Mary Dallman, Ph.D. (left), professor of physiology at the University of California-San Francisco, will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2011 Neuroscience Day on Friday, May 20, at Wright State University. Dr. Dallman’s research studies the effects of chronic stress on brain-pituitary-adrenal interrelationships.
“Chronic stress has a variety of effects on the organism, including changes in energy balance, behavior and responsivity to new stimuli,” she says. “These effects of chronic stress are probably mediated in large part by the central corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuronal system and glucocorticoids secreted from the adrenal gland in response to drive from hypothalamic CRF. Moreover, all of these are affected strongly by circadian rhythms.” Read more.
Neuroscience Day also will feature student presentations and a poster session. See more program details.
Registration for Neuroscience Day is free for 2011 OMV-SfN members. Please register in advance so the organizers can plan accordingly for the attendance. If you are not an OMV-SfN member for 2011, please join now. You can also join OMV-SfN at Neuroscience Day on May 20.
The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes neuroscience research and education in the southwest Ohio region. The chapter’s sponsoring institutions include Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University.
![Brian Hill (right) discusses his work with faculty judge Lawrence Prochaska, Ph.D., at the 2011 Medical Student Research Symposium. The annual event is organized by WSU’s Medical Student Research Club and the Office of Research Affairs. [Photo by Chris Snyder/WSU Photography]](http://studentre.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/brian_hill_042111.jpg "Brian Hill")
Brian Hill (right) discusses his work with faculty judge Lawrence Prochaska, Ph.D., at the 2011 Medical Student Research Symposium. The annual event is organized by WSU’s 
