Seminario del Instituto de Neurociencias de la UAB

18 09 2008

The second messenger NAADP in the SNC

Grant Churchill

Universidad de Oxford, Reino Unido

VIERNES 19 DE SEPTIEMBRE, 12h, SALA DE GRADOS FACULTADO DE MEDICINA, CAMPUS BELLATERRA, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

 

 

 

Dr Churchill obtained a Bachelors degree in Agriculture and a Masters degree in Crop Science from the University of Saskatchewan. His Masters research on structure-activity relationships for the plant hormone abscisic acid generated his interest in small molecule synthesis and how chemistry can be used to probe biological function. He then switched fields and obtained a PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Minnesota.

His PhD research focused on calcium regulation in the lens of the eye. Then, with combined interests in chemistry and calcium signalling, he came to Oxford to join Professor Antony Galione’s group as a postdoctoral research associate. Subsequently, he was awarded the Todd-Bird Leer el resto de esta entrada »