College of Medicine hosts symposium on drug treatment of cognitive and attention disorders
May 27, 2008
Scientists at Drexel University College of Medicine will gather this weekend to discuss the pharmacology, physiology, and behavioral testing of drugs used to treat cognitive and attention disorders. The goal is to encourage an exchange of ideas to translate catecholamine neurobiology to clinical practice.
College of Medicine faculty will be joined by researchers from Drexel University's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems and from the College of Arts and Sciences for the interdisciplinary symposium, which will be held on Saturday, May 31st at Geary Auditorium B inside the New College Building, 245 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia.
Following is a list of speakers and topics to be addressed:
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8:30
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Continental Breakfast and Poster Setup |
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9:00
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Introductory Remarks - Drs. Kenny Simansky and Ken Blank |
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9:10
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James Barrett, PhD - Drug Discovery: Focus on Cognition |
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9:30
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Barry Waterhouse, PhD - Translating Catecholamine Neurobiology to Clinical Practice |
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9:50
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Jed Shumsky, PhD - Behavioral Models for Assessing Psychostimulant Drug Efficacy |
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10:10
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Break |
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10:30
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Bridget Willoughby, PhD - Better Pharmacology through Neurochemistry |
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10:50
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Kara Agster, PhD - Profiling Psychostimulant Actions in Sensory Networks |
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11:10
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Brian Clark, PhD - Profiling Psychostimulant Actions in Cognitive Circuits |
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11:30
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Lunch |
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12:30
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Karen Moxon, PhD - Using the Neural Code to Decipher Drug Actions |
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12:50
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Wen-Jun Gao, PhD - Catecholamine Transmitters and Prefrontal Cortex Function |
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1:10
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Maggie Wheatley, PhD - Novel Drug Delivery Systems |
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1:30
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Maria Shultheis, PhD - Measuring Cognitive Performance with Portable Imaging |
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1:50
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Break |
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2:10
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Agustin Legido, MD - Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacologic Management of ADHD |
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2:30
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Paul Ambrosini, MD - Clinical Trials in ADHD |
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2:50
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Stacey Ake, PhD - The Ethics of Drug-Assisted Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy Humans |
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3:10
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Closing Remarks |
Poster presentations and reception to follow
For additional information or to register for the event, please email contact Dr. Noreen Robertson at 215-762-4889 or email research@drexelmed.edu.