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: Cell Fate In the Nervous System
Discussion Leader: David Solecki (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm
Sonia Garel (College de France / Ecole Normale Superieure, France)
"Microglia in The Choreography of Cerebral Development"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Minoree Kohwi (Columbia University, United States)
"Multiple Regulators of Genome Organization Coordinate Developmentally-Timed Changes in Neural Progenitor Competence"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Oliver Hobert (Columbia University, United States)
"Evolution of Neuronal Cell Types: Paraneurons"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neurogenesis
Discussion Leader: Noriko Osumi (Tohoku University, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Fiona Doetsch (University of Basel, Switzerland)
"Regulation and Diversity of Adult Neural Stem Cells"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
LJ Pilaz (Sanford Research, United States)
"Leveraging CRISPR Technology to Interrogate Cortical Development Mechanisms"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 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
Aparna Bhaduri (University of California Los Angeles, United States)
"Identifying Cues Driving Cortical Cell Fate Specification"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Alex Gould (Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom)
"Metabolic Adaptations to Neurogenesis Under Stress"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
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 Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ 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: Linda Richards (Washington University in St Louis, United States) and Cody Smith (University of Notre Dame, United States)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cell Lineages and Identity
Discussion Leader: Takashi Suzuki (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Alex Schier (Biozentrum Basel, Switzerland)
"Global Views of Embryogenesis"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Denis Jabaudon (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
"Self-Organizing Properties of Cortical Neurons"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
Laurent Nguyen (University of Liege, Belgium)
"Cortical Interneuron Migration in The Forebrain - An Evo-Devo Perspective"
7:10 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 - 7:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 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
Neural Niches and Environment
Discussion Leader: LJ Pilaz (Sanford Research, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Carmen Ruiz de Almodovar (University of Bonn, Germany)
"Glial-Vascular Interactions Shape Developing Neurons in The Mouse Cortex"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Pauline Spéder (Institut Pasteur, France)
"Home Sweet Home: Formation and Roles of The Neurogenic Niche"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Silvia Cappello (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
"Cellular Crosstalk in Brain Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Julie Siegenthaler (University Of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, United States)
"'Stuck on You’: Meninges-Brain Crosstalk during Neocortical Development"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
Yasmine Cantaut-Belarif (Paris Brain Institute, France)
"Sensory Integration at The Interface with The Cerebrospinal Fluid during Axial Morphogenesis"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 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
Human Disease and Variation
Discussion Leader: Yasmine Cantaut-Belarif (Paris Brain Institute, France)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Stéphanie Baulac (Paris Brain Institute (ICM), France)
"Brain Mosaicism in Cortical Malformations"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Alicia Guemez-Gamboa (Northwestern University , United States)
"Cell-Type Specific Alterations Underpinning PACS Syndromes: Implications for Neural Development"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Song-Hai Shi (Tsinghua University, China)
"Assembly and Operation of The Neocortex under Normal and Disease Conditions"
7:20 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
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 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
Glial Fate and Function
Discussion Leader: Alicia Guemez-Gamboa (Northwestern University , United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Cagla Eroglu (Duke University Medical Center, United States)
"How Do Astrocytes Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Christian Klambt (Universität Münster, Germany)
"Glial Progenitor Cells in The Drosophila CNS Redefined by Evolutionarily Conserved Mechanisms"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Aleksandra Pekowska (Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
"Towards The Molecular Signature of Human Astrocyte Evolution"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Corey Harwell (University of California San Francisco, United States)
"Developmental Origin and Local Signals Cooperate to Determine Septal Astrocyte Identity"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Mayssa Mokalled (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
"Comparative Approaches Reveal Regenerative Mechanisms in The Spinal Cord"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 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
Wiring the Brain
Discussion Leader: Fekrije Selimi (Collège de France, CNRS, France)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Linda Richards (Washington University in St Louis, United States)
"Nuclear Factor One Gene Function in Cortical Development"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Carol Mason (Columbia University, United States)
"The Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Melanin, and Neurogenesis: Lessons from the Albino on Projection Fate"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Claude Desplan (New York University, United States)
"Deterministic and Stochastic Specification of 100 Types of Visual System Neurons"
7:20 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
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 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
Evolution of The Brain
Discussion Leader: Aparna Bhaduri (University of California Los Angeles, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Alex Pollen (University of California San Francisco , United States)
"Cell Type Evolution and Vulnerabilities in the Primate Brain"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Pierre Vanderhaeghen (VIB KULeuven, Belgium)
"Timing Mechanisms Linking Development and Evolution of The Human Brain"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Mercedes Paredes (UCSF, United States)
"An Expanded Subventricular Zone Provides Region- And Subtype-Specific Expansion of Inhibitory Neurons in The Neonatal Brain"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Hiroshi Kawasaki (Kanazawa University, Japan)
"Investigation of The Mechanisms Underlying the Development and Evolution of The Brain using Gyrencephalic Ferrets"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Franck Polleux (Columbia University, United States)
"Human-Specific Genetic Modifiers of Brain Development and Their Impact on Phenotypic Expression of Neurodevelopmental Diseases"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 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: Foundations Of Neural Circuitry
Discussion Leader: Corey Harwell (University of California San Francisco, United States)
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Makoto Sato (Kanazawa University, Japan)
"Development of Columnar Units in The Drosophila Visual System"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Daniel Colón-Ramos (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
"Maintaining Synaptic Positions during Growth: Principles of Allometry in The C. Elegans Brain"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:50 pm
Peter Robin Hiesinger (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
"Genomic Information, Self-Organization and the Brain - A Look Through the Fly's Eye"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure