June 18-19, 2012
Institute of Life Sciences
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Place: B1 floor, Chien-Shiung Wu Memorial Hall, Sipailou Campus
MONDAY, June 18TH (Each talk will be 25-30 mins presentation + 10-5 mins Q&A)
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Ceremony
Chair: Chunjie Zhao, Ph.D.
Professor, Southeast University
Welcome Address
Minqiang Hu, Ph.D.
Vice President, Southeast University
Morning Session - Developmental Biology
Chair: William Trimble; Luyang Wang
09:20 – 09:55 Developmental Plasticity at A Central Synapse
Luyang Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Toronto
09:55 – 10:30 Hippocampal Development and Functional Impairment
Chunjie Zhao, Ph.D.
Professor, Southeast University
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:20 Septins Regulate the Formation and Maintenance of The Primary Cilium
William Trimble, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Toronto
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
11:20 – 11:55 The Role of PTIP in Development and DNA Repair Response
Ming Fang, Ph.D.
Professor, Southeast University
Afternoon Session – Neuronal Development and Function
Chair: Gabrielle Boulianne; Hanchuan Peng
13:30 – 14:05 Reconstructing Drosophila Central Brain by Cell Lineage Analysis
Tzumin Lee, Ph.D.
Group Leader and Professor, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
14:05 – 14:40 Genetic Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and Behavior in Drosophila
Gabrielle Boulianne, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Toronto
14:40 – 14:55 Coffee Break
14:55 – 15:30 Digital Atlases for Computational Neuroscience
Hanchuan Peng, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Professor, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
15:30 – 16:05 The Molecular Mechanism for the Effective Regulation of Circadian Periodicity
Ying Xu, Ph.D.
Professor, Nanjing University
16:15 – 17:15 Discussion
Chair: Luyang Wang; Wei Xie
TUESDAY, June 19TH
Morning Session – Ion Channel Studies
Chair: John McDonald; Michael Zhu
09:00 – 09:35 Integration of Multiple Neuronal Inputs through TRPC4 Channels at the Lateral Septum
Michael Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Texas
09:35 – 10:10 Using Novel Small Molecule Probes to Learn and Alter the Grammar of Neuronal Excitability
Min Li, Ph.D.
Professor, Johns Hopkins University
10:10 – 10:45 An Odd TR(i)P to the World of Polycystin/Ion Channel Complexes
Jian Yang, Ph.D.
Professor, Columbia University
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:35 TRPM2: A Unique Cation Channel Implicated in Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal Neurons
John McDonald, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Toronto
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
11:35 – 12:10 Structural Basis of Activation and Preinactivation of a Larger-Conductance Ca2+-activated K+ Channel with hβ2 Subunits
Jiuping Ding, Ph.D.
Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Afternoon Session – Neuronal Functions
Chair: Michael Salter; Li-Yang Chiang
14:00 – 14:35 Neuronal and Glial Signalling in Pain Neuroplasticity
Michael Salter, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Toronto
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
14:35 – 15:10 Activation of PKCλ Is Required for AMPA Receptor Phosphorylation and Synaptic Incorporation during LTP Expression
Wei Lu, Ph.D.
Professor, Nanjing Medical University
15:10 – 15:25 Coffee Break
15:25 – 16:00 New Functions of Neurexin in Drosophila
Wei Xie, Ph.D.
Professor, Southeast University
16:00 – 16:35 Inhibitory Effect of Extracellular Mediators on Neuronal Activities
Li-Yang Chiang, Ph.D.
Professor, Southeast University
16:45 – 17:30 Discussion and Closing Session
Chair: Luyang Wang; Wei Xie
