VIRTUAL Ribbon Synapses Seminar: Elisabeth Glowatzki (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine), Brikha R. Shrestha (Harvard Medical School), Daniel Kerschensteiner (WashU Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences)

April 28, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom conference (Virtual)

Elisabeth Glowatzki: “Resolution of subcomponents of synaptic release from postsynaptic currents at inner hair cell ribbon synapses”
Brikha R. Shrestha: “Molecular basis of spiral ganglion neuron diversity: a developing story”
Daniel Kerschensteiner: “Local input processing and dual transmitter release of retinal interneuron dendrites”


Hosted jointly by Washington University School of Medicine and the Collaborative Research Center of the University Medical Center Goettingen.

2021 Ribbon Synapses Seminar Series
Join us for a unique seminar series to learn more about the specialized sensory synapses that afford unique signal processing abilities to the auditory and visual systems.

Session #3

9:00 AM CDT: Musical prelude by Kingston Hythe, Q&A session with the musician

10:00 AM CDT: Elisabeth Glowatzki (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) “Resolution of subcomponents of synaptic release from postsynaptic currents at inner hair cell ribbon synapses”

11:00 AM CDT: Brikha R. Shrestha (Harvard Medical School), “Molecular basis of spiral ganglion neuron diversity: a developing story” (short talk)

11:25 AM CDT: Daniel Kerschensteiner (WashU Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences), “Local input processing and dual transmitter release of retinal interneuron dendrites”

Registration is free – you will receive a username and password to access the zoom links on the RSSS website, and to stream recordings of previous sessions. Applications for short presentations are now being accepted. For more info and a full schedule, please visit the seminar home page. The current schedule of events is listed below.

For inquiries contact Mark Rutherford.