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Catecholamines
August 5-10, 2007
Magdalen College
Oxford, United Kingdom
Chair:
Jill B. Becker

Vice Chair:
Patricio O'Donnell

Related Meeting Information
The Catecholamines Gordon Research Conference was held in conjunction with the Catecholamines Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar. Please refer to the Catecholamines GKRS web page for more information.

SUNDAY
4:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff and
Chair, Jill B. Becker (University of Michigan)
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
7:40 pm - 8:00 pmDiscussion Leader: Bita Moghaddam (University of Pittsburgh)
Introduction to the Keynote Address
8:00 pm - 9:00 pmEdmund T. Rolls (University of Oxford)
"Reward systems, dopamine, and schizophrenia"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
MONDAY
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am DATA BLITZ
Discussion Leader: Patricio O’Donnell (University of Maryland School of Medicine)
10:00 amCoffee Break / Group Photo
10:30 am - 12:30 pm AMINO ACID - DOPAMINE INTERACTIONS
Discussion Leader: Paul Bolam (Oxford University)
"INTRO: Neuroanatomy of Dopamine, Glutamate & GABA in Striatum"
10:45 am - 11:10 am Christian Luscher (University of Geneva)
"Cocaine triggered AMPA receptor redistribution and the role of mGluR"
11:10 am - 11:20 amDiscussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am Peter Kalivas (University of South Carolina Medical School)
"The role of glutamate in cocaine addiction"
11:45 am - 11:55 amDiscussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm Mark Wightman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Electorchemistry as a probe of synaptic function"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session 1
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm HOT TOPICS!
Discussion Leader: Regina Carelli (UNC)
7:35 pm - 7:55 pmToni Shippenberg (NIDA-IRP/NIH/DHHS; Integrative Neuroscience Section)
"Regulation of dopamine transporter function and cell surface expression by D3 dopamine receptors"
7:55 pm - 8:15 pmMargaret Gnegy (University of Michigan)
"Rapid potentiating interactions between nicotine and amphetamine in locomotor activity and striatal dopamine release in female rats"
8:15 pm - 8:35Donita Lynn Robinson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Hot and cold spots: Varied dose-dependent effects of ethanol on dopamine transients in the nucleus accumbens"
8:35 pm - 8:55 pmStephanie Borgland (University of California at San Francisco)
"Orexin/hypocretin signaling is critical for motivation for highly salient rewards"
8:55 pm - 9:15 pmAntonieta Lavin (Medical University of South Carolina)
"Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists increase synaptic integration in the prefrontal cortex"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm General Discussion
TUESDAY
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm CATECHOLAMINES AND NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
Discussion Leader: Paul Micevych (Universtiy of California at Los Angeles)
9:20 am - 9:50 am Anne Etgen (Albert Einstein University)
"Steroid-Monoamine Interactions in the Brain"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am Shaila Mani (Baylor College of Medicine)
"Dopamine and Ligand-Independent Activation of Steroid Receptors"
11:00 am - 11:10 amDiscussion
11:10 am - 11:40 pm Elaine Hull (Florida State University)
"Dopamine in Male Sexual Behavior"
11:40 am - 11:50 amDiscussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm Zuoxin Wang (Florida State University)
"Dopamine and Affiliative Behavior"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session 1
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE AND TRANSPORTER FUNCTION
Discussion Leader: Ben Westerink (University of Groningen)
7:45 pm - 8:20 pmDavid Sulzer (Columbia University )
"Exocytosis"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pmDiscussion
8:25 pm - 8:50 pmRandy Blakely (Vanderbilt University)
"The Comings and Goings of Catecholamines: Genetic Alterations in Catecholamine Transporters in Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:30 pmYoung Investigators Award Presentations
Brandon Aragona (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
"Differences in phasic dopamine release within the nucleus accumbens core and shell"
Garrett Stuber (Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center)
"Reward leraning enhances excitatory synaptic strength onto VTA dopamine neurons"
WEDNESDAY
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm CATECHOLAMINES AND NEURONAL FUNCTION: LESSONS FROM PRIMATES
9:00 am - 9:20 amIntroduction to session - Discussion Leader: Suzanne Haber (University of Rochester)
9:20 am - 9:50 am Hagai Bergman (Israel)
"MPTP model of PD"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am Paul Apicella (Marseille)
"Striatal neuronal function under the influence of spatial and reward signals"
11:00 am - 11:10 amDiscussion
11:10 am - 11:40 am Charles Bradberry (Univ. Pittsburg)
"Acute and Chronic Effects of Cocaine in the Primate Brain"
11:40 am - 11:50 amDiscussion
11:50 am - 12:10 pmDavid S. Goldstein (Clinical Neurocardiology Section, CNP, DIR, NINDS, NIH)
"Agreement between Neuroimaging and Neurochemical Biomarkers of Central Dopamine Deficiency"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pmDiscussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session 2
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CATECHOLAMINE SYSTEMS AND COGNITION
Discussion Leader: Paul Phillips (University of Washington)
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm Gary Aston-Jones (Univ South Carolina)
"Norepinephrine and Cognition"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm Craig Berridge (Univ. Wisconsin)
"Catecholamines and the cognitive-enhancing actions of psychostimulants: relevance to ADHD"
8:45 pm - 9:10 pmDiscussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
THURSDAY
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm DEVELOPMENT, DIFFERENTIATION AND SURVIVAL OF CATECHOLAMINE NEURONS
Discussion Leader: David Jentch (UCLA)
9:20 am - 9:50 am J. Paul Bolam (Oxford University)
"Microcircuits in the basal ganglia"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am Christel Westenbroek (University of Groningen)
"Sex and Stress Effects on Catecholamine Function"
11:00 am - 11:15 amDiscussion
11:15 am - 11:45 am Patricio O’Donnell (University of Maryland School of Medicine)
"Late developmental changes in dopamine actions"
11:45 am - 11:55 amDiscussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pmKyung-An Han (Pennsylvania State University)
"Behavioral Disinhibition Induced by Ethanol Requires Dopamine in Drosophila"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pmDiscussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmPoster Session 2
5:30 pmReception on the Cloisters Lawn
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm KEYNOTE TALK: THE ROLE OF DOPAMINE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Introduction: Marie-Francois Chesselet (University of California at Los Angeles)
"Advances in our Understanding of the Role of Dopamine in Parkinson’s Disease"
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Anders Bjorklund (University of Lund)
"Dopamine Cell Transplantation in Parkinson’s Disease"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
FRIDAY
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture

 
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