTOR in a Compensatory Signaling Pathway During Mitochondrial Neurotoxic Stress in Dopaminergic Neurons”

 

3:30-3:45 PM

Abstract Competition Winner

Ruiping Tang

Karumbaiah Lab

“A 3D TBI-on-Chip Platform to Model Brain Damage and Tauopathy Responses”

 

4:00-5:00 PM

Poster session

 

5:15-6:00 PM

Featured UGA Neuroscience Alumna

Dr. Rachael Hart Earls

Manager, Field Medical Team

Myriad Genetics

“From Bench to Bedside”

 

6:00-7:00 PM

Dinner – Magnolia Ballroom

 

7:00-8:00 PM

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Jennifer Felger

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Emory University School of Medicine

“From cells to circuits: biomarkers, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications for the role of inflammation in depression”

Jessica Hoffman and Rachel Hankin Awarded for Neuro Retreat 2023 Presentations

Cognitive Aging Research and Education Center co-founder Lisa Renzi-Hammond shares the backstory and vision for treating and supporting Georgia’s residents.