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Photoreceptors: are specialized types of neuroepithelial cells found in the retina that is capable of visual phototransduction. The vast biological importance of photoreceptors is that they convert light into signals that can stimulate biological processes.
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JUN 16, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: June 16, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00pm (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Many researchers combine electrophysiological recordings with imaging applications, where a light source with high light...OCT 26, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) The retina is the light-sensing part of the visual system and is composed of six neuron types and several non-neuronal cell types, wi...OCT 29, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Date: October 29, 2020 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), Chronic inflammation can occur as a result of a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. Epigenetic modifica...Speaker: Thomas Ayers, Ph.D. , Pawel Zajac, Ph.D. , Dr. Adam CribbsSponsored By: Illumina, Dolomite BioAUG 07, 2020 | 12:00 PM
This talk will touch on several key points: PhD (MD) important grounding in science; how to develop friendships, gather mentors and collaborators; keep up with the literature; look at eviden...
MAR 11, 2020 | 6:00 AM
The locomotion of humans and other animals requires a seamless flow of information from sensory modalities all the way to the motor periphery. As such, locomotion is an excellent system for...
Speaker:
Michael Dickinson, PhD
, Anthony Azevedo, PhD
, Clare Howard, PhD
, Luke Brezovec
, Sasha Rayshubskiy
, Emily Palmer
Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2020
JUN 16, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: June 16, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00pm (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Many researchers combine electrophysiological recordings with imaging applications, where a light source with high light...
OCT 26, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) The retina is the light-sensing part of the visual system and is composed of six neuron types and several non-neuronal cell types, wi...
OCT 29, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Date: October 29, 2020 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), Chronic inflammation can occur as a result of a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. Epigenetic modifica...
Speaker:
Thomas Ayers, Ph.D.
, Pawel Zajac, Ph.D.
, Dr. Adam Cribbs
Sponsored By: Illumina,
Dolomite Bio
AUG 07, 2020 | 12:00 PM
This talk will touch on several key points: PhD (MD) important grounding in science; how to develop friendships, gather mentors and collaborators; keep up with the literature; look at eviden...
MAR 11, 2020 | 6:00 AM
The locomotion of humans and other animals requires a seamless flow of information from sensory modalities all the way to the motor periphery. As such, locomotion is an excellent system for...
Speaker:
Michael Dickinson, PhD
, Anthony Azevedo, PhD
, Clare Howard, PhD
, Luke Brezovec
, Sasha Rayshubskiy
, Emily Palmer
Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2020
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NOV 17, 2016 | 7:00 AM
Inherited retinal degenerative disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa are characterized by death of the light sensing photoreceptive neurons of the outer retina. Like the rest of the CNS, the...
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NOV 14, 2018
Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...
NOV 14, 2018
Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...