| Saturday |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session: Modulation of Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity |
| Discussion Leader: Richard Tsien (New York University School of Medicine, USA) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Erwin Neher (Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany)
"Modulation of Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity - Katz's Concept in the Light of Recent Findings at the Calyx of Held" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Presynaptic Mechanisms of Neurotransmission |
| Discussion Leaders: Sergio Couoh-Cardel (State University of New York Upstate Medical University, USA) and Devon Crawford (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Callista Harper (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Altered Synaptobrevin-II Trafficking in Neurons Expressing a Synaptophysin Mutation Associated with a Severe Neurodevelopmental Disorder" |
| 7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:15 pm | Qiangjun Zhou (Stanford University / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Molecular Mechanism of 'Fast' Ca2+-Triggered Synaptic Neurotransmitter Release" |
| 8:15 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Sean Merrill (University of Utah, USA)
"Locating Synaptic Calcium Channels" |
| 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:15 pm | Noemi Holderith (Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
"Target Cell Type Dependent Quantitative Differences in Presynaptic Active Zones" |
| 9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Synaptic Plasticity - From Molecules to Networks |
| Discussion Leaders: Srikanth Ramaswamy (Blue Brain Project, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland) and Anna Ingebretson (University of Minnesota, USA) |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Weinan Sun (Vollum Institute, USA)
"Subunit Interactions Within NMDA Receptors" |
| 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:45 am | Tricia Garay (University of Michigan, USA)
"The RAI1 Complex: Priming the Chromatin for Synaptic Plasticity-Related Gene Expression" |
| 9:45 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Simon Chamberland (Laval University, Canada)
"Presynaptic Calcium Dynamics Translate Bursts of Action Potential to Control the Mode of Neurotransmitter Release" |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Norbert Krebs (University of Bern, Switzerland)
"Neuropathic Pain Impairs Spike-Timing Dependent Long-Term Depression in Layer 5 Pyramidal Neurons of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex" |
| 10:45 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 | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: Career Panel |
| Discussion Leader: James Daniel (Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Germany) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
| "Building Your Career in Neuroscience" |
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- Alison Barth (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
- Lindsey Glickfeld (Duke University, USA)
- Richard Tsien (New York University School of Medicine, USA)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
