Event
Hughlings Jackson Lecture
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 16:00to17:30
Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre (accessible via 2nd floor), Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, CA, 3801 University Street, CA
Price:
No cost
The upcoming Hughlings Jackson Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Alex Leo Kolodkin, Professor of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. Dr. Kolodkin’s lecture entitled "Wiring up the nervous system: mechanisms and molecules" will take place on December 13th at 4 pm in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital.
Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is the MNI’s premier scientific lecture. It honors the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.
A reception will follow in the Helen Penfield Atrium of the de Grandpre Communications Centre.
Alex Kolodkin
Alex Kolodkin is a neuroscientist whose laboratory works to understand how neuronal connectivity is established, maintained, and modulated. The Kolodkin Lab is currently investigating how families of invertebrate and vertebrate guidance cues orchestrate neuronal wiring during embryogenesis and later in neural development, using Drosophila and the mouse as model systems.
Contact Information
Contact:
Deborah Rashcovsky
Organization:
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Email:
debbie.rashcovsky [at] mcgill.ca
Office Phone:
514-398-6047
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