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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Neuronal Circuit Mechanisms of Movement
Discussion Leader: Victoria Abraira (Rutgers University, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:55 pm
Martyn Goulding (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States)
"The Spinal Circuitry Controlling Movement"
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cervical and Respiratory Plasticity
Discussion Leader: Gordon Mitchell (University of Florida, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Erica Dale (University of Florida, United States)
"Epidural Stimulation and Respiratory Neuroplasticity: Implications for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Philippa Warren (King's College London, United Kingdom)
"Does the Means of Inducing Neuroplasticity Affect Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury?"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Florence Bareyre (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany)
"Shaping Circuits Following Spinal Cord Injury"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Angela Filous (The Ohio State University, United States) and Simone Di Giovanni (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Genomics Approaches to Axon Regeneration
Discussion Leader: Binhai Zheng (University of California, San Diego, United States)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Murray Blackmore (College of Health Sciences, Marquette University, United States)
"Harnessing Single Cell Technologies to Monitor and Optimize the Neuronal Response to Injury"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
Claire Le Pichon (National Institutes of Health, United States)
"Axon Damage Responses Leading to Degeneration or Repair"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Zhigang He (Harvard Medical School, United States)
"New Strategies of Promoting Neural Repair"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Roles of Glia and Matrix in Spinal Cord Repair
Discussion Leaders: Wolfram Tetzlaff (University of British Columbia, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Yimin Zou (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Accelerating Wound Healing After Spinal Cord Injury by Targeting a Signaling Network in Astrocytes"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Alyson Fournier (McGill University, Canada)
"Regulating Gene Expression Programs to Enhance Axon Regeneration"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Linda Hsieh-Wilson (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Molecular Approaches to Understanding and Regulating Perineuronal Nets and Neuroplasticity"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Britta Eickholt (Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
"Modulating Astrogliosis and Scar Formation in CNS Injury Models"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Animal Models for Axon Regeneration
Discussion Leaders: Britta Eickholt (Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Catherina Becker (Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, TU Dresden, Germany)
"Spontaneous Repair of the Spinal Network by Integration of New Neurons into Old Circuitry."
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
Alexandra Byrne (UMass Chan Medical School, United States)
"Achieving Functional Axon Regeneration in C. elegans"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Monica Sousa (IBMC 503828360, Portugal)
"Translating Acomys to Mus: Uncovering the Roadmap That Enables Axon Regeneration in Mammals"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Translational Research to Inform Practice (TRIP)
Discussion Leader: Linda Jones (Research Consultant/Thomas Jefferson University/Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
John Gensel (University of Kentucky, United States)
"Considering Sex and Age in the Translation of Spinal Cord Injury Therapies"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Mariel Purcell (National Spinal Injuries Unit, NHS Scotland, United Kingdom)
"Translational Research in Spinal Cord Injury"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Martin Schwab (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"The NISCI Anti-Nogo-A Antibody Trial in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients: First Results and Lessons Learnt"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Motor Plasticity
Discussion Leader: Megan Detloff (Drexel University, United States)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Tuan Bui (University of Ottawa, Canada)
"Priming of Sensorimotor Circuits in the Spinal Cord by dI3 Interneurons To Promote Recovery of Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
Aya Takeoka (VIB, Belgium)
"Spinal Circuit Plasticity for Movement Generation"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Karim Fouad (University of Alberta, Canada)
"What Can We Learn From Rehabilitative Training in Animal Models of SCI"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neuronal Cell Biology of Axon Regeneration
Discussion Leader: Hongyan (Jenny) Zou (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Homaira Nawabi (Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience- INSERM U1216, France)
"Axon Guidance During CNS Regeneration"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Kai Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Neural Innate Immune Mechanisms in Axon Regeneration"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Simone Di Giovanni (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Immune-Neuronal Communication is Critical for Regenerative Signaling After Nervous System Injuries"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Catherine Collins (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
"New Functions for DLK Signaling in Both Sensing and Regulating the Loss of Synaptic Connections"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Frank Bradke (Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE), Germany)
"Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Regeneration"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Keynote Session: Stem Cells in CNS Repair
Discussion Leader: Mark Tuszynski (UC San Diego, United States)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 7:10 pm
Magdalena Goetz (Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany)
"How to Replace Lost Neurons - From Reactive Gliosis to Neuronal Reprogramming"
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
General Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure