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Catecholamines (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Contemporary Developments in Catecholamine Neurobiology and Function

August 12 - 13, 2017
Chairs and
Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River
97 Summit Road
Newry, Maine, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Catecholamines is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present unpublished data and exchange cutting edge ideas in a low pressure setting.

The 2017 Catecholamines GRS on will focus on cutting-edge developments in catecholamine research that utilize a broad range of approaches, including molecular biology, cellular physiology, behavior and clinical studies.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Catecholamines" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Impact of Environmental Stressors on the Dopaminergic System
Discussion Leader:
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Opening Remarks
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
"Persistent Dopaminergic and Behavioral Dysfunction Following Blast Exposure in Mice and Combat Veterans"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
"Stress and Postpartum Effects on the Dopamine System"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Neurobiology of Motivated Behaviors: Multiple Circuits and Neurotransmitter Systems
Discussion Leaders: and
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
"Pause, Collaboration, and Listen: How Nucleus Accumbens Acetylcholine Modulates Cue-Evoked Dopamine to Regulate Cue-Motivated Reward Seeking"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"Endocannabinoid Synthesis by Dopamine Neurons Controls Cue-Directed Reinforcement and Motivation"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"Ventral Pallidal Encoding of Reward Seeking Depends on the Underlying Associative Structure"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"Do Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate Neurons Drive Reinforcement Independent of Dopamine?"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
"Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Encode Predictions During Action Initiation"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Cocaine Potency at the Dopamine Transporter Is Determined by Dopamine Neuron Activation"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Pathological Implications of Catecholaminergic Disregulation / Mentorship Component: NIH Fellowships Discussion
Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Selective Vulnerability of Substantia Nigra Dopamine Neurons to VGLUT2"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"Alteration of Inputs form the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) to the External Globus Pallidus (GPe) in Parkinson's Disease"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Drugs of Abuse Disrupt DCC-Dependent Dopamine Axon Targeting in Adolescence"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:50 am
"NIH Fellowships Discussion"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Circuit Mechanisms Governing the Noradrenergic Control of Behavior
Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
"Noradrenergic Transmission in the Ventral Periaqueductal Gray Modulates Wakefulness"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
"Chemogenetic Locus Coeruleus Activation Restores Reversal Learning in a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
"Uncovering the Excitatory Roles of Postsynaptic a2A-Adrenergic Receptors Within the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

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