For additional information and instructions on how to register for the event, please go to the Conte Center website at http://vandyconte.net/Conte/Vanderbilt_University_Conte_Center.html.

Speakers for the event are: 

Doug McMahon, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.  "A Hard Day’s Night — The Circadian Clock and Serotonin"

Laurence Tecott, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco. "Serotonin and the 5H2C Receptor: Feeding Your Obsessions"

Mike Gershon, M.D., Columbia University. "Serotonin from Stem to Stern: Neurons from Adult Stem Cells"

Lynette Daws, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. "Serotonin and the Organic Cation Transporters: Getting By When SERT Can’t Suck It Up"

Ron Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. "When the Serotonin Party Ends: The Effects of Ecstasy on the Human Brain"

A poster session and reception to follow from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m.

More information, call 936-1898