SciNaPPS Seminar: Development and function of the hypothalamus
7 December 2012
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SciNaPPS - Science, Neurology, and Psychiatry/Psychology Seminars - presents this free seminar on the development and function of the hypothalamus
Presented by Associate Professor Gil Levkowitz
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
ABSTRACT: We utilize zebrafish as a vertebrate model organism to study the development and function of the various neurons that make up the hypothalamus. Our main goals are to identify the molecular mechanisms underlying
1) hypothalamic specification, morphogenesis and circuit formation during development
2) hypothalamic control of body homeostasis in the mature brain.
Specifically, we characterize the exact neuroanatomical structure of hypothalamic neurons in the zebrafish brain and identify factors regulating the specification and connectivity of select hypothalamic cell populations. In parallel, we are investigating the role of activity- dependent hypothalamic gene regulation in mediating responses to homeostatic challenges. These wide- ranging findings have advanced understanding of the embryonic development, neuropeptides biology and molecular physiology of the vertebrate hypothalamus.
Time: 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Location: Level 5 Lecture Theatre, 94 Mallet St, Camperdown.
Cost: Free
Contact: Wayne Reid
Phone: (02) 9114 4006
Email: 05183838346310061b2071024c112a0b385933543f1e2937
More info: http://sydney.edu.au/bmri/