Treating and modeling neurological diseases with stem cells: A media frenzy
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: 32AB
Organized By: Sigma Life Science
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Neural progenitor cells (hNPC’s) derived from either human fetal brain tissue or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) are an important cellular source for both disease modeling and disease therapy. Here we discuss two projects that have required defined serum free media conditions to isolate and expand hNPC’s. The first project was designed to take hNPC’s towards clinical trials for ALS and macular degeneration. In collaboration with SIGMA, we developed a specific animal free media (Stemline) that would allow robust expansion of the hNPC’s under defined culture conditions. This media has now been used to generate a master cell bank that is being used in pre clinical animal studies for both ALS and macular degeneration. In the second project the same media has been used to isolate hNPC’s from iPS cell colonies generated from patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Huntington’s disease (HD). When iPS colonies are transferred directly to Stemline media supplemented with 100ng EGF and 100ng FGF-2, aggregates of cells for that we term EZ spheres due to their ease of growth and rapid expansion. EZ spheres can be expanded for up to 40 passages while retaining the ability to produce all types of CNS neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. As such they represent a useful intermediate cell type to explore possible phenotypic differences between normal, SMA and HD tissue samples.
Contact:
Angel Hayman
Sigma-Aldrich
Phone: (800) 521-8956
Fax: (508) 655-1359
E-mail:
angel.hayman@sial.com
Web site:
www.wherebiobegins.com
7th Annual Christopher Reeve "Hot Topics" in Stem Cell Biology
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: 30ABCDE
Organized By: Evan Y. Snyder, MD, PhD, FAAP, Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute
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Sanford (San Diego) Consortium for Regenerative Medicine &
La Jolla-based biomedical research institutes in the Southern California Stem Cell Consortium.
Millipore is proud to sponsor this event supporting stem cell researchers, and offers innovative tools for stem cell and specialty cell culture. Visit www.millipore.com/stemcells.
An Evening of Data "Blitzes" Dedicated to the Life & Work of Christopher Reeve.
Because of the great success of the last six year's "Hot Topics in Stem Cell Biology 'Data Blitz' Satellite Symposium, honoring Christopher Reeve", we, the La Jolla-based biomedical research institutes of the Southern California Stem Cell Consortium (Sanford|Burnham, Salk, Scripps, UCSD) that now also comprise the Sanford (San Diego) Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM), are again sponsoring this event in conjunction with the 2010 Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN).
The intent of the evening satellite symposium is to deal in a rapid, enjoyable, no-nonsense fashion with the latest controversies, insights, and "hot topics" in stem cell biology - with a particular emphasis on fundamental biology.
There is no charge and no prior registration required. It is open to all SfN attendees.
Contact:
Evan Snyder
Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute
Phone: (858) 646-3158
Fax: (858) 795-5273
E-mail:
blarraga@burnham.org
Web site:
Armenian Neuroscientist Social
Other
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: 27A
Organized By: Arbi Nazarian, PhD, Western University Health Science
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The Armenian Neuroscientist Social aims to provide the environment for neuroscientist to meet and develop collaborations, mentorship and awareness of their fellow colleagues. This social event is open to all conference registrants and guests
Contact:
Arbi Nazarian
Western Univ Health Sci
Phone: (909) 469-5424
Fax: (909) 469-5600
E-mail:
anazarian@westernu.edu
Web site:
Axon™ Electrophysiology User Meeting
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: San Diego Ballroom Salon C
Organized By: Molecular Devices, Inc.
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The Axon User Meeting provides users of Axon microelectrode amplifiers, digitizers, and electrophysiology data acquisition and analysis software an opportunity to hear about the latest developments in electrophysiology. There will be presentations by scientists demonstrating how Molecular Devices Conventional Electrophysiology products are used efficiently in scientific research. In addition, there will be time to network with colleagues and share experiences and solutions to common problems. Experts from Molecular Devices will be available to provide answers to your technical and scientific questions and to collect users' input on current and future products.
