SCNW2012 Program (temporary)
2012.06.25
08:00-24:00
Registration
2012.06.26
08:00-08:30
Opening ceremony
08:30-10:10
1, Drug dependence and psychiatry diseases
Chairs:
Dr. Lin Mei (Georgia Health Sciences University: lmei@georgiahealth.edu)
Dr. Dai Zhang (Beijing University Medical School: daizhang@bjmu.edu.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Tian-ming Gao (Southern Med University: tgao@fimmu.com)
Title: Astrocyte-derived ATP modulates depressive-like behaviors
(2). Dr. Lin Lu (Peking University, College of Medicine: linlu@bjmu.edu.cn)
Title: Behavioral manipulation of US specific reconsolidation to erase
emotion memory
(3). Dr. Lin Xu (Kunming Institute of Animal Research, CAS:
lxu@vip.163.com)
Title: Antidepressants and mechanisms
(4). Dr. Xin-yun Lu (Univ Texas San Antonio: LuX3@uthscsa.edu)
Title: Adiponectin in depressive behaviors
(5). Dr. Lin Mei (Georgia Health Science Univ: lmei@georgiahealth.edu)
Title: Neuregulin and schizophrenia
10:10-10:20
Tea break
10:20-12:20
2, Neural development
Chairs:
Dr. Lu-yang Wang (Univ Toronto: luyang.wang@utoronto.ca)
Dr. Zi-long Qiu (CAS-ION: zqiu@ion.ac.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Chun-lai Wu (LSU: cwu@lsuhsc.edu)
Title: Presynaptic differentiation: Insights from drosophila NMJ
(2). Dr. Guo-li Ming (Johns Hopkins University: gming1@jhmi.edu)
Title: Regulation of neuronal development by risk genes for mental
disorders
(3). Dr. Feng-quan Zhou (Johns Hopkins University: fzhou4@jhmi.edu)
Title: Regulation of axon growth and regeneration by microRNA
(4). Dr. Le-ping Cheng (CAS-ION: lpcheng@ion.ac.cn)
Title: Transcription factor cMaf controls the development of dorsal horn laminae
III/IV neurons and mechanoreceptive DRG axon projections
(5). Dr. Zi-long Qiu (CAS-ION: zqiu@ion.ac.cn)
Title: Molecular insights into autism spectrum disorders
-lessons from MeCP2 and Rett syndrome
(6). Dr. Xiao Bo (Sichuan University: neuroscience365@gmail.com)
Title: The molecular control of oligodendrocyte differentiation and
myelination
12:20-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:30
(1) Olympus Poster
(2) Poster
15:30-17:30
3, Pain
Chairs:
Dr. Yuan-xiang Tao (Johns Hopkins University: ytao1@jhmi.edu)
Dr. Xian-guo Liu (Sun Yat-Sen University: liuxg@mail.sysu.edu.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Li-min Chen (Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
limin.chen@vanderbilt.edu)
Title: Where is pain sensation encoded in primate brain?
