Conference Description
The Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by November 9, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Glial Control of Circuit Remodeling
Discussion Leaders
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Won-Suk Chung (KAIST, South Korea)
Speakers
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Beth Stevens (Boston Children's Hospital /Broad Institute/ HHMI, United States)
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Lucas Cheadle (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, United States)
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Tim Czopka (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Glial Development and Specification
Discussion Leaders
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Kelly Monk (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
Speakers
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Ben Emery (Oregon Health & Science University, United States)
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Takahiro Masuda (Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Japan)
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Aakanksha Singhvi (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, United States)
Neuro-Immune Interactions and Glia
Discussion Leaders
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Staci Bilbo (Duke University, United States)
Speakers
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Mikael Simons (Technical University, Munich, Germany)
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Anna Victoria Molofsky (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Jeremy Kay (Duke University, United States)
Glial Control of Behavior
Discussion Leaders
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Dwight Bergles (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Inbal Goshen (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
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Thomas Papouin (Washington University in St Louis, United States)
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Marc Freeman (Oregon Health & Science University, United States)
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Axel Nimmerjahn (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States)
Glial Regulation of Circuit Function
Discussion Leaders
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Nicola Allen (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States)
Speakers
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Gertrudis Perea (Cajal Institute, CSIC, Spain)
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Amit Agarwal (Heidelberg University, Germany)
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Chris Dulla (Tufts University School of Medicine, United States)
Mechanisms of Glial Signaling to Neurons and Other Glial Cells
Discussion Leaders
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Lindsay De Biase (UCLA, United States)
Speakers
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Katie Baldwin (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
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Yongjie Yang (Tufts University School of Medicine, United States)
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Michelle Olsen (Virginia Tech, United States)
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Ye Zhang (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
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Isabella Farhy-Tselnicker (Texas A&M University, United States)
Novel Tools for Glial Biology
Discussion Leaders
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Baljit Khakh (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
Speakers
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Lin Tian (Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, United States)
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Amy Gleichman (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
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Guoqiang Yu (Tsinghua University, China)
Glial Contributions to Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Soyon Hong (University College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Blanca Díaz Castro (UK DRI - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Steve McCarroll (Harvard Medical School; Broad Institute, United States)
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Dilek Colak (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Role of Glia in Brain Physiology and Homeostasis
Discussion Leaders
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Shane Liddelow (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Chris Bennett (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Cody Smith (University of Notre Dame, United States)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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Erin Gibson (Stanford University School of Medicine, United States)