4th Annual Department of Neuroscience Research Day
Friday, May 3, 2024, 8am-5pm, First Floor Biomedical Research Tower
Abstracts due March 8
Poster and Talks selected by April 5
The Department of Neuroscience Research Day is an annual event held each spring and features posters from trainees and staff, faculty presentations, and a keynote address by a world-renowned researcher in the field of neuroscience. Faculty members judge poster presentations and travel awards are given to the highest-scoring trainees.
Research Day also presents an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the cutting-edge research occurring at Ohio State. Faculty judges review poster presentations and make the final selections for the awards. Research Day concludes with a late afternoon reception followed by a presentation of awards for outstanding research projects.
2024 Keynote Speaker
Kira Poskanzer, PhD
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of California, San Francisco
The Poskanzer lab is in the Biochemistry & Biophysics Department at UCSF and studies the physiology of astrocytes and neurons in mammalian cortical microcircuits. They use multiphoton microscopy and electrophysiology to investigate how astrocytes and neurons communicate with each other at cellular and circuit levels.
Agenda
8:00am Poster set up complete/Upload talks for selected talks
8:30am Badge pickup
9:00am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Phillip Popovich, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience
9:15am Samuel Houle, Graduate Student
“Stress exposure following traumatic brain injury dampens acute inflammatory gene transcription”
Olga Kokiko-Cochran, PhD, Principal Investigator
9:30am Xuanting Liu, Undergraduate Student
“Mechanism underlying astrocytic update of sulforhodamine 101 (SR101)"
Min Zhou, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator
9:45am Richard Chen, Undergraduate Student
“Cortical layer V neurons re-express developmental proteins following transplantation of human DCN pyramidal neurons into chronic spinal injured rats”
Giles Plant, PhD, Principal Investigator
10:00am Research & Technical Posters (poster numbers 1-34) + Coffee break
11:30am Lunch/Free Time
12:30pm Keynote Speaker
1:30pm Research & Technical Posters (poster numbers 35-67) + Coffee break
3:00pm Jenna McCloskey, Staff
“Traumatic brain injury increases risk aversion in a simple probability task but increases risk preference on a complex gambling task”
Cole Vonder Haar, PhD, Principal Investigator
3:15pm Matthew Farrrow, Postdoc
“The effect of low-glycemic index meal on postprandial hypotension in spinal cord injury: a case-series"
Ceren Yarar-Fischer, PhD, Principal Investigator
3:30pm Branden Verosky, Graduate Student
“Prenatal stress programming of the chronic stress response in adulthood”
Tamar Gur, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator
3:45pm Networking/Coffee break
4:00pm Midhun Anne, Graduate Student
“Identification of distinct neuronal populations underlying motor impairment in a mouse model of SCN8A epileptic encephalopathy”
Jacy Wagnon, PhD, Principal Investigator
4:15pm Kyleigh Rodgers, Graduate Student
“Neutrophil excess and lymphocyte deficiency after spinal cord injury is driven by acute onset hypercortisolism”
Phillip Popovich, PhD, Principal Investigator
4:30pm Tan Yeon Kim, Graduate Student
“Excitatory neuronal PLCG2 correlates with tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease"
Harry Fu, PhD, Principal Investigator
4:45pm Closing Remarks and Awards
Olga Kokiko-Cochran, PhD
Chair of Culture Committee, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Morning Session: 10-11:30am
