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Synapses
Synapses: a bridge between two nerve cells, consisting of a small gap across which impulses pass by in the form of a neurotransmitter.
JUN 06, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Transmission electron microscopy reveals the architecture of cells at nanometer resolution, but chemical fixation severely warps their native structure. The true ultrastructure of cells can...
MAR 09, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: March 09, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PST), 1:00pm (EST), 7:00pm (CEST) Transmission electron microscopy reveals the architecture of cells at nanometer resolution, but chemical fixation severe...
JUN 10, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: June 10, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Microglia, the primary brain macrophages, regulate a plethora of processes that impact the organization of neural circuits, including sy...
JUN 17, 2020 | 10:30 AM
COVID 19 has resulted in diverse research needs ranging from mechanism and impact of the disease, to solutions to identify, combat or treat the disease. Cellular technologies such as flow an...
JUN 03, 2020 | 8:00 AM
Cancer initiation and virulence depends on mechanisms to evade host immunosurveillance and suppression of early invasion and growth. Distinct phenotypes of the immune infiltrates in and arou...
JUN 02, 2020 | 11:30 AM
With technology advances and collaboration between engineers and neuroscientists, single-synapse network maps of the brain are possible at increasing scales. In this symposium, our speakers...
MAR 11, 2020 | 10:30 AM
The neural basis of simple rhythmic and reflexive behaviors such as swimming and gill withdrawal have been successfully studied in nudibranchs and other gastropod molluscs because the brains...
JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Striatal neuromodulation through G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulates complex voluntary motor actions, involving decision-making, learning, and action selection. The dorsal striatum...
SEP 05, 2019 | 12:00 PM
DATE: September 5, 2019TIME: 12:00pm PDTAstrocytes are a major cell type in the mammalian CNS. They are involved in a number of essential processes such as synapse formation and functio...
MAR 14, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Clathrin mediated endocytosis (CME) at pre-synaptic terminals is functionally coupled to neuro-transmitter release. Like other cytosolic proteins, clathrin is synthesized in cell-bodies and c...
FEB 21, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the Methyl CpG Binding Protein 2 (MECP2) gene. In mouse models of RTT, deficits in long-term potentiation (LTP) at...
