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Schedule

0800–0900  Registration/Continental Breakfast 
0900–0915 Welcome
Robert Ursano MD
Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Professor and Chair of USU Psychiatry
0915–1000 Michael Davis PhD + brief questions
"Role of NMDA Receptors in Extinction: Implications for PTSD Therapy"
1000–1045 Robert Adamec PhD + brief question
"Mechanism of Lasting Change in Anxiety Produced by Severe Stress in Animals"
1045–1115 Coffee Break and Travel Awardee Posters
1115–1200 Anthony Grace PhD + brief questions
"Amygdala, Stress, and the Pathophysiology of Psychiatric Disorders"
1200–1230 Panel Discussion: Davis, Adamec and Grace
Moderator: Col Charles Engel MD MPH
USU Psychiatry
1230–1330 Lunch at USU Cafeteria and Travel Award Posters
1330–1415 Ronald Duman PhD + brief questions
"Neurotrophic Actions of Stress and Antidepressant Treatment"
1415–1500 Regina Sullivan PhD + brief questions
"The Ontogeny of Fear and Amygdala"
1500–1530 Coffee Break and Travel Awardee Posters
1530–1615 Arieh Shalev MD + brief questions
"Different Effects of Early Exposure and Cognitive Therapies on Fear and Avoidance"
1615–1645 Panel Discussion: Duman, Sullivan and Shalev
Moderator LTC David Benedek MD
USU Psychiatry
1645–1700 Closing Remarks and Presentation of Travel Awards
Robert Ursano MD
Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Professor and Chair of USU Psychiatry