Annual PCSFN Poster Abstracts

Below are the poster presenters and their respective category level. If you see an error, please let the front desk know at the conference.

Last Name	First Name	University	Level	Title
Huang	Peng	Temple Univ.	faculty	The kappa opioid receptor (KOR) in paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT)
Alkhatib	Mohammad	Rowan University	grad student	Design and Synthesis of Novel Dopamine D4 Receptor-Selective Ligands Featuring Alkyl Chain Modifications of the Secondary Pharmacophore
Bauer	Meghan	Lehigh University	grad student	Characterizing a synaptic connection between BLA and TRN
Bukreska	Natasha	Drexel University College of Medicine	grad student	Tau Signaling in the INjured Spinal Cord
Case	Kendra	Drexel University	grad student	Gulf War Illness is a Prolonged Early Phase Tauopathy Regardless of Toxicant Exposure
Curran-Alfaro	Christina	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Corey	Wesley	Drexel University	grad student	Dynamic regulation of the NMDA Receptor synaptic content by synaptic activity-dependent phosphorylation on their GluN2B subunit Dynamic regulation of the NMDA Receptor synaptic content by synaptic activity-dependent phosphorylation on their GluN2B subunit
Deckers	Claire	Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University	grad student	Dorsal raphe serotonin systems underlying stress-driven heroin consumption and reinstatement
Eckel	Bridie	Drexel University College of Medicine	grad student	Microtubule Polarity Flaws and Kinesin-5 Aberration Are Implicated in SPG4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Ellis	Aidan	Temple University	grad student	GPR55 and the Modulation of Opioid-Induced Behavioral Tolerance and Withdrawal
Gallagher	Corinne	Rowan-Virtua University	grad student	Acute adolescent stress enhances intravenous oxycodone self-administration under a fixed-ratio 3 schedule of reinforcement in rats.
Geena	John	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Ghilotti	Marco	LKSOM	grad student	The Effects of Ketamine on Methamphetamine Withdrawal-Induced Anxiety and Drug-Seeking Behaviors in the Rat
Clark	Grace	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Turkson	Isacc	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Volksdorf	Kylie	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Langkamer-Smith	Hannah	Rowan University	grad student	The neuropeptide receptor GPR83 regulates anxiety-like behavior.
Madhuranthakam	Indu Mithra	Rowan University	grad student	Trials and Tethers: The Failures and Lessons in Behavioral Research No One Talks About
Oquendo	Sofia	Temple University	grad student	E ects of Adolescent Social Isolation on Opioid Anti-Nociception and Microglial Morphology in the Periaqueductal Gray
Owusu-Nyantakyi	Kwame	Lehigh University	grad student	Investigating the Role of Peripheral Tonotopy in Central Auditory Circuit Development: Insights from Bmp7-Induced Repatterning
Parish	Gianna	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	grad student	The Effects of Early Developmental Co-Exposure to Alcohol and Nicotine via E-Cigarettes on Anxiety- and Motor-Related Behaviors in Mice
Roberts	Mia	Temple University	grad student	Impact of biological sex on PICK1 expression in the reward circuit in drug-naïve and drug-exposed mice
Rosiles	Genesis	Temple University	grad student	Refining the Transcriptional and Behavioral Signatures Associated with Extended Heroin Abstinence
Subramanian	Sanjita	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Schaub	Julie	Drexel University	grad student	The Role oMAP4 in Dendrites
Schwab	Solomaya	Lehigh University	grad student	Recombinant Purification of Lynx1 Protein Mutants for nAChR Affinity Testing
SHAJU	AMALA	THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY	grad student	Reward Circuit, Vagal Neurons and Cardioprotection
Gill	Simran	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Smuts	Jana	Drexel University	grad student	A role for spontaneous neural activity in visual projection neuron circuit development
Rutledge	Steve	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Tkaczynski	John	Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences of Rowan University	grad student	Effects of social isolation on locus coeruleus opioid receptor expression and affective behavior
Oteju	Tofunmi	Drexel	grad student	TBA
Corey	Wesley	Drexel	grad student	TBA
White	Abigail	Rowan University	grad student	Cellular and temporal variations in kappa opioid receptor response to inflammation
Viggiano	Luigi	CHOP/UPenn	postbach	Sex differences in morphine effects on the expression of thermogenic and inflammatory genes in brown adipose tissue
Yadav	Anubhav	Rowan University	postdoc	Targeting GPR83 to reduce the unwanted side effects of Mu opioid receptor.
Dinckol	Oyku	Temple University	postdoc	The Role of Striatal Acetylcholine in Learning Under Social and Non-Social Threats
Hinds	Nicole	Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine	postdoc	Psychosocial stress-induced cocaine seeking in rats is inversely correlated with activation of medial prefrontal cortical neurons projecting to the rostral periaqueductal gray
Haines	Kari	Drexel	postdoc	TBA
Kiffer	Frederico	The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	postdoc	Markerless Pose Estimation and Automated Behavioral Tracking of Freely Behaving Mice During Spaceflight on the International Space Station.