Contact:
Jan Dolzer
Molecular Devices
Phone: (408) 747-3730
Fax: (408) 747-3730
E-mail:
jan.dolzer@moldev.com
Web site:
www.moleculardevices.com
Chinese Neuroscientist Social
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Room: Sapphire EF
Organized By: Minmin Luo, PhD, National Institute of Biological Science
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The Society for Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA) Neuroscience Division and the Chinese Society for Neuroscience invite all SFN/2010 attendees to its annual social at the meeting. Neuroscientists from different parts of the world and working in different disciplines will get together to share experiences and exchange information. The social event this year will feature a panel discussion on potential opportunities in career development and funding within mainland China and Hong Kong. Speakers will include distinguished neuroscientists based in the U.S. and China, a representative from the Chinese Society for Neuroscience, representatives from pharmaceutical R&D centers in China, and a representative from a Chinese funding agency. This is a great opportunity to network, meet old friends, and establish new ones. Soft drinks and assorted appetizers will be offered with cash bar during the gathering.
Contact:
Minmin Luo
Natl Inst of Biological Sciences
Phone: 861080723791
Fax: 861080723342
E-mail:
luominmin@nibs.ac.cn
Web site:
www.nibs.ac.cn/index.php?act=view&id=624
Darwin's Doubt: Can Naturalistically Evolved Human Minds Be Trusted to Yield True Beliefs About Reality?
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: 10
Organized By: Theodore McDonald, PhD, Mars Hill Foundation
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A reflective person by nature, Charles Darwin initially had doubts about his proposed theory of evolution. Darwin worried about the neurophilosophical implications of his biological theory. In a letter to W. Graham, Darwin wondered whether an evolved human mind could be trusted to produce reliable truth about reality. This lecture by professor Kenneth Samples proposes that atheistic, evolutionary naturalism faces three potential defeaters in its attempt to explain humankind’s rational faculties in general and truth about reality in particular. A discussion follows the lecture. The meeting welcomes all Neuroscience attendees.
Contact:
Theodore McDonald
Mars Hill Foundation
Phone: (360) 683-8300
Fax: (360) 683-3525
E-mail:
ted@unityemail.net
Web site:
www.cneuroscience.org
Drexel University College of Medicine Alumni Reception
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: Oceanside
Organized By: The Drexel University College of Medicine Offices of Biomedical Graduate and Postgraduate Studies, Research and Alumni Relations
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Drexel University College of Medicine Offices of Biomedical Graduate and Postgraduate Studies, Research and Alumni Relations invite alumni, friends and guest to an Alumni Reception to connect with fellow Alumni. Meet the Vice Dean for Biomedical Graduate and Postgraduate Studies for Drexel University College of Medicine and learn what advancements are being made at the University.
Contact:
Patricia Comey
Drexel College of Medicine
Phone: (215) 255-7341
Fax: (215) 255-7302
E-mail:
pcomey@drexel.edu
Web site:
www.drexelmed.edu
Gait Analysis: An essential behavioral task in phenotyping and CNS disorders
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Room: Indigo 204B
Organized By: Yiqing Liang, PhD, Clever Sys., Inc.
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In order to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of human disorders, transgenic mice have been created to mimic symptoms of human disease. In addition to phenotyping the transgenic animal, behavioral tasks are implemented to obtain an understanding of the physiological changes that take place within the organism due to the mutation, or to test novel therapeutic solutions.
Locomotion is the most basic and informative assay in behavioral experimentation in rodents, and while researchers can extrapolate on motor function, locomotor activity is a limited assessment of the animal’s motor abilities.
Motor coordination in rodents has previously been measured using the animal’s footprints obtained by inking the rodent’s feet and trying to entice them to walk on paper. Averaged distances between strides and stride variability would serve as measures of the animal’s gait. As new technologies have become available, gait analysis has become automated, and therefore more accessible in all studies, allowing researchers more precise measures of motor function. Using an automated gait analysis system, researchers can obtain measurements in stride length, stride time, stance, paw pressure, toe spread, and body rotation, just to name a few.
The majority of researchers interested in gait analysis are looking at neurorehabilitation in spinal cord injuries or the progression of neurodengenerative disorders such as those seen in Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s disease or aging. However, gait analysis is necessarily becoming an essential behavioral task, in phenotyping and all research studies.
Contact:
Yiqing Liang
Clever Sys., Inc.
