Neuroscientists Talk Shop

August 25, 2022

Andrew Maurer joined us to talk about the language used by hippocampal neurons to communicate with each other and with other cells in the brain.  The conversation started by referring to last month’s retrospective of the John Lisman podcast from long ago, but ranged over a number of other topics, including the future prospects for understanding brain dynamics from electrophysiological recordings.

Guest:  Andrew Maurer, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Florida.

Participating: 

Francesco Savelli, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

James Jones, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

The previous podcast to which we refer is episode 247, John Lisman Retrospective

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

On Thursday March  6, 2008 we recorded episode 9 of Neuroscientists talk Shop.  Our guess was John Lisman, from Brandeis University. We enjoyed a 50 minute discussion with John that touched on a range of topics. This  retrospective summary of that conversation has been heavily edited for linearity, and the topics have been thinned out somewhat.  John's unique perspective is evident throughout, and although this was 14 years ago, most of the topics still seem current and John's insights into the process of discovery are still valuable for us today.

Guest:  John Lisman, Zalman  Abraham Kekst Chair in Neuroscience and Professor of Biology and of the  Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University.

Participating:

Brian Derrick, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

David Senseman, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Todd Troyer, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Charles Wilson, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Host:

Salma Quraishi, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Monday, June 13, 2022

On Thursday  November 15, 2007 we recorded episode 3 of Neuroscientists Talk Shop.   Our guest was William Ross, who was, and still is, Professor in the  Department of Physiology at New York Medical College, Valhalla.  We  talked to Bill about imaging techniques for neurophysiology, especially  calcium imaging, which he helped to found and develop  It is wonderful,  from today’s perspective, to see how he was able to envision the  developments that have happened in the meantime and it is a joy to take  this retrospective look at one of our earliest podcasts.

Guest:  William Ross, Professor of Neurophysiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla.

https://www.nymc.edu/faculty/directory/by-name/ross-william/

Participating:

Carlos Paladini, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Fidel Santamaria, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Charles Wilson, Dept. of Biology, UTSA

Host:

Salma Quraishi, Dept. of Biology UTSA

Thursday, April 28, 2022

On April 28, 2020  we met with Hojoon Lee to discuss taste receptors, their constant  turnover, and the need for the taste system to constantly recreate the  specificity of connections between taste receptors and the brain.

This is our last episode for the Spring.  We’ll be back in August.

Guest:  Hojoon Lee, Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University. https://www.hojoonlee.org/

Participating:

Lindsey Macpherson Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA

Monday, April 25, 2022

We got the opportunity to chat with Eric Olson, on gene editing with CRISPR  and its application to genetic disease.  Eric explained the alternative forms of CRISPR and their applications, as well as his own experience designing a gene editing treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Guest:  Eric Olson, Professor and Chair of Molecular Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center in  Dallas.  He also directs the Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and  Medicine and the Wellstone Center for Muscular Dystrophy Research. He holds the Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship in Stem Cell research,  and the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in sciences.  https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/olson/

Participating:

Jenny Hsieh, Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA