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For Release: March 22, 2004
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Three Awarded for Neuroscience Research at Dartmouth
HANOVER, NH--In his opening lecture at the 18th Annual Neuroscience Day February 13 at Dartmouth, DMS Dean Stephen P. Spielberg presented awards to three researchers for their outstanding research in the field of neuroscience. Their work was selected from over 50 research studies from 18 departments that were presented in the day-long event at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Michael L. LaCroix-Fralish, an MD/PhD student in pharmacology and toxicology was awarded for his presentation, "The Organizational and Activational Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Tactile and Thermal Sensitivity Following L5 Nerve Root Injury." Kendall H. Lee, MD/PhD, a researcher in the department of surgery section of neurosurgery at Dartmouth Medical School was recognized for his presentation, "High Frequency Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus Results in Neurotransmitter Release: Possible Mechanism of Action of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease." Kyuson Yun, PhD, a Norris Cotton Cancer Center research associate in the department of pediatrics was honored for "Id4 Regulates Cell Cycle Progression in Cortical Progenitors."
Neuroscience Day was an opportunity to experience the broad range of multidisciplinary neuroscience studies being conducted by the Dartmouth community. Mahlon DeLong, MD, the William Timmie Professor of Neurology and director of the Neuroscience Center at Emory University School of Medicine provided the keynote lecture, "Parkinson's Disease: New Insights and Treatments" to a standing room-only crowd at the conclusion of the events.
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