Phone: 703-787-6946
Fax: 703-787-8567
E-mail:
yqliang@cleversysinc.com
Web site:
www.cleversysinc.com
Introduction to Functional Near Infrared (fNIR) Spectroscopy – Theory & Systems Symposium
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Hilton Bayfront
Room: Indigo 202B
Organized By: Davood Tashayyod, fNIR Devices, LLC
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This satellite symposium will introduce the theory and applications of emerging functional near infrared (fNIR) systems for cognitive tests in real-life environments. Lab-ready fNIR optical imaging systems are noninvasive, safe, and portable. Monitor cortical hemodynamic changes to brain activation and provide objective real-time response data for human subjects.
fNIR is suitable for a wide range of applications: Human Performance Assessment (Cognitive Function), Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring, Brain Computer Interface, Neurorehabilitation, Virtual Reality, Autism, and Credibility Assessment.
Come to this event to see fNIR systems first-hand and talk to development experts.
fNIR systems provide researchers with real-time monitoring of tissue oxygenation in the brain as subjects take tests, perform tasks, or receive stimulation. Researchers can quantitatively assess brain functions—such as attention, memory, planning, and problem solving—while individuals perform cognitive tasks.
This powerful technique measures NIR light absorbance in blood of hemoglobin with and without oxygen and provides information about ongoing brain activity similar to functional MRI studies. It eliminates many of the drawbacks of fMRI and provides a safe, affordable, noninvasive solution for cognitive function assessment. fNIR results have been tested to agree with fMRI results.
The technology empowers researchers by providing greater flexibility for study design, including working within complex lab environments and operating in non-traditional lab locations for field studies. The setup for this continuous NIR spectroscopy provides neurovascular coupling data while keeping subjects comfortable and free to move around.
fNIR data can easily be combined with physiological signals acquired through BIOPAC’s data acquisition and analysis systems, such as ECG, respiration, cardiac output, blood pressure, electrodermal activity and stimulus response markers; AcqKnowledge software provides automated analysis tools for event related potentials and ensemble averaging. The system interfaces with most stimulus presentation systems (such as E-Prime or SuperLab) and BIOPAC's range of Virtual Reality systems.
Join us to learn more about fNIR solutions for your lab!
Contact:
Davood Tashayyod
fNIR Devices, LLC
Phone: (202) 368.1216
Fax: (240) 499.8183
E-mail:
davood@fnirdevices.com
Web site:
www.fnirdevices.com
Iranian Neuroscientists Social
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: Newport Beach
Organized By: Iranian Neuroscientists Community (IRNSC)
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The 5th Iranian Neuroscientists' Social meeting will be held at SfN's annual meeting in San Diego, CA. The goal is to facilitate and encourage scientific and social interactions among the expanding community of Iranian neuroscientists.
This social is open to all conference registrants, exhibitors, and their guests. The evening event will continue off-site with details to be posted on IRNSC's Web site: www.IRNSC.net.
Contact:
Mohsen Omrani
Queen's University
Phone: (613) 533-6360
Fax: (613) 533-6840
E-mail:
mohsen@biomed.queensu.ca
Web site:
www.irnsc.net
Mayo Neurobiology of Disease Program Alumni Reception
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: Laguna
Organized By: Anthony Windebank, M.D., Mayo Clinic/Foundation
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All alumni and guests of the Mayo Neurobiology of Disease Program (predoctoral or postdoctoral trainees) are invited to attend the reception to renew old friendships and promote future collaborations. There will be an informal buffet of hors d'oeuvres and beverages.
Contact:
Anthony Windebank
Mayo Clinic/Fndtn
Phone: (507) 284-1781
Fax: (507) 284-3383
E-mail:
windebank.anthony@mayo.edu
Web site:
www.mayo.edu/mgs/
MBL / Grass Foundation Social
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Room: Sapphire 410
Organized By: Kate Shaw, Marine Biological Laboratory
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MBL \ Grass Foundation Social
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA, is an internationally renowned center for full-immersion training and research in neuroscience. Fifty-three Nobel Laureates have been associated with the MBL over the years, and the lab continues to offer cutting-edge training and a unique cross-disciplinary research environment. Since 1951, The Grass Foundation has played a key role in advancing neuroscience at the MBL by supporting beginning investigators through the Grass Fellowship Program, as well as more senior research teams and the MBL’s exceptional summer courses. This informal gathering welcomes everyone with MBL or Grass Foundation ties, plus those wishing to learn more about research and educational opportunities at the MBL. Those interested in applying to the Grass Fellowship Program are especially invited to attend.
