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Scientific Seminars


  • Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
  • "'Old' and 'New' M1: A Tale of Two Primary Motor Areas"
  • Dr. Peter Strick, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh
  • Host: Dr. Marcel Oberlaender

  • Thursday, April 4, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
  • "Probing Synaptic and Circuitry Mechanisms of Psychiatric Disorders"
  • Dr. Guoping Feng, Professor, Dept. of Brain & Cognitive Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Host: Dr. McLean Bolton
  • *2012-13 Seminar Series*

  • Thursday, March 21, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
  • "Hippocampal GABAergic Interneurons: From Somata to Dendrites and Axons"
  • Dr. Peter Jonas, Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, IST Austria
  • Host: Dr. Jason Christie
  • *2012-13 Seminar Series*

  • Monday, March 11, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
  • "Gene therapy, 1974-2013: Are we there yet?"
  • Dr. Nicholas Muzyczka, Eminent Scholar, Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida
  • Hosts: Dr. Sam Young, MPFI and Dr. Paul Robbins, Scripps Florida

  • Thursday, March 7, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
  • "New Optical Probes for Neurophysiology"
  • Dr. Graham Ellis-Davies, Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Host: Dr. Ryohei Yasuda
  • *2012-13 Seminar Series*

  • Thursday, February 14, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "Optogenetic Mapping of Brain Circuitry"
  • George Augustine, PhD, Center for Functional Connectomics, Korean Institute of Science and Technology
  • Host: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Monday, February 4, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "Synaptic Mechanism Underlying Development and Function of Neural Circuit in Rat Auditory Cortex"
  • Yujiao Jennifer Sun, PhD, University of Southern California – Postdoc Candidate
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, January 24, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "What Your Brain Uses to Think: The Biology of Ion Channels at Synapses"
  • Timothy A. Ryan, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • *2012-13 Seminar Series*
  • Host: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "Properties of Active Neocortical Neurons Identified by Fos Expression"
  • Yoshio Takashima, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University – Postdoc Candidate
  • Host: Dr. Hyungbae Kwon

  • Thursday, January 17, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "How Do Dopamine Neurons Compute Prediction Errors"
  • Naoshige Uchida, PhD, Harvard University
  • *2012-13 Seminar Series*
  • Host: Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi

  • Friday, January 11, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "Modulating the Precision of Recurrent Bursts in Cultured Neural Networks"
  • Joon Ho Choi, PhD, Korea University – Postdoc Candidate
  • Host: Dr. Hyungbae Kwon

  • Thursday, January 10, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "Subunit-Specific Translocation of Glutamate Receptors During Synaptic Plasticity"
  • Hiromitsu Tanaka, PhD, Kyoto University – Postdoc Candidate
  • Host: Dr. Ryohei Yasuda

  • Monday, January 7, 2013 – 2:00 pm
  • "Neuronal Membrane Trafficking: From Basic Biology to Neural Disease"
  • Helene Decker, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University – Postdoc Candidate
  • Hosts: Dr. Ryohei Yasuda and Dr. Hyungbae Kwon

  • Monday, January 7, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • "Bre1, a Histone H2B Ubiquitin Ligase, Regulates Cell Cycle and Differentiation Of Neural Precursor Cells"
  • Yugo Ishino, PhD, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan - Postdoc Candidate
  • Host: Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi

Past Seminars

  • Thursday, December 20, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Protein Synthesis at Synapses"
  • Erin Schuman, PhD, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick

  • Tuesday, December 18, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Building Sparse Representations for Odors: Circuit Dynamics and Synaptic Plasticity"
  • Gilles Laurent, DVM, PhD, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick

  • Friday, November 16, 2012 – 10:00 am
  • "Neuronal and Network Mechanisms of Ictogenesis"
  • Dr. Sally Duarte, Postdoc Candidate, Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester
  • Host: Dr. James Schummers

  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "An E3 ligase cascade of Cdh1-APC/Smurf1 controls axon growth in the mammalian brain"
  • Dr. Madhuvanthi Kannan, Postdoc Candidate, Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Goettingen
  • Host: Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi

  • Friday, November 9, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Ex vivo analysis of alterations in the physiological properties of amygdala neurons in a rat model of post-traumatic stress disorder"
  • Dr. Sonal Goswami, Postdoc Candidate, Dept. of Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • Host: Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi

  • Monday, October 22, 2012 – 2:00 pm
  • "The development of cholinergic and GABAergic synapses between starburst amacrine cells and direction selective ganglion cells in mammalian retina"
  • Dr. Kyongmin Kim, Postdoc Candidate, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Host: Dr. Hyungbae Kwon

  • Friday, October 19, 2012 – 1:00 pm
  • "High resolution quantitative localization of voltage-dependent calcium channels in the brain by immunogold electron microscopy"
  • Dr. Ryuichi Shigemoto, Professor, Div. of Cerebral Structure, National Inst. For Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
  • Host: Dr. Naomi Kamasawa

  • Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Functional architecture of the mouse olfactory bulb"
  • Dr. Yoav Adam, Postdoc candidate, Dept. of Neurobiology, The Hebrew University
  • Host: Dr. Ryohei Yasuda

  • Thursday, October 11, 2012 – 3:00 pm
  • "Fast two-photon in vivo and in vitro imaging in near-cubic-millimeter volume up to sub-millisecond temporal resolution"
  • Dr. Rózsa Balázs, Head, Two-Photon Imaging Center and the Institute of Experimental Medicine HAS and Head, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, October 11, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "A critical mediator for activity-dependent synapse elimination in developing cerebellum"
  • Dr. Takayasu Mikuni, Postdoc candidate, Dept. of Neurophysiology, University of Tokyo
  • Host: Dr. Ryohei Yasuda

  • Thursday, September 27, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Development and functions of the medium-sized spiny neurons in the striatrum"
  • Dr. Teruko Danjo, Postdoc candidate, Dept. of Systems Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute
  • Host: Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi

  • Thursday, September 20, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Studying olfactory coding by exhaustive calcium imaging"
  • Dr. Tim Holy, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine
  • Host: Dr. James Schummers
  • *2012-13 Seminar Series

  • Thursday, August 2, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "The Binocular Machine in the Brain revealed by Imaging Cells, Synapses, and Vessels in Vivo"
  • Dr. Prakash Kara, Assistant Prof., MUSC Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick

  • Tuesday, July 31, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "The Role of Iontropic Glutamate Receptors in CNS Glia"
  • Aiman Saab, Postdoc candidate, MPI-of Experimental Medicine, Goettingen
  • Host: Dr. Jason Christie

  • Thursday, July 26, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "RESOLFT Nanoscopy in Life Sciences: Unraveling the Mysteries with Low Light Levels"
  • Dr. Ilaria Testa, Postdoc, Dept. of NanoBiophotonics, MPI-of Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen
  • Host: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "The Molecular Mechanism of the Mammalian Circadian Clock: New Insights and New Challenges"
  • Dr. Gregor Eichele, Director and Scientific Member, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen
  • Host: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Thursday, May 3, 2012 – 12:00 pm
  • "Actin Badly: Neurological Disorders Associated with Abnormal Synaptic Cytoskeletal Signaling"
  • Dr. Scott Soderling, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center
  • Host: Dr. McLean Bolton
  • *Spring 2012 Seminar Series*

  • Friday, April 27, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Fast 3D two photon imaging of neural network function in the intact mouse brain"
  • Dr. Benjamin Grewe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Biology and Physics, Stanford University
  • Host: Dr. Bert Sakmann

  • Thursday, April 19, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Rewiring thalamocortical circuitry during adulthood"
  • Dr. Randy Bruno, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Columbia University
  • Host: Dr. Bert Sakmann

  • Thursday, March 29, 2012 – 12:00 pm
  • "Assembly of Auditory Brainstem Neural Circuits"
  • Dr. George Spirou, Director, Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine
  • Hosts: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr. & Dr. Rod Murphey, FAU

  • Friday, March 23, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Involvement of the Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System in Cardiovascular Regulation and Drug Addiction"
  • Helaine De Brito-Gariepy, PhD., Post Doc Candidate, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Host: Dr. Jason Christie

  • Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 12:00 pm
  • "Morphological and functional remodeling at the developing calyx of Held synapse"
  • Dr. Lu-Yang Wang, Professor & Director, BRAIN Platform, University of Toronto
  • Host: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Monday, March 19, 2012 - 11:00 am
  • "Basal forebrain cholinergic system: physiological properties and connectivity"
  • Cagri Unal, Post Doc Candidate, Rutgers University
  • Host: Dr. Jason Christie

  • Thursday, March 1, 2012 – 12:00 pm
  • "What happens before and after exocytosis"
  • Dr. Erwin Neher, Professor & Director, Max Planck Institute for Biological Chemistry, Goettingen
  • Host: Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.
  • *Spring 2012 Seminar Series*

  • Thursday, February 23, 2012
  • "Disentangling electrical and chemical synaptic signaling in a network of inhibitory interneurons"
  • R. Angus Silver, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Dept. of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London
  • Host: Dr. Jason Christie
  • *Spring 2012 Seminar Series*

  • Monday, February 21, 2012
  • "Plasticity and Columnar Organization in the Ferret Visual Cortex Depends on Age and Local Geometric Structure"
  • David Whitney, Post Doc Candidate, Dept. of Biology, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:00 pm
  • "Visualizing circuits in the visual system"
  • Josh Sanes, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick
  • *Spring 2012 Seminar Series*

  • Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 12:00 pm
  • "Using Connectomics to Reveal Circuit Motifs"
  • Jeff Lichtman, MD, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick
  • *Spring 2012 Seminar Series*

  • Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – 12:00 pm
  • "Neuronal migration – relevance for development, evolution and disorders of cerebral cortex"
  • Pasko Rakic, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology and Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine
  • Host: Dr. David Fitzpatrick
  • *Spring 2012 Seminar Series*

  • Monday, January 9, 2012 – 11:00 am
  • "Smaug 1 mRNA-silencing foci respond to NMDA and modulate synapse formation"
  • Dario Maschi, Post Doc Candidate, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Host: Dr. Jason Christie

  • Thursday, December 1, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "Neural Circuits Involved in Active Touch"
  • Wang, Fan, Assoc. Prof., Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
  • *Fall 2011 Seminar Series*
  • Host: McLean Bolton

  • Tuesday, November 22, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "2-photon imaging of neuronal activity in freely moving animals: from the eye to the visual cortex during self-determined behavior"
  • Kerr, Jason, Group Leader, Network Imaging Group, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
  • *FAU/MPFI Neuroscience Seminar Series Fall 2011*
  • Host: James Schummers

  • Monday, November 21, 2011 – 4:00 pm
  • "Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptors Gate Rapid Orientation–Specific Reduction in Visual Discrimination"
  • Villegas, Mario Treviño, Post Doc Candidate, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
  • Host: David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, November 17, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "Continuous dynamic photostimulation: mimicking in-vivo like fluctuating currents"
  • El Hady, Ahmed, Visiting PostDoc, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization
  • Host: David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, November 10, 2011 – 11:30 am
  • "Molecular physiology of sound encoding at hair cell synapses"
  • Moser, Tobias, University of Goettingen
  • Host: Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Thursday, November 3, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "Homeostatic Control of Neural Function"
  • Davis, Graeme, UCSF
  • *Fall 2011 Seminar Series*
  • Host: Samuel Young, Jr.

  • Tuesday, October 18, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "Towards a genetic dissection of GABAergic circuits in neocortex: chandeliers light up the path"
  • Huang, Josh, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • *FAU/MPFI Neuroscience Seminar Series Fall 2011*
  • Host: David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, October 6, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "The Genetics of Individual Variation in the Brain"
  • Nowakowski, Richard, Florida State University
  • *Fall 2011 Seminar Series*
  • Host: David Fitzpatrick

  • Monday, September 26, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "Distinct roles for Ten-m2 and Ten-m4 in the development of the mouse visual system"
  • Young, Timothy R., Post Doc Candidate, University of Sydney, School of Medical Sciences
  • Host: James Schummers

  • Tuesday, September 20, 2011 – 12:00 pm
  • "The origin of time (in songbird motor pathway)"
  • Long, Michael A., Asst. Professor, New York School of Medicine
  • *FAU/MPFI Neuroscience Seminar Series Fall 2011*
  • Host: James Schummers

  • Friday, September 16, 2011 – 11:00 am
  • "Role of CaV1.3 calcium channels for development of auditory brainstem circuitry"
  • Hirtz, Jan, Post Doc Candidate, Dept. of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • Host: Jason Christie

  • Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 11:00 am
  • "Two-photon Tumor Vasculature and Biomarker Imaging"
  • Belfield, Kevin, Ph.D., Pegasus Professor of Chemistry and Optics, and Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida
  • Host: Jason Christie, Long Yan

  • Monday, June 20, 2011 - 11:00 am
  • "Potentiation of astrocytic glutamate uptake by a Gq GPCR-PKC dependent mechanism"
  • Devaraju, Prakash, Post Doc Candidate, Dept. of Neurosciences, University of California, Riverside
  • Host: James Schummers

  • Tuesday, June 14, 2011 – 11:00 am
  • "Respiratory network activity modulates synaptic and circuit processing of lateral inhibition in olfactory bulb mitral cells"
  • Phillips, Matt, Post Doc Candidate, Yale University School of Medicine
  • Host: James Schummers

  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011 – 11:00 am
  • "Visualization and Image Analysis with ZIBAmira"
  • Prohaska, Steffen, PhD, Head of Research for Visualization and Data, Zuse Institute, Berlin, Germany
  • Host: Marcel Oberlaender

  • Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:00 am
  • "Dynamics and Synchrony in V1 Circuits"
  • Yu, Jianing, Post Doc Candidate in Neuroscience, Northwestern University
  • Host: David Fitzpatrick

  • Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 4:00 pm
  • "Speed and accuracy in presynaptic excitation-secretion coupling"
  • Brose, Nils, PhD, Professor, Director, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Germany
  • *2011 Spring Seminar Series*
  • Host: Sam Young

  • Monday, May 2, 2011 - 11:00 am
  • "Mechanisms of transmitter release at a retinal ribbon synapse"
  • Heidelberger, Ruth, MD, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School
  • Host: Sam Young

  • Friday, April 29, 2011 - 11:00 am
  • "Role of cholinergic amacrine cells in retinal development and direction selectivity"
  • Zhou, Z. Jimmy, PhD, Marvin L. Sears Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Professor, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Vice Chairman and Director of Research, Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University
  • Host: Long Yan

  • Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:00 am
  • "Sensory activation of dendrites and spines in cortical neurons in vivo"
  • Konnerth, Arthur, MD, Friedrich Schiedel Professor of Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience, Technical University Munich
  • Host: David Fitzpatrick


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