GENIE workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of plasticity in sensory processing

GENiE workshop

March. 26 – 27, 2018

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Organizers:
Dominique Glauser (Fribourg, Switzerland)
Arantza Barrios (London, UK)
Emanuel Busch (Edinburgh, UK)

COST BM1408 workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of plasticity in sensory processing

(26^th -27^th March 2018)

The aim of this workshop is to discuss and exchange ideas on neural circuit plasticity and techniques to interrogate circuits in C. elegans. Discussions will be kept informal, highlighting pros and cons of the different approaches to investigate sensory processing and behaviour as well as alternative interpretations of current models of plasticity. An important focus of the meeting will be to get the participants to interact and learn about each other’s work with the goal to foster collaborations.

Key concepts and techniques to be discussed are:

–         Synaptic plasticity

–         Neuromodulation and neuropeptide signalling

–         Associative learning

–         Desensitisation and habituation of sensory responses

–         Long-term neuronal activity

–         Functional imaging and manipulation of neuronal activity

–         Quantitative behavioural analysis

–         Microfluidics

Organisers:

Dominique Glauser (Fribourg, Switzerland)

Arantza Barrios (London, UK)

Emanuel Busch (Edinburgh, UK)

Venue: 

University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Fribourg is ~1.5 hours by train from international airports (Geneva, Basel, Zürich). Train tickets can (but don’t need to) be booked online here

https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html

Preliminary schedule:

Monday 26^th March

Morning: Talks by participants

Afternoon: Interactive exercise and talks by participants

Evening: Raclette dinner and party

Tuesday 27^th March:

Morning: Talks by participants

Afternoon: Excursion and departure

Registration:

The workshop is open to 15 travelling participants, eligible for reimbursement by the COST action. At registration, an advance hotel booking fee of €200 will be requested (€180 of which could be reimbursed through the COST action). Included accommodations are two nights from Sunday (25^th March) to Tuesday (27^th March). For those participants wishing to stay the night of Tuesday 27^th, arrangements could be made.

In order to initiate a registration, please write to Dominique Glauser (dominique.glauser@unifr.ch) and include the following information:

1) Name:

2) Affiliation (Institution, department, lab):

3) Position (PI, Postdoc, PhD student…):

4) Current topic of research and mention of the main techniques you use:

5) Tentative title of a presentation you would like to give:

6) Reasons for your interest in the workshop:

This workshop is supported by COST action BM1408

COST BM1408 workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of plasticity in sensory processing

(26^th -27^th March 2018)

The aim of this workshop is to discuss and exchange ideas on neural circuit plasticity and techniques to interrogate circuits in C. elegans. Discussions will be kept informal, highlighting pros and cons of the different approaches to investigate sensory processing and behaviour as well as alternative interpretations of current models of plasticity. An important focus of the meeting will be to get the participants to interact and learn about each other’s work with the goal to foster collaborations.

Key concepts and techniques to be discussed are:

–         Synaptic plasticity

–         Neuromodulation and neuropeptide signalling

–         Associative learning

–         Desensitisation and habituation of sensory responses

–         Long-term neuronal activity

–         Functional imaging and manipulation of neuronal activity

–         Quantitative behavioural analysis

–         Microfluidics

Organisers:

Dominique Glauser (Fribourg, Switzerland)

Arantza Barrios (London, UK)

Emanuel Busch (Edinburgh, UK)

Venue: 

University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Fribourg is ~1.5 hours by train from international airports (Geneva, Basel, Zürich). Train tickets can (but don’t need to) be booked online here

https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html

Preliminary schedule:

Monday 26^th March

Morning: Talks by participants

Afternoon: Interactive exercise and talks by participants

Evening: Raclette dinner and party

Tuesday 27^th March:

Morning: Talks by participants

Afternoon: Excursion and departure

Registration:

The workshop is open to 15 travelling participants, eligible for reimbursement by the COST action. At registration, an advance hotel booking fee of €200 will be requested (€180 of which could be reimbursed through the COST action). Included accommodations are two nights from Sunday (25^th March) to Tuesday (27^th March). For those participants wishing to stay the night of Tuesday 27^th, arrangements could be made.

In order to initiate a registration, please write to Dominique Glauser (dominique.glauser@unifr.ch) and include the following information:

1) Name:

2) Affiliation (Institution, department, lab):

3) Position (PI, Postdoc, PhD student…):

4) Current topic of research and mention of the main techniques you use:

5) Tentative title of a presentation you would like to give:

6) Reasons for your interest in the workshop:

This workshop is supported by COST action BM1408