M N N S E M I N A R & V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R S E R I E S
D A T E:
Thursday November 15th, 2018
12:00 Noon
L O C A T I O N:
Theatre C Bannatyne Campus
**followed by a trainee lunch in SR415 Kleysen Bldg.
S P E A K E R
Dr. Wei Lu
Synapse and Neural Circuit Section
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
T O P I C: Making the brain’s own brake | Molecular mechanisms of inhibitory synapse development.
O b j e c t I v e s:
Discuss the recent progress from my lab in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms for inhibitory synapse development
B I O S K E T C H:
Ph.D. (Neuroscience and Physiology). Laboratory of Edward Ziff, New York University School of Medicine, New York, 2006
M.S. (Molecular Biology/Entomology). Zhejiang University, China, 2000
B.S. (Biochemistry). Sichuan University, China, 1997
Recent publications:
Steinkellner Thomas, Zell Vivien, Farino Zachary, Sonders Mark, Villeneuve Michael, Freyberg Robin, Przedborski Serge, Lu W, Freyberg Zachary, Hnasko Thomas (2018): Role for VGLUT2 in selective vulnerability of midbrain dopamine neurons. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128 (2)
Gu XL, Lu W (2018) Genetic deletion of NMDA receptors suppresses GABAergic synaptic transmission in two distinct types of central neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 668, 147-153. Hutchison MA, Gu X, Adrover MF, Lee MR, Hnasko TS, Alvarez VA and Lu W (2018) Genetic inhibition of neurotransmission reveals role of glutamatergic input to dopamine neurons in high-effort behavior. Molecular Psychiatry. 23, 1213-1225.
Yeh CY, Asrican B, Moss J, Quintanilla LJ, He T, Mao X, Casse F, Gebara E, Bao HC, Lu W, Toni N, Song J (2018) Mossy Cells Control Adult Neural Stem Cell Quiescence and Maintenance through a Dynamic Balance between Direct and Indirect Pathways. Neuron. 99(3):493-510
For more information, contact the MNN office @ 204.235.3939
Tabrez Siddiqui
Chair, MNN Seminar Series
E: Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca
Kelly Jorundson
Coordinator, Membership & Operations
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Email: kjorund@sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA
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