Fall 2009- Thursday Seminar Series- 12:30pm in 1131 Bioinformatics

                     Sept. 24

          Franck Polleux, PhD         

Associate Professor, UNC Neuroscience Center 

"Role of Membrane Deformation and Endocytosis  in Neural Migration and Morphogenesis"

Oct. 1

 Ryohei Yasuda, PhD (Joint w/CMP)

 Assistant Professor, Neurobiology, Duke University

 "Imaging Signal Transduction in Single Dendritic Spines"

 Oc.t 8

 Manzoor Bhat, PhD

             Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC                                  

"Organization and Disorganization of Molecular Domains in Myelinated Axons" 

 Oct. 15

 Nancy Ratner, PhD

Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology,

University of Cincinnati

 "Neurofibromitosis: Timing and Targets"

 Nov. 5

 Tom Kash, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, UNC 

"Modulation of Synaptic Transmission in the Extended Amygdala: Implications for Anxiety and Alcoholism" 

 Nov. 12

 Ed Boyden, PhD (Joint w/CMP)

Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab 

 "Enabling Systematic Neuroscience with Novel Optical Neural Control Strategies"

 Nov. 19

 Gary Bassell, PhD

Associate Professor, Cell Biology, Emory University 

"mRNA Transport, Local Translation and Fragile X Syndrome" 

 Dec. 3

 Larysa Pevny, PhD

 Associate Professor, UNC Neuroscience Center             

 "SOX2 Regulates Neurogenic Potential of Glial Cells in the Adult Retina"                      

 Dec. 10

 Nick Gaiano, PhD

Associate Professor, Neurology, Neuroscience and Oncology, Johns Hopkins 

 "A New Look at Notch Signaling in Embryonic Neural Stem Cells and Neurons"

 Dec. 17

 Stewart Anderson, MD

 Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neuroscience, Cornell

 "Cortical Interneurons: Fate Determination and Potential Use in Cell Based Therapy for Epilepsy"