Past Research Seminars

Feb 28, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Catherine Cahill, MSc, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Jordan McCall, PhD

Catherine Cahill, MSc, PhD

Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

UCLA

 

Impact of neuropathic pain on opioid drug seeking

 

Feb 21, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

James M. Otis, PhD

HYBIRD RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Jose Moron-Concepcion

James M. Otis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Neuroscience

Medical University of South Carolina

Divergent ensembles of projection neurons that drive and disinhibit heroin seeking

Feb 14, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Christin Veasley, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosed by:  Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc

Christin Veasley, PhD

Co-Founder and Director

Chronic Pain Research Alliance

Partnering with patients on pain research?  What’s the benefit?

Feb 07, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Keith M. Vogt, MD, PhD, FASA

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Ben Palanca, PhD

Keith M. Vogt, MD, PhD, FASA

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

 

Anesthetic Neuroscience:  Modulation of pain, consciousness, and memory

 

 

Jan 31, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Brian Kalmbach, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Bryan Copits, PhD

Brian Kalmbach, PhD

Senior Scientist

Allen Institute for Brain Science

Multimodal analysis of human and non-human primate neuron types

Jan 24, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Aubin Moutal, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Aubin Moutal, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Lessons from autoimmunity:  Unraveling the role of CRMP5 in neuropathic pain

Hosted by:  Robert W. Gereau, IV

Jan 17, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Julie A. Carlsten Christianson, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Vijay Samineni, PhD

Julie A. Carlsten Christianson, PhD

Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Director of the Clinical Scientist and Research Track
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of the Chronic Pain Division Ι Institute for Neurological Discoveries
University of Kansas Medical Center

Stress Hurts

Nov 29, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Anthony L. Auerbach, PhD

Professor of Physiology and Biophysics

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine

Hosted By:  Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD

Agonist efficiency:  Affinity and efficacy are correlated in nicotinic receptors

HYBIRD SEMINAR

Nov 08, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Brady Atwood, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Indiana University school of Medicine

Hosted by:  Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD

The impact of prenatal opioid exposure on future binge alcohol drinking

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

 

Nov 01, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Burel Goodin, PhD

Professor of Psychology

Director, Biobehavioral Pain Research Laboratory

Co-Director, Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Hosted by:  Robert W. Gereau, PhD

Findings from the Examining Racial And SocioEconomic Disparities (ERASED) in Chronic Low Back Pain Study

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Oct 25, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Yun Guan, PhD, MD

Professor

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Department of Neurological Surgery

Director, Pain Neuromodulation Research

Executive Editor, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Hosted by:  Qin Liu, PhD

The Pathway of Developing Human MrgprX1 Receptor Agonist and Positive Allosteric Modulators for Pain Treatment

HYBRID SEMINAR

 

Oct 04, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Murali Prakriya, PhD

Magerstadt Professor of Pharmacology

Professor of Medicine (Allergy and Immunology)

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Hosted by:  Baron Chanda, PhD

Regulation of synaptic plasticity and neuroinflammation by store-operated Orai channels: New tricks for an old dog

HYBRID SEMINAR

Sep 27, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Nurulain T. Zaveria, PhD

President and Chief Scientific Officer

Astraea Therapeutics, LLC

Hosted by:  Susruta Majumdar, PhD

Advancing the development of Nociceptin Opioid Receptor-targeted ligands as therapeutics for Substance use disorders

HYBRID SEMINAR

Sep 20, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Ryan Hibbs, PhD

Associate Professor

Effie Marie Cain Scholar in Medical Research

Department of Neuroscience & Biophysics

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Hosted by:  Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD

Structural pharmacology & state transitions of the muscle-type nicotinic receptor

HYBRID SEMINAR

Apr 12, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Boris D. Heifets, MD, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Ben Palanca, MD, PhD

Boris D. Heifets, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine

Deconstructing powerful psychotropic drugs to make better medicine

 

Apr 05, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Radu Aricescu, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Alex Ever, MD

Radu Aricescu, PhD

Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader

Medical Research Council (MCR)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology Neurobiology Division

University of Cambridge

The wide wild world of human GABA_A receptors

 

Mar 29, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Andrew Kesner, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Aaron Norris, MD, PhD

Andrew Kesner, PhD

Independent Research Scholar

NIH Center on Compulsive Behaviors

Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Preclinical Modeling of Spontaneous THC Withdrawal Symptoms:  Sleep, Dopamine, and Behavior Maladaptation

Mar 22, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sudha Chakrapani, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Michael Avidan, MBBCH, FCA, SA

Sudha Chakrapani, PhD

Joseph T. Wearn, MD University Professor in Medicine

Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics

School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

Structural Pharmacology of Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels

 

Mar 15, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Robyn Crook, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Robert W. Gereau, IV, PhD

Robyn Crook, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Biology

San Francisco State University

“Perspectives on pain’s evolution and function via studies of cephalopod molluscs”

 

Mar 01, 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Nicolas Massaly, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Robert W. Gereau, IV, PhD

Nicolas Massaly, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Washington University Pain Center

Dissecting the Accumbal Dynorphinergic Outputs Underlying Affective Pain

Dec 14, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Lakshmi Santhanam, PhD

HYBRID RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Dolores Njoku, MD

Lakshmi Santhanam, PhD

Associate Professor

Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering

Johns Hopkins University

Mechanisms of Arterial stiffening in Aging

Nov 02, 2021 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Leena E. Williams, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR @ 10:00am

Hosted By:  Meaghan Creed, PhD

Leena E. Williams, PhD
Discovery Research Fellow
The Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain
Centre for Brain Discovery Sciences
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Mechanisms of Cortical Plasticity and Sensory Perception

Oct 26, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Scott B. Hansen, PhD

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD

Scott B. Hansen, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular Medicine
The Scripps Research Institute

The molecular basis of inhaled anesthesia

 

Oct 12, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Mark J. Arcario, MD, PhD

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Mark J. Arcario, MD, PhD
Fellow, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Washington University School of Medicine

Membrane-Mediated Allosteric Modulation of Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation

 

May 25, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

LaTasha K. Crawford, VMD, PhD, DACVP

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Alexxia Kravitz

LaTasha K. Crawford, VMD, PhD, DACVP
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

Novel Comparative Strategies for the Mechanistic Study of pain and Peripheral Neuropathies

 

May 18, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sudha Chakrapani, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by: Gustav Akk

Sudha Chakrapani, PhD
Joseph T. Wearn, MD University Professor in Medicine
Director, Cryo-Electron Microscopy Core
Director, Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology
Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University

Gating Mechanisms in Pentameric Ligand Gated Ion Channels

May 11, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Ziva D. Cooper, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Robert Gereau

Ziva D. Cooper, PhD
Director, UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
UCLA

Human Studies Probing Cannabis Constituents as Substitutes or Adjuncts to Opioids

Apr 27, 2021 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Nadine Gogolla, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR @ 10:00am

Hosted by:  Meaghan Creed

Nadine Gogolla, PhD
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Germany

Emotion Homeostasis:  How the insular cortex uses bodily feedback to gate fear

 

Apr 20, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Shinjae Chung, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Aaron Norris

Shinjae Chung, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Neural Circuits Underlying Sleep and Emotional Regulation

 

Apr 13, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Jacob G. McPherson, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMIANR

Hosted by:  Robert Gereau

Jacob G. McPherson
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Physical Therapy
Washington University Pain Center

 

Spontaneous Neural Synchrony Links Intrinsic Spinal Sensory and Motor Networks During Unconsciousness

Apr 06, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Paul M. Riegelhaupt, MD, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Paul M. Riegelhaupt, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Weill Cornell Medical College

The ups and downs of K2P channel gating and pharmacology

 

 

Hosted by:  Wayland Cheng

Mar 30, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Julie A. Kauer, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Jose Moron-Concepcion

Julie A. Kauer, PhD     
Professor 
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 
Stanford University School of Medicine 

GABAergic afferents to the VTA: Distinct synaptic plasticity, opiate sensitivity, and behavioral profiles 

 

Mar 23, 2021 | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Judith Hellman, MD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Judith Hellman, MD 
William L Young, M.D. Endowed Professor and Vice Chair for Research 
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care 
University of California, San Francisco 

 The endocannabinoid and endovanilloid systems in innate immunity and sepsis

 

 

 

Mar 09, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Bo Duan, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Bo Duan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
University of Michigan

Dissecting neural circuits for mechanical itch

 

