Awards

The following presenters were honored for their outstanding presentations:

Student Poster Awards ($100 each)

Quentin Denis (Medical University Innsbruck), “A Characterization of Somatostatin / Neuropeptide Y Expressing Neurons in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis,” sponsored by the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research 

Alex Dawson (University of Alabama at Birmingham), “Investigating the Potential Role of NPY Induced Macrophages in Skin Pathology,” sponsored by Elsevier

Lauren Fernandez-Vega (Universidad Ana G. Mendez), “Dynamic Measurements of NPY using Aptamer-Modified Pt-Microelectrodes using Methylene Blue as a Redox Probe,” sponsored by Advanced Targeting Systems and presented by Dr. Doug Lappi

Lisa Peuker (Leipzig University), “Modification and Characterization of VS Receptor Agonists for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications,” sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Student Oral Presentation Awards ($150 each)

Patric Perez (University of Alabama at Birmingham), “Amygdala NPY+ Interneurons are Activated during Stressful Events,” sponsored by the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research

Hannah Lentschat (Leipzig University), “Neuropeptide FF Receptor 1 Signaling is Negatively Modulated by the Small Molecule Hederagenin,” sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Fabian Liessmann (Leipzig University), “Ultra-Large Library Screening with “REvoLd” as a Comprehensive Drug Discovery Pipeline for Novel NPY-Receptor Modulators,” sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Postdoc Oral Presentation Awards ($250 each)

Heather Allen (NYU Pain Research Center), “Parabrachial Neuropeptide Y Y1 Receptor Neurons Modulate Neuropathic Pain in Mice,” sponsored by the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research 

Nitsan Goldstein (MIT), “AgRP inputs to PBN Y1 Neurons,” sponsored by the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research

Amelia Douglass (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School), “The Neural Basis for Fasting Activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis,” sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Abby Hellman (University of Pittsburgh), “Intranasal NPY Y1 Agonist in a Pig Pain Model,” sponsored by Advanced Targeting Systems and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and presented by Dr. Doug Lappi

Corinna Schüß (Leipzig University), “Characterizing Orthosteric and Allosteric Binding Pockets at the Neuropeptide Y4 Receptor,” sponsored by Elsevier

Young Investigator Awards

1st place ($650): Laura Duvall (Columbia University), “NPY-like Signaling Regulates Mosquito Feeding and Mating Behaviors,” sponsored by Elsevier

2nd place ($300): Maya Kaelberer (Duke University), “A Colon Sense for Microbes,” sponsored by the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research 

Faculty Travel Awards

Tomas Hökfelt (Karolinska Institute), provided by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurobiolology

Leonid Moroz (University of Florida), provided by Elsevier

Claudia Cavadas (University of Coimbra), provided by Elsevier Joanna Kitlinska (Georgetown University), provided by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

A future accompanying special issue of the journal Neuropeptides will include reviews, original articles, and abstracts from the meeting.