Synapses Journal Club, Fridays 10 am,

2^nd Floor Biotech conference room

Spring 2012 subthemes: Autism spectrum disorder, iPS cells

	Theme: “Autism Spectrum Disorder”
January 6	John Pruett, Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder	Fairly comprehensive review Mapping autistic brain development Early behavioral signs
January 13	Carolyn Hogan	Autism and synaptic pathophysiology
January 20	Karen O’Malley	FMRP and synapse elimination
January 27	Neuroscience student interviews	No Meeting
February 3	Neuroscience student interviews	No Meeting
February 10	Steve Mennerick	meCP2 phosphorylation and hippocampal learning
February 17	Martha Bhattacharya	Angelman syndrome
February 24	Stephanie Scherer	Physiology phenotype of Rett syndrome iPS cell-derived neurons
March 2	Joe Dougherty	Overview of iPS cells and Timothy syndrome phenotypes
March 9	Adish Dani	Shank and autism
March 16	Susan Culican	Visual development and Rett
March 23	Julian Meeks	Exocytosis modes studied with quantum dots
March 30	Vera Valakh	Dendritic action potential initiation in hippocampal neurons
April 6	Christine Wroge	TSPAN7, an intellectual disability protein, and AMPAR trafficking
April 13	Andy Linsenbardt	Cortical development from ES cells and iPS cells
April 20	Rob Purgert	Fibrobasts to spinal motor neurons
April 27	Stephanie Scherer	iPS cells in sporadic and familial Alzheimers
May 4	Tomomi Ichinose	Photoreceptor transplantation
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