[Seminar] Genomic origins of Yaponesians, people on Japanese Archipelago by Professor Naruya Saitou

Title: Genomic origins of Yaponesians, people on Japanese Archipelago

Speaker: Naruya Saitou

Affiliation: National Institute of Genetics

[PhD Thesis Presentation] -Yafei Mao- Whole-genome sequence analysis of the evolutionary history of the reef-building coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia, Cnidaria)

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Yafei Mao

Title: Whole-genome sequence analysis of the evolutionary history of the reef-building coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia, Cnidaria)

Date&Time: January 31st, 9:00-10:00

Venue: C700, LevelC, Lab3

[Seminar] A neuron-specific microexon implicated in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) controls subcellular localization of TAF1 by Dr. Jill R. Crittenden

Title: A neuron-specific microexon implicated in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) controls subcellular localization of TAF1

Speaker: Dr. Jill R. Crittenden

Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

[PhD Thesis Presentation] -Nilupaer Abudukeyoumu- Cholinergic interneurons in striatal microcircuit dynamics studied with anatomical, and behaviora l methods

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Nilupaer Abudukeyoumu

Title: Cholinergic interneurons in striatal microcircuit  dynamics studied with anatomical, and behaviora l  methods

Date&Time: January 22nd, 13:00-14:00

Venue: C209, Level C, Ctr Bldg

[Seminar] Age-related changes in brain function and connectivity in relation to motor behavior by Dr. Stephan Swinnen

Title: Age-related changes in brain function and connectivity in relation to motor behavior

Speaker: Dr. Stephan P. Swinnen

Affiliation:  Movement Control & Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium

[Seminar] Neurodegeneration and drug discovery in C. elegans by Dr. Alexander Parker

Title: Neurodegeneration and drug discovery in C. elegans

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Parker

Affiliation:  CRCHUM - Université de Montréal

[PhD Thesis Presentation] -Masakazu Igarashi- The role of interhemispheric cortico-cortical connections in bimanual coordination in the rats

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Masakazu Igarashi

Title: The role of interhemispheric cortico-corticalconnections in bimanual coordination in the rats

Date&Time: January 16th, 14:00-15:00

Venue: C210, Level C, Ctr Bldg

[Seminar] Undulatory locomotion and its neuromechanical control in C. elegans: models and experiments by Dr. Netta Cohen

Title: Undulatory locomotion and its control in C. : models and experiments

Speaker: Dr. Netta Cohen

Affiliation: University of Leeds

[Seminar] Regulation of the Heat Shock Response and Proteostasis Networks in Aging and Disease by Dr. Richard Morimoto

Title: Regulation of the Heat Shock Response and Proteostasis Networks in Aging and Disease

Speaker: Dr. Richard Morimoto

Affiliation: Northwestern University

[Seminar] Functional compression at the C. elegans motor circuit by Dr. Mei Zhen

Title: Functional compression at the C. elegans motor circuit

Speaker: Dr. Mei Zhen

Affiliation:  University of Toronto