Conserved Architectural Control of Neurotransmission
Thomas Blanpied, PhD
Professor of Physiology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
The Blanpied Lab utilizes cutting-edge microscopy to examine synapse structure and function. At individual synapses, nanoscale protein organization and synaptic function are inextricably linked. Using novel optical approaches, including single-molecule localization microscopy and single-synapse functional imaging, the lab explores with high resolution how proteins within individual synapses are dynamically organized and how this organization impacts and is impacted by synaptic transmission.