Spring 2013 - American Physiological Society

Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section Newsletter March 2013
Harold D. Schultz
Chairman
University of Nebraska
Medical Center
[email protected]
Mark W. Chapleau
Past Chair
University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine
[email protected]
Julian M. Stewart
Secretary/Treasurer
New York Medical College
[email protected]
Eric D. Lazartigues
Joint Program Com. Rep.
Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center
[email protected]
Paul J. Fadel
Committee-on-Com. Rep.
University of Missouri
[email protected]
Julian F. R. Paton
International Member
Bristol Heart Institute
University of Bristol
[email protected]
Thomas (Ted) E. Dick
Member-at-Large
Case Western Reserve University
College of Medicine
[email protected]
Xiuying Ma
Physiologists in Industry Rep.
Merck Research Laboratories
[email protected]
Karla K.V. Haack
Trainee Advisory Com. Rep.
University of Nebraska
[email protected]
Catharine G. Clark
Science Policy Liaison.
Cornell University
[email protected]
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
I am eagerly looking forward to attending the NCAR events at Experimental
Biology 2013. While at the meeting, I and the other steering committee
members will be glad to discuss any questions or suggestions you have for our
section! Presently, please read this Newsletter for updates on the EB 2013
program, the NCAR Reception/Awards Presentation Mixer, upcoming
deadlines and events, the NCAR Trainee Page, and a list of new NCAR
members.
You may have heard that NCAR has been awarded an additional program slot
for EB2014! Please send us your suggestions for symposia and FT for this
event. The chances are now even better for having your favorite topic
highlighted.
I want to thank our Trainee Representative Amy Arnold for her outstanding
service to the section. She rotated off the NCAR steering committee at the end
of 2012. The new trainee representative is Karla K.V. Haack, PhD.
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
Good day to all. I am Julian Stewart and it is my privilege to serve within the
NCAR steering committee as Secretary-Treasurer. Among my secretarial
duties is the preparation of this Newsletter. In this endeavor I have been ably
assisted by Christopher Schwartz PhD, currently doing post-doctorate work in
my laboratory. Chris actually craved this opportunity and will receive many
brownie points as well as good wishes.
CARL LUDWIG DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP FOR 2013
Roger A. L. Dampney, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney,
Australia, will present the Ludwig lecture at EB 2013. The title of Dr.
Dampney’s talk will be "Central mechanisms regulating coordinated
cardiovascular and respiratory function in stress and arousal." The lecture is
scheduled at 8:00-9:00 AM on Monday, April 22. The Ludwig lecture will be
followed immediately by a mini-symposium entitled “Central mechanisms of
autonomic regulation during stress,” at 9:00-10:00AM. Speakers will include:
Pascal Carrive: "The contribution of orexin to the cardiovascular response of
psychological stress"
Kazuhiro Nakamura: "Sympathetic outflow for psychological stress-induced
thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue"
Kevin Shoemaker: "Cortical Circuitry Associated with Cardiovascular Arousal
During Exercise in Humans"
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EB 2013 – NCAR SPONSORED SESSIONS
Date
Time
Session Type
8:00 AM10:00 AM
Symposium
1 of 2
8:00 AM
Sunday
April 21
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
Title
Emerging Concept: Central Mechanisms Involving
Brain Renin-Angiotensin System and Inflammation
in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
Autonomic neural regulation of immune system:
Implications for hypertension and cardiovascular
diseases.
Role of microglia in regulation of vascular reparative
and inflammatory cells in hypertension
The brain in heart failure: What’s inflammation got to
do with it?
Renin angiotensin system in multiple sclerosis: new
targeted therapy
Central mechanisms regulating coordinated
Ludwig Distinguish
cardiovascular and respiratory function in stress
Lecture
and arousal
9:00 AMLudwig
Central mechanisms of autonomic regulation during
10:00 AM
Minisymposium stress
8:00 AM
Monday
April 22
3:15 PM
5:15 PM
Symposium
2 of 2
3:15 PM
3:45 PM
4:15 PM
4:45 PM
8:00 AM10:00 AM
Featured Topic
1 of 4
8:00 AM
8:20 AM
8:40 AM10:00 AM
Tuesday
April 23
10:30 AM12:30 PM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM12:30 PM
Featured Topic
2 of 4
3:15 PM
5:15 PM
Featured Topic
3 of 4
The Role of ER Stress in Cardiovascular Disease:
ER stress in the brain and hypertension.
ER stress, inflammation and metabolic syndrome.
