| Saturday |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session: Balancing Excitation |
| Discussion Leader: Daniel Choquet (Institut Interdisciplinaire de Neurosciences, CNRS, France) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Gina Turrigiano (Brandeis University, USA)
"Self-Tuning Neurons and Firing Rate Homeostasis" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Mechanisms of Excitatory Synaptic Function |
| Discussion Leaders: Tuo Li (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA) and Catharine Mielnik (University of Toronto, Canada) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Mathieu Quesnel-Vallieres (Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute / University of Toronto, Canada)
"Functional Roles of the nSR100 Alternative Splicing Regulator in the Mammalian Nervous System" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Patrick McCamphill (Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada)
"The Role of eEF2 Kinase in the Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1)-Modulation of Local Sensorin Synthesis During Long-Term Synaptic Facilitation in Aplysia" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Julie Dela Cruz (University of California, Irvine, USA)
"Cell-Type Specific Septal Innervation of Excitatory and Inhibitory Hippocampal Neurons" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Haiwen Chen (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA)
"Distinct Organization of Evoked and Spontaneous Vesicle Fusion Sites" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Modulation of Excitatory Synapses in the Brain |
| Discussion Leaders: Andrea Globa (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Samantha Scudder (University of California, San Diego, USA) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Marisa Brockmann (Neurocure Excellencecluster, Germany)
"Neddylation Is Required for Synaptic Plasticity" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Kacey Rajkovich (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
"MEF2C Positively Regulates Excitatory Synapse Number Associated with Sensory Experience in Individual Neocortical Layer 2/3 Pyramidal Neurons In Vivo" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Paul Evans (Emory University, USA)
"RGS14: Putting the Brakes on Plasticity in Hippocampal CA2" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Victoria Linehan (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
"Modulation of Excitatory Transmissionin in Orexin Neurons by a High-Fat Diet" |
| 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 | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: Career Development |
| Discussion Leader: Jennifer Hoy (University of Oregon, USA) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
| "Career Development for Young Scientists" |
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- Camilla Bellone (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Michael Ehlers (Pfizer, Inc., USA)
- Susumu Tomita (Yale School of Medicine, USA)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
