Saturday
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
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3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Keynote Session: State-Dependent Modulation of Auditory Function
Discussion Leader: Blake Butler (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
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3:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
Matthew McGinley (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
"Neuromodulation of Auditory Processing Across Brain States and Behaviors"
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4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
Discussion
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Adaptations to Impoverished Environments
Discussion Leader: Amanda Janesick (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Paige Brooks (Georgetown University, USA)
"Pou3f4-Expressing Otic Mesenchyme Cells Promote Spiral Ganglion Neuron Survival "
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Discussion
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8:00 pm - 8:20 pm |
Kristy Lawton (Washington State University Vancouver, USA)
"Hair Cell Death and Synaptic Changes in the Zebrafish Lateral Line Following Noise-Induced Damage"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Richard Felix (Washington State University Vancouver, USA)
"Impaired Temporal Processing in the Auditory Brainstem and Midbrain of Alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Deficient Mice"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Alexander Dieter (Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany)
"Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Optogenetic Stimulation of the Cochlea"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Sunday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Adaptations to Natural and Enriched Environments
Discussion Leader: Ondrej Tichacek (IOCB Prague, Czech Republic)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
David Goyer (Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, USA)
"Optogenetic Circuit Mapping of Commissural and Ascending Projections to VIP Neurons in the Inferior Colliculus of Mice"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am |
Discussion
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9:30 am - 9:50 am |
Vicente Lumbreras (University of Chicago, USA)
"Inactivating Kv1 Currents in Type II Hair Cells of the Mouse Utricle"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:20 am |
Srinivasa Prasad Kommajosyula (SIU Medicine, USA)
"Decreasing Salience of Modulated Stimuli Increases Preference for Predictable Stimuli in Rat Auditory Thalamic Neurons"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Alexandria Lesicko (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"Modularity of the Microcircuitry of the Lateral Cortex of the Mouse Inferior Colliculus"
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10:50 am - 11:00 am |
Discussion
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11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Mentorship Component: Scientific Career Q&A Panel
Do you ever wonder what a particular scientific career path entails? Come ask the experts! Learn about scientific careers in industry, publishing, academia, consulting, and administration from those in the know.
Discussion Leader: Hui Hong (Northwestern University, USA)
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Panel Discussion
Scientific Careers 101
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Janet Cyr (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, USA)
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Jeffrey Holt (Harvard Medical School / Boston Children's Hospital, USA)
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Geoffrey Horwitz (Decibel Therapeutics, USA)
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Matthew McGinley (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
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Ilona Miko (MikoArtScience, USA)
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
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3:00 pm |
Seminar Concludes
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