105th iCeMS Seminar/CeMI Seminar Series 29: Prof. Dr. Martin Lohse

CeMI: Center for Meso-Bio Single-Molecule Imaging

Receptors are prime targets for drugs. Most of them are cell surface proteins and transmit the signals of hormones or neurotransmitters to the cell interior. The binding of a hormone to a specific binding site in the receptor causes a change in its conformation and the activity of its intracellular parts. Prof. Martin Lohse investigates primarily G-protein-coupled receptors and the action of drugs on them. Receptors are generally studied with either biochemical or physiological methods. However, since these methods have very little temporal and almost no spatial resolution, Prof. Lohse is developing new fluorescent microscopy techniques to study receptor activation and signaling in intact cells in real time. He will talk about new technological developments and the results obtained by the novel technology.

Lecturer Title	Prof. Dr. Martin Lohse Professor and Chairman of Pharmacology Chairman of Rudolf Virchow Center University of Würzburg Title: Studying Receptor Activation and Signaling with Optical Methods
Date / Time	April 4, 2012 / 10:00-11:00
Venue	Roof Terrace, 5th floor of the East Bldg. Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (70KB)
Host	Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Co-Host	Center for Frontier Medicine, Global COE Program, Kyoto University
Contact	Aki Kusumi / Fax: 075-751-4113 akusumi@frontier.kyoto-u.ac.jp