CHICAGO CHAPTER SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE

2007 Student Competition Participants

2008 SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Thursday March 27, 2008
DePaul University - Lincoln Park Campus Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue

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Concurrent Morning Symposia

Myelin in Health and Disease
Chaired by Ernesto Bongarzone, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Tony Reder, M.D., Department of Neurology, University of Chicago
Roumen Balabanov, M.D., Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
Howard Lipton, M.D., Department of Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Fozia Mir, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Early Markers of Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical, Molecular, and Imaging Perspectives
Chaired by Leyla de Toledo Morrell, Ph.D., Rush University School of Medicine

M-Marsel Mesulam, M.D., Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Director, Northwestern University Alzheimer's Disease Center
Lester Binder, Ph.D., Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University
Elliott Mufson, Ph.D., Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
Leyla deToledo-Morrell, Ph.D., Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center

Presidential Symposium

Neurogenesis and Neurodegeneration
Chaired by George H. DeVries, Ph.D., Hines VA/University of Illinois at Chicago

BMP Regulation of the Hippocampal Neurogenic Niche: How to Build a Smart and Happy Mouse
Jack Kessler, Ph.D., Department of Neurology, Northwestern University
Psychosocial Modulation of Neurogenesis
Daniel Peterson, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke
Gwendolyn Kartje, Ph.D., Neurology Service, Hines VA

Keynote Lecture

Derek van der Kooy, Ph.D.,
Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, Canada

Formation and Functional Capacity of New Neural Cells in Adult CNS

2007 Meeting
Competitors in the Undergraduate Research Competition included:

Taehwan

Yoo

Northwestern University

Michael

Zorniak

Lake Forest College

Michael

White

Lake Forest College

Lokesh

Kukreja

Lake Forest College

Nas

Bertrand

Depaul University

Richard

Yao

Northwestern University

Erin

Paulsen

DePaul University

Michelle

Gunther

Marquette University

Erin

Ruedinger

Marquette University

Many thanks to Dorothy Kozlowski of DePaul University in leading our outreach efforts to undergraduates in the Chicago area. Kathy Jones and Junping Xin

Competitors in the Graduate Student Symposium included:

Nicholas

Kanaan

Rush University

Yuka

Atagi

UIC

Kelly

Conrad

Rosalind Franklin

Junping

Xin*

Loyola University

Jonathan

Britt

University of Chicago
*winner of competition

Competitors in the Post-doctoral Student Competition included:  

Emma

Ilijic

Northwestern University

Mehul

Trivedi

Rush University Medical Center

Natalie

Tronson*

Northwestern University

Bashkim

Kadriu

University of Illinois at Chicago

Andrew J

Castiglioni

Northwestern University

Stephen

Sammut

Rosalind Franklin University

Teresa

Poprawski

Loyola University Medical Center

Fabio

Pibiri

University of Illinois at Chicago
*winner of competition

Many thanks to Erika Piedras-Renteria for organizing the Graduate and Post-docotral competitions.

Chicago High School Brain Bee

The Chicago Chapter would like to give special thanks to Sarah Pollema of the Unviersity of Illinois at Chicago and her colleagues for organizing the Chicago High School Brain Bee. Working with Sarah were:

Kwang Oh, Rush University
Alexander Dec, Rosalind Franklin University
Diana Park, Rosalind Franklin University
Yuka Atagi, University of Illinois at Chicago
Natalie Tronson, Northwestern University

With the help of Dr. John Floehr, Director of Science Education at the Chicago Public Schools, the student group organized the Brain Bee and assisted with the tutoring of the participants in the event. High school student participants in the Brain Bee included:

Julian High School competitors, accompanied by teacher Linnea Garrit:
Clara Courts, Kellina Mojica, Jerrel Elam, Shanetta Lundy  

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy competitors, accompanied by Chaperone Chris Schreiber:
Francis Lawrence Lorraine Cho  

Marshall Metro High School competitors, accompanied by Kelly Mann:
Tammarah Harrington, Preston Wallace  

Mose Vines Prep Academy, accompanied by Ms. Bond-Johnson:
Curtis Murdock, Juan Dominguez, Shaneka Ervin Observer, James Chatfield Observer

Corlis High School
Virgil Heard

Results:

1st place: Lorraine Cho

2nd place: Francis Lawrence

3rd place: Curtis Murdock