Functional Selectivity: from Theory to Reality
Saturday, May 6th, 2017
University at Buffalo
Preliminary Program
Morning Session – NYPS Graduate Students and Keynote Speaker
| 8:00 – 8:40 am |
Registration – Poster Set Up (8:00 – 8:15) – Continental Breakfast – UB Center for Arts Atrium |
| 8:15 – 8:40 am |
Poster Review and Vendor Exhibits – UB Center for Arts Atrium |
| 8:40 – 8:45 am |
Greeting and Opening Remarks
UB Center for Arts Auditorium
Jun-Xu Li, Ph.D. – NYPS President |
| 8:45 – 9:45 am |
Graduate Student Presidential Symposium
UB Center of Arts
Moderator – Raj Rajnarayanan, Ph.D. – NYPS Secretary‐Treasurer |
| 9:45 – 10:45 am |
Poster Review, Vendor Exhibits, and Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am |
Early Career Scientist Symposium
UB Center for Arts Auditorium
Moderator – Paul J. Kammermeier, Ph.D. – NYPS Past President
- Dr. Ying Xu, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, SUNY at Buffalo
“Targeting PDE2 for cognitive improvement and neuronal stress remodeling”
- Dr. Stewart Clark, Assistant Professor, SMBS, SUNY at Buffalo
“Development of Neuropeptide S Receptor Targeted Compounds as Potential
Therapies for Anxiety-Related Disorders”
- Dr. Yaoying Ma, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, SUNY Binghamton.
“The Yin and Yang of Drug Addiction”
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| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm |
Lunch, Poster Review, Vendor Exhibits – UB Center for Arts Atrium |
Afternoon Session – Plenary Symposium
| 1:00 – 3:30 pm |
“Functional Selectivity: from Theory to Reality”
Moderator – Jun‐Xu Li, Ph.D. – NYPS President
– UB Center for Arts Auditorium
Speakers:
- Dr. Richard Mailman, Professor, Pennsylvania State University
“Bias in science: it’s OK with functional selectivity”
- Dr. William Clarke, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
“Functional selectivity of ligands at Kappa Opioid Receptors (KOR) expressed in peripheral pain-sensing neurons in vivo and ex vivo”
- Dr. Jonathan Javitch, Columbia University
“Old dogs with new tricks: G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Depression and Motivation”
Pharmacology Education – Panel Discussion
- Dr. Lauren Purington, Assistant Professor, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Discussant: From Functional Selectivity to Pharmacology Education: Bringing the Research to the Classroom
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| 3:30 – 4:00 pm |
Award Presentations and Final Comments
Jun-Xu Li, Ph.D. – NYPS President
Business Meeting – ASPET NYPS ‐ Location TBD
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Last updated: May 2, 2017