Lake Forest College
Brain Awareness Week

The annual Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is an innovative academic outreach program at the College with the overall goal to educate and engage on broad issues of Brain, Mind and Behavior. BAW first began in 2003 and is collaboratively organized annually by the neuroscience student organization SYNAPSE, with contributions by the Neuroscience Program, the Biology Department, and the Psychology Department.

2012 BAW is November 12-17:
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

4:15-5:15 p.m. Meyer Auditorium
Psi Chi Keynote Lecture

“Neuroscience of Human Memory”

Dr. Ken Paller, Professor of Psychology
Northwestern University

A CAPS Lecture Series sponsored by the Psychology Department & Psi Chi (the undergraduate psychology honorary)

5:30-7:00 PM FIYS106 Brain Outreach
Stuart Commons

Sex & Thinking
 Presenters: Ms. Kayla Huber ’16, Mr. Obaiy Fahmy ‘16 , Mr. Ryan Johnson ‘16, Ms. Katherine King ‘16, Ms. Alexandra Roman ‘16, Ms. Yuqing Zhu ‘16, Mr. Luke Capone ‘16, Ms. Heather Heitkotter ‘16, Ms. Cassandra McCray ‘16, Ms. Brooke Rowley ‘16, Ms. Jessica Werner ‘16

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13

12:30-2:00 PM, BRAIN ANATOMY LAB 101
Johnson 215

Touch, Feel, See Human Brains! Join in the fun of brain anatomy. Visit the Microscopic World of Neurons! Witness Sheep Brain Dissections

Exhibits Include:
How Does the Brain Communicate?
How Does the Brain Control Sleep?
How Did the Brain Think?
What Causes Tay-Sachs Disease, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Alzheimer’s Disease?


2:30-4:00 PM, BIO362 TEACH-IN: Neurology 101, Johnson 267

Mysteries of Batten Disease: Ms. Victoria Gomboc ‘13, Ms. Rachel Gonzales ‘13, Ms. Rida Khan ‘14

Mysteries of Frontotemporal Dementias: Ms. Lani Leong ‘14, Ms. Anhar Mohamed ‘14

Mysteries of Pantothenate-Kinase Associated Neurodegeneration: Ms. Kim Diah ‘13, Ms. Maria Basith ‘14


5:30-7:00 PM FIYS106 Brain Outreach
Stuart Commons

Sleep & Emotion
 Presenters: Mr. Charles Alvarado ‘16, Ms. Fatima Hooda ‘16, Ms. Reshma Kurian ‘16, Ms. Sara Murillo ‘16, Mr. Yuri Parasiuk ‘16, Ms. Alexandra Spektor ‘16, Ms. Katherine Andrews ‘16, Ms. Michelle Greeneway ‘16, Ms. Alexa Hemmer ‘16, Mr. Michael Letizia ‘16, Mr. Jordan Stoler ‘16

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14


4:15-5:15 p.m. Meyer Auditorium
Nu Rho Psi Keynote Lecture

3:45-4:15 pm: Special Chicago Society for Neuroscience Reception, Hotchkiss Hall, First Floor Lobby

“ Pink Brain, Blue Brain? The Truth about Sex Differences, their causes, and their differences ”

Dr. Lise Eliot, Director, Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience,Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

A Brain, Mind & Behavior Lecture Series sponsored by the Neuroscience Program & Nu Rho Psi (the undergraduate neuroscience honorary)


5:30-7:00 PM, FIYS106 Brain Outreach
Stuart Commons

Memory & Language
 Presenters: Ms. Natalie Brusie ‘16, Ms. Lindsay Carr ‘16, Ms. Sarah Chiren ‘16, Ms. Amanda Gibbs ‘16, Ms. Meena Jose ‘16, Ms. Belen Martinez-Caro Aguado ‘16, Ms. Katrine Buur ‘16, Mr. Jyothis James ‘16, Ms. Maribel Munoz ‘16, Ms. Crystal O’Gorman ‘16, Ms. Hannah Samberg ‘16, Ms. Miriam Vega ‘16
 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

6:00-8:10 PM, Meyer Auditorium

“Frontiers in Neuroscience” Faculty/Alumni/Student Forum

6:00 - 6:30 p.m: Special Chicago Society for Neuroscience Reception & Poster Session, Hotchkiss Hall, First Floor Lobby
Enjoy coffee and desserts while discussing neuroscience research with eleven undergraduates during a poster session who will present brain-based research done at the college or at off-campus locations, from Richter projects to senior theses.

