2013 Society for Neuroscience Presentations

HDRF researchers will give 41 poster presentations at the the 2013 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Chronological list of all presentations given by HDRF researchers:

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Phosphorylation of ∆FosB at novel residues induces changes in transcriptional regulation and cocaine-elicited behavior
H. M. CATES, M. L. PFAU, E. HELLER-MEZNIK, R. BAGOT, A. J. ROBISON, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.05/Z17 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Histone arginine methylation in the nucleus accumbens in response to chronic cocaine and chronic stress
D. DAMEZ WERNO, K. N. SCOBIE, H. SUN, C. DIAS, H. CATES, N. SHAO, A. M. GANCARZ, I. MAZE, R. L. NEVE, D. M. DIETZ, L. SHEN, E. GUCCIONE, D. C. ALLIS, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.01/Z13 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

GADD45g is a critical mediator in the social defeat model of depression
J. KOO, J. FENG, R. NEVE, M. LOBO, E. NESTLER
Program #: 59.09/AA3 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Acetyl-L-carnitine prevents the stress-induced chromatin remodeling within the glutamatergic synapse
C. NASCA, T. R. RUBIN, J. D. GRAY, B. BIGIO, B. S. MCEWEN
Program #: 85.21/BBB9 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Ventral subiculum afferents to the nucleus accumbens regulate the behavioural sequelae of social defeat stress
R. C. BAGOT, I. S. MAZE, X. LIU, C. J. PEÑA, E. J. HARRIGAN, L. SHEN, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.06/Z18 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Epigenetic regulation of cocaine action in mouse nucleus accumbens
L. SHEN, J. FENG, M. WILKINSON, D. FERGUSON, V. VIALOU, X. LIU, I. MAZE, N. SHAO, J. KOO, P. KENNEDY, C. DIAS, Q. LAPLANT, M. CAHILL, E. NESTLER
Program #: 59.02/Z14 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Gamma oscillations in the BLA and mPFC are associated with fear suppression
J. M. STUJENSKE, E. LIKHTIK, M. A. TOPIWALA, J. A. GORDON
Program #: 95.02/III29 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Role of chromatin remodeling in the mouse nucleus accumbens in preclinical models of depression and cocaine addiction
H. SUN, D. DAMEZ-WERNO, K. SCOBIE, N. SHAO, K. WRIGHT, C. DIAS, J. KOO, I. MAZE, P. KENNEDY, E. MOUZON, D. DIETZ, R. NEVE, D. C. ALLIS, G. TURECKI, C. TAMMINGA, M. KABBAJ, P. VARGA-WEISZ, L. SHEN, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.10/AA4 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

β-catenin mediates the development of behavioral resilience
C. M. DIAS, J. FENG, H. SUN, M. MAZEI-ROBISON, D. DAMEZ-WERNO, K. SCOBIE, N.-Y. SHAO, P. KENNEDY, V. VIALOU, R. BAGOT, M. CAHILL, D. FERGUSON, S. GHOSE, C. TAMMINGA, R. NEVE, L. SHEN, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.03/Z15 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Role of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in drug-seeking behavior
K. N. SCOBIE, D. DAMEZ-WERNO, H. SUN, A. GANCARZ, N. SHAO, C. DIAS, G. L. SCHROEDER, C. H. PANGANIBAN, D. M. DIETZ, J. KOO, L. SHEN, P. CAIAFA, R. L. NEVE, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.11/AA5 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

GEF-small GTPase interactions in drug-mediated dendritic spine morphogenesis and behavioral reward
M. E. CAHILL, H. SUN, J. KOO, R. NEVE, A. M. GANCARZ, G. L. SCHROEDER, D. M. DIETZ, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.12/AA6 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Locus specific epigenetic reprogramming: Bidirectional regulation of the FosB gene using synthetic transcription factors In vivo
E. HELLER, H. CATES, H. SUN, D. FERGUSON, R. NEVE, S. KNIGHT, F. ZHANG, S. ZHANG, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.04/Z16 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

