The Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Vermont is a multidisciplinary, Ph.D. granting program that has more than 50 faculty mentors across 9 departments and two colleges. This program emphasizes rigorous training in neuroscience-related research and prepares students for a variety of science related careers in addition to tenure-stream academic careers.

NGP Students Participate in 2011 College of Medicine Graduate Student Research Day

On October 26th several Neuroscience Graduate Program students participated in the Second Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Research Day. The event included oral and poster presentations as well as a graduate alumni panel discussion on the topic, “Alternatives to Academia – Career Choices in Contemporary Science". Michelle McNamara was awarded third place in the poster contest.

NGP Student Presentations:

Michelle McNamara, " Disruption of TrkB prevents DRG axon outgrowth in E5 chicken embryo."

Gregory Engel, " The effects of methylmercury on Notch signaling during embryonic neural development in Drosophila melanogaster."

Simone Otto, " Prototoxin modulation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the avian ciliary ganglion."

Michael Williams, "Endocytic regulation of the potassium channel Kv1.2 by the peptide secretin in the cerebellum."

Jane Roberts, " Oxidative stress in the inflamed colon attenuates purinergic neuromuscular transmission."

Nathan Jebbett, " Differential Effects of Methylmercury and Mercury Chloride on Cytokine-Evoked Stat3 Phosphorylation and Reactive Oxygen Species Formation."

Neuroscience Graduate Program

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