Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Synapse Organization and Memory
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Towards a Molecular Logic of Synapse Organization"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Memory Formation in the Stressed Mouse"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Excitatory Synapses in Plasticity of Circuitry
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Excitatory Synaptic Plasticity Differentiates Neocortical Somatostatin Interneurons"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Excitatory Inputs onto Parvalbumin Interneurons are Toggled on and off in a Circadian Manner"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Oxytocinergic Control of Synaptic Function"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Visual Deprivation Induces Non-Homeostatic, Presynaptic Plasticity at Thalamocortical Synapses"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Excitatory Synaptic Molecules in Signaling and Plasticity
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Regulation of NMDA Receptor Trafficking in Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Role of GluN2D-Containing NMDA Receptors in Synaptic Plasticity and Learning"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"GluN3A Glycine Receptors in Brain Signaling"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Regulation of NMDA Receptor Expression and Targeting: Insights from Rare Variants"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dynamics of Molecules at Excitatory Synapses
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Role of AMPAR Nanoscale Dynamics in Synaptic Plasticities"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Regulation of AMPA Receptors in Health and Disease"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Mechanisms of Activity-Driven Remodeling of Scaffolding Nanodomains in the Postsynaptic Density"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Postsynaptic GPCR-Kinase/Phosphatase Signaling Networks in Amyloid Beta-Induced Synaptic Dysfunction"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Session in Memory of Peter Seeburg: Excitatory Synapses in Learning and Memory
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Reorganization of M1 Network During Motor Skill Learning"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
"The Leitmotif of GABAergic Projection Neuron Connectivity: Selective Wiring that Supports Disinhibition in the Target Area"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
"Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of CaMKII Associated Proteins"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Excitatory Synapses in Disorders and Diseases
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Synaptic Signaling and Excitotoxicity in Prion Disease"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Decoding BDNF Signaling Pathways in Axonal Transport: From Local Protein Synthesis to CREB Mediated Dendritic Plasticity"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Synaptic Mechanisms of Sensory Cortical Circuit Hyperexcitability in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Microglia and Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Meet at the Synapse"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Excitatory Synapses in the Human Brain
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Human-Specific Activity-Dependent Regulation of Synapses"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Neurophysiology of Brain Organoids"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Disease-Specific Impacts of NRXN1 Deletions on Cortical Synaptic Function and Plasticity in Human iPSC-Derived Neural Cells"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"The Synaptome Architecture of the Human Brain"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Unconventional Roles of Excitatory Synapses
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Excitatory Neuron-to-Glioma Synapses in Brain Cancers"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Glial TNF Regulates Synaptic Strength to Alter Anxiety and Reward"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Specialized Glutamatergic Astrocytes and Their Roles in Brain Function and Dysfunction"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Unraveling Non-Canonical Synaptic Functions via Glutamate Receptors"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
New Tools and Ideas for Excitatory Synapses
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Linking AMPA Receptor Structure and Synaptic Transmission"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Imaging Intracellular Signaling to Multiple Neuromodulators at Subcellular Resolution In Vivo"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Visualizing Activity-Dependent Transcription and Local Translation in Real Time"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Decoding Biochemical Signaling Dynamics with Optical Sensors and Actuators"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure