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Department of Neuroscience &
Experimental Therapeutics
NEWSLETTER
October 2019
DNET Faculty Meeting: The next scheduled faculty meeting of DNET will
be on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 10:00
a.m. in MR-301. If you have any items of concern
for the next agenda, please contact Dr. Julie
Pilitsis.
October Seminars:
Wed., October 2, 2019; 1:30 p.m.; MS-316
Ann Dorrance, PhD
Professor
Michigan State University
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
East Lansing, MI “Hypertensive Cerebrovascular Disease and Cognitive
Decline: Is the Mineralocorticoid Receptor a
Therapeutic Target”
Wed., October 9, 2019; 1:30 p.m.; MS-316
Emilia Iannilli, MSc, PhD
DNET Research Associate
“Topographical EEG Signatures for Parkinson’s
Disease and Migraine Types”
Fri., October 11, 2019; 1:30 p.m.; MR-301
FACULTY ONLY
Sarah Stern, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow
Rockefeller University
New York, New York
“Bridging molecular and neural circuit
mechanisms in the investigation of complex feeding
behaviors”
Mon., October 14, 2019; 10:00 a.m.; MS-316
Max Rapanelli, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
SUNY-University of Buffalo
“Behavioral, circuitry and molecular aberrations in
pre-clinical models of autism”
Wed., October 16, 2019; 1:30 p.m.; MS-316
ORIENTATION FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Wed., October 23, 2019
SFN Meeting – no seminar
Mon., October 28, 2019; 10:00 a.m.; MS-316
Sophie Belin, PhD
Instructor; DNET: AMC
“Pathomechanisms of Inherited Peripheral
Neuropathies and Therapeutic Approaches”
Wed., October 30, 2019; 10:00 a.m.; MS-316
Rajani Maiya, PhD
Research Scientist; Department of Pharmacology and
Toxicology
“The University of Texas at Austin
“Transcriptional Regulation of Motivated Behaviors
by LMO4”
DNET FALL WEEKEND
Friday, October 4, 2019
DNET Departmental Retreat
Friday, October 4, 2019
DINNER @ Harvey’s
Saturday, October 5, 2019
4th Annual CME Conference on Pain
Gideon Putnam Hotel
Saratoga Springs, New York
Chalk Talks:
Fri., Oct 11, 2019; 2:00 p.m.; MR-301
Sarah Stern, PhD
Faculty Candidate
Fri., Oct 14, 2019; 1:00 p.m.; MC-134C
Max Rapanelli, PhD
Faculty Candidate
Mon., Oct 28, 2019; 1:30 p.m.; MC-134C
Sophie Belin, PhD
Faculty Candidate
Wed., Oct 30, 2019; 1:30 p.m.; MC-134C
Rajani Maiya, PhD
Faculty Candidate
Department of Psychiatry
Journal Club presentations Clinical Psychology Journal Club presentations
are held on the 3rd Thursday of every third month
at 12:00 noon.
2019-2020 Schedule
Thurs, Sept 26, 2019; 12:00pm; MS-316
Thurs, Dec 19, 2019; 12:00pm; MS-316
Thurs, Mar 21, 2019; 12:00pm; MS-316
Thurs, June 20, 2019; 12:00pm; MS-316
DNET Journal Club presentations: Journal Club presentations are held on Fridays, at
12:00 noon in MR-301. Faculty and Postdoctoral
Fellows will make presentations as well as the
students. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
October schedule:
• Oct 4: DNET Retreat
• Oct 11: Heidi Tucker
• Oct 18 SfN
• Oct 25: SfN
Faculty Highlights:
Please submit information to be included in this section
to Pya Seidner, no later than the 25th day of the previous
month.
Faculty interviews:
The following candidates will be here in October.
If you would like to meet with them and aren't
already scheduled, please let Pya know.
• Sarah Stern, PhD
October 11, 2019
• Max Rapanelli, PhD
October 14, 2019
• Sophie Belin, PhD
October 28, 2019
• Rajani Maiya, PhD
October 30, 2019
Publications:
Nuwer JL, Fleck MW. Anterograde trafficking
signals in GABA subunits are required for functional
expression. Channels. [Accepted September 2019]
Golestanirad L, Kazemivalipour E, Lampman D,
Habara H, Atalar E, Rosenow J, Pilitsis J, Kirsch J.
