Rising to the Challenge Faculty Symposium

Rising to the Challenge Faculty Symposium

Host:Integrative Biology and Physiology; Institute for Society and Genetics

Speakers: Beau Alward; Kacie Deters; Elizabeth Losin; Adys Mendizabal;Derek Novacek

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM – Welcome, Rachelle H. Crosbie, Ph.D. Aaron Panofsky, Ph.D. Ketema Paul, Ph.D.

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM –  Introduction of Speakers, Stephanie White, Ph.D.

9:15 AM – 10:05 AM – Beau Alward, Ph.D. – “Identifying Molecular and Neural Mechanisms ofSocial Status”

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM – Kacie Deters, Ph.D. – “Understanding Risk for Cognitive Decline andAlzheimer’s Disease in the Black Community “

11:10 AM – 11:25 AM – Coffee Break

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM- ElizabethLosin, Ph.D. –  “The Cultural Neuroscience of Pain: Understanding theBurden of Pain on Black Americans “

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM -Lunch (must rsvp by Dec 8)

1:40 PM – 2:30 PM – Adys Mendizabal, M.D., M.A. – “Social Determinants of Health and HealthServices Research in Neurological Diseases:  What Do We Know, Don’t Know,and Real-Life Implications for Basic and Translational NeuroscienceResearch”

2:40 PM – 3:30 PM – Derek Novacek, Ph.D. – “Integrating Sociocultural an NeurobiologicalMechanisms Examining the Psychosocial Well- being of Black AmericanExperiencing Serious Mental Illness and Homelessness”