Neuroscience Program Retreat - Thursday, October 5, 2023
The Neuroscience Program Retreat was held in-person at the Craftsman Inn, located at 7300 E Genesee St., Fayetteville, NY 13066.
| TIME | SPEAKER | TALK TITLE or INFORMATION |
| 8:30 - 9:00am | ||
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Yingxi Lin, PhD, Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program | Welcome Address & State of the Neuroscience Program update |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Jacqui Thompson, Neuroscience Program PhD Candidate, Lin Lab | Novel Aspects of Dentate Gyrus Granule Cell Development Revealed through Deep Sequencing |
| 9:35 - 9:50 | Ana Strat, Neuroscience Program PhD Candidate, Ganapathy Lab |
Investigating the biomechanical response of optic nerve head astrocytes using a 3D hydrogel system |
| 9:55 – 10:15 | Tushar Yelhekar, PhD, Post-Doctoral Associate, Lin Lab | SST Interneurons Orchestrate Activity-Dependent Neurocircuit Development and Cognitive Function |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | ||
| 10:40 – 10:55 | Jaclyn Rittershaus, Neuroscience Program PhD Candidate, Hu Lab | The EYS-matriglycan interaction is required for photoreceptor survival |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Levi Todd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Reprogramming glia for neuronal regeneration in the retina |
| 12:00 - 1:15pm | ||
| 1:15 – 2:00pm | Lightning Round | 3-minute elevator talks |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Keynote Speaker: Anne West, MD PhD, Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University | From chromatin regulation to synapse development in autism and intellectual disability |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | ||
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Poster Session | Please vote for your favorite Lightning Round talk and Poster! |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Award Ceremony | *Awards given for the Best Lightning Round Talk, Best Poster, and prestigious Neuroscience Student Awards, and NEW Post-Doc Award |
| 4:30 – ? | Optional Fun Activity | Join us for a walk along the Erie Canal, hang out at the bar, or go to dinner with friends at nearby restaurants |