| Subject: Systems Biology (Vance Lemmon) |
| August |
29 |
Robin Smith |
The ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE): Findings and Implications. |
| September |
5 |
Ryan Williams |
The Cis-regulatory Logic of the Mammalian Photoreceptor Transcriptional Network. |
| |
12 |
William Buchser |
A Systems Model of Signaling Identifies a Molecular Basis Set for Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis. |
| |
19 |
Andrea Peterson |
Candidate Genes, pathways and mechanisms for alcoholism: an expanded convergent functional genomics approach. |
| |
26 |
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida |
Exploring the Mode-of-Action of Bioactive Compounds by Chemical-Genetic Profiling in Yeast. |
Subject 2: Olfaction (Chuck Luetje) |
| October |
4 |
Raul Corredor
(Note: This is a Thursday) |
Dual functions of mammalian olfactory sensory neurons as odor detectors and mechanical sensors. |
| |
10 |
George Brittain |
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| |
17 |
Jonathan Hertz |
Mosaic Organization of Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Brain |
| |
24 |
Gillian Reierson |
A functional circuit underlying male sexual behaviour in the female mouse brain. |
| |
30 |
(Note: This is a Tuesday) |
|
| November |
7 |
No Journal Club (SFN) |
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| Subject 3: Neurodegeneration (Grace Zhai) |
| November |
14 |
Lana Jones |
Identification of a lectin causing the
degeneration of neuronal processes using engineered embryonic stem
cells. |
| |
21 |
Andrew Darr |
The Conserved microRNA MiR-8 TUNES Atrophin
Levels to Prevent Neurodegeneration and Drosophila.
|
| |
28 |
Jonathan Kelley
|
Presenilins Form ER Ca2+ Leak Channels, a
Function Disrupted by Familial Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Mutations. |
| December |
5 |
Special Presentation – Cornelius Boerkoel |
When less is more: The consequence of a
Tdp 1 recessive neomorph in neurodegeneration. |
| |
12 |
Stuart Samuels |
BACE1 regulates voltage-gated sodium
channels and neuronal activity. |
No Journal Club on 12/19/07, 12/26/07, 1/2/08 (Winter Break) |
Subject 4: TBA |
| January |
9 |
Paul Morton |
Hardwiring the Brain: Endocannabinoids Shape
Neuronal Connectivity. |
| |
16 |
Michael Sinclair |
Growing Dendrites and Axons Differ in
Their Reliance on the Secretory Pathway. |
| |
23 |
Orion Furmanski |
A Neuroligin-3 Mutation Implicated in
Autism Increases Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission in Mice. |
| |
30 |
Mara Balda |
Regulation of Dendritic Develpoment by
Neuron-Specific Chromatin Remodling Complexes. |
| February |
6 |
Gregory Bigford |
Spatial Regulation of an E3 Ubiquitin
Ligase Directs Selective Synapse Elimination. |
| Subject 5: Astroglia in Health and Disease (John Bethea) |
| February |
13 |
Joshua Johnstone |
Joshua Johnstone-Presenilins Form ER Ca2+ Leak Channels, a
Function Disrupted by Familial Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Mutations. |
| |
20 |
Brandon Kitay |
Astrocyte-mediated control of cerebral blood flow. |
| |
27 |
Darcie Moore |
The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS
Synapse Elmination. |
| March |
5 |
Craig Roberts |
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| |
12 |
Sandra Schaal |
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| Subject 6: Photoreceptor Cell Biology (Rong Wen) |
| March |
19 |
Rei Nakamura |
|
| |
26 |
Randall Brenneman |
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| April |
2 |
Khanh Nguyen |
|
| |
9 |
Donald McCorquodale |
|
| |
16 |
Stephanie Glass |
|
Subject 7: TBA |
| April |
23 |
Luminita Luca |
|
| |
30 |
Yang Liu
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| May |
7 |
Alicia Pickrell |
|
| |
14 |
Uzoezi Ozomaro |
|
| |
21 |
Amy Hower |
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