Knapp	Christopher	Rowan-Virtua SOM	postdoc	Effects of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and methylphenidate treatment on cognitive flexibility in rodents
McCorkle	Taylor	Temple University	postdoc	Dietary, neural, and behavioral mechanisms driving high fat diet preference and obesity risk in mice
Mendoza	Austin	Lehigh University	postdoc	Electrical coupling in thalamocortical networks cumulatively reduces cortical correlation to sensory inputs
Pal	Ajay	Temple University	postdoc	Stimulogenetic approach to alleviate spasticity and promote functional recovery after cervical spinal cord injury
Vaughn	Mitchell	Lehigh University	postdoc	Functionally distinct thalamocortical circuits are linked by heterocellular electrical synapses in the thalamic reticular nucleus
Weimann	Sonia	Lehigh University	postdoc	Dopamine Receptor Expression in the Mouse MNTB
Walsh	Josiah	Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University	tech	Global Cacna1c (Caᵥ1.2) insufficiency drives delays in positive reinforcement learning
Wenger	Noah	Temple University – Lewis Katz School of Medicine	tech	The effect of reward palatability on dorsal striatal GABA release
Liu Chen	Frank	Temple Univ.	tech	Characterization of thoracic vagus branches for planning neuromodulation device stereotactic placement.
Van Der Bas	Megan	Temple Univ.	tech	Is there a serum biomarker of pain?
A Kalicharan	Betsy	Temple Univ.	tech	Chronic sleep disturbance enhances pain behaviors and inflammatory responses in mature rats, relative to young adult rats.
Ahmed	Shakil	Rowan University	undegrad	Rotarod Screening of Novel Compounds Targeting the Dopamine D3 Receptor
Chawla	Riya	Drexel University	undegrad	Mutations in the M1 isoform of spastin cause defects in the Axon Initial Segment in a mouse model of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia type 4
Chowdhury	Maria	Rowan University	undegrad	Comparative Evaluation of Oxycodone and MP-III-024 Using Hot Plate and Electronic von Frey Pain Assays in Mice
Espina-Vazquez	Frederico	The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	undegrad	Mars-Relevant Space Radiation Alters Social Conflict Processing Networks in a Sex-Specific Manner in Mice
Fartachuk	Yuliana	Temple University	undegrad	Can Interventions Improve Human/Artificial Intelligence Discernment?
Giunta	Michael	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University	undegrad	A novel cluster-based approach for understanding opioid user typology in a preclinical rat model: comparisons with current approaches
Grahame	Nicholas	Ursinus College	undegrad	Investigating DnaJB Chaperone Interactions with α-Synuclein in a Yeast Two Hybrid-System
Harbeck	Angela	Temple University	undegrad	Early Life Stress Impairs Social Play Behavior in Adolescent Female Rats
Hubbard	Lillian	Temple University	undegrad	Effect of adolescent social isolation on microglial morphology in the periaqueductal gray of mice models.
Karamanides	Petros	University of Pennsylvania	undegrad	Behavioral Pattern Separation: Understanding How the Brain Creates Distinct Memories
Li	Ruihan	Bryn Mawr College	undegrad	Sex Difference in Stress-Induced Cognitive Impairment: A Model Application to Operant Strategy Shifting Paradigm
Louis	Janeen	Temple University	undegrad	Referral Roots and Racial Relationships: Understanding the Role of Race in Referral Sources for Anxiety Treatment Among Youth
Osullivan	Alayah	Temple University	undegrad	Preterm birth and ADHD: characterizing the interactive roles of screentime, neighborhood disadvantage, and social supports
Pawar	Titiksha	Temple University	undegrad	Associations Between Cumulative Smartphone Use and White Matter Microstructure Underlying Cognitive Control
Gardner	Taylor	Drexel	undergrad	TBA
Vince	Megan	Temple University	undergrad	Digital Media and the Brain: A Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of Structural and Functional MRI Studies
Vu	Kaylie	Lehigh University	undergrad	Intrinsic Connections Among Cell Subtypes of the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus
Wooden	Kylie	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	undergrad	EFFECTS ON DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES IN A RAT MODEL WHEN PRENATALLY EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL AND NICOTINE VIA E-CIGARETTES
Sabu	Smithin	Temple Univ.	undergrad	Preliminary report: Augmentation of nerve transfer in decentralized bladder using an AAV construct expressing BDNF protein in the bladder wall.
Ceasar	Khyleisha	Temple Univ.	undergrad	Whole body exercise ameliorates sleep induced increases in pain behaviors and inflammation occurring after induction of overuse injuries