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CDB SEMINAR PRESENTATION:

Social Signals and Neuronal Circuits that Regulate Development and Aging

Ilya Ruvinsky, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Ward 5-230, PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE ROOM

303 E. Chicago St

Chicago, Illinois

Coffee and cookies served promptly at 12:00pm

Abstract
Animals exchange social signals that shape aspects of development, disease, and aging, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. We study these processes in C. elegans because the compact nervous system of this animal permits analysis of the underlying neuroendocrine circuits with great facility and precision. Our results reveal conserved mechanisms by which the nervous system modulates somatic and germline development and highlight the importance of regulatory crosstalk between neurons and peripheral organs. Finally, I will discuss our progress in converting the mechanistic insights we gained thus far into developing pharmacological interventions that prolong health span and delay senescence.

Host: Dr. Volodya Gelfand

Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology 

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

 
 
For more information please contact Vanessa Gonzalez, vanessa.g@northwestern.edu