Rush and Helen Record Neuroscience Forum
Save the date: The 33rd annual Rush and Helen Record Forum will be held on Jan. 31, 2025 - Feb. 1, 2025.
The annual event is made possible through a generous gift from friends, Rush and Helen Record. The Record family resided in Houston for over 50 years and made significant contributions to understanding the causes of mental illnesses. They were pioneering advocates for recognizing the biological origins of mental illness and led efforts to promote research into the biochemical origins of schizophrenia. Their leadership was instrumental in founding the Division of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, under the direction of our first chair, Dr. James Patrick. This forum is held in their honor.
This annual forum is a key component of our graduate program, providing neuroscience graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with a platform to present their research findings to the Baylor College of Medicine neuroscience community. Additionally, the forum invites colleagues from other institutions to share their insights on our research and training activities.
To discover more about this year's guests and their accomplishments, please refer to the information below. Their contributions will enhance our event and offer valuable insights to all participants.
2025 Annual Retreat Keynote Speaker and Advisors
Keynote Speaker: Dwight Bergles, Ph.D.
Dr. Bergles is a Professor of Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which neurons and glial cells interact to support normal communication in the nervous system.
Advisor: Yarimar Carrasquillo, Ph.D.
Dr. Carrasquillo is an Investigator at the Pain and Integrative Neuroscience Branch of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who studies brain mechanisms of pain and affective states. She focuses on the central amygdala, a limbic structure that can amplify or suppress pain, and its sex differences.
Advisor: Farrah Lubin, Ph.D., FAES
Dr. Lubin is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her main research work is focused on investigating the molecular and genetic basis of learning, memory and its disorders. The goal of these studies is to elucidate the role of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in the on and off regulation of gene transcription during the consolidation of memory.
Abstract Submissions
Abstracts are due by midnight on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Annual Forum Questions?
Contact Wanda Kubeczka at wandaw@bcm.edu.
