[BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER - Killam Lecture - TOMORROW - Neuron-Glia Interactions in the Hypothalamus

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*** REMINDER *** 

 
KILLAM LECTURE
 
 
Speaker:   Dr Stéphane Oliet, Ph.D
                  CNRS Investigator - Institut François Magendie, Bordeaux, France
 
Title:         Neuron-Glia Interactions in the Hypothalamus
 
Place:       de Grandpré Communications Centre
 
Date:        Tuesday, June 13, 2006
 
Time:        4:00 pm
 
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Dear Colleagues,

Next week's (June 13) Killam speaker will be Dr Stéphane Oliet, a CNRS investigator from the Institut François Magendie in Bordeaux, France. Stéphane is one of the leaders in the study of neuro-glia interaction in synaptic plasticity and function.

His research is aimed at understanding the influence of the astrocytic environment of neurons on synaptic and extrasynaptic (volume) transmission as well as on glial and neuronal intrinsic electrical properties. To investigate this issue, they are using the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system, which can undergo a striking anatomical neuroglial remodeling under conditions of intense stimulation (lactation, chronic dehydration). This morphological reorganization is characterized by a dramatic reduction in astrocytic coverage of magnocellular neurons. Dr Oliet's group is taking advantage of this anatomical plasticity to provide important information regarding functional neuroglial interactions in the brain. 

Recent contributions include:

Panatier A, Theodosis DT, Mothet JP, Touquet B, Pollegioni L, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Glia-derived D-serine controls NMDA receptor activity and synaptic memory. Cell. 2006 May 19;125(4):775-84. 

Panatier A, Gentles SJ, Bourque CW, Oliet SH. Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus. J Physiol. 2006 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print] 

Bhaukaurally K, Panatier A, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subtypes mediating GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus.
Eur J Neurosci. 2005 May;21(9):2459-66. 

Oliet SH, Piet R, Poulain DA, Theodosis DT. Glial modulation of synaptic transmission: Insights from the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Glia. 2004 Aug 15;47(3):258-67. Review. 

Piet R, Vargova L, Sykova E, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Physiological contribution of the astrocytic environment of neurons to intersynaptic crosstalk. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb 17;101(7):2151-5.

Piet R, Bonhomme R, Theodosis DT, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Modulation of GABAergic transmission by endogenous glutamate in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 May;17(9):1777-85. 

Azdad K, Piet R, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Dopamine D4 receptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition of GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Aug;90(2):559-65.

Oliet SH, Piet R, Poulain DA. Control of glutamate clearance and synaptic efficacy by glial coverage of neurons. Science. 2001 May 4;292(5518):923-6.


I hope you will all join us for his seminar,
Ted

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Edward A. Fon
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Montreal Neurological Institute
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