Seminars & Events

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
"GENETIC AND MECHANISTIC INVESTIGATION OF VITAMIN B6 DISORDERS"
Speaker: Izabella A. Pena, PhD
Scientist, CHEO-RI, Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Cellular and
Molecular Biology, uOttawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link
Hosted by Dr. Diane Lagace

Learning Objectives:

1. Introduction to vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, PLP), PLP-dependent enzymes and relevance for human health

2. Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy &ndash clinical aspects, zebrafish disease modeling and insights on pathophysiology mechanisms.

2. How to find novel genes involved in vitamin B6 metabolism using genome3 wide CRISPR screens

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