November 16, 2009
Dr. Mary Logan
Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Glial immune responses to neurodegeneration in Drosophila"
November 30, 2009
Dr. Ethan Graf
Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University, St. Louis
"Activating the active zone: dynamic control of synaptic structure and function by Rab3"
December 3, 2009
Dr. Elizabeth Glater
Rockefeller University
"What's for dinner? Uncovering the neuronal and genetic basis of food preference in C. elegans"
Dr. Elizabeth Glater
Rockefeller University
"What's for dinner? Uncovering the neuronal and genetic basis of food preference in C. elegans"
December 7, 2009
Dr. Sean Speese
Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Activity-dependent synapse to nucleus signaling: uncovering the role of nuclear Frizzled-2 in synaptic development"
December 10, 2009
Dr. Glen Ernstrom
Department of Biology, University of Utah
"Acidification is a checkpoint for synaptic vesicle fusion"
December 14, 2009
Dr. Sharon Sann
Department of Biology,University of California San Diego
"The role of Rabx-5 in synaptic development"