Nobel Laureate Prof. Thomas C. SÜDHOF delivers neuroscience lecture

The Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC) and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (RS) jointly organised a Nobel Laureate lecture on 13 December 2023. Delivered by Prof. Thomas C. SÜDHOF, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2013), the lecture titled “The Molecular Architecture of Synapse Formation” attracted over 1,000 online attendees from 17 countries and regions. The event was also broadcast live on multiple platforms, including YouTube, Bilibili, Weibo, WeChat and CSTCloud, drawing an impressive audience of over 15,000.

In the lecture, Prof. Südhof described the recent progress in understanding how selected trans-synaptic interactions guide and shape the formation of synapses and thereby control the molecular logic of neural circuits. A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. Hector TSANG, Interim Director of MHRC, Chair Professor and Head of the RS Department, and Dr Sonata YAU, Associate Professor in the RS Department, followed the lecture. The audience and Prof. Südhof had a thought-provoking and fruitful discussion, exchanging views and knowledge in the field of neuroscience.