Francois M. Abboud
Mohan K. Raizada
Robert B. Felder
Lawrence Steinman
Roger Dampney
Weizhen Zhang
Yvette Tache
Yvette Tache
Weizhen Zhang
Lee Kaplan
Moise Bendavan
J. Kevin Shoemaker
Mark Knuepfer
Craig Steinback
Elisabeth Lambert
Robin L. Davisson
Dongsheng Cai
Robin L. Davisson
Dongsheng Cai
Selected Abstracts (TBA)
Brain Renin-Angiotensin Signaling in Metabolic
Diseases
Metabolic rate regulation: opposing roles of brain and
peripheral renin-angiotensin systems.
Brain angiogenesis-converting enzyme 2, oxidative
stress and diabetes
3:45 PM
4:15 PM5:15 PM
8:00 AM10:00 AM
Assessing Postganglionic Sympathetic Neuronal
Discharge Patterns: Implications for
Understanding Aberrant Sympathetic Outflow
New advances in assessing multi-unit sympathetic
neural recruitment
Is an aberrant sympathetic nerve firing pattern
associated with markers of increased cardiovascular
risk?
Mohan K. Raizada
Yumei Feng
Selected Abstracts (TBA)
3:15 PM
Wed
April 24
Gastric Control of Appetite and Energy
Metabolism
Yin and Yang: the gastric X-A like cells as possible
dual regulator of food intake
Gastric fuel sensing and food intake
The neuronal mechanism by which Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass reduces food intake and body weight
Cross talk between the gut and adipose tissue: role of
gastric leptin
Chairs/Speakers
Kamal Rahmouni
Huijing Xia
Justin Grobe
Huijing Xia
Selected Abstracts (TBA)
Featured Topic
4 of 4
NCAR Trainee Featured Topic
Selected Abstracts (TBA)
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Eric Lazartigues
Peng Shi
NCAR RECEPTION/AWARDS PRESENTATIONS AT EB 2013
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the NCAR sponsored awards at the NCAR Section
Mixer at EB, Monday, April 22, 6:00-8:00 pm, Atlantic Ballroom I, Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.
And not to keep up the suspense, the winners are:
Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lecturer for 2013: Roger A. L. Dampney, PhD, University of Sydney
New Investigator Award: James Fisher, PhD, University of Birmingham, UK
Michael J. Brody Young Investigator Award: Fiona McBryde, PhD, University of Bristol, UK
Graduate Student Award: Jennifer Richards, Colorado State University
Post-doctoral Fellow and Early Career awards:
Rodrigo Del Rio, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jacqueline Limberg, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Belinda McCully, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
Srinivas Sriramula, PhD, LSU Health Sciences Center
Congratulations!
We want to acknowledge and thank Drs. Tanja Babic, Jonas Galper, and Satish Raj, for serving on the
scoring committees for these awards, along with the regular steering committee members. And also, a
big thanks to Drs. Ted Dick and Eric Lazatigues for organizing and chairing the committees.
FUTURE EVENTS
Experimental Biology, April 20-24, 2013, Boston, MA. Be There!
http://experimentalbiology.org/EB/pages/default.aspx?splashpage=1
FASEB Summer Research Conference on Neural Mechanisms in Cardiovascular
Regulation, July 14-19 2013, Gleneden Beach, Oregon. Organizers: Glenn Toney, Shaun Morrison,
and Robin Davisson.
A very exciting program has been planned and a brief outline is given below. We encourage you to
reserve time in your schedules to attend. Please plan on attending this inaugural event!
Sunday –
Afternoon – Conference Registration;
Evening – Keynote Address, Welcome Reception & Dinner
Monday –
Morning – New advances in brain RAS in cardiovascular health and disease
Evening – Autonomic regulation of blood pressure in obesity, Poster Presentations (Data Blitz) &
Meet the Experts
Tuesday –
Morning – To Sleep, Perchance to Breathe – Physiologic Responses to Hypoxemia and Disease
Implications
Evening – Plasticity Mechanisms within NTS for Modulation of Cardiorespiratory Reflex Function
Wednesday –
Morning – Brain-immune interactions in Health and Disease
Evening – Channelopathies in Sympathetic Hyperdrive? New advances in ion channel involvement
in dysautonomias
Thursday –
Morning – Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Autonomic and Cardiovascular
Diseases
Evening – Novel developments on the role of neuro-glial communication in central cardiovascular
control
Friday (Optional) – Morning – HOT TOPICS - Presentations by Trainees
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International Union of Physiological Sciences, July 21-26, 2013, Birmingham, UK. The IUPS
meeting will be combined with the annual Physiological Society meeting. More information can be
found at the IUPS 2013 website (http://www.iups2013.org). In addition, there will be a special
symposium on July 21st to honor the scientific contributions of John Coote, Professor Emiritus at the
University Birmingham. The theme of Dr Coote’s talk will be Brain-Heart Interactions in Health and
Disease. For more information regarding this special event please contact Thelma Lovick
([email protected]).
