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Event Details

Type

Friday Lecture Series

Speaker(s)

Ole Kiehn, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Mammalian Locomotor Laboratory, department of neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet

Speaker bio(s)

Ole Kiehn's research is focused on exploring how neurons and neural networks operate to generate movement. Using methods such as electrophysiology, imaging, and mouse genetics, he studies the molecular, cellular, and network organization of spinal locomotor circuitries in mammals. Among other important discoveries, he has identified the key spinal neuronal circuit elements controlling locomotion.

 

In his Nicholson Lecture, Dr. Kiehn will discuss distinct populations of spinal neurons that help coordinate the activity and set the rhythm of complex muscles. He will describe how spinal locomotor networks are selected to secure appropriate movement coordination, and present recent findings revealing that designated brainstem nuclei play a key role in controlling the start, stop, and speed of locomotion. This work bridges the gap between neuronal circuit organization and behavior, shedding light on how motor network operation is integrated to obtain complex behavioral repertoires.

 

Dr. Kiehn received his M.D. in 1985 and his Ph.D. in 1990, both from the University of Copenhagen. He joined the faculty of the University of Copenhagen after conducting postdoctoral research at Cornell University. In 2001, he joined Karolinska Institutet, where he is currently a professor of neuroscience.

 

He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the 2004 IRP Schellenberg Prize, the 2010 Distinguished Professor Award from Karolinska, the 2011 Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg’s Professorship from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and two European Research Council Advanced Grants, in 2011 and 2016. Dr. Kiehn is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, EMBO, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Academia Europea, and Karolinska's Nobel Assembly. He is also vice chair of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.

Open to

Public

Reception

Refreshments, 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Abby Lounge

Contact

Linda Hanssler

Phone

(212) 327-7714

Sponsor

Linda Hanssler
(212) 327-7714
lhanssler@rockefeller.edu

Readings

http://librarynews.rockefeller.edu/?p=4149