Contact:
Kate Shaw
Marine Biological Laboratory
Phone: (508) 289-7416
Fax: 508-289-7934
E-mail:
kshaw@mbl.edu
Web site:
www.mbl.edu
Neuroscience 2.0 – Networking data, tools, and people
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: The Tipsy Crow, 770 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
Room:
Organized By: Jeffrey Grethe, PhD, University of California, San Diego
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Please join us for the ultimate in social networking. This social will provide a venue for those interested in informatics and neuroscience to meet. Informatics and new web technologies (e.g. social networking, community wikis, ontologies, visualization and data sharing tools) are becoming increasingly important to neuroscience researchers. Furthermore, the sharing of data and information across a research community adds tremendous value to the efforts of that community. This social is being co-sponsored by a number of informatics projects that are fostering such community efforts:
For more information about the social, to learn more about these individual projects, or to get involved please stop by their booths.
Contact:
Jennifer Lawrence
University of California, San Diego
Phone: 858-246-0255
Fax: 858-246-0644
E-mail:
jclawren@ucsd.edu
Web site:
www.neuinfo.org/events
Neuroscience in Germany: XVII Social
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Hilton Bayfront
Room: Sapphire 400
Organized By: Stefan Altevogt, German Research Foundation
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This is a networking reception for all scientists interested in research cooperation with scientists from and career opportunities in Germany. Jointly hosted by the German Neuroscience Society (GNS) and the German Research Foundation (DFG), the event will feature an introduction by Professor Dr. Sigrun Korsching, president of GNS, and a panel discussion on funding and research careers followed by time for social networking.
Contact:
Stefan Altevogt
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Phone: 212 339 7137
Fax: 212 339 7138
E-mail:
stefan.altevogt@dfg.de
Web site:
www.dfg.de
Neuroscience in Mexico: Past, Present and Future
Other
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: Marina Ballroom Salon D
Organized By: Luisa Rocha, M.D., Ph.D, Center for Research and Advanced Studies. President of the Mexico City Chapter, SfN
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The Mexico City Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience invites all SFN/2010 attendees to its first annual social at the meeting. This satellite event will feature presentations that highlight past, ongoing and future Neuroscience research in Mexico. Mexican neuroscientists from different parts of the world and working in different disciplines will get together to share experiences and exchange information. This is a great opportunity to network, meet old friends, and make new ones.
Contact:
Luisa Rocha
CINVESTAV
Phone: 52 5254832850
Fax: 52 5254832863
E-mail:
lrocha@cinvestav.mx
Web site:
NIH Grant Workshop for Early Career Investigators
Other
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: Rancho Las Palmas
Organized By: Roger Sorensen, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Calling all postdocs, new faculty, junior faculty. Do you seek research training, additional career development, or your first research project grant? Do you have questions about the NIH and the funding of grant applications? Would you like to speak face-to-face with NIH staff about preparing and submitting a grant application to the NIH? Then this is the workshop that you should be attending. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers at the NIH, is hosting this informational workshop as an opportunity for early career investigators to learn about the NIH and its grants process. From this workshop you will be able to get the information that will position you to successfully obtain NIH grant support for your training and research activities. For example, are you interested in applying for a mentored grant award (F32, K01, K08, K23, K99) or an independent research grant (R01, R03, R21)? Or do you even understand the difference between the various NIH grant mechanisms? NIDA staff will help to identify the correct NIH grant mechanism for you. Do you know whom to contact for advice on preparing and submitting a NIH grant application? At the workshop you will learn how to find a NIH Program Official. Do you understand how applications are reviewed at the NIH? Information will be provided such that you will understand study sections, peer review, and the two-tiered grant review process. Two sessions are being offered, beginning at 6:30 PM and at 8:15 PM. Each session will begin with a brief presentation on NIH grants and the grants process. Following the presentation, there will be ample time to meet directly with NIDA staff who will answer your individual questions.
