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Provisional program
Thursday 11 October 2012
08:00-08:15	Welcome and introduction
08:15-09:00	[K1] Keynote address – K. Desseroth, Stanford University, USA
Session 1: Opsin channels: Constructs and functions
09:00-09:30	[O1.1] Optogenetics: Molecular and optical axes of control F. Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
09:30-10:00	[O1.2] Microbial rhodopsins as optogenetic tools: Molecular mechanism and new developments C. Bamann, S. Kleinlogel, P. Wood, U. Terpitz, R. Dempski, K. Feldbauer, E. Bamberg, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany*
10:00-10:30	[O1.3] Dopamine neurons modulate the neural encoding and expression of depression-related behavior K.M. Tye, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
10:30-11:00	Refreshment break
Session 2: Synthetic receptors: Constructs and functions
11:00-11:30	[O2.1] Title tbc B.R. Conklin, University of Carolina, San Francisco, USA
11:30-12:00	[O2.2] New tools for remotely controlling neuronal signalling and activity B.L. Roth, H. Zhu, D. Urban, M. Farrell, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA*
12:00-12:30	[O2.3] 5-HT4-RASSL: A neuroprotective tool S. Claeysen^{1 ,2}, ¹Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France, ²Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France
12:30-13:30	Lunch
Session 3: Behavioral/clinical applications: Cognitive/plasticity I
13:30-14:00	[O3.1] Opto- and pharmacogenetic analysis of neuronal circuit functions in the olfactory system W.F. Friedrich^{1 ,2}, J. Shum^{1 ,3}, Y.-P. Zhang Schärer¹, P. Zhu¹, ¹Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland,* ²University of Basel, Switzerland, ³Stanford University, USA
14:00-14:30	[O3.2] Using optogenetics to study habits K.S. Smith, A.M. Graybiel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA*
14:30-15:00	[O3.3] Optogenetic stimulation of septohippocampal cholinergic system in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease L.-H. Tsai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
15:00-15:30	[O3.4] Optogenetic demonstration of memory engrams S. Tonegawa¹, X. Liu¹, S. Ramirez¹, P.T. Pang¹, C.B. Puryear¹, K. Deisseroth², ¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA,* ²Stanford University, USA
15:30-16:00	Refreshment break
Short talks: Late breaking results
16:00-16:15	Short talk 1
16:15-16:30	Short talk 2
16:30-16:45	Short talk 3
16:45-17:00	Short talk 4
17:00-17:15	Short talk 5
17:15-17:30	Short talk 6
17:30-19:00	Poster session
Friday 12 October 2012
Session 4: Behavioral/clinical applications: Cognitive/plasticity II Session Chair: G. Aston-Jones, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
08:00-08:30	[O4.1] Title tbc B. Connors, Brown University, USA
08:30-09:00	[O4.2] Title tbc C. Moore, Brown University, USA
09:00-09:30	[O4.3] Coding of object location in the somatosensory cortex K. Svoboda, D.H. O'Connor, S.A. Hires, Z. Guo, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA*
09:30-10:00	Refreshment break
Session 5: Behavioral/clinical applications: Sleep/mood
10:00-10:30	[O5.1] Roles of locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons in cortical network activity and behavioural functions: Optogenetic and pharmacogenetic studies E.M. Vazey, Z.A. Cope, N.I. Keren, D.E. Moorman, M.A. Eckert, G. Aston-Jones, Medical University of South Carolina, USA*
10:30-11:00	[O5.2] Optogenetic control of arousal, hyperarousal and addiction L. De Lecea, Stanford University, USA
11:00-11:30	[O5.3] Role of the brain's reward circuits in controlling emotional behaviour: Studies in addiction and depression models E.J. Nestler, S.J. Russo, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA*
11:30-12:30	Lunch
Session 6: Behavioral/clinical applications: Feeding/addiction
12:30-13:00	[O6.1] Optogenetic perturbation of brain reward circuitry G.D. Stuber, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
13:00-13:30	[O6.2] Illuminating the role of dopamine neurons in learning: New opportunities provided by optogenetic tools P.H. Janak, E.E. Steinberg, R. Keiflin, University of California, San Francisco, USA*
13:30-14:00	[O6.3] Pharmacogenetic and optogenetic approaches for dissecting molecularly-defined circuits S.M. Sternson, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
14:00-14:30	[O6.4] Manipulating and mapping neural circuits regulating feeding behavior and metabolism B.B. Lowell^{1 ,2}, S. Koda^{1 ,3}, D. Kong^{1 ,2}, M. Krashes^{1 ,2}, T. Liu^{1 ,4}, D. Olson^{1 ,5}, B. Shah^{1 ,2}, Q. Tong^{1 ,4}, L. Vong^{1 ,2}, C. Ye^{1 ,2}, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA,* ²Harvard Medical School, USA, ³Asubio Pharma Co., Japan, ⁴University of Texas Southwestern, USA, ⁵University of Michigan, USA
14:30-15:00	Refreshment break
Session 7: Behavioral/clinical applications: Autonomic/respiration
15:00-15:30	[O7.1] Title tbc S. Dymecki, Harvard University, USA
15:30-16:00	[O7.2] Novel properties of C1 neurons revealed by optogenetics P.G. Guyénet, R.L. Stornetta, S.B. Abbott, S.D. DePuy, G. Bochorishvili, University of Virginia, USA*
Session 8: Neurodegenerative/cognitive disorders
16:00-16:30	[O8.1] Viral vectors and DREADDs: Deconstructing neural circuits underlying complex behaviors in rats J.F. Neumaier¹, S.G. Nair¹, S.M. Ferguson², ¹University of Washington, USA,* ²Seattle Children’s Research Institute, USA

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