Where is the location of our mind? It probably resides in the milky-white substance that sits inside your skull. But the half of the brain is glia. Let's, for the sake of argument, assume that our mind is embedded in these glial cells. What would be your counterevidence?
The purpose of this framework is to stimulate mutual exchange visits of young researchers of glial research. The collaborative research between Japan and German will be carried out by the young researchers. Applicants must be graduate students or have obtained a Ph.D. degree within the past five years. The collaboration must be approved by the priciple investigators on both sides but the original proposal and execution of the research itself must be done by the young researchers.
YG Platinum Award - 2FY full support collaboration
"The time dependency of Ca2+ excitability of astrocytes in somatosensory cortex after ATP-stimulation in awake mice"
| Japan member |
Dr. Keisuke Shibata |
Dr. Schuichi Koizumi Lab (Yamanashi University) |
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| Germany member |
Laura Schlosser |
Dr. Frank Kirchhoff Lab (University of Saarland) |
| Proposal |
Astrocytic calcium signaling plays an important role in the neuron-glia network under normal and pathological function of central nervous system. However, the time dependency of the astrocytic Ca2+ excitabilities in S1 after ATP-stimulation and its molecular mechanisms are still unclear. |
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| Exchange dates |
Plan for FY2015 has been executed in March-April 2016. FY2016 are still undecided. |
2016.03-04 Keisuke visits Laura
Collaboration was done in Dr. Frank Kirchhoff's lab in Homburg.
