Seminars

on Intravital Microscopy

October 3rd/4th

Dr. Porat-Shliom is a cell biologist with expertise in light microscopy techniques, particularly, intravital microscopy. Her lab uses a combination of molecular, biochemical and imaging approaches to investigate the principles underlying mitochondrial structure and function and the changes under pathological conditions such as cellular transformation.

Akash Pal is a fourth year neuroscience graduate student in Ute Hochegeschwender’s "Bioluminescent Optogenetics Lab” at Central Michigan University. Ute is one of the 4PIs that are currently part of NSF's NeuroNex Bioluminescent Hub. Akash is working on developing luminopsin constructs and determining their efficacy in activating or inhibiting neurons.