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
Glial Control of Circuit Remodeling
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"Identifying Modifiers of Microglial Multitasking in Aged Brain"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Microglia Coordinate OPC-Synapse Interactions to Remodel Circuits in the Adult Brain"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
"Mechanisms by Which Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Sculpt the Form and Function of Visual Circuits"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Tweek/LPD-3-Mediated ER-PM Contact Site Formation Facilitates Lipid Transfer and Glial Phagocytosis during Neuronal Remodeling"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial Development and Specification
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"How Developmental Origin and Local Environment Influence Astrocyte Heterogeneity"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Genetic Mechanisms that Shape Glia during Nervous System Construction"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"The Glial Orchestra: Insights From Human Brain Variation"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Targeting Diverse Macrophage in the Central Nervous System"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"4D Marmoset Brain Map Reveals MRI and Molecular Signatures for Onset of Multiple Sclerosis-Like Lesions"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Transcriptional and Regulatory Landscape of Human Astrocyte Evolution"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Mechanisms Underlying Astrocyte Heterogeneity in the Mouse Cerebral Cortex"
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
Neuro-Immune Interactions and Glia
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Extracellular Matrix Regulation of Synapses"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Deconstructing Astrocyte-Neuron Connectivity in Health and Parkinson’s Disease"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"An Astrocyte Murder Mystery: How and why Microglia Kill Healthy Astrocytes During Retinal Development"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Consequences of Molecularly Defined Reactive Astrogliosis in vivo"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Pathogenic Oligodendrocytes Drive Human Cognitive Decline in Aging"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial Control of Behavior
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Astrocytes in High Brain Functions"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Norepinephrine Changes Behavioral State via Astroglial Purinergic Signaling"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Dissecting the Contribution of Astrocytes to the Synaptic and Behavioral Effects of Neuromodulators"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Astrocyte Regulation of Pain Behavior"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Role of Astrocytic Adrenergic Receptors in Modulation of Chronic Pain"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Effects of Satellite Glial Cell Signaling and Stimulation on Isolated DRG Nociceptors"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Exploring the Role of Calcium in Learning-Induced Myelin Dynamics and Behavior"
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
Glial Regulation of Circuit Function
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Arousing Astrocytes Alters Neural Circuit Computations"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Cell Type-Specific Functions of Chromatin Remodeler Chd1 in the Temporal Control of Homeostatic Plasticity"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Dorsal Raphe Astrocytes Regulate Cortical Neuronal States"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"K+ Buffering Impairment Disrupts Cortical Neuron Excitability"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Astrocytes are "Excited" in the Seizing Brain"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanisms of Glial Signaling to Neurons and Other Glial Cells
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Molecular Organization of Astrocyte Connectivity"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Cell Biology and In vivo Dynamics of Astrocyte-secreted Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) in the CNS"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Role of Exocytosis in Oligodendrocyte Development and Plasma Membrane Damage Repair"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"The Role of Astrocytes in Active and Silent Synapse Formation"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Wired Differently: How Sex, Estrogen, and Opioids Shape Astrocyte-Mediated Synaptic Development"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"BDNF/TrkB.T1 Signaling Regulates Astrocyte and Neuronal Plasticity"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Dynamics of Sleep, Feeding, and Metabolic Homeostasis in Drosophila Ensheathing Glia, Astrocytes, and Neurons"
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
Novel Tools for Glial Biology
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Imaging Astrocyte-Neuron Interaction with Genetically Encoded Indicators"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Large Scale Production of IPSC-Derived Human Oligodendrocyte Cell Banks and Myelinating Co-Cultures for "Off-The-Shelf" Drug Screening"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Quantification and Analysis of Molecular Spatiotemporal Signals with Machine Learning Techniques"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Bioluminescent-Optogenetic Manipulation of Astrocyte-to-Neuron Signaling for Memory Consolidation"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Viral Tools for Glial Manipulation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
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; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Glial Contributions to Disease
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Molecular Mechanisms by which Glia Modulate Neuron Properties and Degeneration"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Lesion-Remote Astrocytes Govern Microglia-Mediated White Matter Repair"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Mouse Genetic Approaches to Study Neuronal Vulnerability Following Remyelination Failure"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am
"Intrinsic Astrocyte Dysfunction Caused by Highly-Penetrant Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Gene Variants"
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"Novel ASD Risk Genes with Potential Astrocytic Roles"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Brain Macrophage Transplantation for Research and Therapy Development"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Astrocyte Dysfunction in Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease: Roles for Astrocyte-Secreted Pleiotrophin"
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
Role of Glia in Brain Physiology and Homeostasis
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Dynamic Brain Endothelial Cell - Astrocyte Endfoot Communication as a Bridge between the Body and the Brain"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Role of Glia in Brain Physiology and Homeostasis"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Astrocytic Signaling and Gliovascular Dynamics in Sleep"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Astrocytic Metabolic Control of the Sleep/Wake Cycle"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"The Elusive Functional Roles of Astrocytes"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure