Description:

The NUIN Student-Hosted Seminar Series (SHSS) is delighted to host Dr. Yasmin Hurd, the Ward-Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience and the Director of the Addiction Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her seminar will be held over Zoom on Thursday, October 14th 2021 from 3-4 PM. See below for zoom invitation: 

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https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/91221469731?pwd=U09kMFcxOTRBUnBiNjJpNjVyRUM5Zz09

Meeting ID: 912 2146 9731
Passcode: 114439

Students, PREP scholars, and post-docs: Please email Amy Kristl (ackristl@gmail.com) if you would like to attend a zoom discussion session with Dr. Hurd from 1:30-2:30 on October 14th. 

More information:

Yasmin Hurd, PhD 

Ward-Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience; Director of the Addiction Institute Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai 

Unlocking the Neurobiological Impact  of Developmental Cannabis 

The sociopolitical landscape has dramatically changed in the US and worldwide regarding the medical and recreational use of cannabis with significant debates still ensuing. This talk will provide insights about advances made about the neurobiological underpinnings of developmental cannabis/THC exposure that maintains a long-term impact on adult behavior relevant to reward, motivation and cognition. The research describes translational and multidisciplinary scientific approaches ranging from molecular, epigenetic and behavioral studies in animal models as well as human studies.