Annual Retreat

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Brains & Behavior Annual Retreat

The B&B Annual Retreat is a daylong on-campus event of student speakers, a keynote, and culminates in a poster session. This event allows faculty, staff and students from across the university to get together and share their research. It is open to the entire university.

For more information on our current Retreat, including speakers, keynote and poster titles & authors, click on the tabs below. For more information on past Retreats, please see the tabs at the bottom of this page.

The 2023 B&B Retreat is May 18th from 12-7:30 in Centennial Hall.

2023/05/18 12:00:00

This Year's Schedule of Events

12:00 pm - Registration & Welcome

12:30 pm - Lunch

1:20 pm - Fellow Talks

3:30 pm - Keynote: Dan Burnston, Ph.D.

4:45 pm - Poster Session & Visual Art Exhibit

6:10 pm - Neuroscience Themed Performance Art Exhibit

2023 Keynote / B&B Philosophy Alum Dan Burnston, Ph.D.

2023 B&B Fellow Talks

2023 Research Posters

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Poster No.	Poster Title	Authors	Presenters	Department
1	Reassessing CORM-A1: a widely-used donor in studying the neurobiological mechanisms of carbon monoxide	N. Bauer, X. Yang, Z. Yuan, B. Wang	Nicola Bauer	Chemistry
2	Dimerizing NIR cyanine fluorophores: Does doubling the fluorophore mean doubling the benefits?	T.E.Ahmed, M.Henary	Tarek Erfan Ahmed	Chemistry
3	Monitoring calcium dynamics using the fluorescent proteins modified to be calcium sensors, RCatchER and G-CatchER+	P. Lowe, L. Tian, X. Deng, C. Miller, F. Reddish, C. McBean, D. Ilupeju	Parker Lowe	Chemistry
4	Metal alters the biophysical and kinetic properties of Metallo-Flavoprotein D-2-Hydroxyglutarate Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1	B. M. Moni, J. A. Quaye, G. Gadda	Bilkis Mehrin Moni	Chemistry
5	The e246 gating residue of pseudomonas aeruginosa pao1 d-arginine dehydrogenase controls the rate of enzyme turnover	J. A. Quaye and G. Gadda	Joanna Afokai Quaye	Chemistry
6	Temporal gene expression profiling of lungs and brains from hACE2-expressing mice reveals shared and distinct transcriptional signatures following infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants	S. Stone, J. P. Natekar, H. Pathak, T. Auroni, A. Elsharkawy, M. Kumar	Shannon Stone	Biology
7	Multiresonances and memory in an analog Hopfield neural network with time delays	K. Rozier and V. E. Bondarenko	Vladimir E. Bondarenko	Math/Stat
8	NeuroMelody: The AI Composer	S.B. Yellu, J.W. Seo	Joonwon, Seo	Math/Stat
9	A telescopic independent component analysis on functional magnetic resonance imaging data set	S. Mirzaeian. V. D. Calhoun. A. Iraji.	Shiva Mirzaeian	Math/Stat
10	Advanced Translational Imaging for Brain Applications	Khan Hekmatyar and Jenny Yang	Khan Hekmatyar	Imaging Core Facility
11	Microscopy imaging in the imaging core facility	K. Chen	Kuangcai Chen	Advanced Translational Imaging Facility (ATIF)
12	Spatial Dynamic Propagation of Network Activity in Resting fMRI Data	B. Bostami, T. Adali, M. Dhamala, V. Calhoun, A. Iraji	Biozid Bostami	Computer Science
13	White matter fiber tracts in the left dorsal stream are enhanced in video gamers	K. Cahill	Kyle J Cahill	Physics
14	Investigating the synaptic and hyperpolarization-activated mechanisms of episodic bursting	L. Wohlbach, M. Fomenko, G. Cymbalyuk	Luke Wohlbach	Physics/Astronomy