Contact:
Roger Sorensen
Natl Inst on Drug Abuse, NIH
Phone: (301) 443-3205
Fax: (301) 594-6043
E-mail:
rsorense@mail.nih.gov
Web site:
www.nida.nih.gov/about/organization/DBNBR/PICNRB.html
PARADIGM SHIFT: How Large-scale imaging technologies are changing the game in Neurobiology and other fields
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Hilton Bayfront
Room: Sapphire Ballroom C,D,G,H, Foyer and Terrace
Organized By: Olympus America
Show description
Paradigm Shift is a presentation and panel discussion on topics including applications and methods for generating large-scale images, connectivity mapping, multi-modality imaging, data storage issues, handling and mining of large image data sets and the future directions of the science. Invited speakers and panelists include Dr. Jacopo Annese, UC San Diego, Dr. Hongwei Dong, UC Los Angeles, Dr. Steven Fisher, UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Harvey Karten, UC San Diego, Dr. Bruce McNaughton, University of Lethbridgeand, and Dr. Partha Mitra, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. Come participate in the discussion and ask these experts questions about your research. Registration is free but recommended.
Contact:
Tricia Duff
Olympus America
Phone: 484-896-5554
Fax: (484) 896-7131
E-mail:
tricia.duff@olympus.com
Web site:
www.olympusamerica.com
Pitfalls of Cell-based Screening Assays – Is it the Cell, the Assay or the Question Asked?
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Room: Indigo 206
Organized By: Carolinas ALS Research Fund, Carolinas HealthCare Foundation, Carolinas Healthcare
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Cell-based systems are important tools used to understand disease mechanisms, to test potential therapeutics, and to determine toxicity of compounds. Multiple cell-based systems exist: primary neurons, stem cell derived cultures, neuroblastoma cell lines, neuroblastoma hybrid cell lines (fusions of neuroblastoma cells with primary cells), tumor cell lines with reporter genes, etc. Each system has both benefits and challenges that must be considered when choosing an approach to screen larger numbers of compounds that might be affective
in vivo: how to use each cell system, what assays to establish, how to interpret data derived from that system, and how to compare across different cell-based systems. This symposium will discuss how neuroblastoma and neuroblastoma hybrid cell lines are used as models in neurological diseases and in studies of neurotoxicity, whether these cells are differentiated or not and how that affects their utility; and discuss what needs to be kept in mind when working with these cell lines in academic centers and industry. The goal of this symposium is open dialogue concerning how cell-based systems like neuroblastoma and neuroblastoma hybrid cell lines may best be used as tools in understanding neurological diseases and drug discovery.
Contact:
Richelle Hemendinger
Carolinas Med Ctr
Phone: (704) 355-9786
Fax: (704) 446-6255
E-mail:
richelle.hemendinger@carolinashealthcare.org
Web site:
www.carolinasmedicalcenter.org/body.cfm?id=1574
Puerto Rican Neuroscientists Social
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: The FleetWood
Room:
Organized By: Monica Feliu-Mojer, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
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The Puerto Rico chapter of the Society for Neuroscience and the non-profit organizations of Puerto Rican Neuroscientists and Ciencia Puerto Rico invite you to meet, greet and mingle with Puerto Rican neuroscientists in San Diego!
Come and talk to neuroscientists from the Puerto Rican archipelago and abroad about your projects, ideas and possible collaborations. We want to increase mutual awareness of ongoing research in Puerto Rico and stimulate scientific collaborations, by bringing Puerto Rican neuroscientists together.
Puerto Ricans in Neuroscience (http://www.prneuros.webs.com) is a non-profit website that intends to bring together Puerto Rican scientists at all stages of their career from around the world, as well as neuroscientists from other countries that are bringing their talent and ideas to Puerto Rico.
Ciencia Puerto Rico (www.cienciapr.org) is a non-profit organization interested in promoting science and research in Puerto Rico, as well as scientific literacy in the archipelago. CienciaPR is a resource network which allows collaborations between scientists in the archipelago and abroad. Furthermore, we hope the information provided in our website helps create awareness of the importance of scientific research in Puerto Rico, and how Puerto Rico has contributed to the advancement of scientific knowledge worldwide.
Contact:
Monica Feliu-Mojer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Phone: 6178505889
Fax:
E-mail:
feliu-mojer@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu
Web site:
www.cienciapr.org/viewprofile.php?username=moefeliu
Schizophrenia Research Social
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: Room 2
Organized By: Nico Stanculescu, World Events Forum, Inc.
