| Sunday Evening |
June 6 |
| Signaling by Trophic Factors |
- Chair: David Kaplan, McGill University
Mechanisms of trk receptor signaling
- David Ginty, Johns Hopkins University
Semaphorin and nerve growth factor signaling in developing sympathetic neurons
- Mike Greenberg, Harvard University
Signaling pathways that promote survival and suppress apoptosis
- Phil Stork, Oregon Health Services University
MAP kinase signaling in neuronal cells
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| Monday Morning |
June 7 |
| Trophic Interactions in Development |
- Chair: William Snider, Washington University
Functions of neurotrophins and GDNF in sensory neuron development
- Ardem Patapoutian, UCSF
Regulation of NT-3 expression by epithelial-mesenchymal interactions
- William Mobley, Stanford University
Neurotrophin receptor trafficking in support of signaling
- Bernd Fritzsch, Creighton University
Trophic factor regulation of development of the inner ear
- David Katz, Case Western Reserve University
Trophic and synaptic roles for BDNF during sensory pathway development
- Susan Birren, Brandeis University
Neurotrophic factors and synaptogenesis
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Monday Afternoon, June 7: Poster Session I |
| Monday Evening |
June 7 |
| Development and Function |
- Chair: Story Landis, National Institutes of Health
- Gina Turrigiano, Brandeis University
Mechanisms of maintaining stability in neocortical networks, a role for neurotrophins
- Susumu Tonegawa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roles of neurotrophins in development of cortical circuits regulating synaptic refinement and plasticity
- Don Lo, Duke University
Regulation of dendritic growth and function by neurotrophic factors
- Rudiger Klein, European Molecular Biology Laboratories, Heidelberg
TrkB receptor signaling during development and in the postnatal brain
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| Tuesday Morning |
June 8 |
| Neurotrophic Factor Roles in Neutronal Function |
- Chair: Lorne Mendel, SUNY - Stony Brook
Neurotrophin regulation of sensory neuron function
- David Anderson, California Institute of Technology
Regulation of early sensory neuron development
- Martin Koltzenberg, University of Wurzberg
Neurotrophin regulation of sensory neuron function
- Clifford Woolf, Harvard University
Roles for neurotrophins in modulating sensory neuron function during inflammation
- Heidi Phillips, Genentech
Biology and therapeutic potential of GDNF family ligands
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Tuesday Afternoon, June 8: Poster Session II |
| Tuesday Evening |
June 8 |
| Survival and Apoptotic Mechanisms |
- Chair: Yves-A. Barde, Max Planck Institute - Martinsreid
The neurotrophin receptor p75: interactor and splice variant
- Moses Chao, New York University
Signaling through the p75 neurotrophin receptor
- Freda Miller, McGill University
Functional and biochemical antagonism between the trkA and p75 neurotrophin receptors during sympathetic neuron apoptosis
- Lloyd Greene, Columbia University
SAGE analysis of NGF-regulated gene
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| Wednesday Morning |
June 9 |
| Disease, Degeneration and Therapy |
- Chair: William Mobley, Stanford University
- Eric Shooter, Stanford University
Being a dimer makes a difference: PMP22 and the peripheral neuropathies
- Harry Orr, University of Minnesota Medical School
Polyglutamate repeat diseases
- Dennis Choi, Washington University
Mechanisms of cell death after ischemic injury
- Vassilis Koliatsos, Johns Hopkins University
Growth factor signaling in Animal models of neurodegenerative disease
- Matt Scott, Stanford University
Patched and hedgehog in development and disease
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Wednesday Afternoon, June 9: Informal Session - Hot topics |
| Wednesday Evening |
June 9 |
| Axon Guidance Mechanisms |
- Chair: Eric Shooter, Stanford University
- Yi Rao, Washington University
Molecular Guidance of Axon Projection and Neuronal Migration
- Zhigang He, U.C.S.F.
Signalling mechanisms mediating axonal chemorepulsion.
- Mu-Ming Poo, University of California, San Diego
Neurotrophin regulation of growth cone guidance.
- Dennis O'Leary, Salk Institute
Eph glands, ephrins and regulation of growth cone guidance
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| Thursday Morning |
June 10 |
| Cytokines and Other Molecules of Interest |
- Chair: Mike Greenberg, Harvard University
- Christian Wiesmann, Genentech
Structure of NGF bound to domain 5 of TrkA: Binding and specificity in the neurotrophin family
- Sam Kunes, Harvard University
Roles of hedgehog and cellular second messengers in development of the Drosophila visual system
- Carlos Ibanez, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Mechanisms of receptor complex assembly and downstream signaling by GDNF ligands
- Ben Barres, Stanford University
Notch signaling in glial development
- Kuo-Fen Lee, Salk Institute
Role of ErbB2 receptor in neuronal development
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Thursday Afternoon, June 10: Poster Session III |
| Thursday Evening |
June 10 |
| Banquet and Feature Speaker |
- Lewis Cantley, Harvard University
Roles of phosphatidylinositides and other lipids in intracellular signaling mechanisms
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