The CRN hosts a weekly Neuroscience Seminar Series throughout the academic year. The topics cover numerous aspects of experimental neuroscience, and our speakers include international as well as local leaders in their respective fields.
When & Where: Wednesdays at 12 noon, Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140 (unless posted otherwise).
Want a monthly email to notify you of upcoming seminars? Contact yvonne [dot] gardner [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca
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Date |
Speaker and topic |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Jeffrey Mogil Dept. of Psychology, McGill University The nature and nurture of pain |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Jannic Boehm Dept. of Physiology, Université de Montréal Amyloid-precursor protein and tau, a "Danse Macabre" that induces synaptic depression |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Pablo Castillo Dept. of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bidirectional synaptic plasticity expressed by NMDA receptors |
| Wednesday Apr. 24, 2013 |
Chen Lab CRN Research Update |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Fen-Biao Gao Neurotherapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School Molecular pathogenic mechanisms of frontotemporal dementia |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Sangwon F. Kim Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Physiological and pathophysiological roles of iron in the nervous system |
| Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013 |
Bourque Lab CRN Research Update |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Andy Huberman Division of Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego Assembly, function and customization of visual circuits |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Paul Fernyhough Depts. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics & Physiology University of Manitoba,and St. Boniface Research Centre Novel therapy for peripheral nerve disease in diabetes |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Michael Gordon Dept. of Zoology University of British Columbia Dissecting taste circuits and feeding behaviour in Drosophila |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Jon Sakata Dept. of Biology McGill University Neural circuits mediating sensory and social influences on vocal control |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Ian Duguid Centre for Integrative Physiology School of Biomedical Sciences University of Edinburgh Behavioural state differentially regulates input sensitivity in motor cortex pyramidal neurons |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Valérie Mongrain Dept. of Psychiatry Université de Montréal & Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal The unexpected link between synaptic adhesion and sleep/wake regulation |
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*Tuesday* *Note |
Dr. Leonard Levin Dept. of Ophthalmology McGill University The cecocentral vegan: understanding nutritional optic neuropathy |
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Wednesday |
Dr. J. Alex Parker Dept. of Pathology and Cellular Biology Université de Montréal Worming forward: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis toxicity mechanisms and drug discovery in C. elegans |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Sacha Nelson Dept. of Biology Brandeis University Physiological genomics of cortical circuits in health and disease |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Pejmun Haghighi Dept. of Physiology McGill University Retrograde regulation of synaptic homeostasis: role of postsynaptic translational pathways |
| Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012 |
van Meyel Lab CRN Research Update |
| Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012 |
Dr. Xia Zhang Institute of Mental Health Research University of Ottawa Glia and memory |
| Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012 |
Dr. Stefano Stifani Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Mechanisms underlying malignant brain tumour propagation |
| Wednesday Nov. 14, 2012 |
Stellwagen Lab CRN Research Update |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Gerhard Multhaup Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics McGill University Old amyloid - launching a new era in Alzheimer research |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Roberto Araya Dept. of Physiology Université de Montréal Active and passive mechanisms controlling the electrical function of spines: contributions to information processing and plasticity |
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Wednesday |
Sjöström Lab CRN Research Update |
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Wednesday |
Dr. Richard Huganir |