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Making sense of smell: wiring the olfactory system
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Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, 604.291.5151
January 29, 2004
Peter Mombaerts initially planned a career in immunology. But once he got a whiff of the mysteries surrounding the workings of the olfactory system he was hooked. Mombaerts delves into how the nose detects thousands of odors and signals the brain. Using genetically engineered mice; he investigates how, during development, smell-sensitive nerve cells find their correct targets in the brain. He also studies the regulation of genes that contain the instructions for making and controlling the nerves used to smell.
The Belgian neurobiologist, a professor at Rockefeller University, has become an internationally renowned expert in the biology of detecting smell. SFU has recognized Mombaerts' accomplishments with the 2003 Linville/Wright Award for outstanding achievement in olfactory research.
Mombaerts gives the 2003 Linville/Wright lecture, Wiring the Olfactory System, Thursday, January 29, 7 pm at Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre. He is in Vancouver until Jan 30.
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The Belgian neurobiologist, a professor at Rockefeller University, has become an internationally renowned expert in the biology of detecting smell. SFU has recognized Mombaerts' accomplishments with the 2003 Linville/Wright Award for outstanding achievement in olfactory research.
Mombaerts gives the 2003 Linville/Wright lecture, Wiring the Olfactory System, Thursday, January 29, 7 pm at Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre. He is in Vancouver until Jan 30.
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