Keystone Symposium, "Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight", March 17-22, 2013,
Banff Alberta Canada.
http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=web.Meeting.Program&meetingid=1234
IX International Symposium on Vasoactive Peptides May 2-5, 2013, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
http://www.vasoactivepeptides2013.com/
VIII International Society of Autonomic Neuroscience, July 29-Aug, 2013, Giessen, Germany.
This will be a joint meeting between ISAN and the European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS).
The Abstract deadline is April 8th, 2013
For more information please visit (http://www.isanweb.org/index.html).
The AHA Council for High Blood Pressure Research Conference (http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Sessions/HBPR/HBPR_UCM_316905_SubHomePage.jsp) to be held in New Orleans, September 11-14, 2013. The abstract deadline is May 22, 2013.
24th International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System, October 23-26, 2013.
Kohala Coast, Hawaii. The abstract deadline is June 3, 2013. For more information concerning
registration, hotel and abstract submission please visit (http://www.americanautonomicsociety.org/)
Or contact Anita Zeller ([email protected]) for questions.
WAY IN ADVANCE FUTURE EVENTS
Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 9-13, 2013, San Diego, CA.
http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=annualmeeting_futureandpast
AHA Scientific Sessions, Nov 16-20, 2013, Dallas, TX
http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Sessions/ScientificSessions/ScientificSessionsResources/S
ee-You-Next-Year_UCM_429070_Article.jsp
1st Pan American Congress of Physiological Sciences, Aug 2-6, 2014, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Featured-News/1st-PanAmerican-Congress-of-Physiological-Sciences-2014.pdf
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
APPLICATION FOR NCAR INTERNATIONAL MEMBER
Our International Member Julian F.R. Paton of the Bristol Heart Institute UK will be rotating off the NCAR
steering committee after three years of indefatigable service. We have all derived benefit from his
splendid leadership and sage counsel.
International members who hold primary membership in the NCAR section are eligible to apply for this
position. Eligible candidates cannot hold another position on other APS committees during 2014-2016.
Those interested in being considered for the position are invited to submit a letter describing one’s
qualifications/relevant experience and Curriculum Vitae (CV) to Harold Schultz [email protected].
Information about the International member can be found on the APS website (http://www.theaps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/APS-Committees/tac) or by contacting Professor Julian F. R. Paton
[email protected].
The terms of service will be January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016. If interested, please submit your
application letter and CV by April 10, 2013.
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SUBMIT PROPOSALS for NCAR FEATURED TOPICS AND SYMPOSIA FOR EB 2014
Remember! The deadline for submitting NCAR Featured Topic and Symposium proposals for EB 2014 is
April 5, 2013. We highly encourage our members to submit proposals. Two symposia and Three
featured topics are sponsored by NCAR every year. A brief description of each follows:
Symposia: Typically include 4-5 speakers; 20-30 min presentations with a 2 hr maximum time allotment.
Organizers should consider multidisciplinary approaches (including participation of other APS sections)
and the contribution by experimentation at multiple levels of investigation.
Featured Topics: Typically include 1-2 invited speakers (20-30 min presentations), followed by 4
selected abstracts submitted to EB (10-15 min presentations); 2 hr. maximum time allotment. A special
call for abstracts will occur in November 2013 to encourage abstract submissions to the selected
featured topic categories.
To ensure NCAR provides you with excellent programming, we need your input. Please consider
submitting a proposal, or contact our NCAR program representative (Eric Lazartigues;
[email protected]) with ideas and/or suggestions for individuals we can contact to solicit a proposal.
Email Dr. Lazartigues to obtain the application forms. Further information on how to propose a featured
topic or symposium can be found at http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Sections/neural-controlauto-reg/proposeftandsymposia_1.html
NOMINATIONS FOR CARL LUDWIG AWARD 2014
The qualifications for the Ludwig Lectureship Award are described and past winners are listed on the
APS website (http://www.the-aps.org/mm/awards/sections/ncar). Please submit a brief letter of
nomination and the Curriculum Vitae of the nominee to Harold Schultz ([email protected]) by Sunday,
March 31, 2013. Two letters of nomination are required for each nominee.
!!SCIENCE POLICY ALERT!!
