Dear All,

Neuroscience subgroup of Longwood Scientific Salon (LSS) will have a group discussion on "Synaptic plasticity and Alzheimer's disease". The invited speaker is Dr. Shaomin Li from Dennis Selkoe's laboratory in Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Li obtained his PhD in Dublin University in Ireland and now is an instructor in Brigham and Women's Hospital. He got a solid training in electrophysiology of synaptic plasticity, learning & memory, and neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Li has published more than 20 research articles, including first-author papers in Nature Neuroscience, Neuron and Current Biology. He will mainly talk about how beta-amyloid affects synaptic plasticity and neuronal function in Alzheimer's disease. Please see the following for the event summary:



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LSS Neuroscience group event

Time: 5:15 – 6:00 PM, Jun 16, 2011 (Thursday)

Location: Room 308, Smith Building, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, 02115 MA

Speaker: Dr. Shaomin Li, Centre for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Organizer: HMS-CSSA

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For more information, please contact: cssa@hms-cssa.org.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Cheers

HMS-CSSA