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DR. KRYS STRAND, Director, Neuroscience Program Associate Professor, Biology
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AMY KELLY, College Communication and Media Relations director
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FOURTH ANNUAL NORNES LECTURESHIP IN NEUROSCIENCE
EXPLORES THE GUT-BRAIN AXIS
The Neuroscience program at Concordia announces the 2019 Nornes Lectureship in Neuroscience featuring Dr. Arthur Beyder speaking about “Serotonin and the Human Gut-Brain Axis.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the Centrum, Knutson Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Beyder has both a medical degree and a doctorate and works at the Mayo Clinic focused on functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders such as IBS. In his laboratory, researchers study cells that produce serotonin and variations in genes for sodium channels with a goal of improving the diagnosis process and developing new treatment options for people experiencing GI disorders.
The Nornes Lectureship in Neuroscience was the vision of Dr. Howard O. Nornes for the benefit of Concordia students and faculty, and the broader community. Nornes obtained a doctorate in neuroscience from Purdue University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Lund, Sweden, and the Max Planck Institute, Göttingen, Germany. He is professor emeritus of neuroscience at Colorado State University and continues to teach courses in neuroplasticity of the adult brain. His major research interest was the development and regeneration of the nervous system.
The Lectureship was created through generous gifts from the Howard ’53 and Sonia (Nelsen) ’58 Nornes, and the LaVern ’54 and Lois (Austin) ’56 Nornes families.
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