Exploring recent publications in neuroscience and physiology with a focus on the neuronal synapse and its function.
Anyone interested in synapses is welcome to participate!
Location: Biotechnology Building 129 (Medical Campus, first floor)
Time: 10:00a, 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month
Organizer: Geraldine Kress (WashU Neurology)
Note that individual events are listed on the ONR Calendar.
Spring 2019 Schedule
February 1, 2019
Rachel Hendrix
Cirrito Lab, WashU Neurology
“Tau impairs neural circuits, dominating amyloid-β effects, in Alzheimer models in vivo” Nature Neuroscience (2019)
February 15, 2019
Joseph Landers
Chen Lab, WashU Dept. of Neuroscience
“A Dendritic Substrate for the Cholinergic Control of Neocortical Output Neurons” Neuron (2019)
March 1, 2019
Carson Platnick
Mennerick Lab, WashU Psychiatry
“Reduced Microglial Activity and Enhanced Glutamate Transmission in the Basolateral Amygdala in Early CNS Autoimmunity” Journal of Neuroscience (2018)
March 15, 2019
Xinguo Lu
Mennerick Lab, WashU Psychiatry
“Input-Specific Synaptic Location and Function of the α5 GABAA Receptor Subunit in the Mouse CA1 Hippocampal Neurons” Journal of Neuroscience (2019)
April 5, 2019
Geraldine Kress
WashU Neurology
“Fibrinogen Induces Microglia-Mediated Spine Elimination and Cognitive Impairment in an Alzheimer’s Disease Model” Neuron (2019)
April 19, 2019
Mark Rutherford
WashU Otolaryngology
“Synaptic plasticity through activation of GluA3-containing AMPA-receptors” eLIFE (2017)