Event
The Hughlings Jackson Lecture - “Optical deconstruction of fully-assembled biological systems”
Friday, October 17, 2014 16:00to17:30
Montreal Neurological Institute
Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, 3801 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, CA
Price:
No cost, registration required
The Hughlings Jackson Lecture will take place on October 17, 2014 at 4:00 pm at the Neuro. This year, the Neuro’s premier scientific lecture entitled, “Optical deconstruction of fully-assembled biological systems” will be delivered by Dr. Karl Deisseroth, D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Stanford University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA. The Hughlings Jackson Lecture was established at the MNI in 1935. It honors the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty. Registration is required ().
Karl Deisseroth, PhD, MD
Dr. Deisseroth is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Investigator and the D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.
Karl Deisseroth pioneered the use of optogenetics for understanding complex brain processes. Optogenetics is regarded by many in the field as the most important technological development in brain science in the last 40 years.
Contact Information
Contact:
Debbie Rashcovsky
Organization:
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Email:
debbie.rashcovsky [at] mcgill.ca
Office Phone:
514-398-6047
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