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Erik Jorgensen

Erik Jorgensen

University of Utah & Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Erik Jorgensen is a Distinguished Professor of Biology and a member of the Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.  His lab studies the molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission with a focus on synaptic vesicle fusion and recycling.  Jorgensen’s lab uses genetics, biochemistry, light and electron microscopy to investigate neurotransmission, primarily in C. elegans.

Jorgensen has been honored with the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology, a Humboldt Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation and he was one of the inaugural recipients of the F.R. Lillie Research Innovation Award from the Marine Biological Laboratory and the University of Chicago. Jorgensen has also received several awards for excellence in teaching from the University of Utah.

Jorgensen received his BS from the University of California, Berkeley and his PhD from the University of Washington.  He was a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of H. Robert Horvitz at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Learn more about Jorgensen’s research here  or here

Talks with this Speaker

Recycling Synaptic Vesicles

Two mechanisms exist for recycling synaptic vesicles: clathrin-mediated and ultrafast endocytosis. Erik Jorgensen explains why we need both. (Talk recorded in July 2016)

  • Part 1: Synaptic Transmission
    Part 1: Synaptic Transmission
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 19:17
  • Part 2: Recycling Synaptic Vesicles: Ultrafast Endocytosis
    Part 2: Recycling Synaptic Vesicles: Ultrafast Endocytosis
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 35:30

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