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Thalamocortical Interactions (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Exploring the Role of Thalamocortical Interactions in Sensory and Motor Networks and Development

February 17 - 18, 2018

Chair Mary K. Baldwin

Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco

Via Giovanni Pascoli

Lucca (Barga), IT

Venue and Travel Information

Venue

Office Manager: Katie Lamb

Office Manager Email: RenaissanceTuscany_SM@grc.org

Office Phone: +39 (0) 583 7691

Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Thalamocortical Interactions is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

This inaugural GRS meeting will focus on recent advances in our understanding of thalamocortical interactions with an emphasis on how these interactions play key roles in both sensory and motor processes and the development of the brain.

The GRS will provide junior scientists a venue to further their knowledge of recent advances in the field as well as present, discuss, and receive feedback on their research. This meeting is also designed to foster interactions and constructive networking with peers and established scientists and will include a career development seminar with advice from academic scientists at different career stages.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Thalamocortical Interactions" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm	The Functional Organization of Thalamocortical Interactions in Primates Discussion Leader: Stacey Seidl (University of California, Davis, USA)
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Vinod Kumar (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany) "Functional Anatomy of the Human Thalamus"
3:30 pm - 3:35 pm	Discussion
3:35 pm - 3:50 pm	Aidan Murphy (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, USA) "The Primate Thalamus in High-Level Vision: A Comparison of Visually Selective Single-Units in the Primate Inferotemporal Cortex and Pulvinar Nuclei"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm	Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Sensorimotor Thalamocortical Interactions Discussion Leader: Mike Hasse (University of Rochester School of Medicine, USA)
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm	Santiago Rompani (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland) "Modulation of Visual Information in the Thalamus by a Novel Axo-Axonal Synapse"
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm	Discussion
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	Sebastian Vasquez-Lopez (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) "Functional Micro-Architecture of the Auditory Thalamocortical Projection and Its Contribution to Spectral Integration in Cortex"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	Bianca Sieveritz (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) "Motor Thalamic Afferents to Prelimbic Cortex: A Role in Decision-Making?"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	David Collins (New York University School of Medicine, USA) "Parallel Circuits Linking the Prefrontal Cortex with Dorsal and Ventral Thalamus"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Development, Plasticity, and Disease Discussion Leader: Ayan Ghoshal (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Peter Campbell (University of Louisville, USA) "Formation and Maturation of Intrathalmic Connections Between TRN and dLGN"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	Stephanie Holden (University of California, San Francisco / Gladstone Institutes, USA) "Thalamocortical Function After Traumatic Cortical Injury"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	Jaclyn Durkin (University of Michigan, USA) "State-Dependent Thalamocortical Activity Is Crucial for Visual System Plasticity"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am	Alon Tenzer (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) "Evidence for Involvement of Vibrissal Sensory Thalamus in the Control of Head Motion"
10:50 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Academic Transitions Early Career Scientists will provide their experiences and advice on academic transitions from graduate student to post docs to faculty members. Discussion Leader: Naomi Charalambakis (University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm	Opening Remarks
1:35 pm - 2:30 pm	Panel Discussion Academic Transitions Farran Briggs (University of Rochester, USA) Matthew Colonnese (George Washington University, USA) Santiago Rompani (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes