Spring 2019 Special Lectures in Neuroscience – Scott Sternson Ph.D.
Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience
February 28, 2019
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship (MRGN) Room 121
Description
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.
Contact Details
- Julie Scott
- scott498@purdue.edu
- (765)494-0222