Hosted by:  Hongzhen Hu

Feb 23, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

William Carlezon, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Hosted by:  Jose Moron-Concepcion

William Carlezon, Ph.D. 
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience 
Harvard Medical School 
Chief, Basic Neuroscience Division 
Director, SPARED Center @ McLean 
McLean Hospital 

 

Enduring effects of the early developmental immune activation 

Jan 26, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Carlos A. Paladini, PhD

Professor
Department of Biology
The University of Texas at San Antonio

In Vivo Patch-Clamp Recordings Reveal Distinct Subthreshold Signatures and Threshold Dynamics of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

 

Hosted by:  Jose Moron-Concepcion

Jan 19, 2021 | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Benedict Alter, MD, PhD

Benedict Alter, MD, PhD 
Assistant Professor 
Director, Translational Pain Research 
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 
University of Pittsburgh 

Mechanisms and Translational Applications of Endogenous Pain Modulation 

 

Jan 12, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sachin Patel, MD, PhD

Sachin Patel, MD, PhD 
James G. Blakemore Professor, Psychiatry 
Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics 
Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry 
Vanderbilt School of Medicine 

Endocannabinoid Modulation of Stress Responsivity and Alcohol Withdrawal

 

 

Hosted by:  Robert W. Gereau, IV, PhD

Jan 05, 2021 | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Afton L. Hassett, PsyD

Associate Professor 
Department of Anesthesiology 
Division of Pain Research  
Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center 
Director of Clinical Pain Research 
The Back and Pain Center 
University of Michigan 

 

Protective Factors and Resilience Interventions: Consider the Other Side of the Coin

 

Hosted by:  Michael Avidan, MBBCh, FCASA and Chief Resident Dr. Megan Dewey

Dec 15, 2020 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Nicholas Gilpin, PhD

Professor
Department of Physiology
Louisiana State University Health – New Orleans

“Racial Inequities in Federal Funding for Biomedical Research”

Please contact Christina Caldwell for details.

Dec 08, 2020 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Brian K. Flesner, DVM, MS

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Brian K Flesner, DVM, MS

Assistant Professor 
Department of Oncology 
University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine 

 

Comparative Understanding of Cancer Pain: Dogs Lead the Way

 

Hosted by:  Simon Haroutounian

Dec 01, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD 

Mitchell J. and Margo Krody Blutt 
Presidential Assistant Professor 
University of Pennsylvania 
Department of Biology 

 

Neural circuit mechanisms and technology for pain and social touch

 

Hosted by:  Robert Gereau

Nov 17, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Emily Sena, PhD & Nadia Soliman, Post Graduate Student

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Emily Sena, PhD
The University of Edinburgh

&

Nadia Soliman, Post Graduate Student
Imperial College London

 

The Importance of Preclinical Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Research and Researchers 

Hosted by:  Simon Haroutounian

Nov 03, 2020 | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

C. Ryan King, MD, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

C. Ryan King, MD, PhD

Instructor in Anesthesiology
Washington University School of Medicine

 

Incorporating artificial intelligence into the pre- and post-anesthesia workflow

Oct 27, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Prof. Tony Pickering, BSc, PhD, MB, ChB, FRCA

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Prof Tony Pickering, BSc, PhD, MB ChB, FRCA 

Professor of Neuroscience and Anesthesia 
School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience 
University of Bristol 

Attention to circuits: a bottom up view on pain psychology

Hosted by:  Robert Gereau

Oct 20, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Prof. Andrew J. Todd

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

 

Prof. Andrew J. Todd

Professor of Neuroscience 
Spinal Cord Group, 
Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology 
University of Glasgow 

Neuronal circuits for pain and itch in the spinal dorsal horn

 

Hosted by:  Robert Gereau

Oct 13, 2020 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacological Sciences & Psychiatry
Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs
Director, Friedman Brain Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Transcriptional and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Drug Addiction

 

Hosted by:  Jose Moron-Concepcion

Oct 06, 2020 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Venetia Zachariou, PhD

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Venetia Zachariou, PhD
Professor
Departments of Neuroscience and Pharmacological Sciences
Friedman Brain Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Targeting transcriptional pathways to alleviate neuropathic pain 

Hosted by:  Ream Al-Hasani

Nov 05, 2019 | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Robert Sanders, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Wisconsin

 

“Anesthesia, Predictive Coding & Sensory Disconnection”