Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Non-Mammalian Animal Models of Axonal Injury
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
"Studying the Cell Biology of Axon and Dendrite Regeneration in Drosophila"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Molecular Reconstruction of Axons and Synapses During Regeneration"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Comparative Approaches Reveal Regenerative Mechanisms in the Spinal Cord"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Axon Growth and Guidance in Development and Injury
9:00 am - 9:50 am
"Subcellular Molecular Machinery for Circuit-Specific Development, Function, and (potentially) Regeneration: Distinct and Dynamic Growth Cone vs. Soma Transcriptomes, Proteomes, and Local Translational Regulation in Cerebral Cortex Projection Neurons"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Coffee Break
10:25 am - 10:50 am
"Local RNA Destabilization Hinders Axon Regeneration"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Mechanisms Underlying Neuron Subtype Specific Regeneration and Target Innervation"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"Development of Cortical Projections to the Brainstem vs. Cervical Spinal Cord"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cell-Cell Communication: Local Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Post-Injury Responses
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
"Time Course, Regulation and Functions of Astrocyte Border Formation After SCI"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
"Overcoming Pericyte-Mediated Entrapment Aids Axon Regeneration by Providing Vasculature Bridges for SCI Repair"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Microglia/Macrophages Orchestrate Regenerative Track and Glial Organization after Axonal Injury"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Accelerating Glial Scar Formation by Promoting Astrocyte Polarization and Differentiation"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanisms of Injury-Dependent Pain and Nociception
9:00 am - 9:25 am
"A Machine-Vision Approach for Automated Locomotor Recovery Analysis at Millisecond Timescales"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am
"Attenuation of Neuropathic Pain Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Modulating the EphB-NMDAR Interaction in Rodents."
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Dorsal Horn Circuits as Therapeutic Targets for Persistent Pain"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:30 am
"Dendritic Spine Dynamics after Injury: An Intravital Structural Study of Pain"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
"Cited2-Dependent Reversal of Neuronal Polarisation Promotes Axonal Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
"Targeting Epithelial-to-mesenchymal Transition-like Signaling in Astrocytes to Improve Outcomes Following SCI"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Metabolism-Dependent Mechanisms and Modifications in the Context of Nervous System Injury
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
"Reprogramming Mitochondrial Transport and Energy Metabolism in CNS Regeneration"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
"Promoting Regeneration With Glial Metabolic Reprogramming"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"A Role of a Gut Microbiome Metabolite in Axonal Regeneration After Injury"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"A Circadian-Gated Neuroepigenetic Program that Mediates Intrinsic and Neuroimmune Regenerative Responses in Dorsal Root Ganglia"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neurotechnologies and Novel Approaches
9:00 am - 9:50 am
"Brainstem and Spinal Circuits For Locomotion In Health and Disease"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
"Human Corticospinal Axon Repair and Degeneration in Organoid Models"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Reprogramming The Resident Glia For Regeneration"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
"Multicellular Role of DLK and LZK in Spinal Cord Injury"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"Multi-photon Imaging of Corticospinal Tract Target Interneurons"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Neurocircuitry and Neurostimulation After Spinal Injury
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Manipulation of Neural Circuits with Fiber-Based Tools and Nanomagnetic Approaches"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Spinal Cord Gateways to Restore Neurological Functions"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"Corticospinal System Neuromodulation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Regenerative Approaches Following Spinal Cord Injury
9:00 am - 9:25 am
"Reversion of Adult Neurons to an Embryonic Transcriptional State Following SCI"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am
"Bioactive Nanostructures With Enhanced Supramolecular Motion Promote Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Single Cell Analysis of Spinal Cord Injury Pathology"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:40 am
"Single Cell Transcriptomics Approach for Axon Regeneration"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Molecular Cartography Identifies the Neurons that Restore Walking after Paralysis"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"Microglia Coordinate Cellular Interactions During Spinal Cord Repair"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Clinical Translation in Spinal Cord Injury
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Emerging Trends and Innovations in SCI Clinical Trials"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
"Tackling the Challenge of Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Engineered Neural Stem Cells and Targeted Rehabilitation Strategies"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
General Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure