Meeting Program
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| Tuesday, February 17 | ||
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| 3:00 - 7:30 PM | Registration | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 6:30 - 7:30 PM | Refreshments | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 7:30 - 8:30 PM |
Keynote Session (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak / Grays Peak |
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Michael E. Greenberg,
Harvard Medical School, USA
Signaling Networks that Regulate Synapse Development and Cognitive Function |
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Huda Y. Zoghbi,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Pathogenic Mechanisms in Neurodevelopment and Neurodegenerative Disorders |
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| Wednesday, February 18 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Quandary 1-3 |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Autophagy - Common Themes in Neurodegenerative Disease? Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak |
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Richard I. Morimoto,
Northwestern University, USA
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Ana Maria Cuervo,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Autophagy in the Nervous System |
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David C. Rubinsztein,
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, UK
Autophagy Induction: A Possible Therapeutic Strategy for Neurodegenerative Diseases Caused by Aggregate-Prone Intracytoplasmic Proteins |
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Masaaki Komatsu,
Tokyo Metropolitane Institute of Medical Science, Japan
Autophagy and Neurodegeneration |
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Ron R. Kopito,
Stanford University, USA
Macroautophagy in Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| Following Session is for Axonal Connections (J6) | ||
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Molecular Cues for Axon Guidance Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Grays Peak |
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Rüdiger Klein,
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Germany
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Marc Tessier-Lavigne,
Genentech, Inc., USA
Axon Guidance at the Spinal Cord Midline |
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Yimin Zou,
University of California, San Diego, USA
Wnt Signaling and Axon Guidance Along the CNS Anteroposterior Axis |
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Dietmar Schmucker,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, USA
Functional and Molecular Studies of the Hypervariable Receptor Dscam |
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Hitoshi Sakano,
University of Tokyo, Japan
Talk Title to be Determined |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM | Poster Setup | Quandary 1-3 |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 10:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Quandary 1-3 |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Axon Degeneration (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak / Grays Peak |
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Marie T. Filbin,
Hunter College, USA
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Freda D. Miller,
Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
p75 and Axon Degeneration: From Pruning to Injury |
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Marc R. Freeman,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Mechanisms of Axon Degeneration in Drosophila |
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Wenbiao Gan,
Skirball Institute Program of Molecular Neurobiology, USA
Imaging Neuronal Injury and Repair |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Quandary 1-3 |
| 7:30 - 10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Quandary 1-3 |
| Thursday, February 19 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Quandary 1-3 |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Proteostasis in Neurodegenerative Disease: Chaperones and Protein Misfolding Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak |
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Ana Maria Cuervo,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
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Richard I. Morimoto,
Northwestern University, USA
Proteostatis and Neurodegenerative Disease |
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Heather Leigh True-Krob,
Washington University, USA
Yeast Prions as a System to Study Protein Misfolding and Chaperones |
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Speaker to be Announced,
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Andrew G. Dillin,
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
Title to be Determined |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| Following Session is for Axonal Connections (J6) | ||
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Signaling Pathways in Neural Connectivity Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Grays Peak |
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Stephen M. Strittmatter,
Yale University, USA
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David G. Ginty,
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Talk Title to be Determined |
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Alex L. Kolodkin,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Molecular Mechanisms of Growth Cone Guidance in Drosophila and Mammals |
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Rüdiger Klein,
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Germany
Bi-Directional Regulation of Axon Guidance and Plasticity by Ephrins |
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Yi Rao,
Peking University, China
Slit and Netrin |
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Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM | Poster Setup | Quandary 1-3 |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 10:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Quandary 1-3 |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak |
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Fred H. Gage,
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
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Susan L. Ackerman,
HHMI/ The Jackson Laboratory, USA
Novel Neurodegenerative Pathways from Studies of Mutant Mice: Chaperones and Protein Misfolding in Neurodegeneration |
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Adriano M. Aguzzi,
University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
The Prion Protein in Health and Disease |
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Karen Hsiao Ashe,
University of Minnesota, USA
Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease - What Have They Taught Us? |
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| Following Session is for Axonal Connections (J6) | ||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
RNA and Regulated Protein Expression in Axon Guidance Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Grays Peak |
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Michael E. Greenberg,
Harvard Medical School, USA
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John G. Flanagan,
Harvard Medical School, USA
RNA-Based Regulation Mechanisms in Axon Development |
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Gary Bassell,
Emory University, USA
Mechanisms of mRNA Transport and Local Protein Synthesis in Neuronal Development and Regeneration |
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Oliver Hobert,
Columbia University Medical Center, USA
Molecular Mechanisms of Maintaining Neuronal Architecture |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Quandary 1-3 |
| 7:30 - 10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Quandary 1-3 |
| Friday, February 20 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Quandary 1-3 |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Axon Regeneration (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak / Grays Peak |
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Liqun Luo,
Stanford University, USA
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Stephen M. Strittmatter,
Yale University, USA
Nogo and NgR as Regulators of Axon Plasticity, Sprouting and Regeneration |
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Mark H. Tuszynski,
University of California, San Diego, USA
Promoting Axonal Regeneration after Chronic Spinal Injury |
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Zhigang He,
Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
Intrinsic Mechanisms in Axon Regeneration |
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Marie T. Filbin,
Hunter College, USA
Signaling Axonal Regeneration in the CNS |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM | Poster Setup | Quandary 1-3 |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 10:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Quandary 1-3 |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
RNA Actions in Neurodegeneration Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak |
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Ted M. Dawson,
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
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Bart De Strooper,
Center for Human Genetics, Belgium
MicroRNA's in Neurodegeneration |
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Shai Shaham,
Rockefeller University, USA
A New C. elegans Cell Death Pathway |
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Valina L. Dawson,
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Survival and Death Choices Regulated by MiR's |
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| Following Session is for Axonal Connections (J6) | ||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Synapse Formation Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Grays Peak |
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Marc Tessier-Lavigne,
Genentech, Inc., USA
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Kang Shen,
Stanford University, USA
Regulators of Synapse Formation in C. elegans |
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Vivian Budnik,
University of Massachusetts, USA
Wnt Signaling in Synapse Assembly and Plasticity |
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Ben A. Barres,
Stanford University, USA
How do Astrocytes Induce CNS Synapse Formation? |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Quandary 1-3 |
| 7:30 - 10:00 PM |
Poster Session 3 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Quandary 1-3 |
| Saturday, February 21 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Quandary 1-3 |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Stem Cells (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak / Grays Peak |
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David M. Holtzman,
Washington University, USA
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Fred H. Gage,
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
Stem Cells in the Adult Brain |
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Fiona Doetsch,
Columbia University, USA
Stem Cells: From Epigenetics to MicroRNAs |
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Hongjun Song,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Extrinsic and Intrinsic Mechanisms Regulating Adult Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis |
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Lorenz Studer,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurons Form Functional Networks: Lessons for Therapy of Neurodegenerative Disease |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Longs Peak Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
New Therapeutic Approaches Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Longs Peak |
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Adriano M. Aguzzi,
University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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David M. Holtzman,
Washington University, USA
Fluid Biomarkers of Antecedent Alzheimer's Disease and New Therapies and Methods to Assess Treatments in Neurodegenerative Disease |
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Berislav Zlokovic,
University of Rochester, USA
Blood-Brain Barrier in Neurodegenerative Disease and Stroke |
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Tim Miller,
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Anti-Sense to Treat ALS |
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| Following Session is for Axonal Connections (J6) | ||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Dendrite Patterning and Complex Circuits Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 01/17/2009 |
Grays Peak |
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Ben A. Barres,
Stanford University, USA
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Liqun Luo,
Stanford University, USA
Assembly of the Olfactory Circuit in the Fly Brain |
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Yuh-Nung Jan,
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Genetic Control of Dendrite Arborization Patterns |
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Catherine C. Dulac,
Harvard University, USA
Talk Title to be Determined |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Quandary 1-3 |
| 8:00 - 11:00 PM | Entertainment | Quandary 1-3 |
| Sunday, February 22 | ||
| Departure | ||
| *=Session Chair †=Speaker invited, not yet responded. | ||
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