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Neuroscience Research Showcase

The Neuroscience Research Showcase is an annual event, sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor as part of Brain Awareness Week, and supported by the Department of Biology, the College of Liberal Arts, and the faculty of the Neuroscience Minor.

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  • Effects of dietary enrichment on behavior and neurogenesis by Belinda J. Bagwandeen and Lainy B. Day

    Effects of dietary enrichment on behavior and neurogenesis

    Belinda J. Bagwandeen and Lainy B. Day

    Proposed Research

    Graduate Student:Belinda J. Bagwandeen, Biology

    Major/minor:Biology

    Research advisor:Dr. Lainy Day

  • Neuroprotective effects of estradiol and genistein in zebra finch cerebellum by Renee E. Breaux, Sarah Chong, Chyna-Rae Dearman, and Lainy B. Day

    Neuroprotective effects of estradiol and genistein in zebra finch cerebellum

    Renee E. Breaux, Sarah Chong, Chyna-Rae Dearman, and Lainy B. Day

    Summary of Research Topic

    Undergraduate Students:Renee E. Breaux, Biology; Sarah Chong, Biology; Chyna-Rae Dearman, Biology

    Major/minor:Biology/Chemistry

    Research advisor:Dr. Lainy Day

  • Sex Differences on the Role of Estradiol on Recovery after Cerebellar Lesion in the Zebra Finch by Catherine Kania, Tré Echoles, and Lainy B. Day

    Sex Differences on the Role of Estradiol on Recovery after Cerebellar Lesion in the Zebra Finch

    Catherine Kania, Tré Echoles, and Lainy B. Day

    Work in Progress

    Undergraduate Students:Catherine Kania, Biology; Tré Echoles, Neuroscience Minor

    Major/minor:Biology

    Research advisor:Dr. Lainy Day

  • Sex differences in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis’ response to stress in adult HIV Tat transgenic mice by Salahuddin Mohammed, Fakhri Mahdi, and Jason Paris

    Sex differences in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis’ response to stress in adult HIV Tat transgenic mice

    Salahuddin Mohammed, Fakhri Mahdi, and Jason Paris

    Completed Research

    Graduate Students:Salahuddin Mohammed, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology Major; Fakhri Mahdi, Pharmacology

    Major/minor:Pharmacology

    Research advisor:Dr. Jason Paris

  • Nesting Behavior of Zebra Finches by Asma Obad, Zahra Jiwani, and Lainy B. Day

    Nesting Behavior of Zebra Finches

    Asma Obad, Zahra Jiwani, and Lainy B. Day

    Work performed by a lab.

    Undergraduate students:Asma Obad, Biology; Zahra Jiwani, Biology and Neuroscience Minor

    Major/minor:Biology

    Research advisor:Dr. Lainy Day

  • Premature Age-Related Co-Morbidities In HIV-1 Tat Transgenic Mice That Are Moderated By Aging and Endocrine Status by Alaa N. Qrareya, Fakhri Mahdi, Nicole Ashpole, and Jason Paris

    Premature Age-Related Co-Morbidities In HIV-1 Tat Transgenic Mice That Are Moderated By Aging and Endocrine Status

    Alaa N. Qrareya, Fakhri Mahdi, Nicole Ashpole, and Jason Paris

    Completed Research

    Graduate Students:Alaa N Qrareya, BioMolecular Sciences, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science; Fakhri Mahdi, BioMolecular Sciences, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science; Nicole Ashpole, BioMolecular Sciences, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science

    Major/minor:Pharmacology

    Research advisor:Dr. Jason Paris

  • Acquired Neurogenic Stuttering Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke by Emily B. Robinson and Myriam Kornisch

    Acquired Neurogenic Stuttering Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke

    Emily B. Robinson and Myriam Kornisch

    Summary of Research Topic

    Undergraduate students:Emily B. Robinson, Neuroscience Minor

    Major/minor:Psychology/Neuroscience

    Research advisor:Dr. Myriam Kornisch

  • Does access to interactive objects affect corticosterone and stress-related behavioral measures in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)? by Laura West and Lainy B. Day

    Does access to interactive objects affect corticosterone and stress-related behavioral measures in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)?

