On Jan. 13th, Neuron published a research article entitled "Facilitation of μ-opioid receptor activity by preventing δ-opioid receptor-mediated co-degradation". This work was carried out by Dr. Xu Zhang's lab (ION), in collaboration with Dr. Lan Bao's lab (IBCB).
On January 10, 2011, a delegation from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) visited ION. Drs. Zuo-Ren Wang and You-Sheng Shu hosted the visit, giving a brief description of current research and activities at ION.
The 2010 ION-IBP-IOBS-ZUSM Joint Annual Meeting, between ION, IBP (Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), IOBS (Institute of Brain Sciences, Fudan University) and ZUSM (Zhejiang University School of Medicine) was held at the SIBS Lecture Hall from December 26th to 28th.
Dr. Hai-Lan Hu was invited to attend the Conference on Synaptic Plasticity as a basis of Learning and Memory held in Japan on December 1 to 3. During the conference, Dr. Hu gave an invited talk entitled "In search of the Molecular and Circuit Mechanism of Depression".
On Dec 1st, an article from the Lab of Dendrite Development and Neural Circuit Formation was published as a cover article in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Dr. Si Wu was invited to attend the Australian Workshop on Computational Neuroscience held at the University of Queensland on November 4th to 5th. During the conference, Dr. Wu gave an invited talk entitled "Computation with Dynamical Synapses".
The opening ceremony of 12th CAST Annual Meeting took place in Fuzhou, capital city of Fujian Province, on November 1st, 2010. Prof. Mu-Ming Poo, together with two other scientists, received the 2010 Qiushi Excellent Scientist Award.
From October 18th to 21st, ION held Section Review for its 973 Program "Plasticity in Brain Structure and Function" in Hangzhou. Following presentations, the reviewers scored all Sections and provided thoughtful comments.
Dr. Xiao-Bing Yuan was invited to attend the 10th Biennial Meeting of the Asian Pacific Society for NeuroChemistry held in Thailand on October 17th to 20th. During the conference, Dr. Yuan gave an invited talk entitled "Leading tip drives soma translocation via forward F-actin flow during neuronal migration".
On October 7th, a research article entitled “A Nonproton Ligand Sensor in the Acid-Sensing Ion Channel” was published in Neuron. This work was carried out by Dr. Tian-Le Xu’s lab at ION and Dr. Hua-Liang Jiang’s lab at the SIMM.
On September 22, a research article from Dr. Zhi-Qi Xiong’s laboratory entitled “CDKL5, a protein associated with Rett syndrome, regulates neuronal morphogenesis via Rac1 signaling” was published in the Journal of Neuroscience. This work was carried out by graduate students Qian Chen and Yong-Chuan Zhu.
On September 23, 2010, Neuron published a research article from Zuoren Wang’s Laboratory entitled “Functional Connectivity and Selective Odor Responses of Excitatory Local Interneurons in Drosophila Antennal Lobe”.
On September 1st, 2010, a research article from ION entitled "Inhibition of TRPC6 Degradation Suppresses Ischemic Brain Damage in Rats" was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
On August 26, 2010, a delegation from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) visited ION, accompanied by Prof. Zhi-Yuan Zhu (Vice President of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Branch) and Mr. Jian-Xin Zhang (Vice President of SIBS).
On Aug. 19, the Journal of Neuroscience published a research article from ION entitled "Nuclear Factor kappa B Controls Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering at the Neuromuscular Junction".
