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Researchers from Utrecht University shed light on the intracellular transport of postsynaptic receptors in neurons In the brain, millions of neurons transfer information with each other through synapses. At the surface of an excitatory postsynapse, receptors need to be inserted with precise timing and location for the correct integration of the incoming signal from a … Read more
Sam F.B. van Beuningen, Lena Will, Martin Harterink, Anaël Chazeau, Eljo Y. van Battum, Cátia P. Frias, Mariella A.M. Franker, Eugene A. Katrukha, Riccardo Stucchi, Karin Vocking, Ana T. Antunes, Lotte Slenders, Sofia Doulkeridou, Peter Sillevis Smitt, A.F. Maarten Altelaar, Jan A. Post, Anna Akhmanova, R. Jeroen Pasterkamp, Lukas C. Kapitein, Esther de Graaff, Casper … Read more
Sabrina Oliveira received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This 1.5 M€ grant is intended for excellent research proposals from young scientists, to help them to achieve independence and build their own research teams. The grant will allow Sabrina Oliveira to expand her current line of research which is mainly focused on … Read more
Akhmanova A, Steinmetz MO. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2015 Dec;16(12):711-26. doi: 10.1038/nrm4084. Review Microtubules have fundamental roles in many essential biological processes, including cell division and intracellular transport. They assemble and disassemble from their two ends, denoted the plus end and the minus end. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of microtubule … Read more
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For the fourth year the Bio-Imaging Utrecht workgroup organizes a microscope image competition. The focus of this competition is to show that microscopic images often not only have scientific value but also an artistic value, the images will be judged on their visual effect. Any microscope image can participate in the competition. We have two categories: … Read more
Image analysis for beginners using ImageJ (free multiplatform software) Tuesday October 13th David de Wied building, room 042 If you want to start using ImageJ/FIJI and have no clue where to begin. Or you just started using it and got stuck. During the hands-on session our experts will guide you through … Read more
Summerschool 2015 – Neuronal Circuit development and plasticity, poster: here
