Neuroscientists Talk Shop

Monday, April 10, 2017

Jim Surmeier (Northwestern University) talks to us about integrating circuit, ion channel and bioenergetic vantage points to define quantitative, neuron-specific mechanisms of pathology in Parkinson’s disease.  He guides the group through a discussion of how his hypothesis-driven approach is informing an exciting new clinical trial for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Duration: 47 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Alfonso Apicella (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Salma Quraishi (Res Asst Prof, UTSA)

Asif Maroof (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Carlos Paladini (Professor, UTSA)

Todd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)

Matt Wanat (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Charles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.

Thursday, April 6, 2017

James Tepper (Rutgers Newark) joins us 10 years down the line to revisit the topic of our inaugural podcast discussion, which centered on the diversity and origins of striatal interneurons.  A number of the original group are joined by some new faculty to consider how the field has expanded and evolved in the last decade.

Duration: 43 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Alfonso Apicella (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Salma Quraishi (Res Asst Prof, UTSA)

Asif Maroof (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Carlos Paladini (Professor, UTSA)

Todd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)

Charles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper (the very same) for original music.

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Alan Lerner (Case Western Reserve) offers his perspective as a clinician-scientist in understanding the scope of Brain Health as a “big science” initiative.  He describes how a broad alignment of public health, medical, clinical and basic science perspectives are informing new perspectives on the treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia.

Duration: 38 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Salma Quraishi (Res Asst Prof, UTSA)

Asif Maroof (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Todd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Gemma Casadesus-Smith (Kent State) discusses new strategies in thinking about Alzheimer’s disease and its prevention, and what we understand about the disease process through clinical indicators.  The group takes on some hard questions about the approaches being used to guide clinical trials, and why some ideas appear to linger past their prime.

Duration: 52 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Salma Quraishi (Res Asst Prof, UTSA)

Hyoung-gon Lee (Assoc Prof, UTSA)

Asif Maroof (Asst Prof, UTSA)

George Perry (Dean, College of Science UTSA)

Charles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.

Nick Hollon (Fellow, Xin Jin Lab, Salk Institute) leads us in a fantastic discussion on neuroeconomic approaches to understanding the neural correlates that govern value-based decision making.

Duration: 41 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Salma Quraishi (Res Asst Prof, UTSA)

Carlos Paladini (Professor, UTSA)

Matt Wanat (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Charles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)

Todd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.

Thursday, March 9, 2017