Neuroscience 2016 is a forum for Charles River scientists to showcase key findings from independent research and collaborative efforts with top scientists from across the globe. During this year’s meeting, Charles River scientists from multiple sites and scientific disciplines presented scientific posters either independently or collaboratively with our clients. Click on the title to view an electronic file of the poster.
Sunday, November 13
Drug and Biomarker Discovery in Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia
- Pharmacological MRI – In Vivo Imaging Platform for Pre-clinical CNS Drug Discovery (187.15)
Artem Shatillo, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Antti Nurmi, Outi Kontkanen, Patrick J. Sweeney
Charles River Finland
Mechanisms in Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury in Mice – Functional Performance by Kinematic Analysis and Tissue Pathology by MRI (142.27)
Elina Latonummi, Joonas Khabbal, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Laura Tolpanen, Antti Nurmi
Charles River Finland
Parkinson's Disease: Imaging Studies and Connectomes
- Parkinson’s Disease 6-OHDA Model Characterization Using Pharmacological MRI and 1H-MR Spectroscopy in Rats (132.14)
Artem Shatillo, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Laura Koistinen, Raimo Pussinen, Antti Nurmi
Charles River Finland
Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease and LID Therapy
- MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine)-induced Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease – Comparison of Different Dosing Approaches (133.08)
Jukka Puolivali, Raimo Pussinen, Jere Kuripuro, Tuulia Huhtala, Antti Nurmi
Charles River Finland
Huntington's Disease Mechanisms I
- Investigation of Corticostriatal Synaptic Transmission and Cerebellar Purkinje Neuron Firing in the R6/2 Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease by Using Multi-electrode Arrays (226.12)
Maksym Kopanitsa, Outi Kontkanen, Antti Nurmi, Patrick J. Sweeney
Charles River Finland
Monday, November 14
Movement Disorders
- Psychoactive Compounds Induce Distinctive Fine Motor Deficits and Gait Disturbance in Mice (311.27)
Taneli Heikkinen, Timo Bragge, Teija Turkia, Antti Nurmi, Robert Hodgson
Charles River
Neuromuscular Disease
- High Field (11.7T) MRI Reflects Cyclic Changes in Muscle Damage in Chronically Exercised vs. Non-exercised MDX Mice (313.02)
Patrick J. Sweeney, Artem Shatillo, Antti Nurmi, Anu Hartikainen, Toni D. Wolinsky#, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Toni Ahtoniemi, Outi Kontkanen, Maksym Kopanitsa, Jukka Puolivali, Dominic J. Wells*
Charles River Finland; #Charles River, Wilmington, MA and *Royal Veterinary College, London, UK - Novel Principle Component Analysis (PCA) to Assess Gait in Chronically Exercised vs. Unexercised MDX Mice Shows Both Exacerbation and Amelioration of the Underlying Phenotype (313.01)
Patrick J. Sweeney, Timo Bragge, Antti Nurmi, Taneli Heikkinen, Jukka Puoliväli, Toni Ahtoniemi, Dominic J .Wells*
Charles River and *Royal Veterinary College
Synaptic Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Impaired Synaptic Transmission in the CA1 Area of Hippocampal Slices of APPSwDI-Nos2-/- (CVN) Mice (412.01)
Maksym Kopanitsa, Jukka Puolivali, Outi Kontkanen, Robert Hodgson, Antti Nurmi, Patrick J. Sweeney
Charles River Finland
Tuesday, November 15
Neurophysiological Approaches and Techniques
- Selective Inhibition of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes by Chemical Additives to Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products (561.17)
Yuri Kuryshev, Caiyun Wu, Nikolai Fedorov, Chris Knight^, Glenn E. Kirsch, C.S. Leggett*, A.L. Motter*, Michael S. Orr*, Lucas C. Armstrong
Charles River, Cleveland, OH, ^Charles River, Saffron Walden, UK and *US FDA/Center for Tobacco Products, Silver Spring, MD
Inflammatory Mediator Function in Models of Neurodegeneration
- Dynamic PET Imaging with Arterial Input Function of Lipopolysaccharide-induced Neuroinflammation in Rat (516.11)
Jussi Rytkonen, Pekka Poutiainen*, Laura Tolppanen, Antti Nurmi, Tuulia Huhtala
Charles River Finland and *University of Eastern Finland & Kuopio University Hospital - Nuclear Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Rodent Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases (516.14)
Tuulia Huhtala, Jussi Rytkonen, Pekka. Poutiainen*, Anna-Mari Zainana, Teija Parkkari, Outi Kontkanen, Patrick J. Sweeney, Antti Nurmi
Charles River Finland and *University of Eastern Finland & Kuopio University Hospital
Alzheimer’s Disease: In Vitro Therapeutics
- The Identification of Small Molecule Modulators that Increase Expression of Neuronal Survival Factor NMNAT-2 (600.15)
Jo Francis, B. Roth*, William Stebbeds, Suparna Sanyal*, Rachel Williams, Geoffrey Smith, Mary Geck Do^, Phil Jones^, W.J. Ray*
BioFocus, a Charles River company, Cambridge, UK *The Neurodegeneration Consortium, Houston, TX and ^Institute for Applied Cancer Sciences, Houston, TX
Assessment and Modulation of Cognitive Phenotypes in Murine Models of Neurodegenerative Disease
- Reduced Cognitive Flexibility and Altered Metabolic Profile in the Prefrontal Cortex of APPSwDI-Nos2-/- (CVN) Mice (601.08) — Video Presentation/Poster PDF
Jukka Puolivali, Artem Shatillo, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Maksym Kopanitsa, Tuukka Piiponniemi, Tuukka Miettinen, Eveliina Vauhkonen, Petra Vartiainen, Antti Nurmi, Patrick J. Sweeney
Charles River Finland
Blood Flow and Functional Imaging
- Portal Vein Shunts in C57Bl/6J and Strains Derived from It – Implications for Neuroscience Research (632.12)
Kimmo Lehtimaki, Jukka Puolivali, Tuulia Huhtala, Taneli Heikkenen, Artem Shatillo, Antti Nurmi, Patrick J. Sweeney
Charles River Finland
Wednesday, November 16
Biomarkers and Drug Delivery Systems
- Putamen and Lateral Ventricle Administration in Large Animals† (754.09)
Julie Douville, Giuseppina Iacono, Frederick Emond, Claudia Foucault, Jean-Francois Lafond, Rene St.-Jacques, Christine Copeman
Charles River Montreal, Canada
†Title has been changed due to sensitive information. This poster is only available in the Source℠.
Neurovascular and Metabolic Coupling: Normal Brain and Stroke
- Imaging of Cerebral Blood Flow in Rodent Models with SPECT, MRI and Autoradiography (729.15)
Jussi Rytkonen, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Artem Shatillo, Laura Tolppanen, Toni Ahtoniemi, Antti Nurmi, Tuulia Huhtala
Charles River Finland
Demyelinating Disorders: Human and Animal Studies
- Cuprizone Model – Correlation Between Fine Motor Performance and White Matter Changes (693.13)
Kimmo Lehtimaki, Sunggun Kim, Anna-Mari Zainana, Antti Nurmi
Charles River Finland
Molecular Techniques
- Autoradiography as a Universal Tool to Measure Quantitative Receptor Density and G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activation (751.07)
Jussi Rytkonen, Teija Parkkari, Jukka Puolivali, Santu Alastalo, Outi Kontkanen, Patrick J. Sweeney, Antti Nurmi, Tuulia Huhtala
Charles River Finland
Ischemia: Perinatal and Recovery
- Neonatal Hypoxia/Ischemia in Rats – Short-term, Hypothermia-induced Neuroprotection and Tissue Sparing as Evidenced by MRI (790.13)
Laura Tolppanen, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Gino Villetti*, Antti Nurmi, Fabrizio Facchinetti*
Charles River Finland and *Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A, Parma, Italy