Spring 2019 Special Lectures in Neuroscience – Scott Sternson Ph.D.

February 28, 2019
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship (MRGN) Room 121

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The Neuroscience of Obesity

Scott Sternson Ph.D., Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI, Ashburn, VA

Topic: “The Neurobiology of Need”

Dr. Sternson uses advanced molecular and systems neuroscience approaches, including chemogenetics, optogenetics, in vivo calcium imaging and cell type-specific transcriptomics, to understand the neurobiology of survival needs, especially hunger.

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