Workshop 2011
New Methods in Experimental Neuroscience
January 19 - 21, 2011
Department of Physiology, University of Bern, Bühlplatz 5, 3012 Bern
Organizers:
Thomas Berger, Jean-Marc Burgunder, Hans-Rudolf Lüscher, René Müri, Jürg Streit and Hans Rudolf Widmer
Depts. of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Physiology, University of Bern
Speakers:
Robert H. Andres, Dept. of Neurosurgery, University of Bern
Thomas Berger, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bern
Jean-Marc Burgunder, Dept. of Neurology, University of Bern
Marcus Knopp, MPI for Neurobiology, Martinsried/München
Matthew Larkum, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bern
Vincent Magloire, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bern
Jürg Streit, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bern
Stefano Di Santo, Dept. of Neurosurgery, University of Bern
Anne Tscherter, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bern
Hans Rudolf Widmer, Dept of Neurosurgery, University of Bern
Katrin Willig, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
Participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience are requested to present a poster about their research projects. Please send the title and a short abstract of your presentation not later than January 10, 2011 to: streit@pyl.unibe.ch
Credit: 2 ECTS points, no fees requested.
The workshop is also open for non-participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience. Guests are welcome. Please register immediatly. The number of participants is limited!
Deadline for registration : January 10, 2011
Register per email to: streit@pyl.unibe.ch
Program
Wednesday, January 19
| 09:15-09:20 | Introduction (Streit, Physiology Bern) |
| 09:20-12:00 | Calcium Imaging and Voltage - Sensitive Imaging in Neurons and Neuronal Tissues (Berger, Physiology Bern) (principles, use) |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15-14:15 | Student's poster session I >> |
| 14:15-17:00 | Neural Regeneration and Stem Cells (Widmer, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 14:15-15:00 | Restorative Strategies in Parkinson's Desease (Widmer, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 15:00-15:20 | Coffee Break |
| 15:20-16:10 | Stem Cell Transplantation for Stroke (Andres, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 16:10-17:00 | Cell Therapy for Ischemic Tissues: Is the Future Cell-Free? (Di Santo, Neurosurgery, Bern) |
Thursday, January 20
| 09:15-12:00 | STED Microscopy (Lüscher, Physiology Bern) |
| 09:15-10:00 | Nanoscopy: Far-Field Optical Microscopy with Diffraction Unlimited Resolution (Willig, MPI Göttingen) |
| 10:00-10:20 | Coffee break |
| 10:20-11:10 | Imaging Living Synapses at the Nanoscale - A Report on a Student's Practical Experiences in Building a STED Microscope (Knopp, MPI Martinsried/München) |
| 11:10-12:00 | STED Microscopy Applications (Willig) |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15-14:15 | Student's poster session II >> |
| 14:15-17:00 | Neurogenetics (Burgunder, Neurology Bern) |
| 14:15-14:55 | Molecular-Genetic Background |
| 15:10-15:40 | Human Neurogenetics: From Phenotype to Molecular Mechanisms and Back |
| 15:40-16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00-16:45 | The Genetic Counselling Session, Interactive Session |
Friday, January 21
| 09:15-11:00 | Recording Cortical Activity in Vivo (Larkum, Physiology Bern) |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-12:15 | Virtual reality for neurons: a dynamic clamp game with T-type channels (Tscherter, Physiology Bern) (pdf) |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30-15:15 | Electrophysiology in Neural Networks (Streit, Physiology Bern) |
| 13:30-14:30 | Multielectrode Array (MEA) Recording from Neuronal Networks (Streit) |
| 14:30-15:15 | Combining MEA Recordings with Patch Clamp and Immunohistochemistry (Magloire, Physiology Bern) |