15	Mechanisms underlying episodic bursting activity of central pattern generators	M. Fomenko, E. Smith, G.S. Cymbalyuk	Mykhailo Fomenko, Emily Smith	Neuroscience
16	Bursting mechanisms of cold temperature coding in Drosophila sensory neurons	N.Maksymchuk, A.Sakurai, S. Korogod, D. N. Cox, G. S. Cymbalyuk	Natalia Maksymchuk	Neuroscience
17	Distinct functional roles of TRP channels in cold nociception of Drosophila larva	A. Sakurai, N. Maksymchuk, J. M. Letcher, S. M. Korogod, D. N. Cox, and G. S. Cymbalyuk	Akira Sakurai	Neuroscience
18	Quantification of nociceptive behaviors using markerless pose estimation and deep learning (DeepLabCut)	K. J. Donaldson, C. Cunningham, D. N. Cox	Kevin Joseph Donaldson	Neuroscience
19	Dynamic Entrainment: A deep learning and data-driven process approach for synchronization in the Hodgkin-Huxley model	S. Saghafi, M.E. Peter, L. Wijayasooriya, P. Sanaei	Mazi Emeka Peter, Lawan Wijayasooriya	Math/Stat
20	Perturbing the dendritic arbor in adolescence impairs long-range cortical synchrony and predictive processing	A. M. Rader, T. J. Sutton, C. G. Gallimore, J. M. Ross, R. A. Sweet, M. J. Grubisha, J. P. Hamm	Anna M. Rader	Neuroscience
21	NMDA blockers and visual-prefrontal synchrony during sensory oddball	C. G. Gallimore	Connor G. Gallimore	Neuroscience
22	Oddball paradigm does not appear to facilitate classical fear conditioning	P. Hu, J. M. Ross, J. P. Hamm	Pengbo Hu	Philosophy
23	Detection of brain networks based on explicitly nonlinear signal dependence	S. E. Kinsey, K. Kazimierczak, J. Chen, S. Motlaghian, K. Specht, T. Adali, V. Calhoun, A. Iraji	Spencer Kinsey	Neuroscience
24	A longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) study to track brain alterations in a mouse model of Gordon Holmes syndrome	Z. D. Allen, K. Hekmatyar, J. J. Yang, A. M. Mabb	Zachary Allen	Neuroscience
25	Identification of Neuronal E3 ubiquitin ligase substrates for RNF216 using Orthogonal Ubiquitin Transfer(OUT)	W.Wei, R.Liu, A.J. George, J.Yin, A.M. Mabb	Wei Wei	Neuroscience
26	A novel, high-throughput method for in vivo quantification of protein via fluorescent tags in Drosophila larvae	E.A. Timmins-Wilde, A. Towers, S. Clark	Emily Timmins-Wilde, Aidan Towers	Neuroscience
27	Can trauma haunt Drosophila melanogaster for generations?	A. M. Davis, S. Griffin, S. G. Clark	Alyssa Davis	Neuroscience
28	Does perigestational opioid exposure alter the orexin system in male and female rats?	P. A. Clements, H. J. Harder, C. T. Searles, M. E. Vogt, A. Z. Murphy	Peter Clements	Neuroscience
29	Perinatal morphine exposure disrupts postnatal hippocampal development in male and female rats	M. E. Vogt, J. Kang, C. T. Searles, H. J. Harder, A. Z. Murphy	Meghan Vogt	Neuroscience
30	AutoTag - a machine-learning-based tagger for mouse behavior	S.Kalidindi, M.Garvin, A.Ashok, & J.L.Bolton	Sridutt Kalidindi	Neuroscience
31	The role of the microglial phagocytic receptor, MerTK, in ELA-induced behavioral changes and stress responsivity.	M.M. Garvin, K. Urjoshi, B.K. Desai, J. Shehu, J. L. Bolton	Madison Garvin	Neuroscience
32	Effects of constitutive CX3CR1-Cre expression in the developing mouse brain on microglia and behavior	B.Desai, M.Garvin, F.Mroue-Ruiz, F. Kamau, J. Shehu, J. Bolton	Bhoomi Desai, Madison Garvin, Fadya Mroue-Ruiz, Faith Kamau, Jonila Shehu, Jessica Bolton	Neuroscience
33	Does BDNF manipulation across the estrus cycle play a role in conditioned defeat?	B.W. Horne, E.K. Shaughnessy, K.L. Huhman	Benjamin Horne	Neuroscience
