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!
When: 10:00a, 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month
Where: Zoom conference
Organizer: Geraldine Kress (WashU Neurology)
Note that individual events are listed on the ONR Calendar.
2020 Fall Schedule
Contact Geraldine Kress for zoom information.
September 18, 2020
Rachel Hendrix (Cirrito lab, WashU Neurology)
“Phosphorylation of Tau protein correlates with changes in hippocampal theta oscillations and reduces hippocampal excitability in Alzheimer’s model” J. Biological Chemistry 2018
October 16, 2020
Lorenzo Lones (DiAntonio lab, WashU Developmental Biology)
“Synapse and Active Zone Assembly in the Absence of Presynaptic Ca2+ Channels and Ca2+ Entry” Neuron 2020
November 6, 2020
Peter Lambert (Mennerick lab, WashU Psychiatry)
“An Astrocytic Influence on Impaired Tonic Inhibition in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome” Journal of Neuroscience 2020
November 20, 2020
Chen lab (WashU Dept. of Neuroscience)
“Ketamine restores escape behavior by re-engaging dopamine systems to drive cortical spinogenesis” bioRxiv 2020
December 4, 2020
Mark Rutherford (WashU Otolaryngology)
“Mechanisms of Channel Block in Calcium-Permeable AMPA Receptors” Neuron 2018
December 18, 2020
Allison Soung (Klein lab, WashU Medicine)
“T cells promote microglia-mediated synaptic elimination and cognitive dysfunction during recovery from neuropathogenic flaviviruses” Nature Neuroscience 2019