SEQUESTRATION
Funding for the federal science agencies such as NIH and NSF could face immediate budget cuts if
budget sequestration goes into effect on March 1st. Since we are already in the middle of the fiscal year,
those cuts would amount to about 9% of science agency budgets through the end of FY 2013. In an
article in Politico, NIH Director Francis Collins described the devastating effects these across the board
budget cuts would have on NIH research. Only Congress can stop sequestration. FASEB has posted an
alert at http://capwiz.com/faseb/issues/alert/?alertid=62385281 with a model letter you can email to your
Senators and Representative. The model message urges them to continue rather than to cut essential
research funding. Sending this message to your elected officials is easy, but your message can have
even more impact if you take a few minutes to personalize it. To help you do so, FASEB has posted
new NIH congressional district and state factsheets. This is a convenient source for data on local NIH
investment. FASEB also has some factsheets on NSF investment in about a dozen states.
Catharine G. Clark, PhD.
Postdoctoral Associate
Cornell University
Biomedical Engineering Department
Science Policy Liaison, NCAR
[email protected]
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MESSAGE FROM THE TRAINEE REPRESENTATIVE
Karla K.V. Haack, Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, [email protected]
Greetings Trainees! I hope you all will be joining us in Boston, MA for this year’s exciting Experimental
Biology meeting at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC)!
Please plan to attend the NCAR Reception and Awards Presentation on Monday, April 22, 6:00-8:00
pm, Atlantic Ballroom I, Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. This event is free with plenty of food and
a cash bar.
Trainees are invited to the 2013 Meet the Nobel Laureate Reception at Experimental Biology. This
wine and cheese reception will honor Dr. Linda Buck, the 2004 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology
or Medicine and Investigator, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The
reception will take place Wednesday, April 24th immediately following the APS Nobel Prize in Physiology
or Medicine Lecture in BCEC Ballroom 210B/C.
Below is a preliminary list of sessions at EB 2013 that may be of particular relevance to trainees. Look for
the Spring Trainee Newsletter, which will outline all of the trainee-relevant sessions at EB.
• Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Trainee Symposium, Wednesday April 24, 10:00 am 12:00 pm, BCEC 211
• 2013 Trainee Advisory Committee (TAC) Symposium: "Translational Research: From Bench to
Bedside", Wednesday, April 24, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, BCEC 207
• Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section:
“Central Mechanisms Regulating Coordinated Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in
Stress and Arousal”, Dr. Roger A.L. Dampney, Monday, April 22, 2013, 8:00 AM, BCEC 210A
• “Publishing 101: How to Get Your Work Published in APS Journals and Avoid Minefields
along the Way” (Sponsored by the Publications Committee) Monday, April 22, 2013, 8:00 AM10:00 AM, BCEC 205B
Upcoming Abstract Deadlines:
• High Blood Pressure Research 2013 Scientific Sessions (New Orleans, LA): May 15, 2013
• International Society of Autonomic Neuroscience (Giessen, Germany): April 8, 2013
Additional upcoming meetings – watch for abstract submission openings:
• Neural Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Regulation (July 14-19, 2013, Glenedon Beach, OR)
• American Autonomic Society (October 23-26, 2013 Kohala Coast, HI)
Additional Trainee Resources:
• Subscribe to the Trainee Listserv by sending an email with “Trainee Listserv” in the subject line to
[email protected] or go to the following website:
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Students/GraduateMedical-Students
• Join the “APS Trainees” and “American Physiological Society” groups on Facebook
Please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected] if you have any question, comments, or
concerns regarding your trainee membership in the APS.
