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"Themes and variations in behavior"

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cornelia "Cori" Bargmann, PhD, Torsten N. Wiesel Professor, The Rockefeller University and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Ruth K. Broad Foundation Seminar Series on Neurobiology and Disease

Dr. Bargmann uses C. elegans, a tiny worm with just 302 neurons, as a model for her work; many of the genes and signaling mechanisms used in the worm are similar to those of mammals. The ability to manipulate the activity of individual genes and neurons in C. elegans makes it possible to determine how neural circuits develop and function. Much of her research focuses on the worms¿ responses to smell, which are among its most complex behaviors, and she is particularly interested in how genes and neural pathways allow the nervous system to generate flexible behaviors. Her work has led to major discoveries elucidating the relationship between genes, neurons, neural circuits and behavior. Dr. Bargmann is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the recipient of the 2012 Kavli Prize, and the recipient of the 2013 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. She is also the co-chair of the BRAIN initiative.

Contact: Irene Lofstrom