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Students and faculty present research at neuroscience symposium
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Sep 25, 2007
Dr. Ralph Davis and senior biology major Hannah Dyvig presented their research at the fourth annual Research and Frontiers in Brain Function and Disease Symposium Sept. 7-8, 2007, at the University of South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine.
Davis presented a poster on his ongoing research on the neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of the nematode nervous system, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The presentation included research done by two biology students last year: Jason Helmus, Rock Valley, Iowa, and Samuel Lim, Sharon, Mass. The presentation was entitled "Effects of the Biogenic Amines Tyramine and Octopamine on Tissues of the Parasitic Nematode Ascaris suum: Electrophysiological Evidence for Multiple Sites of Action and Possible Anthelmintic Significance."
Dyvig, from Humboldt, Iowa, gave an oral presentation on summer neuroscience research she conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dyvig, who has a career concentration in neuroscience and persons, assisted Dr. Brenda McKee, whose research on the molecular changes that occur in different areas of the brain during initial learning may lead to understanding and combating drug addiction. Dyvig's presentation was entitled "The Role of Striatal Glutamate Receptors in Rat Behavior."
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