The Symposium showcases research from the class of 2026’s Neuroscience Bachelor of Science students
12:30 - 2:00 pm | NSCI BS Student Poster Session. Lunch provided.
- See the list below of Student Poster Presenters & Titles
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | NSCI Honors Student Research Talks
- 2:10 - 2:30 pm | Rachel Rodriguez (Garcia Lab), "Brain State Modulation of Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression: The Role of Locus Coeruleus in Tolerance Development After Repeated Opioid Use"
- 2:30 - 2:50 pm | Sid Chari (London Lab), "Estradiol-Induced Masculinization of Female Zebra Finch Auditory Forebrain"
- 2:50 - 3:10 pm | John Ponce (Sheffield Lab), "The Role of Reward Expectation in Modulating Spatial Stability in CA3"
- 3:10 - 3:30 pm | Mikey Bean (Kasthuri Lab), "Glia Architecture of the Optic Nerve, Chiasm, and Tract"
- 3:30 - 3:50 pm | Jenna Garcia (Kratsios Lab), "Investigating Subtype-Specific Motor Neuron Susceptibility to C9orf72-ALS Disease Progression"
- 3:50 - 4:10 pm | Audrey Kaye (Yu Lab), "Prior Experience Impacts Memory Consolidation Dynamics During Novel Learning"
- 4:10 - 4:30 pm | Gasser Elwasefi (Heckscher Lab), "Sibling neurons converge on the terminal selector Even-skipped through birth-order-specific regulation in the Drosophila Even-Skipped Lateral interneurons"
4:30 pm | Closing remarks
Janya Allen, Scholarly Thesis
"The Role of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (VMPFC) in Metacognition During Lucid Dreaming"
Meghna Anand, Scholarly Thesis
"Interoceptive Awareness as a Mediator for the Relationship Between Affective Empathy and Internalizing Symptoms"
Raynie Baker-Rosenberg, London Lab
"Examining the Subcellular Localization of the Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2A (MEF2A)"
Tuba Balta, Kratsios Lab
"Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2D in the Non-Canonical Translation of Mutant Repeat Expansions in C9ORF72-Mediated ALS"
Mike Chen, Hatsopoulos Lab
"Encoding of Object Weight in Human Motor Cortex During Object Transport"
Alexa Darnaby, Scholarly Thesis
"An Analysis of the Effects of Chronic Low-grade Inflammation on the Hippocampal-Prefrontal Circuitry in Cognitive Aging"
Anna Doris, Mastrianni Lab
"Regulation of Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing by Prion Protein: Analysis of β-CTF Formation"
Samantha Elizalde, Schwartz Lab
"The Emerging Role of the Inflammasome as an Inflammatory Target in Batten Disease"
Rafael Gutierrez, Heckscher Lab
"Evolution of the Neuromuscular System in Larval Fly Species"
George Huerta, Hatsopoulos Lab
"Optimizing Marker-based Tracking of Tongue Kinematics Using XMALab and DeepLabCut"
Ashley Kim, MacLean Lab
"Differential Representation of Task Performance in M1 Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons"
Miranda Mojica, McGehee & Schreiber Labs
"Tonic Signal as an Indicator to Select Effective Immunotherapy Against Neuroblastoma"
Katia Sergeeva, Freedman Lab
"Value-Based Generalization of Representational Geometry in Superior Colliculus During Schematic Learning-to-Learn"
Guillermo Suarez Vieira, Keedy Lab
"Longitudinal Effects of Cannabis Use on Neural Activation During Reward Processing"
M'Kaia Trent, Gomez Lab
"Toward α1ACT-Specific Silencing via Inhibiting the CACNA1A-IRES function by Antisense Oligonucleotides"
Natalie Weng, Scholarly Thesis
"Neurotoxicity of Micro- and Nanoplastics: The Overlooked Role of Shape and Surface Charge"
Ray Yu, Sherman Lab
"Laminar analysis of V1 response to inhibition of transthalamic visual pathway"