Workshop 2016
Experimental Neuroscience in Humans and Animal Models
February 3-5, 2016
Auditorium Plant Biology
Rte A. Gockel 3, CH-1700 Fribourg
Participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience are requested to make a poster describing their specific research projects. Please send the title and a short abstract of your presentation not later than January 15, 2016 to: marco.celio@unifr.ch and katrin.huber@unifr.ch
Transportation charges are reimbursed by the home university to all inscribed BENEFRI students.
No fees requested
The workshop is also open for non-participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience. Guests are welcome. Please register immediately. The number of participants is limited !
Deadline for registration : January 15, 2016
Register per email to: marco.celio@unifr.ch and katrin.huber@unifr.ch
Program
February 3d, Wednesday, 2016
| Morning session: Neurobiology in animal models 1 Chair: Dominique Glauser |
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| 08:50-09:00 | Welcome and organisation Marco Celio |
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction Dominique Glauser, Biology Department, Fribourg |
| 09:15-10:15 | Sensory molecules and mechanisms in C. elegans William R. Schafer, MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Neural mechanisms of behavioral control in Drosophila Scott Waddell, University of Oxford, UK |
| 11:30-12:30 | A study case: what can we teach Drosophila larvae? What can they teach us? Andreas Thum, Neurobiology, University of Konstanz |
| 12:30-13:45 | Lunch |
| Afternoon session: Neurobiology in animal models 2 Chair: Boris Egger, Biology Department, Fribourg |
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| 14:00-14:15 | Poster "Blitz" presentations Federica Felice, Marta Pace, Jonas Streit |
| 14:15-15:15 | Homeostatic control of presynaptic proteasome function and neurotransmitter release Martin Müller, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences University of Zürich |
| 15:15-16:00 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing Session |
| 16:00-17:00 | A new fly model of Parkinson’s disease Emi Nagoshi, Department of Genetics & Evolution, University of Geneva |
| 17:00-17:15 | Closing Address Simon Sprecher, Biology Department, Fribourg |
February 4th, Thursday, 2016
| Morning session: Sensory-motor transformation Chair: Gregor Rainer and Eric Schmidlin, Physiology, Department of Medicine, Fribourg |
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| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction Gregor Rainer |
| 09:15-10:15 | A brain spinal interface to alleviate gait deficits after neuromotor disorders Tomislav Milekovic, EPFL, Lausanne |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Neuronal correlates of hierarchical learning in non-human primates Stefano Ferraina, Department of physiology and pharmacology, Università La Sapienza, Roma |
| 11:30-12:30 | How does the brain integrate tactile cues before grasping and lifting an object Marco Davare, Movement Control and Plasticity, University of Leuven |
| 12:30-13:45 | Lunch |
| Afternoon session: Brain connectivity and neuromodulation Chair: Jean-Marie Annoni, Neurology, Department of Medicine, Fribourg |
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| 14:00-14:15 | Poster "Blitz" presentations Michaela Fregosi, M. Faiz M. Mustafar |
| 14:15-14:30 | Introduction Jean-Marie Annoni |
| 14:30-15:30 | Principles of neuromodulation Alberto Priori, Università degli studi di Milano |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing Session |
| 16:00-17:00 | EEG and connectivity analysis Gijs Plomp, Neurology, University of Fribourg |
| 17:00-17:10 | Conclusion and discussion Gijs Plomp |
February 5th, Friday, 2016
| Morning session: Regulation of neuronal activity and myelination in mice Chair: Claire Jacob |
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| 09:00 - 09:15 | Introduction (Claire Jacob) |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Deconstructing GABA-B receptor effector systems in the brain (Bernhard Bettler, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel) |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Neuronal regulation of myelination and remyelination (Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir, MRC Stem cell Institute University of Cambridge) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Novel functions of oligodendrocytes in axonal metabolic support (Klaus-Armin Nave, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen) |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Myelin, movement and motor skills learning (William Richardson, University College London) |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch break |
| Afternoon session: Feeding and metabolism Chair: Christophe Lamy (Dep Medicine, Fribourg) and Urs Albrecht (Dep Biology, Fribourg) |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 | Poster "Blitz" presentations (Sybille Horat, Rebecca Paladini) |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Brain nutrient sensing and the homeostatic and hedonic control of energy homeostasis (Bernard Thorens, Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne) |
| 15:15-15:45 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing Session |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Impact of the circadian clock on mammalian physiology (Frédéric Gachon, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Lausanne) |
| 16:45 | End of the symposium (Marco R. CELIO) |
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