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【Seminar Report】The 5th Structural Biology Colloquium / The 176th Brain Club / WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar
October 30, 2026
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Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows.
Date：16:00 -17:00, October 29, 2026
Venue：JKiC 1F, Seminar Room, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University
Speaker：
Jonathan Elegheert, PhD
Team leader
Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, University of Bordeaux, France
Title：
Understanding synaptic organisation through structural biology and protein engineering
Abstract：
Synaptic communication depends on the organisation of receptors and associated proteins into dynamic molecular assemblies. Understanding these interactions is essential for explaining how neuronal connections are established and regulated. Our research combines structural biology, biophysics and protein engineering to investigate the molecular organisation of excitatory synapses.
In this talk, I will discuss how these complementary approaches help us study extracellular proteins and their relationships with neurotransmitter receptors, providing a molecular perspective on synaptic organisation and function.
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