| Glial cells are increasingly taking center stage in neuroscience research. Much more than their namesake--glue--suggests, glia actively sculpt neural circuits and present new targets for pharmacological interventions for epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases. To stay current on the growing body of glial cell literature, and to foster glial cell research within our community, Brain Institute members and pharmacology & toxicology faculty Karen Wilcox and Kristen Keefe are spearheading a mixed-format (journal club / research-in-progress) Glia Club. Announcement (.pdf) for posting. |  |
Glia Club will meet the second Monday of every month, from 11:45am to ~12:45pm, in HSEB 2600. Below is the full schedule. Please request a day to present by sending an e-mail with preferred dates to: glia@unite.utah.edu. If you choose to present a paper, please attach it to the e-mail for distribution.
Date |
Presenter |
| November 9, 2009 * | Jay Vargas (graduate student, Wilcox lab, pharmacology & toxicology) will lead a discussion of the article: Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes |
| December 14, 2009 | Felix Vazquez-Chona (postdoctoral fellow, Levine and Marc labs, Moran Eye Center) will present his research: Are Activated Glia Cells Angels or Demons? |
| January 11, 2010 | |
| February 8, 2010 | |
| March 8, 2010 | Danielle Friend (graduate student, Keefe lab, pharmacology & toxicology) Topic TBD |
| April 12, 2010 | Kevin Breen (graduate student, Vetter lab, neurobiology & anatomy) Topic TBD |
* The Brain Institute will provide lunch for the first meeting!
Please share this announcement with colleagues, students and postdocs who are interested in learning more about glial cells.
Questions? Contact Kristen Keefe, Karen Wilcox, and Amy Davis by sending an e-mail to: glia@unite.utah.edu