Kimberly Diah ‘13 discusses “Adolescence and GABAergic Interneurons” (senior thesis research with Prof. Kuei Tseng, Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology Department, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science)
Victoria Egedus ‘14 discusses “Effects of Maternal Ethanol Consumption on the Imprinting of Igf2r in the Rat Brain” (conducted as a 2012 Groner Recipient at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Dr. Eva Redei’s lab)
Alexus Edmonds ‘13 discusses “Pathways from Chronic Stress to Risky Sexual Behavior: Among low-income inner city African American (AA) women in adolescence and emerging adulthood” (senior thesis research with Prof. Helen Wilson, Psychology Department, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science)
Natalie Kukulka ‘13 discusses “α-SYNUCLIEN FAMILIAL MUTANTS IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE: Does combining them aggrevate pathological properties in yeast models?” (senior thesis research with Prof. Shubhik DebBurman, Biology Department, Lake Forest College)
Lani Leong ‘14 discusses “Sex differences in noradrenergic neuroplasticity after myocardial infarction” (conducted as a 2012 Groner Recipient at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Dr. Karie Scrogin’s lab)
Galina Lipkin ‘15 discusses “Identifying Specific Amino Acids in Parkinson’s Disease Protein Alpha Synuclein that Control its Toxic Properties” (First-year Richter Scholar research with Prof. Shubhik DebBurman, Biology Department, Lake Forest College)
Alyssa Parr ‘13 discusses “Academic achievement motivation: An integrative model” (senior thesis research with Prof. Verena Bonitz, Psychology Department, Lake Forest College)
Ashley Reich ‘13 discusses “Co-regulation of miRNA biogensis and host gene pre-mRNA splicing” (senior thesis research with Prof. Michelle Hastings, Cell Biology and Anatomy Department, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science)
Kayla Sarkis ‘14 & Crystal Ramirez ‘14 discuss “The effect of self-control on risk taking behavior and brainwaves” (Research with Prof. Robert Glassman, Psychology Department, Lake Forest College)
Kaila Stephens ‘13 discuss “Knowledge: A Key to Supplement Adherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease” (senior thesis research with Prof. Rachel Greenley, Psychology Department, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science)

FACULTY/ALUMNI FORUM (6:30-8:10 PM)

6:30 pm: “How undergraduates and yeasts have uncovered insights into Parkinson’s Disease” Dr. Shubhik DebBurman (Biology)
6:40 pm: “Not Without Peril: Beta-secretase as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease” Lokesh Kukreja ‘08 (PhD Candidate, Northwestern University)
7:10 pm: “Use you lose: How teenage drug use affects your future” Emily Venheim Hankosky ‘09 (PhD Candidate, University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign)
7:30 pm: “Stressed- Till it hurts” Derek Atchley ‘10 PhD Candidate, Wayne State University)
7:50 pm: “How do hints affect our memory” Sydni Cole ‘12 (Neurology Department, Northwestern University)

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

7:30-10:00 PM, McCormick Auditorium
Campus Movie & Panel

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A faculty panel bookends the movie showing:
Dr. Janet McCracken (Professor of Philosophy) Moderator
Dr. Robert Glassman (Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience)
Dr. Ed Packel (Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science) 
Dr. Kent Grote (Assistant Professor of Econoics & Business)

Co-sponsored by Eukaryon

 

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17

8:30-9:30 PM, Mohr Student Commons

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Experience the talent of Chris Carter, recognized as one of the premiere hypnotist entertainers.

Co-sponsored by Mohr Student Center Committee

 

 

 

 

 



10:00 PM-12:00 AM, Deerpath Hall Lobby

Karaoke!
Relax your brain at the end of the week by singing karaoke. While waiting to sing and enjoy snacks!

Co-sponsored by SNAP

Acknowledgements

  • Organized by SYNAPSE, in collaboration with the Biology and Psychology Departments, the Neuroscience Program, Beta Beta Beta, SNAP, Nu Rho Psi, Eukaryon, Psi Chi, Mohr Student Center Committee
  • Special thanks to the Chicago Chapter Society for Neuroscience for generously supporting Brain Awareness Week
  • Thanks to Katrine Buur ‘16 for art work for 2012 logo
  • Thanks to FIYS106 Medical Mysteries of the Mind and BIO362 Mechanisms of Brain Dysfunction students and peer teachers (Victoria Egedus ‘14, Anhar Mohamed ‘14, Sajan Koirala ‘13)