Archived list of the 2008 seminars & events at the Centre for Integrative Physiology. February Feeding signals to the hungry mind Wednesday 13 February 2008, 1.30pm Dr Nina Balthasar (University of Bristol) *2007/2008 Physiological Society GL Brown Prize Lecture* Genes & Development Group seminar afternoon Wednesday 27 February 2008, 1.30pm •'Foxa genes regulate multiple phases of midbrain dopaminergic neuron development' - Dr Siew-Lan Ang (National Institute for Medical Research, London) •'Identification of small compounds that mimic insulin action on the longevity factor FOXO1a' - Graham Rena (University of Dundee) •'A role for the forkhead gene fd3F in Drosophila sensory organ development' - Fay Newton (CIP, University of Edinburgh) •'Forkhead genes and the ovary' - Norah Spears (CIP, University of Edinburgh) •'Role of Foxg1 in the regulation of telencephalic progenitor proliferation' - Martine Manuel (CIP, University of Edinburgh) March Imaging tissue renewal in the human colonic epithelium: confessions of a cryptomaniac Wednesday 26 March 2008, 3.30pm Dr Mark Williams (University of East Anglia) April Dynamin's role in synaptic transmission: A target for new anti-epileptic drug discovery Monday 7 April 2008, 12.30pm Prof Phillip Robinson (Children's Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia) Stress and obesity: the neuropeptide Y link Tuesday 22 April 2008, 12.30pm Dr Zofia Zukowska (Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA) Second Edinburgh Vesicle Trafficking Consortium seminar series Wednesday 23 April 2008, 12.30pm •'Novel regulators for gonadothrophins' - Prof Bob Millar (MRC Human Reproductive Sciences Unit) •'Secretory vesicle trafficking in neuroendocrine cells - saturable and re-usable golgi apparatus exit sites control vesicle supply to regulated secretory pools' - Dr Rolly Wiegand (CIP, University of Edinburgh) •'Activity-dependent release of neurotransmitters and peptides: like, but unlike' - Prof Gareth Leng (CIP, University of Edinburgh) •'Compound exocytosis in pancreatic beta-cells' - Prof Patrik Rorsman (Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism) September 26 September 'Calcium signalling by cADPR and NAADP in arterial smooth muscle: which compartment and where?' Dr Mark Evans (CIP, University of Edinburgh) October 2008 15 October 'The role of human chorionic gonadotrophin in implantation' Host: Dr Alison Douglas 17 October Growing pains – mechanisms of bone lengthening Dr Peter Bush (CIP, University of Edinburgh) Host: Dr Andew Hall 23 October Regulation of cortical area identity and cell-type specification: COUP-TFI as a paradigm Host: Dr Thomas Theil 31 October The secretory pathway of endothelial cells Dr Matthew Hannah (NIMR, London) Host: Dr Paul Skehel November 2008 7 November Principles of topographic mapping in the retinotectal projection Dr Uwe Drescher (King's College, London) Host: Prof David Price 21 November Characterization and roles of neocortical interneurons Dr Jean Rossier (Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris, France) Host: Prof Gareth Leng 24 November Development of timing fidelity in somatosensory cortex Dr Michael Daw (NIH/NICHD, Bethesda, MD, USA) Host: Dr Matt Nolan 28 November Structure, dynamics and functions of SNARE-nanopatterns Prof Thorsten Lang (University of Bonn, Germany) Host: Dr Luke Chamberlain December 2008 5 December As fear goes by – role of endocannabinoids in fear extinction Dr Carsten Wotjak (Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry Munich, Germany) Host: Prof Mike Ludwig 12 December Electrically distributed neurons - study problems and computational advantages Dr Stephen Williams (University of Cambridge) Host: Dr Matt Nolan 17 December The regulation of segmentation clock period in zebrafish Dr Leah Herrgen (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany) Host: Dr Matt Nolan This article was published on 2022-10-17
