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NBD Seminar Series: Genetic Dissection of Inhibitory Microcircuit Assembly and Organization in the Cerebral Cortex (via Zoom)
Abstract:
Cortical inhibitory interneurons (INs) are known to play a key role in shaping neuronal activity at synaptic, cellular, network levels. However, our understanding of the inhibitory microcircuit assembly and organization remains largely limited. In my seminar, I will introduce our recent findings: 1) the molecular mechanisms underlying IN synaptic specificity, 2) the role for neuromodulation in IN network arborization, and 3) a novel genetic strategy to dissect IN local circuits.
Host:
Prof Wang Hongyan
Deputy Programme Director
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme
Duke-NUS Medical School
Contact Person:
Jacqueline Ho (jacqueline.ho@duke-nus.edu.sg)
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme
Duke-NUS Medical School
Date and Time
14 Apr 2020 @ 09:30 - 14 Apr 2020 @ 10:30
Speaker
Dr Hiroki Taniguchi
Research Group Leader
Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Dr Hiroki Taniguchi did his Ph.D. at National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan under the supervision of Drs. Akinao Nose and Masatoshi Takeichi. He had a postdoc training at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York under the guidance of Dr. Z. Josh Huang. Since 2012, he has been a research group leader at Max Planck Florida Institute.