RF heating of deep brain stimulation implants in
open-bore vertical MRI systems: A simulation study
with realistic device configurations. Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine. [Accepted September 2019]
Ho Y, Wang S-H, Chen Y-R, Li Z-L, Chin Y-T, Yang
Y-C SH, Wu Y-H, Su K-W, Chu H-R, Chiu H-C,
Crawford DR, Shih Y-J, Grasso P, Tang H-Y, Lin H-
Y, Davis PJ, Wang-Peng J, Wang K.
Leptin-derived peptides block leptin-induced
proliferation by reducing expression of pro-
inflammatory genes in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Food and Drug Toxicology 133 (2019) 110808.
Students, Faculty and postdocs are
encouraged to sign up for any open
date to present a paper from the
literature or their own paper. The
sign-up sheet is in the DNET office.
Anderson BM, Hirschstein Z, Novakovic ZM,
Grasso P. MA-[D-Leu-4]-OB3, a small molecule
synthetic peptide leptin mimetic, mirrors the
cognitive enhancing action of leptin in a mouse
model of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and
Alzheimer’s Disease-like cognitive
impairment.International Journal of Peptide
Research and Therapeutics (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10989-019-09929-w
Presentations:
Tara Lindsley gave a presentation and recruited
subjects at the Penn State College of Medicine on
September 23, 2019 for her Medical Education
Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE)
grant, “Cranial Pursuit computer-based
neuroanatomy games: Assessment of impact on
learning outcomes and learner attitudes.”
Telkes I, Sabourin S, Durphy J, Adam O,
Raviv N, Pilitsis JG. Functional Use of
Directional Local Field Potentials in
Parkinson’s disease. The 2019 Congress of
Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual
Meeting, October 19-23, in San Francisco,
CA. [Oral presentation]
Telkes I, Brunner P. The Brain Computer
Interface. The 2019 American Society of
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists (ASET)
EEG Boot Camp, October 19-20, Albany,
NY. [Oral presentation]
DiMarzio M, Madhavan R, Joel S, Hancu I,
Fiveland E, Prusik J, Gillogly M, Rashid T, Ashe J,
Telkes I, Feustel P, Shin DS, Durphy J, Hwang R,
Hanspal E, Pilitsis JG. Use of functional MRI to
assess how motor phenotypes of Parkinson’s
Disease respond to DBS. The 2019 Congress of
Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual
Meeting, October 19-23, in San Francisco,
CA. [Mini podium presentation]
Srikanthan A, Maietta T, Hellman A, Patel V, Clum
A, Neubauer P, Williams E, Burdette C, Qian J,
Mazurkiewicz JE, Pilitsis JG. Effects of External
Focused Ultrasound on Inflammatory Markers in
Neuropathic Pain Caused by Common Peroneal Nerve
Injury. The 2019 Congress of Neurological Surgeons
(CNS) Annual Meeting, October 19-23, in San
Francisco, CA. [Oral Presentation]
Pilitsis JG. Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused
Ultrasound for Treatment of Pain. The 2019
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Annual Meeting, October 19-23, in San
Francisco, CA. [Oral Presentation]
Pilitsis JG. STN vs GPi for Concern of Cognitive
Decline, Depression, and Quality of Life. The 2019
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Annual Meeting, October 19-23, in San
Francisco, CA. [Oral Presentation]
Pilitsis JG Neurosurgery for Pain: Operative
Techniques and Case Based Discussions. The 2019
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Annual Meeting, October 19-23, in San
Francisco, CA. [Moderator]
Panel Reviewer:
Dr. Damian Shin served as a panel member for the
Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally
Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Epilepsy Review Program on Sept 8-10, Washington
DC.
General Information:
This section will include information on new
employees, department meetings, such as the annual
safety exam and any other items of general interest.
Renovation Updated: During the month of September, Alex Mongin moved
from his lab in MS501b into the space in MS517.
There are no other renovations scheduled for this
time.
