Below is the final program schedule for the 2010 meeting.

Wednesday, March 17

7:00-9:00pm: Opening Reception (Bella Vista Room – Tacos, Chips and Salsa)

7:15 pm Welcome and Overview (SBC Board)

7:30pm-8:00pm: Keynote Address

Kathie Olsen, Ph.D., NSF: NSF Funding Issues

Thursday, March 18

7:00 am Breakfast (Papago Ballroom – Euro Continental Buffet Breakfast)

7:30am-8:45 am: Plenary Session
(Overview 5', 3 speakers 20' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')

Matrix and Neurovascular Biology of the Stressed Brain

Gregory J. Bix, MD, PhD, Organizer, Texas A&M College of Medicine

Speakers: Gregory J. del Zoppo, M.D. University of Washington

Richard Milner, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute

Gail McCaffrey, Ph.D., University of Arizona

8:45am-9:45am: Plenary Session
(2 speakers 25' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')

Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

William L. Young, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, Organizer

Speakers: Helen Kim, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

9:45am-10:10am Coffee Break (Papago Lobby)

10:15-11:45am: Plenary Session
(Overview-10’ + 3 talks 20’ each + 10’ discussion)

The Molecular Basis of ALS

Bruce Coull, M.D. (Organizer)

Speakers: Miguel Estevez, M.D., University of Arizona School of Medicine,

Daniela C. Zarnescu, Ph.D., University of Arizona,

Joe Beckman, Ph.D., Oregon State

Noon: Box Lunches in the Fiesta Room - Afternoon free

6:15pm-7:30pm: Plenary Session (Papago Ballroom – Pizza and Beer)
(Overview-5’ + 3 talks 20’ each + 10’ discussion)

Pathways and Central Mechanisms of Action of Hunger/Satiety Signals

Willis K. Samson, Ph.D., Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Organizer

Speakers: Alastair V. Ferguson, Ph.D. Queen’s UniversityKingston,

David Parkes, Ph.D., Amylin Corporation

Friday, March 19

7:00 am Breakfast (Papago Ballroom – Healthy Catalina Buffet Breakfast)

7:30-9:00am: Plenary Session
(Overview 15’ + 3 talks 20’ each + 10’ discussion)

Sex Matters in Stroke

Patricia Hurn Ph.D., Organizer, Oregon Health Sciences University

Speakers: Louise McCullough M.D., Ph.D., U Connecticut,

Nabil Alkayed M.D., Ph.D., OHSU,

Farida Sohrabji Ph.D., Texas AM

9:00-10:30am: Plenary Session
(Overview 5’ + 3 talks 25’ each + 10’ discussion)

Plasticity in reward circuits during adolescence: Effects of early drug exposure and environmental manipulations

Sari Izenwasser, Ph.D. (Organizer), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Speakers: Diana Dow-Edwards, Ph.D., SUNY Downstate,

Kathleen Kantak, Ph.D., Boston University

10:30-11:00am: Coffee Break

11:00-11:45am: Plenary Session

The Pleasure From Matching System is Ripe for Study

Brian Bayly, Ph.D., Organizer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Noon: Box Lunches in the Fiesta Room - Afternoon free

6:30-7:30pm: Plenary Session
(Overview, 5’ + 2 talks 20’ each + 10’ discussion)

Specificity in the Processing of Pain Messages

Frank Porreca, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Organizer

Speakers: Allan Basbaum, Ph.D., UCSF,

Greg Dussor, Ph.D., University of Arizona

7:30pm-9:30pm: Banquet (Bella Vista Room - Chuck Wagon BBQ)

8:00pm-9:00 pm

Evening Keynote speaker: “The History and Science of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Neurological Injury – from ancient times to the present”

Richard J. Traystman, Ph.D., Professor

Vice Chancellor for Research

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Saturday, March 21

7:00 am Breakfast (Papago Ballroom – Navajo Buffet Breakfast)

7:30am-8:45am: Plenary Session
(Overview 15’ + 3 talks 20’ each + 10’ discussion)

Glaucoma

Eldon E. Geisert, Ph.D. (Organizer), University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Speakers: Dennis Rice Ph.D., Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc,

Richard Libby, Ph.D., University of Rochester Eye Institute,

Clint Abner, Ph.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center

8:45am-9:45am

Stroke in Alaska Native People

Brian Trimble, M.D., Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK

9:45am-10:15am: Coffee Break

10:15am-11:40am
(Overview 15’ + 3 talks 20’ each + 10’ discussion)

The role of monoamine modulation in shaping spinal cord function

Kori Brewer, Ph.D. / Stefan Clemens, Ph.D., Organizers, East Carolina University

Speakers: Shawn Hochman, Ph.D., Emory University,

Jorge Quevedo, Ph.D., AV Inst Polytecnico National, Mexico City, Mexico,

Stefan Clemens, Ph.D., East Carolina University

11:40am: Afternoon Free

POSTERS (Displayed throughout Thursday and Friday)

Historiographic Perspectives on the Impact of Darwinian Evolution, Genetics, Eugenics and the Development of Methodologies for the Comparison of Brains. Lawrence Kruger, Dept. of Neurobiology and Brain Research Institute, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

MRI Imaging of the Live and Formalin-fixed Common Marmoset Brain at 7 Tesla. M. D. Davis, M. D. Cykowski et al., 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Research Imaging Institute., Univ. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Ctr. At San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Evidence to Tolerance to Chronic Oxygen Deprivation in the Naked Mole. *Nathaniela I.T., aAdams, B., aBwint S., Dziopaa L., Baiera, D., and Umesirib F., E., a.Center for Natural and Health Sciences, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509., bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Altered expression of NPY-positive neurons in voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) null mice offer evidence for a potential role of VDCC in development, neurogenesis and excitability. Latisha P. Duncan^, Sabrina R. Jackson^, Alan H. Sharp*, and Maureen W. McEnery*‡. ^Summer Enrichment Opportunity Program 2009, Depts. General Medical Sciences* and Neurosciences‡, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106

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