Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Contributions of Diverse Cortical Neuron Responses to Auditory Perception and Learning
Discussion Leader: Alexandria Lesicko (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm
Michele Insanally (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , United States)
"Contributions of Diverse Cortical Neuron Responses to Auditory Perception and Learning"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Circuits and Synapses in the Auditory and Vestibular Systems
Discussion Leader: Audrey Drotos (University of Michigan, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Maggie Matern (Stanford University, United States)
"Investigating Hair Cell Formation Using an Inner Ear Organoid Developmental Atlas"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Leslie Gonzales (University of Rochester, United States)
"Auditory Nerve Fiber Responses in the Budgerigar: Tuning Curves and Phase Locking to Tones"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Luberson Joseph (Oklahoma State University, United States)
"Species Differences in Binaural Hearing Ability of Small Mammals in Oklahoma, USA"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Rosa Mendoza (The University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
"Bat Neuroanatomy for Auditory Processing"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Hannah Oberle (University of Michigan, United States)
"Differential Cortical Modulation of Inferior Colliculus Sub-Circuits"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Investigating Auditory and Vestibular Function in Genetics and Behavior
Discussion Leader: Boaz Ehiogu (University of Toronto, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Isabel Aristizabal-Ramirez (University of Kentucky, United States)
"CIB2 Regulates Force Transmission to the Mechanotransducer Channel of Mammalian Auditory Hair Cells by Controlling the Localization of BAIAP2L2 to the Stereocilia Tips"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Samadhi Kulasooriya (Creighton University School of Medicine, United States)
"Unraveling Age-Related Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Vestibular Sensory Epithelium and its Prolonged Resilience Compared to Cochlear Aging"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Jennie Nelson (University of Utah, United States)
"A Genetic Approach that Makes Type II SGNs Experimentally Accessible in vivo "
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Rose Rizzi (Indiana University, United States)
"Functional Benefits of Continuous vs. Categorical Listening Strategies on the Neural Encoding and Perception of Noise-Degraded Speech"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Brendan Williams (The University of Texas at Dallas, United States)
"Chronic Sound-Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation Rescues Speech Processing in Anterior Auditory Field of Rodents Prenatally Exposed to Sodium Valproate"
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: Community and Communication Beyond the Lab
Discussion Leader: Gabriel Romero (Harvard Medical School, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Beyond the Lab: Community and Communication
Mayank Chugh (Harvard Medical School, United States)
Kiki Sanford (Association of Science Communicators, 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