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We are considering at least one half-day session on Tuesday May 27, 2003 that is specifically geared towards exposing young SNRP investigators to the latest "Innovations in Neuroscience Techniques and Methods." We envision this session to benefit those SNRP investigators who are exploring new approaches to their research work. Although this session will be an optional feature of this meeting, it will be available only to SNRP Investigators. Thus, in order to assess the feasibility of this session, advance registration (see registration form) is required. Topics that will be presented include the use of neuroimaging to study intracellular calcium signaling and the use of RNAi in suppressing gene expression.
Leading neuroscientists and industry representatives will discuss and demonstrate the latest features and capabilities of the state-of-the-art scientific imaging software for capturing single images, time lapse sequences, 3D rendering, 2D and 3D devolution, and ratio imaging. On the molecular biology front, another tool is making way into the laboratory of neuroscientists. RNA interference, otherwise known as RNAi, is now becoming a powerful tool in the analysis of gene functions not only in invertebrates and plants but also in mammalian cells in the study of neurogenesis and neuronal differentiation. A leading expert for this technique in the mammalian systems will present a talk on strategies and designs of these small nucleic materials for gene suppression studies.