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WELCOME TO NCAR: NEW MEMBERS FROM MARCH - SEPTEMBER 2012
Student Members, Primary Affiliation
Matti Allen, School of Kinesiology, Univ Western Ontairo, Toronto, ON
Jonathan Bomar, Dept. Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, Big Rapids, MI
Charalambos Charalambous, Dept. of Health Sciences and Research, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC
Vitor De Melo, Dept. Physiology, Federal University Of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
Lucien Daniel Durosier, Dept. Obstetrics - Gynecology, Ctr De Res Hopital Sainte-Justine, Côte St Luc, QC
Matthew Folchert, Dept. Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Sigurd Hartnett, Dept. Physiology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Pablo Iturralde, Dept. Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Victoria Kay, Dept. Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
Amanda Laque, Dept. Biomed Sciences, Pennington Biomed Res Ctr, Saint Gabriel, LA
Nicole Littlejohn, Dept. Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Fabricio Macedo, Dept. Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
Roberto Pontes, Dept. Physiology, Univ Fed de Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Brazil
Eileen Rodriguez-Tapia, Dept. Neuroscience , Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Grace Santa Cruz Chavez, Dept. Bio Engineering, Indiana Univ, Indianapolis, IN
Monica Santisteban, Dept. Physiology & Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Brent Shell, Dept. Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Benbrook, TX
Kazuhito Watanabe, Dept. Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba
City, Ibaraki, 305-8574, Japan
Student Members, Secondary Affiliation
Xiang Bai, Dept. Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio, SAN ANTONIO, TX
Brittni Baynes, Dept. Physiology, LSU Hlth Sci Ctr, New Orleans, LA
Yogesh Bhattarai, Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Jessica Caterini, Dept. Exercise Science, University of Toronto, Ajax, ON
Shannon Desmond, Dept. Clinical Psychology, PsyD, Argosy University Orange County, Carlsbad, CA
Nicolle Domnik, Dept. of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Sara Hartmann, Dept. Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Joanna Hawryluk, Dept. Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Antentor Hinton, Dept. Pediatrics-Nutrition, Cell and Molecular Biology , Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Nathalie Holme, Dept. of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Kristy Jackson, Dept. Neuropharmacology, Bakeridi Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC
Divya Kandukuri, The Australian Sch of Advanced Med , Macquarie Univ, Sydney, NSW
Blayne Knapp, Dept. Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
Maïlys Laylle, Dept. OGBYN, Univ Montreal, Montréal, QC
Alessandro Machado, Dept. Pharmacology and Physiology, Univ Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
Nusrat Matin, Dept. Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Esteban Moya, Dept. Physiology, Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile, Santiago, Chile
Jordan Patik, Dept. Kinesiology, Univ Texas, Austin, TX
Brian Prall, Dept. Neuroscience, Emory University, Decatur, GA
Andrew Robertson, Dept. Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Toronto, ON
Robert Restaino, Dept. Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
Karine Schaal, Dept. Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, UC Davis, Novato, CA
Christopher Scully, Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Jarod Shelton, Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SIU-C, Carbondale, IL
Dylan Sieck, Dept. Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Rochester, MN
Ana Vaquer, Dept. Physiology, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Shenghua Yuan, Dept. Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Lei Zhong, Biology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Lin Zhu, Marine Science Center, Biology Department, Northeastern University, Cambridge, MA
Regular Members, Primary Affiliation
Julio Alcayaga, Dept Biologia, Universidad De Chile, Facultad De Ciencias, Santiago, Chile
Michelle Arnhold, Dept Natural Sciences, Univ Wisconsin Superior, Superior, WI
James Brock, Dept. Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
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Gregory Clark, Dept. Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Adolfo Cuadra, Dept. Microbiol. & Physiol. Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Thomas Houpt, Dept. Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Charles Liberman, Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA
Jacqueline Limberg, Dept. Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fiona McBryde*, Dept. Physiol Fac Med & Hlth Sciences, Univeristy of Bristol, Bristol,
Emily Roltsch, Dept. Physiology, Louisana State Univ Hlth Sci Ctr, New Orleans, LA
Monica Sato, Dept. Physiology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
Letitia Weigand*, Dept. Pharmacology and Physiology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Regular Members, Secondary Affiliation
Fahaid Al-Hashem, Dept. Physiology, King Khalid Univ Med Sch, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Lori Asarian, Institute of Veterinary Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, NY
Gene Bidwell, Dept. Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Josef Buttigieg, Dept. Biology, University of Regina, Regina, SK
Julia Choate, Dept. Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC
Tracy Criswell, Dept. Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Heather Dehlin, Dept. Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Saint Francis, WI
Mirela Dias, Dept. Physiology, UNESP - Campus De Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Casey Diekman, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Abbas El-Ta'alu*, Dept. of Human Physiology, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, Kharkov, Nigeria
Timothy Gentner, Dept. Psychology, Univ California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Virginia Hawkins, Dept. Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Wei-Li Hsu, School Graduate Inst Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Jeff Kramer, Spinal Modulation, Menlo Park, CA
James Lackner, Graybiel Laboratory, Brandeis Univ, Waltham, MA
Michael Nelson*, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Palermo, Dept. PM&R, Univ Colorado, Boulder, CO
Melissa Pangelinan, Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, ON
Judith Peters, Dept. Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht Univ Fac Psychology, Maastricht, Netherlands
Bruno Roseguini*, Centro De Terapia Celular e Molecular, Universidade Federal De Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ibolya Rutkai, Dept. Pharmacology, Tulane Univ, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Geeta Sharma, Dept. Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
Ronald Szymusiak, Dept. Research Service/Medicine, VAGLAHS and UCLA School of Medicine, North Hills, CA
Jordan Taylor, Dept. Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Jennifer Teske, Dept. Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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