    Laura West and Lainy B. Day

    Proposed Research

    Graduate Student:Laura West, Biology

    Major/minor:Biology

    Research advisor:Dr. Lainy Day

  • Mechanistic insights into conformational changes that accompany the binding of negative allosteric modulators to the cannabinoid receptor 1 by AyoOluwa Aderibigbe, Pankaj Pandey, and Robert J. Doerksen

    Mechanistic insights into conformational changes that accompany the binding of negative allosteric modulators to the cannabinoid receptor 1

    AyoOluwa Aderibigbe, Pankaj Pandey, and Robert J. Doerksen

    Graduate students: AyoOluwa Aderibigbe, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Chemistry; Pankaj Pandey, National Center for Natural Products Research
    Major/Minor: Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Faculty advisor: Robert J. Doerksen, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

  • No Sex Differences in Spatial Memory Ability or Response to Aromatase Inhibition after Cerebellar Lesion in Zebra Finches by Chyna-Rae Dearman, Logan Boutwell, Zahra Jiwani, and Emily McFatridge

    No Sex Differences in Spatial Memory Ability or Response to Aromatase Inhibition after Cerebellar Lesion in Zebra Finches

    Chyna-Rae Dearman, Logan Boutwell, Zahra Jiwani, and Emily McFatridge

    Graduate students: Chyna-Rae Dearman, Department of Biology; Logan Boutwell, Department of Biology; Zahra Jiwani, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor; Emily McFatridge, Department of Biology; Jervia Powell, MS INBRE Scholar, Department of Biology, Alcorn State University; Tre Echoles, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Minor, McNair Scholar
    Major/Minor: Biology
    Faculty advisor: Lainy B. Day, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor

  • Effects of intermittent episodes of social stress on reward-seeking and avoidance behaviors by Elizabeth Hewitt, Christopher Lemon, and Alberto del Arco

    Effects of intermittent episodes of social stress on reward-seeking and avoidance behaviors

    Elizabeth Hewitt, Christopher Lemon, and Alberto del Arco

    Undergraduate students: Elizabeth Hewitt, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Minor; Christopher Lemon, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Minor
    Major/Minor:
    Major: Psychology; Minor: Chemistry, Neuroscience
    Faculty advisor: Alberto del Arco, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Sports Recreation Management, School of Applied Sciences

  • Exploration of Cerebellar Function in Taeniopygia Guttata Using Spatial Maze and Log Roll by Zahra Jiwani, Catherine Kania, and Perry Mullins

    Exploration of Cerebellar Function in Taeniopygia Guttata Using Spatial Maze and Log Roll

    Zahra Jiwani, Catherine Kania, and Perry Mullins

    Undergraduate students: Zahra Jiwani, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Minor; Catherine Kania, Department of Biology; Perry Mullins, Department of Biology
    Major/Minor: Minor: Neuroscience
    Faculty advisor: Lainy B. Day, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor

  • Effects of Intermittent Episodes of Social Stress on the Motivation to Seek Rewards by Christopher Lemon and Alberto del Arco

    Effects of Intermittent Episodes of Social Stress on the Motivation to Seek Rewards

    Christopher Lemon and Alberto del Arco

    Undergraduate students: Christopher Lemon, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Minor
    Major/Minor: Major: Psychology; Minor: Chemistry, Neuroscience
    Faculty advisor: Alberto del Arco, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Sports Recreation Management, School of Applied Sciences

  • Neuroprotective Effects of Estradiol and Genistein in Zebra Finch Cerebellum by Emily McFatridge, Sarah Chong, Ethan G. Zadrozny, and Estelle Blair

    Neuroprotective Effects of Estradiol and Genistein in Zebra Finch Cerebellum

    Emily McFatridge, Sarah Chong, Ethan G. Zadrozny, and Estelle Blair

    Undergraduate students: Emily McFatridge, Department of Biology; Sarah Chong, Department of Biology, MS INBRE Scholar; Ethan G. Zadrozny, Department of Psychology, MS INBRE Scholar; Estelle Blair, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor, CORE NPN Research Scholar; Chyna-Rae Dearman, Department of Biology
    Major/Minor: Minor: Neuroscience
    Faculty advisor: Lainy B. Day, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor

  • HIV-1 Tat Dysregulates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Stress Axis and Potentiates Oxycodone-mediated Psychomotor and Anxiety-like Behavior of Male Mice by Salahuddin Mohammed, Fakhri Mahdi, Alaa N. Qrareya, and Jason J. Paris

    HIV-1 Tat Dysregulates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Stress Axis and Potentiates Oxycodone-mediated Psychomotor and Anxiety-like Behavior of Male Mice

    Salahuddin Mohammed, Fakhri Mahdi, Alaa N. Qrareya, and Jason J. Paris

    Graduate students: Salahuddin Mohammed, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy; Fakhri Mahdi, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy; Alaa N. Qrareya, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy
    Major/Minor: Major: Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy
    Faculty advisor: Jason J. Paris, Department of BioMolecular Sciences,Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy

  • Novel Understanding of Avian Biomechanics and Sonations Using High-Speed Video of the White-Ruffed Manakin (Corapipo Altera Altera) by Luke Nguyen, W. Alice Boyle, Elsie Shogren, and Natasha Bergevine

    Novel Understanding of Avian Biomechanics and Sonations Using High-Speed Video of the White-Ruffed Manakin (Corapipo Altera Altera)

    Luke Nguyen, W. Alice Boyle, Elsie Shogren, and Natasha Bergevine

    Undergraduate students: Luke Nguyen, Department of Biology; W. Alice Boyle, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Elsie Shogren, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Natasha Bergevine, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
    Major/Minor: Major: Biochemistry
    Faculty advisor: Lainy B. Day, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor

  • HIV-1 Tat Promotes Age-Related Cognitive, Anxiety-like, and Antinociceptive Impairments in Mice that are Moderated by Aging Endocrine Status by Alaa Qrareya, Fakhri Mahdi, Marc Kaufman, and Nicole M. Ashpole

    HIV-1 Tat Promotes Age-Related Cognitive, Anxiety-like, and Antinociceptive Impairments in Mice that are Moderated by Aging Endocrine Status

    Alaa Qrareya, Fakhri Mahdi, Marc Kaufman, and Nicole M. Ashpole

    Graduate students: Alaa N. Qrareya, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy; Fakhri Mahdi, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy; Marc Kaufman, Translational Imaging Center, The McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University; Nicole M. Ashpole, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science
    Major/Minor: Major: Biology, Neuroscience Minor
    Faculty advisor: Jason J. Paris, Department of BioMolecular Sciences,Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy

  • Effects of repeated intermittent episodes of social stress on the acquisition and extinction of a reward-seeking task by Nikki Sullivan, Hannah Shaffer, and Alberto del Arco

    Effects of repeated intermittent episodes of social stress on the acquisition and extinction of a reward-seeking task

    Nikki Sullivan, Hannah Shaffer, and Alberto del Arco

    Undergraduate students: Nikki Sullivan, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor; Hanna Shaffer, Department of Biology
    Major/Minor: Major: Biology, Neuroscience, Chemistry
    Faculty advisor: Alberto del Arco, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Sports Recreation Management, School of Applied Sciences

  • Validating Methods for Estimating Endocranial Volume in Manakins (Aves, Pipridae) by Derrick Thornton and Lainy B. Day

    Validating Methods for Estimating Endocranial Volume in Manakins (Aves, Pipridae)

    Derrick Thornton and Lainy B. Day

    Undergraduate students: Derrick Thornton, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor
    Major/Minor: Major: Biology, Psychology
    Faculty advisor: Lainy B. Day, Department of Biology, Neuroscience Minor

 
 
 

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