[Medical Education Building – 3rd Floor Auditorium] Mechanosensory Transduction and Its Modification in C. elegans
Dr. Martin Chalfie, Professor, Department of Biology
Columbia University
2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Using C. elegans as a model system, Dr. Chalfie has provided striking insights into mechanisms underlying touch reception and the ability to tune touch sensitivity and response to a variety of environmental stimuli.
Contact: brb2ty@virginia.edu or kcd8md@virginia.edu for more info