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It has been a busy year again for the DISC1 research community, so we invite you to join Schizophrenia Research Forum for its annual social on Monday, November 15, 2010, at 6:30 pm, featuring a presentation by Akira Sawa of Johns Hopkins University.
DISC1 is now well established as what Tom Insel, Director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, has termed an “edge piece” of psychiatric genetics. Many studies have reported effects of DISC1 genetic variation on a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including and extending beyond the schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, and adolescent conduct disorder reported in the original Scottish family with a balanced t(1;11) translocation through which DISC1 was identified. The neurodevelopmental and neurosignaling roles of DISC1 are increasingly well understood through the scaffold function of DISC1, including GSK3β, PCM1, PDE4, NDE1, and NDEL1, to name but some of the currently most interesting and well studied interactors that are illuminating normal and pathogenetic brain processes.
Contact:
nico stanculescu
world events forum, inc.
Phone: (773) 784-8134
Fax: (208) 575-5453
E-mail:
nico@worldeventsforum.com
Web site:
www.worldeventsforum.com
Sleep Research Society Club Hypnos
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: San Diego Ballroom Salon A
Organized By: Sleep Research Society
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The Sleep Research Society invites meeting attendees to its Club Hypnos reception. This event provides an opportunity for colleagues to share interests in sleep research.
As part of the Sleep Research Society’s continuing efforts to advance the field of sleep research, all interested neuroscientists are welcome to attend the reception.
This is a social event that provides a networking opportunity for professionals interested in sleep research and sleep medicine.
It offers meeting attendees the opportunity to interact and learn about the activities of the Sleep Research Society and the benefits of becoming a member.
Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Contact:
Nicholas Cekosh
Sleep Research Society
Phone: (708) 492-1093 ext 9321
Fax: (708) 492-0943
E-mail:
ncekosh@srsnet.org
Web site:
www.sleepresearchsociety.org/
The Brain on Trial
Symposia Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt
Room: Randle Ballroom CDE
Organized By: Deborah Runkle, AAAS and Mark S. Frankel, AAAS.
Show description
The highly creative program was first held at the AAAS Annual Meeting and was one of the most successful programs. A mock trial of a criminal defendant charged with first degree murder will be held. Two actual lawyers will present the case for and against the defendant. Two actual neurologists will present and debate evidence demonstrating, with MRI scan imaging, a frontal lobe defect in the defendant that may affect his criminal responsibility. An actual judge will preside at the trial. The audience will vote on the degree to which the defendant is guilty. This program demonstrates how neuroscientific evidence is being used in courtrooms today, how it might be used in the future, and what legal standards apply in admitting and evaluating neuroimaging evidence. Michael Zigmond will discuss the case. Mona Miller attended the AAAS event and recommends this program.
This program is supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC.
For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit
www.lillygrantoffice.com.
Contact:
Deborah Runkle
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Phone: (202) 326-6794
Fax: (202) 289-4950
E-mail:
drunkle@aaas.org
Web site:
UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Social
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Room: Santa Rosa
Organized By: Molly Moran, MS, University of Alabama At Birmingham
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This is social event for faculty, students, alumni, and others with an interest in or ties to the neuroscience programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Join us to meet those who are making UAB an exciting place and hear about the growth of the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. We especially welcome students who may be interested in UAB’s neuroscience training programs.
Contact:
Molly Moran
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Phone: (205) 996-6329
Fax: (205) 996-6580
E-mail:
mmoran@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/cnc
Washington University in St. Louis Neuroscience Reception
Reception
Date & Time: Monday, November 15, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
Room:
Organized By: Thomas Pearce, Washington University
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The neuroscience community at Washington University invites you to an informal social gathering for lively company and conversation. Join us in forming and renewing friendships and collaborations between past and present professors, postdoctoral fellows, and students. Prospective graduate students and postdoctoral fellows also are welcome to mingle and learn about current developments and future directions. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served to aid in the merriment. Reception will be held at the Rock Bottom Brewery: 401 G Street, San Diego, CA. (619) 231-7000.
Contact:
Thomas Pearce
Washington University
Phone: (608) 215-1131
Fax:
E-mail:
pearcet@wusm.wustl.edu
Web site: