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Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Glial Function: Connecting Cell Biology, Physiology and Plasticity

March 4 - 5, 2023

Chairs Wendy Xin and Jennifer Shih

Ventura Beach Marriott

2055 Harbor Boulevard

Ventura, California, United States

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Conference Description

The Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons 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The overarching goal of this seminar is to provide trainees with a forum for exchanging unpublished findings and discussing new issues or methods in the field of glial biology. Scientifically, the aim is to connect our findings regarding the cell biology, physiology, and plasticity of glial cells to form a holistic understanding of glial function in health and disease. Platform presentations will be selected from abstracts of unpublished findings; however, all GRS participants will have the opportunity to present their work via poster presentations.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons" 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
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Keynote Session: Neuron-Glia Interactions: A Functional Perspective Discussion Leaders: Marc Freeman (Oregon Health & Science University, United States) and Cagla Eroglu (Duke University Medical Center, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm	Chris Dulla (Tufts University School of Medicine, United States) "Astrocytes are Excited! Genetically Encoded Voltage Indicators Reveal a New Form of Astrocyte-Neuron Communication"
4:20 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	Glial Interactions in Health and Disease Discussion Leaders: Greg Duncan (Oregon Health and Science University, United States) and Leanne Holt (Mount Sinai, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Megumi Andoh (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan) "Non-Apoptotic Caspase Activity Regulates Complement-Dependent Synaptic Phagocytosis by Microglia"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm	Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm	Bianca Graziano (University of Miami, United States) "Investigating the Role of Glial KCNQ K+ Channels in Neuronal Function and Behavior in C. elegans"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm	Bo-Ran Choi (National Institute of Health, United States) "Monocyte-Derived IL-6 Programs Microglia to Rebuild Damaged Brain Vasculature"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Austin Ferro (Cold Spring Harbor Lab, United States) "In Vivo Analysis of Microglia-Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell (OPC) Contacts During Visual Circuit Remodeling"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm	Xiaoyun Ding (Baylor College of Medicine, United States) "The Oligodendroglial Isoform of AnkyrinG in Health and Disease"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm	Charlotte Taylor (UCSF, United States) "Astrocyte Integration of Histaminergic Signals in a Cortical Circuit"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Glial Function During Development Discussion Leaders: Minou Djannatian (Technical University of Munich, Germany) and Jiaxing Li (Oregon Health & Science University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Melanie Gil (Vanderbilt University, United States) "MCL-1 Regulates Cellular Transitions During Oligodendrocyte Development"
9:15 am - 9:20 am	Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am	Juan Ramirez (Duke University, United States) "An Astrocyte to Microglia Signaling Pathway that Controls the Balance Between Synapse Formation and Synapse Elimination"
9:35 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am	Sarah Raissi (University of California, San Francisco, United States) "Myo-Inositol Uptake is Crucial for Schwann Cell Maturation and Myelination"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Daniel Liu (Stanford University, United States) "Dissecting Stem Cell Hierarchies in Human Brain Development"
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am	Rachel De La Torre (Oregon Health and Science University, United States) "How do Glia Remodel the Nervous System?"
10:35 am - 10:40 am	Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am	Cécile Bridlance (IBENS (Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure), France) "Microglial Brain Colonization: Local Crosstalk with the Neural Environment"
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	Glial Contributions to Circuit Dynamics Discussion Leaders: Travis Faust (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, United States) and Martina Chiacchiaretta (Tufts University School of Medicine, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm	Pablo Gimenez Gomez (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, United States) "Microglia Impact Alcohol Intake by Regulating the Stability of an Alcohol-Induced Neuronal Ensemble in the Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm	Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm	Alex Chen (Harvard University, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, United States) "Neuron-Glial Interactions Underlying Giving up and Fast-Acting Antidepressant Efficacy"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm	Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm	Anthony Umpierre (Mayo Clinic, United States) "Purine-Driven Microglial Ca2t Signaling in Epileptogenesis"
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

Contributors

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13NS130929. 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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