(2). Dr. Qiu-fu Ma (Harvard Medical School: Qiufu_Ma@dfci.harvard.edu)
Title: Formation of the cutaneous versus deep tissue pain pathways
(3). Dr. Bai-chuang Shyu (bmbai@gate.sinica.edu.tw)
Title: Involvement of P2X7 receptors and BDNF in the mechanism of
central post stroke pain
(4). Dr. Yong-Jing Gao (Nantong University: gaoyongjing@ntu.edu.cn)
Title: The CXCL1-CXCR2 signaling in spinal cord contributes to
neuropathic pain via astroglial-neuronal Interaction
(5). Dr. Zong-xiang Tang (Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine:
zongxiangtang@yahoo.com)
Title: The functions of PIRT as regulatory subunit of TRP channel
(6). Dr. Yan Lv (4th Military Medical University: yanlu20008@yahoo.com)
Title: A feed-forward inhibitory microcircuit in the spinal superficial dorsal
horn functions as a gate triggering pathological allodynia
17:30-17:40
Tea break
17:50-18:30
Nikon lecture
18:30-21:30
Welcome banquet (Nikon party)
2012.06.27
08:00-10:00
4, Neurotransmission, learning, memory and synaptic plasticity
Chairs:
Dr. Yu-tain Wang (UBC: ytwang@brain.ubc.ca)
Dr. Quo-qiang Bi (USTC: gqbiustc@gmail.com)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Xia Zhang (University of Ottawa: xia.zhang@rohcg.on.ca)
Title: Exogenous and endogenous cannabinoids impair working memory
through astroglial CB1 receptor modulation of hippocampal LTD
(2). Dr. James Zheng (Emory University: james.zheng@emory.edu)
Title: Regulation of dendritic growth and development by glycogen
synthase kinase 3β
(3). Dr. You-ming Lu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology
and LSU: ylu1@lsuhsc.edu)
Title: EPAC signaling controls synaptic transmission and plasticity via
two independent mechanisms
(4). Dr. Zhi-fang Dong (Chongqing Medical University:
zhifang.dong@gmail.com)
Title: Critical role of hippocampal long-term depression in memory
enhancement by novelty explorations
(5). Dr. Xiao-hui Zhang (Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of
Sciences: xhzhang@ion.ac.cn)
Title: Critical period-specific synchrony of binocular synaptic inputs
endows Hebbian competition in developing visual cortex
(6). Dr. Jian-yuan Sun (Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences: jysun@ibp.ac.cn)
Title: Kinetics of vesicle recycling at the Calyx of Held synapse
10:00-10:10
Tea break
10:10-12:10
5, Stem cells: neural regenerative medicine and disease models
Chairs:
Dr. Hong-jun Song (Johns Hopkins University: shongju1@jhmi.edu)
Dr. Zhen-gang Yang (Fudan University: yangz@fudan.edu.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Qin Shen (Tsinghua University: shenqin@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn)
Title: Neural stem cells: lineage and niche
(2). Dr. Yuan Zhu (University of Michigan: yuanzhu@med.umich.edu)
Title: Lineage development of stem and progenitor cells in the embryonic
and postnatal subventricular zone
(3). Dr. Xiao-qing Zhang (Tongji University: xqzhang@tongji.edu.cn)
Title: Embryonic stem cells, human brain development and evolution
(4). Dr. Zhen-gang Yang (Fudan University: yangz@fudan.edu.cn)
Title: Subcortical neural stem cells give rise to human cortical interneurons
(5). Dr. Gong Chen (Penn State University: gongchen@psu.edu)
Title: Modeling neurological disorders with patient-derived iPSCs
(6). Dr. Ting Xie (Stowers Institute for Medical Research:TGX@stowers.org)
Title: Reprogramming of somatic cells into multipotent neural stem cells
12:10-13:10
Lunch
13:10-14:20
Poster
14:20-16:20
6, Ion channels: biophysics, physiology and circuits
Chairs:
Dr. Jie Zheng (University of California at Davis: jzheng@ucdavis.edu)
Dr. Tianle Xu (Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine: xuhappiness@shsmu.edu.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Jie Zheng (University of California at Davis: jzheng@ucdavis.edu)
Title: Heat activation of TRP channels
(2). Dr. Jian-min Cui (Washington University: jcui@wustl,edu)
Title: Mechanism of PIP2 regulation of voltage-dependent gating in Kv7
channels
(3). Dr. Dr. Qiu-xing Jiang (UT Southwestern: qiuxing.jiang@utsouthwestern.edu)
Title: A novel motion mechanism for voltage-gated ion channels in
membranes
(4). Dr. Tain-le Xu (Shanghai Jiaotong University: xuhappiness@shsmu.edu.cn)
Title: PI3-kinase/Akt pathway-regulated membrane insertion of acidsensing ion channel 1a underlies BDNF-induced pain hypersensitivity
(5). Dr. Ming-gao Zhao (4h Military Medical University:
minggao@fmmu.edu.cn)
Title: G-protein coupled receptor 30 mediates rapid neuroprotective effects
of estrogen via depression of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors
(6). Dr. Ke-wei Wang (Peking University: angkw@bjmu.edu.cn)
Title: Appreciation of TRPV3 novel functions through chemical stimulation
and mutations
16:20-16:30
Tea break
16:30-18:30
7, Neurodegerative disease and brain disorders
Chairs:
Dr. Xiao-jiang Li (Emory Univ: xli2@emory.edu)
Dr. Bei-sha Tang (Xiang-Ya Hospital, Zhongnan University:
bstang7398@yahoo.com.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Zheng-hong Qin (Soochou University: zhqin5@hotmail.com)
Title: Autophagy and neurodegeneration or HD
(2). Dr. Zhuo-hua Zhang (Central South University:
zhangzhuohua@sklmg.edu.cn)
Title: Genetic and epigenetic etiology of Parkinson diseases
(3). Dr. Zuo-shang Xu (University of Massachusetts:
Zuoshang.Xu@umassmed.edu)
Title: ALS animal model
(4). Dr. Huai-bin Cai (NIH (NIH/NIA) in Baltimore: caih@mail.nih.gov)
Title: Molecular determinants of nigral dopaminergic neurodegeneration in
Parkinson’s disease
(5). Dr. Shi-hua Li ( Emory University: sli@emory.edu)
Title: PolyQ animal model
(6). Dr. Hai-ning Zhu (University of Kentucky: haining@email.uky.edu)
Title: TDP43 or ALS neurodegeneration
18:30-20:00
Dinner
20:00-21:30
Business meeting
2012.06.28
08:00-10:40
8, Sensory system and Computational neuroscience
1) Sensory system
Chairs:
Dr. Zhou-feng Chen (Washington Univ. School of Medicine in St.
Louis: chenz@wustl.edu)
Dr. Lin Chen (University of Science and Technology of
China: linchen@ustc.edu.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Zhou-feng Chen (Washington Univ. School of Medicine in St. Louis:
chenz@wustl.edu)
Title: The seven year itch
(2). Dr. Jian Zhong (Cornell University: jiz2010@med.cornell.edu)
Title: The role of B-RAF kinase signaling in the development of sensory
trajectories
(3). Dr. Fu-qiang Xu (CAS-Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics:
fuqiang.xu@wipm.ac.cn)
Title: Modulation of brain states on the information representation in the
olfactory bulb
(4). Dr. Yi-feng Zhou (University of Science and Technology of China:
zhouy@ustc.edu.cn)
Title: Improve visual functions by perceptual learning
2) Computational neuroscience
Chairs:
Dr. De-zhe Jin (The Pennsylvania State University: djin@phys.psu.edu)
Dr. Pei-ji Liang (Shanghai Jiaotong University: pjliang@sjtu.edu.cn)
Speakers:
(1). Dr. Ke-chen Zhang (John Hopkins University: kechen@bme.jhu.edu)
Title: A unifying principle for neural integrators
(2). Dr. De-zhe Jin (Pennsylvania State University: djin@phys.psu.edu)
Title: Robust speech recognition using sparse spike codes
(3). Dr. Si Wu (Beijing Normal University: wusi@bnu.edu.cn)
Title: Tired neurons are more efficient on processing motion information
(4). Dr. David Cai (Shanghai Jiao Tong University: cai@cims.nyu.edu)
Title: Causality analysis of neuronal network dynamics
!0:40-10:50
Tea break
!0:50-11:50
R & D lecture
11:50-12:20
Closing ceremony
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-18:00
Free time
18:00-19:30
Dinner
2012.06.29
Site-seeing (paid by the Symposium)
2012.06.30
End the meeting