Neurosciences Grand Rounds
All Neuroscience Grand Rounds are now
from 8:30-9:30am
Thursday, October 3, 2019
CANCELED
Thursday, October 10, 2019, 8:30 a.m., Huyck
Dr. Megan Waldrop
The France Foundation
“Gene Therapy: A Landmark in Spinal Muscular
Atrophy Treatment”
Thursday, October 17, 2019, 8:30 a.m., Huyck
Dr. Stewart Tepper
Miller Medical Communications
“Migraine Pathophysiology: A Clinical
Perspective”
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 8:30 a.m., Huyck
Dr. Earl Zimmerman
Albany Medical Center Neurology
“The Moral Imperative of Early Diagnostic
Disclosure of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Junior Faculty Development
Program
JFDP Sessions in October
October 9, 2019
7:00-9:00 am; MS-134C
Research Design II
Rebecca Keller, PhD
James Desemone, MD
AMC
October 23, 2019
7:00-9:00 am; MS-134C
Grant Writing
Michael DiPersio, PhD
AMC
Important dates to remember: 2019-2020
➢ Poster Day - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
– Hilton Garden Inn at AMC
➢ Awards Day - Thursday, April 9, 2020 in
ME-700
The JFDP webpage can be found at
www.amc.edu/academic/jfdp.
OCTOBER GSO EVENTS
• Possible Haunted Hayride the week
before Halloween
• Halloween lunch/party in the
Graduate Studies Office on 10/31
Dr. Marisa DiMarzio Congratulations on a Successful Defense!
September 23, 2019
DNET PHOTO CORNER
BEST WISHES TO
JESUS MUNOZ ESTRADA, PHD
Corinne Wilson and Nicolaas Pennings (PA Class of 2021) were married on
Saturday, September 7th at Greywacke Meadows in Grafton, NY!
POSTDOCTORAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
Drs. Yannick Poitelon and Kristen Zuloaga have co-founded a new Postdoctoral Development
Program (PDP). This program will offer monthly career development sessions on topics such as
grant writing, job application preparation (academia and industry), and presentation skills. The first
session, a Welcome Breakfast, will take place on Sept 25th from 8-9:30am in MS-103. During the
breakfast, the newly formed Postdoc Advisory Board (Yannick Poitelon, Kristen Zuloaga, Gabrielle
Fredman, and John Lamar) will give an overview of the program offerings for the 2019-2020 year
and Dr. Zuloaga will present a session on “Elevator Pitches”. All postdocs, research scientists, and
clinical fellows are invited to attend.
GRADUATE STUDENT
RECRUITMENT 2020
This year in addition to our Google Ads, we are directly contacting the relevant departments at 25
colleges/universities in the area (~150mi radius – list below) that have BS programs in Biology,
Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Psychology or related fields.
Anyone, especially the SfN attendees, are encouraged to continue to spread the word/flyer around
(see flyer on next page).
Amherst College, Bard College, Bennington College, Clarkson University, Hampshire College,
Hudson Valley Community College, Keene State College, Le Moyne College, Malboro College,
Maria College, Marist College, Mount Holyoke College, RPI, Saint Michael's College, Siena
College, Skidmore College, Spingfield College, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Oneanta, SUNY
Plattsburgh, The College of Saint Rose, The Sage Colleges, Union College, Vassar College and
Williams College
Thank you,
Yannick Poitelon
Erin Jeannotte, ARF
DNET Employee of the Month
October 2019
• Erin has gone above and beyond for our lab. She has helped tremendously in organizing and getting
our large animal projects up and running. She has also been available whenever needed and has
provided additional PPE trainings to make sure we have adequate help so our studies can run
smoothly. Thank you for all your help Erin!
Marisa
• Erin has been one of the most helpful people I've had the pleasure of working with this year. She has
taught us so much about large animals and everything that goes with them. She has used a lot of her
own time to make sure we understand and have a good grasp on everything that we are doing. I
appreciate how organized she is, and how she ensures communication between departments. She's a
professional, but also makes sure everyone is happy, excited, and having fun with their research, at the
same time. I think a lot of our work wouldn't have been possible without her help. Thank you for
everything, Erin! Oink oink
Teresa
• Erin's help has been indispensable. She goes above and beyond to ensure that experiments run
smoothly and her training has been incredibly valuable. Erin genuinely cares about the science of a
project and goes out of her way to understand so that she can help more effectively and because she
loves to learn. Her enthusiasm is infectious and I am so glad that I have gotten to work more closely
with her over the past year.
Abby Hellman
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