The molecular logic of synapse formation in the brain

b3bdb3bb84c1c43ba47cb594888a221f Stanford School of Medicine {"start": "2018-01-31T20:00:00", "end": "2018-01-31T21:00:00"}

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Thomas Südhof is interested in how synapses form and function in the developing and adult brain. His work focuses on the role of synaptic cell-adhesion molecules in establishing synapses and shaping their properties, on pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms of membrane traffic, and on impairments in synapse formation and synaptic function in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. To address these questions, Südhof’s laboratory employs a spectrum of approaches ranging from biophysical studies and physiological and behavioral investigations of mutant mice to analyses of human neurons.

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