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Date: August 17th

Time: 09:30 am

Place : ***53-105, CHS.***

Title : “Calpain: a key component of synaptic plasticity and learning & memory?”

Speaker: Dr. Michel Baudry

Summary:

In 1984, Gary Lynch and Michel Baudry proposed the hypothesis that the calcium-dependent protease, calpain, plays an important role in LTP and in learning and memory. Dr. Baudry will review the evidence accumulated over the last 2 years that argues the importance of calpain in synaptic plasticity and identifies critical targets for calpain, thus supporting its role in regulating structural organization and function of synaptic contacts.