Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Molecular Signaling in Dendrites
Discussion Leader: Christine Grienberger (Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
Anna Schroeder (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain and Disease Research, Belgium)
"A Modular Organization of Synaptic Adhesion Defines Synapse Identity"
3:35 pm - 3:40 pm
Discussion
3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
Stephen Glasgow (McGill University, Canada)
"Netrin-1 Regulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission in the Adult Hippocampus"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Dendritic Integration
Discussion Leader: Mirko Santello (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
5:30 pm - 5:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
5:35 pm - 5:50 pm
Kirsten Bohmbach (Institute of Cellular Neurosciences, University of Bonn, Germany)
"Endocannabinoid Control of NMDAR-Dependent Supra-Linear Dendritic Integration via Co-Agonist Supply"
5:50 pm - 5:55 pm
Discussion
5:55 pm - 6:10 pm
Ravi Chopra (University of Michigan Medical School, USA)
"Increased Dendritic Excitability Drives Purkinje Neuron Dendrite Degeneration in Cerebellar Ataxia"
6:10 pm - 6:15 pm
Discussion
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Timothy Musial (Rush University Medical Center, USA)
"Manipulating Internal Calcium Stores Rescues a Mixed HCN Channelopathy Linked to Alzheimer's Disease"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Lea Goetz (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Strong but Sparse Inputs Determine Orientation Selectivity via Dendritic Spikes"
6:50 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm
Rebecca Voglewede (Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, USA)
"Age-Dependent Alterations in Cortical Dendritic Spine Dynamics Following Whisker Stimulation"
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Dendrites and Neural Circuits
Discussion Leader: Simon Chen (University of Ottawa, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Katherine Thompson-Peer (University of California, San Francisco / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Monitoring Dendrite Regeneration After Injury In Vivo "
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Erik Bloss (Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Projection-Specific Forms of Clustered Multi-Contact Excitatory Synaptic Connectivity on CA1 Pyramidal Neuron Dendrites"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Jenelle Wallace (Harvard University, USA)
"Development and Refinement of Functional Properties of Adult-Born Neurons"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Courtney Yaeger (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Optically Probing Dendritic Inhibition During the Visual Critical Period"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:00 am
General 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
Mentorship Component: Career Pathways for Young Researchers
Discussion Leader: Trace Henry (Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
What to Do After Your Ph.D.?
Rita Balice-Gordon (Sanofi, USA)
Jun Ding (Stanford University, USA)
Benjamin Hall (F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland)
Judit Makara (Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
