Symposia: Building blocks of neuronal function and how misplaced pieces can lead to brain diseases
Chair: Dr. Ramón Martínez-Mármol
Dr. Ramón Martínez-Mármol,Research Fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Speakers:
Dr Merja Joensuu, Early Career Researcher and Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland
Fatty acids restore neuronal energy levels and synaptic function in hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Associate Professor Victor Anggono, Associate Professor at the Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Molecular control of AMPA receptor exocytosis by the calcium- and phospholipid-binding protein Copine-6.
Associate Professor Vladimir Sytnyk, Associate Professor at the School of Biotech & Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales
Regulation of the targeting of amyloid precursor protein (APP) from the cell surface to recycling endosomes by the neural cell adhesion molecule 2 (NCAM2).
Professor Yazi Ke, Professor and research group leader at the Dementia Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney
Targeting 14-3-3q - TDP-43 pathogenic interaction as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia.