229 - Division for Neuropharmacology Early Career Award Lecture and Postdoctoral Fellow Showcase

Session Chair(s)

• Carolyn Fairbanks

Session Co-Chair(s)

• Daniel Morgan

  Marshall University

This session will feature oral presentations from postdoc finalists selected from the submitted abstracts as well as a talk by the winner of the Division for Neuropharmacology Early Career Award.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM

  Introduction
• 8:05 AM – 8:18 AM

  mGlu1 Activation Reverses Persistent Deficits in Prefrontal Cortex Inhibitory Transmission and Working Memory Induced by Adolescent Cocaine Exposure
  

  Presenting Author: Deborah Luessen – Vanderbilt University, Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery
• 8:18 AM – 8:31 AM

  Activation of group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu2/3) receptors regulates excitatory synaptic plasticity in the nucleus accumbens: Implications for the treatment of schizophrenia
  

  Presenting Author: Shalini Dogra – Vanderbilt University
• 8:31 AM – 8:44 AM

  Distinct Mechanisms of Morphine Tolerance in Enteric Neurons and Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons: Role of β-arrestin-2
  

  Presenting Author: Karan Muchhala – Virginia Commonwealth University
• 8:44 AM – 8:57 AM

  Dopamine-driven Increase in IL-1β in Myeloid Cells is Mediated by Differential Dopamine Receptor Expression and Exacerbated by HIV
  

  Presenting Author: Stephanie Matt – Drexel University College of Medicine
• 8:57 AM – 9:02 AM

  Introduction of Early Career Awardee by Chair
• 9:02 AM – 9:27 AM

  Brainstem Circuits Involved in Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression
  

  Speaker: Erica Levitt – Univ of Florida
• 9:27 AM – 9:32 AM

  Introduction of Early Career Awardee by Co-Chair, Daniel Morgan
• 9:32 AM – 9:57 AM

  Chemical Flavorants of E-cigarettes Alter Neurobiology to Promote Vaping-related Behaviors
  

  Speaker: Brandon Henderson – Marshall Univ
• 9:57 AM – 10:00 AM

  Conclusion