Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Neurogenesis and Fate Specification
Discussion Leader: Begüm Aydin (New York University, USA)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Kaela Singleton (Georgetown University, USA)
"Mismatched Sox: Cross Species Function of Sox11 in Neural Development"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Susanne Laukoter (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria)
"Cell-Type Specificity of Genomic Imprinting in Cerebral Cortex"
4:25 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
Genetic and Environmental Interactions in Neural Development / Keynote Session: Building Neural Circuits and Scientific Networks
This session includes a keynote and mentorship talk by Chris Doe.
Discussion Leaders: Chooyoung Baek (Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Superieure, France), Simone Mayer (University of California, San Francisco, USA) and Andrea Yung (Harvard Medical School, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Hanna Levitin (Columbia University Medical Center, USA)
"Regional and Sexual Dimorphism in Adult V-SVZ Neural Stem Cell Lineages with Single-Cell Resolution"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Timothy Monko (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Thalamocortical Axons Regulate Neurogenesis and Microglia Number in Sensory Areas of Mouse Neocortex"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
General Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Chris Doe (University of Oregon / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Building Neural Circuits and Scientific Networks"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Establishing and Maintaining Neuronal Networks
Discussion Leader: Lucas Cheadle (Harvard Medical School, USA)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Caitlin Taylor (Stanford University, USA)
"Chromatin Remodeling Modulates Membrane Trafficking Programs During the Establishment of Complex Dendritic Morphology"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Gabrielle Pouchelon (Harvard Medical School, USA)
"mGluR1 Controls Excitatory Input Development onto Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Heidi Matos (Children's National Medical Center, USA)
"Sex Differences in Intrinsic Properties of Developmentally Defined Medial Amygdala Neuronal Sub-Populations"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Jan Lui (Stanford University, USA)
"Molecular, Anatomical and Behavioral Dissection of mPFC Projection Neuron Heterogeneity"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Lauren Bayer Horowitz (New York University School of Medicine, USA)
"Inhibition of an Autocrine Activity-Dependent Insulin Signal Is Required for Sensory Neuron Development in C. elegans "
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General 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
Neural Disease: Pathophysiology and Emerging Therapies
Discussion Leader: Fernando Alsina (Duke University, USA)
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lakshmi Subramanian (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
"Cortical Malformations in Pediatric Epilepsy"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Fahimeh Mirakhori (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
"Modeling Human Development and Disease in Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Peripheral Myelination"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
Deeptha Vasudevan (University of Utah, USA)
"Role of Local Neurogenesis in Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes