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SUMMARY:To Cross or Not To Cross? Transcriptional Control of Axonal Pathfi
 nding Choices. - Dr Sara I. Wilson\, Department of Physiology and Cellular
  Biophysics\, Columbia University\, New York
DTSTART:20080605T150000Z
DTEND:20080605T160000Z
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CONTACT:Frida Kaori Weierud
DESCRIPTION:The complex circuitry that underpins functional diversity of t
 he nervous system is formed initially during embryonic development. A majo
 r challenge in the neural sciences is to understand the mechanisms that co
 nfer identity on embryonic neurons and control the development of precisel
 y ordered neural connections.  We approach this general question through a
 n analysis of the development of spinal somatosensory circuits\, exploring
  the molecular mechanisms that dictate axonal trajectory and cell body set
 tling position. Our findings demonstrate that transcription factors that d
 efine subclasses of somatosensory neurons control select elements of axona
 l trajectories by regulating key guidance molecules and provide general in
 sight into the way in which sensory relay neurons coordinate subtype ident
 ity and axonal trajectory.\n\n\nHost: Dr Clare Baker
LOCATION:Hodgkin Huxley Seminar Room\, Physiology Building\, Downing Site
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