Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Perturbations of Thalamic Function
Discussion Leader: Ellery Jones (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
Gabriela Carrillo (Virginia Tech, United States)
"Selective Remodeling of Inhibitory Cortical and Thalamic Circuits in Parasitic Infection"
3:35 pm - 3:40 pm
Discussion
3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
Nora Jamann (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, The Netherlands)
"Demyelination Impairs Layer 5 Corticothalamic Feedback in the Somatosensory System"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thalamic Circuits in Sensorimotor Processing
Discussion Leader: Alex Fratzl (Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), Switzerland)
5:30 pm - 5:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
5:35 pm - 5:50 pm
Solymar Rolon-Martinez (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Role of Inhibitory Neuron Types of the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus in Auditory Processing"
5:50 pm - 5:55 pm
Discussion
5:55 pm - 6:10 pm
Alyssa Sanchez (University of California, Davis, United States)
"Center-Surround Spatial Organization of Corticogeniculate Feedback"
6:10 pm - 6:15 pm
Discussion
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Elaida Dimwamwa (Georgia Tech/Emory University, United States)
"Synchrony Dependent Corticothalamic Gating of Thalamocortical Sensory Responses"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Hillary Wehry (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Cerebellar Thalamocortical Interactions during Motor Preparation"
6:50 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm
Laureline Logiaco (Columbia University, United States)
"Thalamic Control of Cortical Dynamics in a Model of Flexible Motor Sequencing"
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Thalamic Regulation of Behavior
Discussion Leader: Leslie Sibener (Columbia University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Brendan Williams (University of Reading, United Kingdom)
"Thalamic Investigation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Methodological Considerations and its Application to Behavioural Flexibility"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
MENGXING LIU (Basque center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), Spain)
"Differential Involvement of First-Order Thalamic Nuclei in Human Language Systems"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Anna Schroeder (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany)
"Long-Range Inhibition in Neocortical Layer 1 Controls Associative Memory Formation"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Michael Totty (Texas A&M University, United States)
"The Thalamic Nucleus Reuniens Mediates Prefrontal-to-Hippocampal Interactions Underlying Extinction Memory Retrieval"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Richard Roth (Stanford University, United States)
"Thalamic Interaction of Basal Ganglia and Cerebellar Circuits During Motor Learning"
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
Mentorship Component: Finding Your Niche and Building Your Career
The GRS will host a mentorship session entitled “Finding Your Niche and Building Your Career,” featuring a panel of established and emerging leaders in innovative neuroscience research. Panelists will share their journey in finding their own niche and advancing the field. The session will highlight diverse research career paths and attendees will learn about how to navigate fruitful partnerships and collaborations both inside and outside of traditional academic institutions.
Discussion Leader: Kayla Peelman (Georgia Tech and Emory University, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Finding Your Niche and Building Your Career
Solange Brown (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
Francesca Cirulli (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy)
Chanel Matney (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
