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
Glial-Glial Interactions in Myelination
Discussion Leader: Patrizia Casaccia (Advanced Science Center CUNY, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
Mikael Simons (TU Munich, Germany)
"Microglia-Oligodendrocyte Cross-Talk in (Re)myelination"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Kelly Monk (Oregon Health & Science University, United States)
"Investigation of Oligodendrocyte-Astrocyte Interactions In Vivo"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Ye Zhang (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"The Role of Exocytosis in Oligodendrocyte Development and Myelination"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial-Glial Interactions in Injury and Disease
Discussion Leaders: Veronique Miron (University of Toronto , Canada) and V. Wee Yong (University of Calgary, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Dorothy Schafer (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, United States)
"Dissecting Microglia Dysfunction within Inflamed Neural Circuits"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Brian Popko (Northwestern University, United States)
"Oligodendroglial Responses in Vascular Dementia"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am
Mengsheng Qiu (Hangzhou Normal University, China)
"Molecular Control of the Timing of Oligodendrocyte Differentiation"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Feng Mei (Third Military Medical University, China)
"Hormonal Regulation of White Matter Integrity in the Developing CNS"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Katrina Adams (University of Notre Dame, United States) and Maria Cecilia Angulo (Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), France)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Neuronal to Glial Interactions in Myelination
Discussion Leaders: Eva-Maria Kramer-Albers (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany) and Kaylene Young (Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Australia)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Wendy Macklin (University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States)
"Axonal Signaling Regulating Oligodendrocyte Differentiation"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Maria Cecilia Angulo (Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), France)
"Early Neuron-Oligodendroglia Interactions Shapes Myelination, Cortical Circuits and Behavior"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Erin Gibson (Stanford University School of Medicine, United States)
"Temporal Regulation of Myelin Plasticity"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neuronal to Glial Interactions in Injury and Disease
Discussion Leaders: Julia Edgar (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom) and Ben Emery (Oregon Health & Science University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Martin Kerschensteiner (LMU Munich, Germany)
"In Vivo Contribution of Surviving Oligodendrocytes to Remyelination"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Clemence Blouet (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Median Eminence Myelin Plasticity Regulates Neuroendocrine Functions in Health and Disease"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Robert Hill (Dartmouth College, United States)
"Intravital Dynamics of Myelin Generation and Repair"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
Glial to Neuronal Interactions in Myelination
Discussion Leaders: Alison Lloyd (University College London, United Kingdom) and Dies Meijer (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Laurent Nguyen (University of Liege, Belgium)
"Neuron-Glia Crosstalk Shapes Brain Morphogenesis"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Yael Eshed-Eisenbach (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Dysregulated Gliomedin Alters Peripheral Nerve Excitability"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
James Salzer (New York University School of Medicine, United States)
"Schwann Cell Regulation of the Neuronal Phenotype: Insights from Myelin Mutants"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
Carmen Melendez-Vasquez (Hunter College, City University of New York, United States)
"It's Hard to Myelinate: Glia and Axons in the Chronically Demyelinated CNS"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial to Neuronal Interactions in Injury and Disease
Discussion Leaders: Ethan Hughes (University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States) and Tara DeSilva (Cleveland Clinic, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Klaus-Armin Nave (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany)
"Oligodendrocytes in Neurodegenerative Disease"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Matthew Rasband (Baylor College of Medicine, United States)
"Oligodendroglial Responses to Traumatic Axon Injury"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Sonia Mayoral (Brown University, United States)
"Local Oligodendroglial Impacts on Axon Degeneration"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Cristin Welle (University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States)
"Myelin Drives Precise Neural Connectivity and Reliability in Motor Cortex for Accurate Skilled Reaching"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 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 - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Dynamism in Adult Myelin
Discussion Leaders: Bruce Appel (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States) and Tim Czopka (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Dwight Bergles (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States)
"OPC Homeostasis in the Adult CNS"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Michelle Monje (Stanford University, United States)
"Adaptive and Maladaptive Myelination"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 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; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Myelin Developmental and Genetic Disorders
Discussion Leaders: Vittorio Gallo (Children's National Hospital, United States) and Carla Taveggia (San Raffaele Hospital, Italy)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Bridget Ostrem (UCSF, United States)
"Harnessing the Pro-Myelinating Potential of Human Breast Milk Compounds for Remyelination after Chronic Hypoxia"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Evan Goldstein (Children's National Hospital, United States)
"Mechanisms of Neonatal Brain Injury and Enrichment-Induced Recovery"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Alessandra Bolino (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy)
"Myotubularin-Related (MTMR) Phosphoinositide Phosphatases and Inherited Neuropathies"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Lydia Daboussi (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"Axon-Glia Interactions in Peripheral Neuropathies"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 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
Myelin and Behavior
Discussion Leader: David Lyons (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Mazen Kheirbek (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
"Experience Dependent Myelination in Stress and Fear-Related Behaviors"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
William Richardson (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Axoglial Signalling and the Role of Oligogenesis in Learning and Cognition"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Jia Liu (City University of New York Advanced Science Research Center, United States)
"The Environmental Impact on Psychiatric Disorders Through Oligodendrocyte Function"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Zoe Donaldson (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Neurogenomic Basis of Pair Bonding and Loss: A Potential Role for Glia"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure