ORNN Seminar: Avi Samelson "CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal principles of tau proteostasis
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: HybridFriday, 19 June 2026, 1pm to 2pm
ORNN Seminar: Avi Samelson "CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal principles of tau proteostasis
Speaker(s): Avi Samelson (Departments of Neurology and Biological Chemistry at UCLA)
Series: ORNN Seminar Series (Old Road Neuroscience Network)
Venue:
Henry Wellcome Building Rooms A & B
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Room A+B Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7BN United Kingdom
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine (Department)
Organiser: Martina Hallegger, Steph Fowler, Ira Milosevic, Charmaine Lang
Host: Dr Steph Fowler
More info:
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to host Avi Samelson for an extra event in the ORNN seminar series!
Avi is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Biological Chemistry at UCLA. His research focuses on understanding how proteins aggregate in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, and how different brain cell types regulate and respond to these pathological processes. Using CRISPR-based functional genomics, stem cell-derived neuronal models, and systems biology approaches, his lab investigates the molecular pathways that control tau and alpha-synuclein aggregation, proteostasis, and neuronal vulnerability. Please join us to learn more about cutting-edge approaches to studying neurodegeneration and the cellular mechanisms underlying protein misfolding diseases.
Speaker: Avi Samelson
Title: ‘CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal principles of tau proteostasis’
When: Friday 19 June 2026
Time: 13:00–14:00
Where: Meeting Room A/B (Centre of Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN)
Host: Steph Fowler
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