MGE transplantation limits the rewarding effects of cocaine in mice undergoing cocaine place preference testing
E. A. RIBEIRO, J. KOO, E. J. NESTLER
Program #: 59.08/AA2 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

BAG-1 interacts with NFkB in hippocampus to alter stress-induced gene expression
T. G. RUBIN, A. C. LINDH, R. E. SAADO, C. NASCA, B. S. MCEWEN, J. D. GRAY
Program #: 85.16/BBB4 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Direct hippocampal-prefrontal input supports spatial working memory
T. SPELLMAN, J. GOGOS, J. GORDON
Program #: 95.08/III35 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Gene expression profiling of CA3 neurons after acute and chronic stress using translating ribosomal affinity purification (TRAP)
J. D. GRAY, T. G. RUBIN, E. F. SCHMIDT, N. HEINTZ, B. S. MCEWEN
Program #: 175.06/VV17 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Distribution and expression of neuropeptide processing enzymes in the postmortem human hippocampus
M. WASELUS, D. N. LOVAY, A. MEDINA, S. BURKE, W. E. BUNNEY, R. M. MYERS, A. F. SCHATZBERG, J. D. BARCHAS, H. AKIL, S. J. WATSON
Program #: 153.02/X11 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Stress and corticosterone regulate rat hippocampal mitochondrial chromosome gene expression via the glucocorticoid receptor
R. G. HUNTER, M. SELIGSOHN, T. RUBIN, N. A. DATSON, D. W. PFAFF, B. S. MCEWEN
Program #: 175.07/VV18 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Gene expression changes in the human amygdalar sub-nuclei in major depressive disorder
V. SHARMA, S. CHAUDHURY, R. THOMPSON, R. M. MYERS, A. F. SCHATZBERG, J. D. BARCHAS, W. E. BUNNEY, H. AKIL, S. J. WATSON
Program #: 153.03/X12 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Monday, November 11, 2013

Early life FGF2 treatment alters vasopressin and oxytocin gene expression in animals that differ in their response to novelty
C. A. TURNER, P. M. MARAS, Y. LITVIN, S. J. WATSON, Jr., B. S. MCEWEN, H. AKIL
Program #: 378.13/JJJ7 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Fibroblast growth factor 2 and maternal separation differentially interact with oxytocin and vasopressin to affect behavioral and physiological indices of anxiety
Y. LITVIN, M. ROSE BAKER, C. A. TURNER, H. AKIL, B. S. MCEWEN
Program #: 378.11/JJJ5 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Early-life FGF2 regulates developmental anxiety responses in rats bred for differences in their response to novelty
P. M. MARAS, C. A. TURNER, Y. LITVIN, P. BLANDINO, S. J. WATSON, B. S. MCEWEN, H. AKIL
Program #: 378.12/JJJ6 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Alterations in the propensity to sign- and goal-track and neurobiological correlates in selectively bred rats exposed to cocaine during adolescence
J. GARCIA-FUSTER, A. PARSEGIAN, P. BLANDINO, Jr., H. AKIL, S. B. FLAGEL
Program #: 484.02/KKK68 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Inhibition of the mammalian target for rapamycin (mTOR) pathway by rapamycin blocks cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization and stereotypy
K. S. FROHMADER, C. AYDIN, S. FLAGEL, H. AKIL
Program #: 449.03/LL6 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Increased adult hippocampal neurogenesis is sufficient for antidepressant-like effects in a model of chronic stress
A. S. HILL, R. HEN, A. SAHAY
Program #: 504.07 | Location: 33C | Time: 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Role of TET1 and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in cocaine action
J. FENG, K. E. SZULWACH, V. VIALOU, J. HUYNH, N. SHAO, T. LE, D. FERGUSON, J. KOO, P. KENNEDY, C. DIAS, H. SONG, P. CASACCIA, G. FAN, L. SHEN, P. JIN, E. NESTLER
Program #: 508.13 | Location: 5B | Time: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Alteration in the epigenetic regulation following overexpression of glucocorticoid receptor in the mice forebrain
S. CHAUDHURY, E. K. HEBDA-BAUER, Q. WEI, V. SHARMA, A. SEASHOLTZ, S. J. WATSON, H. AKIL
Program #: 731.01/BB7 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Neurodevelopment in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex within a novel rat model of depression
S. M. CLINTON, M. E. GLOVER, R. K. SIMMONS, H. AKIL, P. PUGH
Program #: 721.25/Q4 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Antidepressant effects of DNA methyltransferase inhibition in a rodent model of depression
J. COHEN, M. E. GLOVER, H. AKIL, S. M. CLINTON
Program #: 721.17/P14 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Recruitment of local inhibitory interneurons by adult-born dentate granule cells
L. J. DREW, M. A. KHEIRBEK, H. E. SCHARFMAN, R. HEN
Program #: 770.01/JJJ47 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Early-life antidepressant exposure exacerbates depression-like behavior in a rat model of co-morbid anxiety and depression
M. E. GLOVER, P. C. PUGH, J. L. COHEN, H. AKIL, S. M. CLINTON
Program #: 721.18/P15 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

