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2009 seminars

Archived list of the 2009 seminars at the Centre for Integrative Physiology (CIP).

January 2009

Thu 29 January

• Dr Seungbok Lee (Seoul National University, South Korea)
• 'Regulation of postsynaptic wsp signaling during synaptic growth at the drosophila neuromuscular junction'

• Host: Prof Richard Ribchester

February 2009

Thu 18 February

• Dr Richard Brown (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada)

• 'Complications and confounds in the study of transgenic mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases'

• Abstract of Dr Richard Brown's paper (PDF) ADD
• Host: Peter Kind

Fri 20 February

• Dr Richard Brown (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada)

• 'The life and work of Donald O Hebb: A biographical review'

• Abstract of Dr Richard Brown's paper (PDF) ADD LINK

• Host: Prof Peter Kind

March 2009

Mon 16 March

• Prof John Evans (University of Otago, Christchurch New Zealand)

• 'The hole story. exocytosis and the atomic force microscope'

• Host: Dr Luke Chamberlain

June 2009

Fri 5 June

• 'Co-ordination of activity-dependent and neuromodulatory structural synaptic plasticity by small GTPases'

• Host: Prof Mike Shipston

Fri 12 June - 2nd year PhD student talks (part 1)

• Laura Comley (Supervisor: Gillingwater), 'The influence of APOE genotype on the perlpherai nervous system'
• Veronika Kuscha (Supervisor: Becker), 'Neuronal circuit in the spinal cord of zebrafish before and after lesion'
• Alex Crocker-Buque (Supervisor: Kind), 'Methods of analysing mutant phenotypes in the rodent somatosensory cortex'
• Lina Ma (Supervisor: Jarman), 'The regulation and function of genes required for Drosophila sensory neuron differentiation'
• Zhi Liang (Supervisor: Shipston), 'Electrophysiological characterisation of native murine corticotrophs'
• Tatyana Dias (Supervisor: Becker), 'Role of notch signalling during successful spinal cord regeneration in adult zebrafish'
• Yijing Chen (Supervisor: Price), 'Investigating the mechanisms by which the cortex and thalamus form reciprocal connections'

Thu 18 June - 2nd year PhD student talks (part 2)

• Oforiwa Gorleku (Supervisor: Chamberlain), 'Function and targeting of cysteine string protein'
• Fay Newton (Supervisor: Jarman), 'The function of the forkhead factor, fd3F, in drosophila sensory neuron differentiation'
• Zhen Zhong (Supervisor: Becker), 'Neuron development in embryonic zebrafish'
• Paul Baxter (Supervisor: Hardingham), 'Transcriptional regulation of neuroprotective pathways in primary cortical culture'
• Veronika Ganeva (Supervisor: Davies), Title to follow
• Victoria Parker (Supervisor: Douglas), 'Control of basal and stress-induced prolactin secretion in early pregnancy'
• Mohamad Loqman (Supervisor: Hall), 'A study of the growth plate chondrocyte hypertrophy'

Wed 24 June

• Dr Gil Levkowitz(The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, ISRAEL)

• 'Specification of oxytocin- and dopamine- secreting neurons in the zebrafish brain'

• Host: Prof Mike Ludwig

July 2009

Fri 3 July

• Prof Newton Canteras (Chair of Anatomy at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• 'Fear as a hypothalamic function'

• Host: Prof John Russell

September 2009

Fri 25 September

• Prof Yuri Ushkaryov (Imperial College, London)

• 'Presynaptic receptor with a 'split personality' and neurotransmitter release'

• Host: Dr Mike Cousin

October 2009

Fri 2 October

• 'VAP proteins, ER stress and notor neuron disease'

• Prof Mike Shipston (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Generation of physiological diversity through post-transcriptional cross-talk insights from ion channels'

Fri 9 October

• Prof Yukiko Goda (University College London)

• 'Controlling synaptic strength by cell adhesion proteins'

• Host: Dr Matt Nolan

Fri 16 October

• Prof Peter Kind (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Cortical development in mouse models of cognitive impairment'

• Prof Richard Ribchester (CNR, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Imaging neuromuscular synaptic degeneration in vivo by confocal microendoscopy'

Fri 23 October

• Dr Albert Basson (King’s College London)

• 'FGF signalling in cerebellum development'

• Host: Dr John Mason

Fri 30 October

• Dr Luke Chamberlain (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Regulation of protein trafficking and function by palmitoylation'

• Dr Thomas Theil (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Patterning and axon pathfinding in the developing forebrain'

November 2009

Fri 6 November

• Prof Seth Grant (University of Cambridge)

• 'Synapse evolution: microbes to human'

• Host: Prof Peter Kind

Fri 13 November

• Prof Gareth Leng (Head of SBMS, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Modelling model systems in neuroendocrinology'

• Dr Douglas Armstrong (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Automated analysis of cognitive behaviours in Drosphilia models'

Fri 20 November

• Prof Stephen Hunt (University College London)

• 'The regulation of plasticity in pain signalling via mTOR and MeCP2'

• Host: Dr Carole Torsney

Fri 27 November

• Prof Mike Ludwig (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'From discovery to function'

• Dr Norah Spears (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Why does chemotherapy treatment induce infertility in women?'

December 2009

Fri 4 December

• Prof Anne Stephenson (School of Pharmacy, University of London)

• 'NMDA neurotransmitter receptors and their friends: a biochemical analysis'

• Host: Dr David Wyllie

Fri 11 December

• Dr Carole Torsney (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'Spinal cord chronic pain pathways'

• Prof Jamie Davies (CIP, University of Edinburgh)

• 'The building and re-building of the mammalian kidney'

This article was published on Mar 23, 2010

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