Session 9: Physiology III
Theanne Griffith (UC Davis)
Jeanne Nerbonne (Washington University in St. Louis)
Tyler Alexander (Thomas Jefferson University)
Sam Brown (Miami University of Ohio)
Colin Peters (University of Colorado)
Bruce Bean (Harvard University)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PMSat
Session Chair: Tom Longden
4:30–4:55 Theanne Griffith
Illuminating new roles for Nav1.1 in peripheral sensory neurons
4:55–5:20 Jeanne Nerbonne
Intracellular fibroblast growth factors (iFGFs) in the cell-type and circuit-specific regulation of neuronal excitability
5:20–5:30 Tyler Alexander
Tunable action potential repolarization governed by Kv3.4 channels in DRG neurons
5:30–5:40 Sam Brown
Using dynamic clamp to explore how Nav channel gating parameters affect the firing of cerebellar Purkinje neurons
5:40–6:05 Colin Peters
The funny current If is essential for the fight-or-flight response in cardiac pacemaker cells
6:05–6:30 Bruce Bean
Coordinated activity of ionic currents in spontaneously active mammalian neurons