Poster Number, Presenter, PI, Position
- 1 Taylor, M. Kokiko-Cochran Postdoc
- 2 Asghari Adib Popovich Postdoc
- 3 Hayano Taniguchi Postdoc
- 4 Balch McTigue Postdoc
- 5 Chen H Glasper Research Scientist
- 6 Carlino, Alessandro Palmisano Research Scientist
- 7 Alsudayri Ye Staff
- 8 Minarsch Yarar-Fisher Staff
- 9 McCloskey, Jenna Vonder Haar Staff
- 10 Vo Fu Student
- 11 Abhinay, P. Plant Student
- 12 Anderson Haesemeyer Student
- 13 Guo Ma; Popovich Student
- 14 Liu Zhou Student
- 15 Taylor, O. Fischer Student
- 16 Anne, A. McTigue Student
- 17 Goodman Godbout Student
- 18 Marshall Wester Student
- 19 McNabb Zhou Student
- 20 Halloy Obrietan Student
- 21 Ford Askwith Student
- 22 Misel Popovich Student
- 23 Timsina Zhou Student
- 24 Koontz Vonder Haar Student
- 25 Kasheer McTigue Student
- 26 Cyr Popovich Student
- 27 Haykal Tedeschi Student28 Burke Smith Student
- 29 Lingam Tedeschi Student
- 30 Chen, Richard Plant Student
- 31 Kim, Tan Yeon Fu Student
- 32 Rodgers, Kyleigh Popovich Student
- 33 Arega Vonder Haar Student
- 34 Wester PI Wester
Afternoon Session: 1:30-3:00pm
Poster Number, Presenter, PI, Position
- 35 Goel Mangel Postdoc
- 36 Marion McTigue Postdoc
- 37 Milich McTigue Postdoc
- 38 De Vitis Palmisano Postdoc
- 39 Farrow, Matthew Yarar-Fisher Postdoc
- 40 Mifflin Popovich Research Scientist
- 41 Li, J Yarar-Fisher Research Scientist
- 42 Zimomra Kokiko-Cochran Staff
- 43 Lin Gao Staff
- 44 Li, Z. Zhou Staff
- 45 Anne, M. Wagnon Student
- 46 Davis Godbout Student
- 47 Payne Wester Student
- 48 Packer Godbout Student
- 49 Walker Glasper Student
- 50 Boland Kokiko-Cochran Student
- 51 Leon-Rodriguez Godbout Student
- 52 Martens Tedeschi Student
- 53 Cutler Haesemeyer Student
- 54 Abhinav Balakrishnan Haesemeyer Student
- 55 Hanson Wester Student
- 56 Grabinski Sizemore Student
- 57 Willows Townsend Student
- 58 Yi Gu Student
- 59 Weisenseel Glasper Student
- 60 Ma Plant Student
- 61 Gilfarb Leuner Student
- 62 McLeod Vonder Haar Student
- 63 Kaye Gao Student
- 64 Vidman Plant Student
- 65 Houle, Sam Kokiko-Cochran Student
- 66 Verosky, Branden Gur Student
- 67 Palmisano PI Palmisano
Registration and Abstract Submission
Be prepared to include the following information:
- Name
- Position (undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, staff, faculty)
- Title (For poster presenters only)
- Abstract (no more than 300 words)
Abstract Submission Guidelines
- You must register for Research Day to submit an abstract
- Posters must be set up by 8am in BRT on May 3rd
- Abstract: no more than 300 words describing (a) Purpose of the study; (b) Research methods; (c) Results or predicted results; and (d) Implications
- Abstracts will be judged on the above categories as well as the quality of the experimental design.
- Top scoring abstracts will be selected for talks. Individuals selected for talks will also present a poster.
- Awards will be given to the top posters. No awards will be given for selected talks.
Judges Score Sheet for Poster Presentations
A scale of 1-7 will be used and the scoring range will be from lacks merit (1) to superior (7).Criteria
- Organization/Topic Development: Visuals and text are easy to follow and organized. Explains material, answers questions in concise and clear manner.
- Methods: Techniques are reasonable, appropriate, and clear.
- Results: Reasonable for techniques employed, logical, clear.
- Conclusions/Impact: Supported by results, logical, clear. Increases understanding.
- Delivery: Quality of overall presentation, effective use of visual aids.
Awards
Poster awards will be given to the top scoring undergraduates, graduates, postdocs, and research staff.