Ucla Neurobiology Fall Symposium 2009

David Geffen School of Medicine

~ Fall Symposium ~ Optical Approaches to Probe Neuronal Circuits A Sampling of Research in the UCLA Department of Neurobiology

September 17, 2009 1:30 pm-5:00 pm

California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium 1:30 Welcome: Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD, PhD and Thomas Otis, PhD: “Why Do We Need Optical Tools to Study Neuronal Circuits? 1:45 Baljit Khakh, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology “Non Invasive, High Resolution monitoring of astrocyte excitability in Neuronal Circuits” 2:15 Thomas Otis, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurobiology “A New Optical Method for Measuring Electrical Signals in Single Neurons and in Neuronal Circuits” 2:45 Wiktor Janczewski, PhD, Associate Researcher of Neurobiology “Shining Light on Breathing” 3:15 Break and Refreshments 3:45 Joshua Trachtenberg, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology “Using Optogenetics to Determine How Activity Wires the Cortex” 4:15 Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD,PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology “High-Speed Two-Photon Calcium Imaging of Neuronal Activity”

ALL ARE WELCOME!