The Winter Meeting was held on January 24th, in room 310 of the Kennedy Memorial Union on the University of Dayton campus. After a welcome from new President (Dr. Pothitos “Takis” Pitychoutis), we had Scientific presentations from the following:
Regulation of energy metabolism by Apolipoprotein A-IV, a protein linking the gut and the brain
Dr. Haifei Shi, Associate Professor
Department of Biology, Miami University
Olfaction as a Window to Affective Dysfunction in the Schizophrenia Spectrum
Dr. Julie Messinger, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Dayton
A non-addictive treatment for chronic pain
Tahir Sulehria, M.D./Ph.D student
Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program, Wright State University
Endocannabinoid regulation of stress-escalated drug use
Dr. Jayme McReynolds, Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati
Dr. Matthew McMurthy (Miami University) gave a professional development talk on
Developing Scientific Outreach Programs for K-12 Populations. He wanted to remind everyone that the Brain Bee is talking place at the University of Cincinnati on February 1st.
Business Meeting:
Chapter Officers for 2020
Chapter President: Dr. Pothitos Pitychoutis (University of Dayton)
President Elect: Dr. Patrick Sonner (Wright State University)
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Adrian Corbett (Wright State University
Member at Large: Dr. Dawn Blitz (Miami University)
Member at Large: Dr. Steve Davidson (University of Cincinnati)
Chapter Website: The OMV-SfN website has been moved to https://omvsfn.com/
Neuroscience Day 2020: Will be held at the University of Dayton on June 5. The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Alan Frazer, University of Texas at San Antonio, Chair of Pharmacology, who studies the mechanisms of antidepressant treatments. We hope to see you all there!