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
Neurotrophin Signaling Mechanisms
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
"Mechanism-Based Pharmacology of the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Pea3 Transcription Family Members and Neuronal Differentiation in Response to Neurotrophins"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Axonal Targeting Mechanisms for Neurotrophin Receptors"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neurotrophin Effects on Nervous System Development
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 am
"Neurotrophin Signaling in Competitive Dendrite Morphogenesis"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
"Regulation of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Function and Dysfunction by p75"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am
"Development and Organization of Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
"What Is ATF4 Doing in the Brain and Why Should Neurotrophiners Care?"
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
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
"Role of Ligand-Independent TrkB Transactivation
in Controlling Dendritic Architecture of Interneurons, Granule Cells and Pyramidal Neurons"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Neurotrophins
in Plasticity and Metaplasticity"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Peri-Synaptic Glia Recycles Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor for LTP Stabilization and Memory Retention"
9:20 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
Neurotrophic Factors in Disease
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"The Role of BDNF in Epilepsy"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
"Neurotrophins and Neurodegenerative Disease"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"Enhancing Recovery from a Demyelinating Lesion Through the Actions of BDNF: The Role of Astrocytes and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors"
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am
"Altered Axonal Actin Dynamics in Spinal Muscular
Atrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
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
Intracellular Trafficking and Local Signaling
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Functional Characterisation of Axonal Signalling Endosomes in Motor Neurons"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"Spatial and Quantitative Regulation of Local BDNF
Synthesis in Dendrites"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"Signaling to Stress Granules Alters Axon Regeneration"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cellular Mechanisms of Neurotrophin Function
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Intrinsic Assembly of Excitatory Circuits"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
"Regulation
of BDNF Gene Transcription and Translation in Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Cells"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"Post-Transcriptional Control of Trophic
Responses"
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am
"Ribosome Signature, RNA Binding Proteins and Trophic Factors in Neurogenesis"
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
"Physiological Roles and Signaling of Truncated
Trk Receptors"
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
Neurotrophins and Behavior
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
"Using a Simple System to Explore a Complex Question: The Role(s)? of Growth Factor Signaling in Memory Formation in Aplysia"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Neurotrophic Factors and OCD-Like Phenotypes"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"TrkB Signaling Activated by Drugs"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Axonal Growth, Degeneration and Signaling
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Acting Locally to Grow Globally – Localized Mechanisms in Neuron Growth Regulation"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
"RNA Transport Granules and Axonal Degeneration"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"Spatial Effect of Neurotrophic Factors on Motoneuron Health"
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am
"Control of Sensory Axon Degeneration
by the Neuronal Cell Body"
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
"Mechanisms
of Axonal Pruning"
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
Stem Cell Regulation by Neurotrophic Factors
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
"Growth Factors and Cell Genesis in the Developing Mammalian Brain"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Neuronal Migration and Maturation in the Adult Brain"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Using Stem Cells to Model and Treat Neurodegenerative Disease"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure