Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 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
Astrocyte Contribution to Synapse Structure and Function
Session in memory of Ben Barres.
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Astrocyte Interactions with Neuronal and Synapse Microenvironments in the Brain"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"Ventral Tegmental Area Astrocytes Orchestrate Avoidance and Approach Behavior"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Astrocytic mGluR5 Controls Postnatal Maturation of Astrocytes and of Associated Synapses"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"How Do Glia Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial Control of Circuit Function
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Astrocytic Functions Differ Depending on Brain State"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"A Role for Astroglia in Shaping the Behavior of Larval Zebrafish"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Activity-Dependent and Projection-Specific Effects of Astrocytes on Plasticity and Memory"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Sleep and Wake Coordinated by Glia"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Astrocytic GPCR Activation in Behaving and Stroke Mice"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Optically Decoding Cortical Astrocyte Circuits"
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
Molecular Diversity of Glia
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Regional, Local and Functional Diversity of Striatal Astrocytes"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Transcriptional and Epigenetic States of Oligodendrocyte Lineage Cells During Development and in Multiple Sclerosis"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Dissecting the Heterogeneity of Reactive Astrocytes in the CNS to Drive New Insights into Disorders"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Understanding Functional Diversity of Astrocytes"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial Control of Neuronal Excitability
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Axon-Glial Interactions Regulating Axonal Energy Metabolism"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"A Role for Astrocytic Ion Channels in the Control of Breathing"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"The Role of Pericytes and Microglia in Early Alzheimer's Disease"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Astroglial Kir4.1 in the Lateral Habenula Drives Neuronal Bursts to Mediate Depression"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Disentangling the Axon-Myelin Circuit for Saltatory Conduction"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Interneuron-Astrocyte Dialog Regulates GABAergic Transmission in Cortical Circuits"
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
Glial Involvement in Neurodegenerative Disease
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Fibrinogen Modulation of Glial Reactivity and Regeneration"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"How Do Neurons and Glia Control Each Other's Transcriptomes, and What Are the Consequences?"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Role of Reactive Astrocytes in Synapse Dysfunction and Cognitive Impairment"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Peripheral Immunity-Glia Interaction in Neurophysiology"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Molecular Heterogeneity of Astrocytes: Potential Implications for Development and Function"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Astroglial Modulation of Na+ Channels: A Ubiquitous Mechanism to Regulate Neuronal Firing"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Further Insight on the Mechanisms of Synapse-Astrocyte Communication in the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Corticostriatal Circuit Defects in Hoxb8 Mouse Model of Repetitive Behaviors"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Modulation of Astrocyte Ca2+ Signaling with Movement and Motor Skill Learning"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Astroglial Control of Autonomic Circuits"
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
7:00 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
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Growth Factors and Regulation of the Neural Precursor to Oligodendrocyte Transition"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Astroglial Control of C. elegans Behavior"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Oligodendrocyte Development and Regeneration in the Early Postnatal Brain"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Glial Diversity in the Adult Neural Stem Cell Niche"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
New Methods for Visualizing and Manipulating Glia
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Visualizing and Manipulating Glial Sodium"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Optical Control of GPCR Signaling"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Linking Glial Ca2+ Signals with CNS Functions"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Fluorescent Biosensors for Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Genetic Investigation of Innate Glial Immune Activity"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Brain Pericytes Are Mesenchymal Progenitors that Support Cerebrovascular Regeneration After Stroke"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Neural Activity Modulates mRNA Localization and Protein Expression Within Nascent Myelin Sheaths"
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
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Exploring Neuron-Glia Interactions at Neuronal Cell Bodies"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Glial Support for Dopamine Neuron Activity, Behavioral Actions and Survival: The Worm's Turn"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Functional Role of Satellite Glial Cells in Axon Regeneration"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"The Contribution of Satellite Glial Cells to Pain"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure