Dr. Donald Reis, the late George C. Cotzias Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and director of the Division of Neurobiology.
A symposium in memory of Dr. Donald J. Reis, the late George C. Cotzias Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and director of the Division of Neurobiology, will be presented on Thursday, Nov. 29, in Uris Auditorium (starting at 1 p.m.).
Dr. Reis, who died on Nov. 1 last year, was an internationally renowned neuroscientist who made major contributions to the understanding of how the brain is organized to express emotional behaviors and how it controls blood pressure, protects itself against strokes, and generates neurotransmitters, particularly those affecting mood and behavior. Among his major achievements was the discovery of pathways in the brain that control blood pressure, a discovery that led to other studies demonstrating that environmental stresses can significantly affect blood pressure. Dr. Reis' research also proved that disorders of the brain can produce hypertension.
A double Cornell alumnus (B.A., 1953; M.D., 1956), Dr. Reis joined the faculty of the Medical College in 1963 and rose through the academic ranks, becoming the first George C. Cotzias Distinguished Professor of Neurology in 1982.
The Don Reis Memorial Symposium: Program
Thursday, November 29, 2001
1:00–4:30 p.m. in Uris Auditorium
(Sponsored by contributors to the Don Reis Memorial Fund and Weill Cornell's Department of Neurology and Neuroscience)
Introductory remarks: Drs. Virginia Pickel, Tong H. Joh, Fred Plum, Robert Ross and Mark Underwood
Scientific Presentations
Lorraine Iacovitti, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University Medical College
"From Stem Cells to Dopamine Neurons: Implications for Parkinson's Disease"
Christopher A. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
"Neurobiology of Huntington's Disease"
Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D.
Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science
Center for Neural Science
New York University
"Synaptic Self"
William T. Talman, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
University of Iowa
"Pontine Parasympathetics: Definition of a Pathway and Its Role in Cerebrovascular Regulation"
Costantino Iadecola, M.D.
Director, Division of Neurobiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
"Amyloid Beta Peptides and Cerebrovascular Regulation: Do Vascular Factors Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease?"
(No registration required.)
A cocktail reception will follow in Griffis Faculty Club.