Winners_Pictures 2018 Symposium

2018 Symposium - Winners and Pictures

Neuroscientist of the Year for 2018: Anna Klintsova, Professor of Psychological & Brain Science

Poster winners Post-doc/Research Assistant
1st place Sergei Grigoryev - Delaware State University "Decreased Synaptic Physiological Properties in Aged Central Cholinergic Neurons"
2nd place Clarissa Nowak - University of Delaware "The effects of minocycline on lipopolysaccharide induced gene expression and learning deficits in the Context Preexposure Facilitation Effect Task"

Graduate
1st place Tie Shardae Showell - Delaware State University. "The overexpression of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter leads to accelerated aging and causes learning and memory deficits associated in Drosophila Melanogaster"
1st place Tie Megan Warren - University of Delaware. "Using a sound source localization system to quantify autism-like deficits in mice during naturalistic group interaction"

2nd place Michael Clupper - University of Delaware. "Investigating the molecular characteristics of extracellular vesicles released from C. elegans ciliated sensory neurons"

3rd place Tie Rachel Carpenter - University of Delaware "Early life stress reduces the reinforcing efficacy of morphine in male, but not female rats"
3rd place Tie Sara Downey - University of Delaware "Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Incubation of Opioid Craving"
3rd place Tie Alexandra Turano - University of Delaware "Examining the impact of a two-hit model of neuroinflammation on social behavior in male and female juvenile rats"

Undergraduate
1st place Mikaela Eck - University of Delaware "Inflammatory gene expression in the spleen: a possible source of inflammation underlying learning deficits in juvenile rats?"
2nd place Tie Natalie Gin - University of Delaware "The Persisting Impact of Neonatal Alcohol Exposure and Voluntary Exercise on Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex: Cholinergic Fiber Length and Cg2 Volume"
2nd place Tie Lauren Meckler - University of Delaware "Using sound source localization to investigate the impact of the reproductive cycle on mouse social communication"
3rd place Liam Joseph - Delaware State University "Investigating the role of nicotine in the regulation of locomotion in Drosophila"


Graduate 1st place Tie Shardae Showell - Delaware State University. "The overexpression of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter leads to accelerated aging and causes learning and memory deficits associated in Drosophila Melanogaster" AND Tie Megan Warren - University of Delaware. "Using a sound source localization system to quantify autism-like deficits in mice during naturalistic group interaction"	Post-doc/Research Assistant 1st place Sergei Grigoryev - Delaware State University "Decreased Synaptic Physiological Properties in Aged Central Cholinergic Neurons"	Undergrad 2nd place Tie Natalie Gin - University of Delaware "The Persisting Impact of Neonatal Alcohol Exposure and Voluntary Exercise on Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex: Cholinergic Fiber Length and Cg2 Volume" AND Lauren Meckler - University of Delaware "Using sound source localization to investigate the impact of the reproductive cycle on mouse social communication"
Graduate 3rd place Tie Rachel Carpenter - University of Delaware "Early life stress reduces the reinforcing efficacy of morphine in male, but not female rats" AND Sara Downey - University of Delaware "Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Incubation of Opioid Craving" AND Alexandra Turano - University of Delaware "Examining the impact of a two-hit model of neuroinflammation on social behavior in male and female juvenile rats"	Neuroscientist of the Year for 2018: Anna Klintsova, Professor of Psychological & Brain Science	Neuroscientist of the Year for 2018: Anna Klintsova, Professor of Psychological & Brain Science

(Dr. Tom) Gould Networking Lunch	Undergrad 3rd place Liam Joseph - Delaware State University "Investigating the role of nicotine in the regulation of locomotion in Drosophila"	Graduate 2nd place Michael Clupper- University of Delaware. Investigating the molecular characteristics of extracellular vesicles released from C. elegans ciliated sensory neurons"

	<=LEFT Post-doc/Research Assistant 2nd place Clarissa Nowak - University of Delaware "The effects of minocycline on lipopolysaccharide induced gene expression and learning deficits in the Context Preexposure Facilitation Effect Task" RIGHT=> Undergraduate 1st place Mikaela Eck - University of Delaware "Inflammatory gene expression in the spleen: a possible source of inflammation underlying learning deficits in juvenile rats?"
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