Shannon Allen Presents at Society for Neuroscience Conference

2017 Dec 12

Ithaca College Biology student Shannon Allen presented research at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, D.C., in November. Allen presented research on the expression and function of different receptors for a signaling molecule, NPY, in neurons that help to control cardiac function in the guinea pig.

The conference is the largest international gathering of neuroscientists in the world, with attendance of approximately 30,000 people each year.