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Catecholamines (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Comprehensive Investigation of Catecholamine Systems

August 12 - 13, 2023
Chairs and
Rey Don Jaime Grand Hotel
Avinguda de l'Hotel
Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
 Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

The Catecholamines GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

The 2023 Catecholamines GRS will focus on studies incorporating molecular, anatomical, behavioral, physiological, clinical, and modeling approaches in a variety of species to understand the complex function of catecholamine systems in both healthy and disease states.

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
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Neuronal Signaling and Molecular Substrates of Catecholamine Systems
Discussion Leader:
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
"Frontal Cortical Microglia Respond to Dopaminergic Signals from the Adolescent Mesofrontal Circuit"
3:35 pm - 3:40 pm
Discussion
3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
"Norepinephrine Regulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Function in the Hippocampus"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Catecholamine Systems in Reward and Learning
Discussion Leader:
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
"Estrogenic Gain Control of Reward Prediction Errors and Learning"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
"Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Co- Self-Administration Modifies Fentanyl Taking and Exacerbates Mesolimbic Dopamine Deficits"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
"Dissociable Control of Motivation and Goal-Directed Behavior by Distinct Ventral Striatal Dopamine Receptors"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
"Dopaminoceptive D1 and D2 Neurons in Ventral Hippocampus Arbitrate Approach and Avoidance in Anxiety"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
"Dynamic Locus Coeruleus Activity Affects the Organization of Orbitofrontal Cortex Neural Ensembles and Promotes Behavioral Flexibility"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
"Resolving Prefrontal Cortical Activity Dynamics and Noradrenergic Modulation of Relapse to Opioid Seeking"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Catecholamine Systems Dysfunction in Disease States
Discussion Leaders: and
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Chronic in vivo Two-Photon Imaging of Cortical Noradrenaline Reveals Altered Spatiotemporal Release Dynamics During Motor Learning in a Mouse Model of Autism"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"A Novel Gene Therapy-Based Approach for Lasting Protection from Opioid Use Disorder"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"The Role of Nigrostriatal and Striatal Cell Subtype Signaling in Behavioral Impairments Related to Schizophrenia"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Nicotine in Adolescence Freezes Dopamine Circuits in an Immature State"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
"Syanaptogyrin-3 as a Novel Modulator of the Dopamine Transporter in Cocaine Abuse Vulnerability"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
"Capturing and Profiling Cocaine-Recruited Arc Neuronal Ensembles Encoding Drug-Context Associations in the Nucleus Accumbens"
10:55 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
Unraveling the Physiology of Catecholamine Circuits
Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
"Axonal and Somatodendritic Dopamine Dynamics Are Governed by Compartmentalized Experience-Dependent Mechanisms"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
"Effects of Chronic Morphine on LH Orexin and Dynorphin Modulation of VTA Dopamine Neurons"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
"Dynamics of Lateral Hypothalamus GABA and Glutamate Neuron and Dopamine Release During Consummatory Behavior"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute On Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13DA059251. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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Conference History Catecholamines
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Catecholamines
August 24 - 29, 2025


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