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Sunday July 2, 2000
1. (PM): Expression and function of cadherins in connectivity.
Chair: Barry Dickson
- Masatochi Takeichi, Kyoto University
Cadherin-dependent processes in synaptogenesis
- Thomas Jessell, Columbia University
The Development of Sensory-Motor Connections in the Spinal Cord
- Josh Sanes, Washington University Medical School
Genetic Analysis of Synapse Formation
Monday July 3, 2000
2. (AM): Activity vs. specificity in connectivity
Chair: Susan Birren
- Larry Katz, Duke University Medical Center
Activity-dependent development of visual cortex: a new perspective
- Carla Schatz, UC Berkeley
Regulation of connectivity and gene expression in visual system development
- Richard Axel, Columbia University
Molecular Biology of Smell
- Michael Crair, Baylor College of Medicine
Mechanisms of Thalamocortical Synapse Development
3. (PM): Axon guidance
Chair: Michael Brand
- Mu-Ming Poo, UC San Diego
Signal transduction underlying growth cone guidance
- Marc Tessier-Lavigne, UC San Francisco
Wiring the brain: molecular mechanisms of axon guidance in vertebrates
- Marie T. Filbin, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Regeneration in the adult CNS; cues from development
Tuesday July 4, 2000
4. (AM): Transcriptional "codes" in neuronal identity
Chair: Jackie Lee
- Sam Pfaff, The Salk Institute
Transcriptional Regulation of Motor Neuron Development
- Jean-François Brunet, University of Marseille
Transcriptional scenarios for neuronal differentiation: studies on the homeoproteins Phox2
- Sue McConnell, Stanford University
Determination of axonal connectivity in developing cerebral cortex
- Utpal Banerjee, UC Los Angeles
A Combinatorial model of signaling for Cell-fate specification in the Drosophila eye
5. (PM): Development of sensory systems
Chair: Ann Calof
- Lou Reichardt, UC San Francisco
A Comparison of neurotrophin actions on neuronal development in the sensory nervous system and CNS
- Sam Kunes, Harvard University
The Formation of Neural Circuitry in the Drosophila Visual System
- Piali Sengupta, Brandeis University
Development and function of chemosensory neurons in C. elegans
Wednesday July 5, 2000
6. (AM): Neuronal polarity
Chair: Hideoki Okano
- Gary Banker, Oregon Health Science University
Membrane Protein Sorting in Developing Hippocampal Neurons
- Anirvan Ghosh
Control of dendrite patterning in the cerebral cortex
- Kelsey Martin, UC Los Angeles
Local Protein Synthesis during Long-Term, Synapse-Specific Plasticity
- Erin Schuman, Caltech
mRNA trafficking and protein synthesis at hippocampal synapses
7. (PM): Late-breaking developments
Chair: Sue Dymecki
- Jim Posakony
A Novel Notch-independent activity of suppressor of hairless is required for normal mechanoreceptor physiology
- Dietmar Schmucker
Drosophila Dscam: a hypervariable axon guidance receptor
- Susan Dynecki
High efficiency FLPe deleter and FRT indicator stains: general uses and specific applications for studying neural development
- Sabine Cordes
A genetic screen for mutations affecting hindbrain patterning and the serotonergic system in the mouse
Thursday July 6, 2000
8. (AM): Control of the neuron/glia fate decision
Chair: Gord Fishell
- Bradley Jones, NYU School of Medicine
Genetic analysis of glial cell development in Drosophila
- Sean Morrison, University of Michigan
Neural crest stem cells and peripheral nervous system development
- William D. Richardson, University College London
Embryonic origins of CNS glia
- Chuck Stiles, Harvard Medical School/Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Sonic hedgehog-regulated bHLH genes associated with oligodendrocyte development in the mammalian central nervous system
Thursday evening: Banquet
9. (PM): What cells are the stem cells in the adult brain?
Chair: Ben Barres
- Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, The Rockefeller Universuty
Identification of neural stem cells in the adult mammalian brain
- Jonas Frisen, Karolinska Institute
Characterization of neural stem cells in the adult central nervous system
- Fred (Rusty) Gage, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Regulation of Neurogenesis in the Adult Hippocampus
Friday July 7, 2000
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