Emily Birnbaum, a 2nd year PhD student in the Neuroscience program, will be presenting her research in progress: "Repurposing BT-11 for Alzheimer's disease".

Jessica Buthmann, a 5th year PhD candidate in the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience program, will be practicing for her dissertation defense: "Stress in Pregnancy--How Superstorm Sandy has affected the health and mental well being of mothers and their children".

Claudia Jou, a 3rd year PhD student in the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience program, will be practicing for her second level exam: "A critical test of the Synaptic Plasticity and Memory hypothesis".

Yuka Miura, a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience program, will be presenting her research in progress: "Circuit-Specific Mechanisms of Stress Adaptation in the Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis".

Regis Shanley, a 4th year PhD candidate in the Neuroscience program, will be presenting data on issues with student paychecks and gaps in funding.

Katie Anderson, a 2nd year PhD student in the Neuroscience program, will be presenting her research in progress: "Examining Neural Circuits Involved in Songbird Vocal Learning".

Daniel Brennan and Jasmine Pathan, 2nd year PhD students in the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience programs, will be presenting a journal club article: "Neurons in the mouse brain correlate with cryptocurrency price: a cautionary tale". Paper: https://psyarxiv.com/fa4wz/

Emma Denholtz, a 2nd year PhD student in the Neuroscience PhD program, will be presenting her research in progress: "The link between aberrant myelin plasticity and anxiety".

Jackie Tomaio, a 1st year PhD student in the Neuroscience program, will be practicing for her first level exam.

Demetri Neophytou, a 1st year PhD student in the Neuroscience program, will be practicing for his first level exam.

Rhonda Kolaric, a 1st year student in the Neuroscience program, will be practicing for her first level exam.

Regis Shanley, a 5th year student in the Neuroscience program, will be practicing for her dissertation defense: "Estrogen Modulation of VTA Dopamine Neuron Physiology and Behavioral Responsivity to Variable Social Stressors".