Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurological Disease
The Fondation IPSEN, Nature Neuroscience and Nature Genetics are pleased to announce an Emergence & Convergence mini-symposium:
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurological Disease
December 5, 2008, Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Registration for this meeting is now CLOSED.
Mitochondria are responsible for maintaining the energy balance of the cell and are also responsible for triggering apoptosis (programmed cell death) in response to oxidative stress. This one-day mini-symposium aims to highlight recent advances in our understanding of how these organelles function in the nervous system, and how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to neurological disease.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurological Disease
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ORGANIZERS
- Kalyani Narasimhan (Nature Neuroscience, USA)
- Alan Packer (Nature Genetics, USA)
- Yves Christen (Fondation IPSEN, France)
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Date
December 5, 2008
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Venue
Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina, USA
A primary cortical neuron imaged with a photoactivatable (green to red) fluorescent protein targeted to the mitochondrial matrix. Image courtesy of Dr. Jordi Magrane (Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA).
