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NGP Student Defense:

The Neuroscience Graduate Program recently celebrated the successful completion of a dissertation defense.

Jane Roberts defended on November 14, 2012. Her dissertation was titled: “Mechanisms of attenuated purinergic neuromuscular transmission
in the inflamed colon” Jane’s advisor was Gary Mawe, PhD, Department of Neurological Sciences. Jane is now completing her medical degree in the College of Medicine at UVM.

NGP Students Participate in 2012 College of Medicine Graduate Student Research Day

On September 20th, several Neuroscience Graduate Program students participated in the Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Research Day. The event included oral and poster presentations, as well as a lecture by alumni James W. Aiken, PhD ’70. Patrick Long was awarded third place in the poster contest.

NGP Student Presentations:

Patrick Long, “Dietary acetate supplementation as a means of inducing glioma stem cell growth arrest”

Michelle McNamara, “Disruption of TrkB and TrpC3 disrupts DRG axon extension in E5 chicken embryo”

Vanessa Ochoa, “A newly identified prototoxin, LYPD6B, modulates the function of the heteromeric nicotinic acetylcholine alpha3 beta4 receptor."

Carolyn Roman, “PACAP and PAC1 receptor signaling in chronic stress responses: Implications for anxiety-related disorders”

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Patricia Prelock, PhD, has been appointed president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Jeremy Sibold, EdD, honored for teaching

Helene Langevin, MD, Named Director of Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Emerging Science Series on VPT Features Two NGP Faculty

NBH sponsored Macmillan Symposium and Lecture

UVM Welcomes New NBH Faculty

Margaret Vizzard, PhD selected as a 2012-13 University Scholar

UVM Neuroscience Faculty Members Identify a Protein Biomarker Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Women

First Annual Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum Attracts a Large Number of Participants

NGP faculty member Mark Bouton has been named the first Robert B. Lawson Green & Gold Professor of Psychology

NGP Welcomes New Students; Holds Annual Lab Coat Ceremony

On Friday, September 28, 2012, NGP students and faculty gathered at The Waterman Manor to welcome six new students to the program. Rehan Ali, James Bishop, Kutibh Chihabi, KC Olds, Roman Popov, and Estelle Spear began the program this summer and have already successfully completed the first class in the NGP required curriculum. During the remainder of their first year they will continue to take courses and complete 2-3 lab rotations. At the end of their first year they will choose their dissertation lab.

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NGP Student Defenses:
The Neuroscience Graduate Program recently celebrated the successful completion of three students' dissertation defenses.

John DeWitt defended on August 6th. His dissertation was titled: “The Role of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor and TRKB Signaling in Neuroblastoma.” John’s advisor was Rae Nishi, PhD, Department of Neurological Sciences. John is now completing his medical degree in the College of Medicine at UVM.

Gregory Engel defended on August 27th. His dissertation was titled: "Effects of Methylmecury on Notch Targets and Motor Nerve Development in Drosophila” Greg’s advisor was Matthew D. Rand, PhD, Department of Neurological Sciences. Greg is now a post-doctoral student at the University of California, Merced.

Michael Williams defended on August 24th. His dissertation was titled: "Secretin-Modulated Potassium Channel Tracking as a Novel Mechanism for Regulating Cerebellar Synapses.” Michael’s advisor was Anthony Morielli, PhD, Department of Pharmacology. Michael is a now a post-doctoral student at Dartmouth College.
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