34	Anatomy of V1aR mRNA expression in mouse brain	N. Schappaugh, N. Bynum, A. Petrulis	Nicholas Schappaugh	Neuroscience
35	Uncovering the neurobiological and neuroprotective roles of endogenous fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) as a diet-stimulated stress-response hormone	H. L. Lail, R. Lawrence, A.J. George, Z.D. Allen, A.M. Mabb, M.B. Parent, D. Wanders	Hannah Land Lail	Nutrition
36	Effects of High-Fat Diet Consumption on Cognition and FGF21 Expression in Mice	R. Lawrence, H. Land Lail, Z. Allen, A. Mabb, M. Parent, D. Wanders	Rowan Lawrence	Nutrition
37	The responsiveness of human taste bud cells is affected by treatment with NPY family peptides	S. Iyer, J.R. Montmayeur, C.S. Dotson	Satya Iyer	Neuroscience
38	Replay of incidentally encoded episodic memories in the rat	C. Sheridan, J. D. Crystal	Cassandra Sheridan	Psychology
39	Prodromal Alzheimer’s disease and obesity: a vicious metabolic cycle	T Anderson, H Lail, D Wanders, H V Vu, K Whitley, S Sharma, D Weinshenker, M B Parent	Thea Anderson	Neuroscience
40	Functional connectivity in the default mode network of asd and adhd	A. Harikumar, C. Zhang, C. C. Dougherty, J. A.Turner, A.M. Michael	Amritha Harikumar	Psychology
41	Functional connectivity in the default mode network of asd and adhd: an analysis using global signal regression (gsr)	M. Thomas, A. Harikumar, C. Zhang, C. C. Dougherty, J. A. Turner, A. M. Michael	Mack Thomas	Psychology
42	Postpartum symptoms of anxiety and depression predict maternal-infant emotional connection among minoritized women	E. E. McAfee, D. O’Banion, E.C Lathan, C. Abrams, S. Wallace, N.A. Merrill, A. Hane, M. Welch, V. Michopoulos, J. Stevens, & A. Powers	Elizabeth Easton McAfee	Psychology
43	Worry as coping: The roles of worry beliefs, anxiety, and emotion Regulation	A. E. Werkheiser, E. B. Tone	Anne E. Werkheiser	Psychology
44	Stress in aphasia: Proxy ratings, stress contagion, and trait empathy	H. W. Griffey, J. Laures-Gore	Hannah Wendel Griffey	Communication Disorders
45	Acute cognitive function and recovery up to 6 months after pediatric concussion: an A-CAP study	M. A. Lee; K. O. Yeates; M. H. Beauchamp; B. L. Brooks; W. Craig; Q. Doan; R. Zemek; A. L. Ware	Michael A. Lee	Psychology
46	Longitudinal brain network functional connectivity differences in pediatric oncussion: an a-cap study	M. Sobel Misieczko, A.I. Onicas, K.O. Yeates, and A.L. Ware	Michael Sobel Misieczko	Psychology
47	The lure of ‘what if’: Do multiple species seek information about alternative past events?	E. L. Haseltine & M. J. Beran	Elizabeth Haseltine	Psychology
48	Children’s brain activity when causing others’ emotions predicts externalizing problems	E.M. McDonald, K. Farris, A. Cooper, A. Thompson, E.C. Tully	Erin McDonald, Katrina Farris, Arden Cooper, Amanda Thompson, Erin C Tully	Psychology
49	Aberrant FNC in cognitive control, subcortical, and visual domains associated with early psychosis	K. M. Jensen, V. D. Calhoun, Z. Fu, J. A. Turner, D. F. Salisbury, & A. Iraji	Kyle Jensen	Psychology
50	Neural correlates of empathic responding towards mothers’ happiness and sadness in middle childhood	K. D. Farris, E. C. Tully	Katrina Farris	Psychology
51	Does parental acceptance/warmth moderate longitudinal bidirectional associations between parents’ and children’s internalizing psychopathology?	K.E. Tobin, E. Tully	Katie Tobin	Psychology
52	Adaptation in reactive balance control over repeated standing slips in ballet dancers	C. Simpkins, F. Yang	Caroline Simpkins	Kinesiology