FGF2 alters the mTOR signaling pathway in the hippocampus of wild type and glucocorticoid receptor-overexpressing mice
E. K. HEBDA-BAUER, L. A. DOKAS, Q. WEI, A. F. SEASHOLTZ, S. J. WATSON, H. AKIL
Program #: 731.02/BB8 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Functional dissection of the role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in pattern separation
M. A. KHEIRBEK, L. J. DREW, E. M. BALOUGH, R. HEN
Program #: 770.02/JJJ48 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

A GLT-1 mediated mechanism is implicated in the effects of chronic variable stress on an inbred rat model of the novelty-seeking phenotype
C. AYDIN, A. M. MEDINA, K. FROHMADER, S. WATSON, H. AKIL
Program #: 731.23/DD3 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A lack of serotonin 1B receptors during development results in aggressive and impulsive behavior
K. M. NAUTIYAL, K. F. TANAKA, C. BLANCO, R. HEN, S. E. AHMARI
Program #: 754.07/BBB15 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Repeated cortico-striatal stimulation generates persistent OCD-like behavior
S. E. AHMARI, T. SPELLMAN, N. L. DOUGLASS, M. A. KHEIRBEK, A. CLARK, K. DEISSEROTH, J. GORDON, R. HEN
Program #: 732.12/EE1 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Epigenetic changes in neurodevelopment leading to anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in rats
C. R. MCCOY, R. K. SIMMONS, H. AKIL, S. M. CLINTON
Program #: 721.24/Q3 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Epigenetic regulation in the core of the nucleus accumbens is associated with individual differences in addiction liability
S. B. FLAGEL, S. CHAUDHURY, R. KELLY, S. J. WATSON, Jr, H. AKIL
Program #: 857.05/HHH33 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Neurobiology of physical versus emotional stress in adolescent male mice
B. L. WARREN, L. F. ALCANTARA, E. M. PARISE, S. D. IÑIGUEZ, V. F. VIALOU, E. J. NESTLER, C. A. BOLAÑOS-GUZMÁN
Program #: 814.05/M8 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Individual differences in rats selectively bred for locomotor response to a novel environment affect fear conditioning and extinction behavior
K. E. PRATER, E. L. AURBACH, H. LARCINESE, P. BLANDINO, Jr., S. J. WATSON, S. MAREN, H. AKIL
Program #: 859.03/III21 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Differential modulation of stress axis by optogenetic stimulation in paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and dentate gyrus
Q. WEI, S. J. WATSON, A. F. SEASHOLTZ, K. DEISSEROTH, G. G. MURPHY, H. AKIL
Program #: 872.07/MMM35 | Location: Halls B-H | Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM