"Roles of the Mek/ERK1/2-MAPK and PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathways during developmental myelination in the CNS”.

Presenter: Akihiro Ishii, PhD
Instructor, Department of Neuroscience

Characterization and Analysis of Neural Progenitor Cells from Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients Field of Study: Biomedical Science, Neuroscience

Title: Role of Extracellular Vesicles on Immune Regulation in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis Field: Biomedical Science, Neuroscience

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards program provides thousands of dollars in support of undergraduate students' summer research and creative projects. Do you have a question about the SURF program? Would you like someone to review your proposal, budget, and timeline?

Come to SURF Office Hours sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research. More information: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/surf/.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at jodi.eskin@uconn.edu or 860-486-7939 by January 17, 2019.

Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., M.A.C.C., M.A.C.P., F.A.H.A
Emory University School of Medicine

Thursday, February 14, 2019
12:30 – 1:30pm

"Understanding the Journey: The Past, Present, and Future of CVD in Women"

**About the Speaker**

Dr. Wenger is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine. She is a Consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center and Founding Consultant, Emory Women’s Heart Center. Heart disease in women is one of Dr. Wenger’s major clinical and research interests. Dr. Wenger has had a longstanding interest in geriatric cardiology and was Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology for more than 15 years. Dr. Wenger has participated as an author of several American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Practice Guidelines. She serves on the editorial boards of numerous professional journals and is a sought after lecturer for issues related to heart disease in women, heart disease in the elderly, cardiac rehabilitation, coronary prevention, and contemporary cardiac care. She is listed in Best Doctors in America. Dr. Wenger has authored or coauthored over 1600 scientific and review articles and book chapters.

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Prof. Cameron Buckner (University of Houston) will give a talk entitled "Rational Inference in Nonhuman Animals (including those without cortex)", (UCHI seminar room, Babbidge Library 4th floor).

CogSci Colloquium: Richard Wilson from UConn