Episode 183 -- Astrocytes in Synaptic Control Symposium

Friday, February 9, 2018 Recorded as a panel discussion following the UTSA Neurosciences Institute’s 2018 research symposium.  The group discusses the tripartite synapse concept, which was coined by two of our panelists, Phil Haydon and Alfonso Araque, in the late 1990s.  The group considers the diverse mechanisms of astrocyte-neuron communication and the magnitude of how we are beginning to redefine the neural circuits of behavior and disease based on this new framework.  Hosted by Salma Quraishi. Duration: 49 minutes Discussants:(in alphabetical order) The Panelists Alfonso Araque, Robert & Elaine Larson Neuroscience Research Chair, University of Minnesota Medical School Philip Haydon, Annetta and Gustav Grisard Professor of Neuroscience, Sackler School of Medicine, Tufts University Erik Herzog, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis Carlos Paladini, Professor of Biology, UTSA Joining the discussion James Lechleiter, Professor of Cells Systems & Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio Salma Quraishi, Assistant Professor of Research, UTSA Matt Wanat , Assistant Professor, UTSA Charles Wilson, Ewing Halsell Chair, Director of the UTSA Neurosciences Institute acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.