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CCMN lecture series: Dr Ernesto Ciabatti, University of Cambridge

29 February 2024, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Dr Ernesto Ciabatti

Title: ‘Novel approaches for functional connectomics in mammals’

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Anna Roberts – UCL, Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology

Location

Medawar, G01
Lankester Lecture Theatre
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT

Abstract: Over the past few decades, breakthrough technologies for recording and manipulating neuronal activity in large neuronal populations have shifted the focus from individual neurons to neural networks. Moreover, the recent completion of several connectomes, with more on the horizon, promises to revolutionise systems neuroscience. However, the utility of connectomic maps will be limited without the means to functionally access neural networks in vivo. In this seminar, I will outline my work in developing non-toxic transsynaptic viral vectors designed for long-term functional manipulation of neural circuits and discuss future directions for functional connectomics in mammals. 

About the Speaker

Dr Ernesto Ciabatti

EPSRC Fellow, MRC - Laboratory of Molecular Biology at University of Cambridge

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