Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Mechanical Synaptic Transmission in Dendritic Spines Revealed by Optogenetics and Optochemistry
Discussion Leader: Jonas Wietek (Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Haruo Kasai (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Mechanical Synaptic Transmission in Dendritic Spines Revealed by Optogenetics and Optochemistry"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Optogenetic Tools for Studying Neural Circuits in Action
Discussion Leaders: Abhilasha Joshi (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal) and Amit Vinograd (California Institute of Technology, United States)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Yusuke Kasuga (Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Japan)
"A Neural Circuit Targeting Technique for Investigating Functional Input-Output Organization in the Nervous System"
5:45 pm - 5:55 pm
Discussion
5:55 pm - 6:10 pm
Zoe Christenson Wick (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
"Closed-Loop Optogenetic Control of Inhibitory Neuron Theta Phase Locking"
6:10 pm - 6:20 pm
Discussion
6:20 pm - 6:35 pm
Pritish Patil (Weizmann Institute Of Science, Israel)
"Bicistronic Constructs for All-Optical Interrogation of Neuronal Circuits Using Two-Photon Optogenetics"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Adam Gordon-Fennell (University of Washington, United States)
"The Lateral Hypothalamus Regulates Striatum Wide Dopamine Dynamics During Consumption of Rewarding and Aversive Solutions"
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
Jessie Muir (University of California, Davis, United States)
"Reactivation of Psychedelic Responsive Neurons Drives Therapeutic-Like Effects"
7:25 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
Molecular, Cellular, and Circuit-Level Studies of the Brain Using Optogenetic Tools
Discussion Leaders: Deryn LeDuke (University of California, San Diego / Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States) and Brandy Briones (University of Washington, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Zachary Zeidler (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"Circuit-Specific Reorganization of Cortical Fear Memory Ensembles"
9:15 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Jennifer Isaac (Emory University, United States)
"Sex Differences in Neural Representations of Social and Nonsocial Reward in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Maria Jose Olvera Caltzontzin (Max Planck Florida, United States)
"To Eat or Not to Eat: Deciphering Insular Cortex Circuits Governing Appetitive and Aversive Non-Homeostatic Feeding Behaviors"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Johan Sköld (Linköping University, Sweden)
"Harnessing Optogenetic Approaches to Probe Inflammation-Induced Alterations in Dopamine Signaling"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Keelin O'Neil (New York University, United States)
"Integration of Medial and Lateral Entorhinal Cortices in Hippocampal Area CA3"
10:55 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: Improving Communications Between Makers and Users in Optogenetics
Discussion Leader: Erica Rodriguez (Columbia University, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Improving Communications Between Makers and Users in Optogenetics
Christina Kim (University of California, Davis, United States)
Stephanie Grella (Loyola University Chicago, United States)
Ryohei Yasuda (Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, United States)
Robert Froemke (New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes