Nervous System Diseases

2015 Mar 26

Quality Control of iPS-induced Neurons

9:00am to 10:00am

Location: 

Harvard Medical School, New Research Building, Room 350, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA

Guest speakers:
Ajamete Kaykas, PhD
"Generation of isogenic-hPSC neuronal disease models"
Senior Investigator
and
Bilada Bilikan, PhD
"High-throughput cellular phenotyping of hPSC-derived neuronal sub-types"
Neuroscience Group
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Moderators:
Elizabeth Buttermore and Maria Sundberg

2015 Feb 25

Insights into the Pathogenesis of RNA Splicing Factor Retinitis Pigmentosa

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Meltzer Auditorium (3rd Floor), 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114

Genetic & Regenerative Medicine of Eye Disease Lecture

Guest speaker:
Michael Farkas, PhD
Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Investigator, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Organized by the Ocular Genomics Institute & the Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute

2014 Dec 16

"First in Human" - The Potential of Neural Stem Cell-based Approaches for Treatment of Brain Disorders

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Cell Press Webinar

Register for this free event at:  http://view6.workcast.net/register?pak=3562853956624649

Guest speakers:
Ricardo Dolmetsch
Global Head of Neuroscience
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research and Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University

Kevin Eggan
Professor, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology,...

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2014 Nov 13

HSCI Technology Series: "All-optical electrophysiology"

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Harvard University, Sherman-Fairchild 261, 7 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA

Guest presenters:
Adam Cohen, PhD
Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and of Physics
and

Daniel Hochbaum, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cohen Lab
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Abstract:
We recently developed a technology for probing the electrophysiology of cells using light-alone.  A blue light-activated ion channel triggers membrane depolarizations...

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2015 May 18

Cortical Evolution 2015

Mon - Wed, May 18 to May 20, 8:00am - 6:00pm

Location: 

Museo del Ejercito, Alcazar of Toledo, Toledo, Spain

Organizers:
Veronica Martinez Cerdeno
Stephen Noctor

For information visit:  www.ventricular.org or write:  vmc@ventricular.org

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2014 Jun 06

"Harnessing neuronal competition to rejuvenate aging memory circuits with adult-born neurons"

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Via WebEx - see information below

HSCI Nervous System Program Webinar Series

Guest presenter:
Kathleen McAvoy, PhD (Amar Sahay Lab)
Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for Regenerative Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital

To start or join the online meeting
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Go to https://hms.webex.com/hms/j.php?MTID=m3af44289c27a9fe8e8db23ad1c82859c
Password:  HSCINeuro

2014 Jun 18

"Stem Cell Therapy for Retinal Degeneration: A Vision for the Future"

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Meltzer Auditorium, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114

Genetic and Regenerative Medicine of Eye Disease Lecture Series

Guest speaker:
Robin Ali, PhD
Professor, Head of Department of Genetics
University College London
Hosted by the Ocular Genomics Institute & Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute

2014 May 12

"Genetic Influences on the Developing Central Nervous System"

9:00am to 12:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Medical School, Goldenson 122, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA

Lecturers:

  • Dr. Connie Cepko, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
  • Dr. Davie VanVactor, Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
  • Dr. Elizabeth Engle, Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital

Description: This nanocourse will explore the fundamental mechanisms underlying the development of the Central Nervous System (CNS) with a focus on the genes that drive this process. We will...

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2014 Apr 17

"Lineage Reprogramming of Fibroblasts to Nociceptor Neurons: Pain in a Dish"

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Via WebEx - see information below

Introduction by Clifford Woolf and Paola Arlotta, Co-Directors of the HSCI Nervous System Program.

Scientific presentation by Brian Wainger (Woolf) Lab:
"Lineage Reprogramming of Fibroblasts to Nociceptor neurons:  Pain in a Dish"

To connnect to this program via WebEx:1. Go to https://hms.webex.com/hms/j.php?MTID=m55aa2de8b94a18310f1deb4c50d8d577
2. If requested, enter your name...

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2014 Mar 28

HSCRB Tenure Seminar - Paola Arlotta, PhD

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Harvard University, Biological Labs Lecture Hall, Room 1080, 16 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA

"Programming and Reprogramming Neuronal Diversity in the Cerebral Cortex"

Guest speaker:
Paola Arlotta, PhD

Morris Kahn Associate Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Harvard University
Principal Faculty, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

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