Speaker Objectives

Michel Baudry

NNS 2006

At the end of the presentation, the participants will have up-date knowledge of:

1. Identify the general features of calcium-dependent proteases, calpains.
2. State the roles of calpains in neurodegeneration
3. Outline the mechanisms involved in calpain-mediated regulation of glutamate receptors
4. Explain the potential functions of these mechanisms in ischemia and other neurodegenerative diseases