Research Seminars

Jan 10, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Specialized Sodium Channels in Nociception

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Theodore R. Cummins, PhD

Professor and Chair

Department of Biology

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Host:  Lingle

Jan 17, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Optogenetic Silencing of CGRP-expressing Sensory Neurons Implicates a Role in Neuropathic Pain

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD

Professor

Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Medical College of Wisconsin

Host:  Mohapatra

Feb 21, 2017 | 4:00 am – 10:39 am

Sonic Hedgehog: It’s not just a video game!

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Howard Gutstein, MD

Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Pittsburgh

Host:  Evers/Gereau

Feb 28, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Synaptic Mechanisms Maintaining Persistent Cocaine and Methamphetamine Craving

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Marina E. Wolf, PhD

Professor and Chair

Department of Neuroscience

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Host:  Bruchas/Moron-Concepcion

Mar 07, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Autism and Pain

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Ru-Rong Ji, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurobiology

Chief of Pain Research, Anesthesiology

Duke University Medical Center

Host:  Liu

Mar 14, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Chemical Regulation of Breathing: Neuronal Sensors and Molecular Detectors

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Douglas A. Bayliss, PhD

Professor and Chair of Pharmacology

Professor of Anesthesiology

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Host:  Cao

Mar 21, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Opiates: Entering and Exiting the Roundabout

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Christopher J. Evans, PhD

Stefan Hatos Professor

Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

Director, UCLA Brain Research Institute

UCLA

Host:  Bruchas/Moron-Concepcion

Mar 28, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Peripheral Mechanisms Underlying Headache

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Dan Levy, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Host:  Cao

Apr 04, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Chronic Pain: A Clinical Psychologist’s Approach

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Matthew S. Herbert, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Center for Excellence for Stress and Mental Health

VA San Diego Healthcare System

Apr 11, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Mechanisms of Drug Addiction: The Medial Habenula-IPN circuit

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Mariella De Biasi, PhD

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Department of Psychiatry

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Host:  Bruchas

Apr 26, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Going in Circles with Opioids for the Treatment of Pain

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Frank Porreca, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology

The University of Arizona College of Medicine

Host:  Moron-Concepcion

May 02, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

The Neurobiology of Cancer Pain

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Brian L. Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD

Professor

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Director, Bluestone Center for Clinical Research

New York University College of Dentistry

Host:  Mohapatra

May 23, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

The role of distinct extended amygdala corticotropin releasing factor neurons in addiction

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Dennis R. Sparta, PhD

Assistant Professor

Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jun 13, 2017 | 4:30 pm – 10:39 am

The Upside to Opioids: How opioids protect from myocardial injury through TRP Channels

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Eric R. Gross, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Stanford University

Jun 19, 2017 | 4:00 am – 10:39 am

Modulation of the endogenous cannabinoid system yields opioid sparing analgesic effects in mice: Clinical Promise and Potential

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Jenny L. Wilkerson, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Virginia Commonwealth University

Medical College of Virginia

Jun 27, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Evaluation of risk-assessment models for predicting clinical drug-drug interactions mediated by CYP3A4 inhibition

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Hisham Qosa, PhD

ORISE Research Fellow

Division of Applied Regulatory Science

Office of Clinical Pharmacology

Food and Drug Administration

Sep 14, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Synthesis of Opioid Receptor Probes with Biased Signaling and Mixed Agonism/Antagonism

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Susruta Majumdar, PhD

Assistant Attending

Department of Neurology

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Dec 19, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Dynamic Neural Mechanisms of Pain Perception, and Molecular Remodeling by Opioids

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Gregory F. Corder, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine

Neurosciences Institute

Mar 27, 2018 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Thinking about cognition: Research challenges and opportunities

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MS

Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care

UCSF School of Medicine

May 08, 2018 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

General Anesthesia, Sedation and the Concept of Biomimetic Sleep

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Oluwaseun Johnson-Akeju, MD, MMSc

Assistant Professor

Massachusetts General Hospital

May 15, 2018 | 4:00 am – 10:39 am

Nociceptors to Neural Networks: Mechanisms of Chronic Pelvic Pain

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Melissa A. Farmer, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Department of Physiology

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

May 22, 2018 | 4:00 pm – 10:39 am

Biopsychosocial Determinants of Pain Disparities in Disadvantaged Subgroups

CSRB-North Tower Addition, Conf. Rm. 401

Burel Goodin, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

University of Alabama Birmingham