OIST Workshop Spinal cord formation, function, and beyond This workshop explores how the spinal cord links sensation to action. Organizers: Neural Circuit Unit 11 March 2025 - 14 March 2025
Research Update Surprising hormone-related gene activity discovered in the early larval stage of the Malabar grouper Farmed in Okinawa for their food value, these giant meso-predators have had their entire genome sequenced, with unexpected results.
Research Update Long-standing professor named 2022 IUPS Fellow Professor Tomoyuki Takahashi has been named a 2022 International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Academy Fellow.
Research Update Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer’s disease A study has revealed how tau – a key protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease – impairs communication between neurons, providing new avenues for treatment.
Research Update The uncharted molecular language of the brain A novel method that looks at the molecular composition of brain synapses has revealed three times more proteins than previously thought, finds research published in PNAS.
Research Update Cytoskeletal proteins play maintenance roles in neurotransmission Microtubules and F-actin in presynaptic terminals
