This program is subject to modification.
Robin Hiesinger (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Visual Map Formation in Drosophila
Chairman: Suewei Lin (Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan)
09h45 – DAS Gaurav (National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune)
Neurotransmitters involved in toxin-induced emesis are conserved between flies and mammals
10h00 – JOVANIC Tihana (University Paris-Saclay/CNRS, France)
Neural circuit mechanisms of state-dependent modulation of sensorimotor decisions
10h15 – WALTER Alexander (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Neurotransmitter release sites adapt on millisecond and minute timescales for presynaptic plasticity
10h30 – DE QUEIROZ Bruna (Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France)
The role of local RNA regulation in long-term memory formation
Chairman: Suewei Lin (Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan)
11h15 – MOHYLYAK Iryna (ICM, Paris, France)
CG7101/dTZAP encodes conservative transcriptional regulator of mitochondrial biology required for axonal outgrowth, circuit connectivity and behavior.
11h30 – LIN Suewei (Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan)
Functional feedback circuits in the adult Drosophila mushroom body
11h45 – CROSET Vincent (Durham University, United Kingdom)
Gliotransmission of D-serine promotes thirst-directed behaviors in Drosophila
12h00 – PARNAS Moshe (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
A paradigm shift in GPCR recruitment and activity: GPCR Voltage Dependence Controls Neuronal Plasticity and Behavior
Annette Schenck (Radboud Univ, Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Translational studies into Autism and Intellectual Disability disorders – of mechanisms and treatment strategies
Chaired by Juan Navarro (INCLIVA Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain)
14h45 – ZIEGLER Anna (University of Münster, Germany –
Ceramide Synthase at the Knot of Neurodegeneration
15h00 – NAGOSHI Emi (University of Geneva, Switzerland –
Role of circadian clocks in dopaminergic neurodegeneration
15h15 – HODGE James (9717 – (University of Bristol, United Kingdom).
DYRK1A (minibrain – kinase inhibitor mediated rescue of Drosophila models of Alzheimer’s disease-Down Syndrome phenotypes.
15h30 – DOURLEN Pierre (University of Lille, France)
The Alzheimer susceptibility gene BIN1 induces isoform-dependent synaptotoxicity and neurodegeneration through early endosome defects.
Chaired by Juan Navarro (INCLIVA Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain)
16h15 – LOWE Simon (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, United Kingdom)
Pathological enhancement of BK potassium channel function during a narrow neurodevelopmental window disrupts motor control
16h30 – PETRAUSKAS Arnas (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland –
Structured and disordered regions of Ataxin-2 contribute differently to the specificity and efficiency of mRNP granule formation
16h45 – LLOBET ROSELL Arnau (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
The NAD+ precursor NMN activates dSarm to trigger axon degeneration in Drosophila.
17h00 – PALGI Mari (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia –
Daughterless in health and disease
Silke Sachse (Max Planck Institute, Jena, Germany)
From brain to behavior: Dissecting olfactory circuits in Drosophila
Chaired by Marion Silies (Mainz University, Germany)
09h45 – BONTONOU Gwénaelle (University of Lausanne, Suisse)
Origin of a novel olfactory sensory neuron population
10h00 – WADDELL Scott (Oxford University, United Kingdom)
Multisensory learning binds modality-specific neurons into a cross-modal memory engram
10h15 – GUR Burak (JGU Mainz, Mainz University, Germany)
Implementation of stable contrast computation in the visual circuits
10h30 – WERNET Mathias (Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany)
Parallel processing of visual cues from the optic lobes towards the central complex
Chaired by Marion Silies (Mainz University, Germany)
11h15 – MUNRO Anna (University of Manchester, United Kingdom –
Essential elements of radical pair magnetosensitivity in Drosophila
11h30 – MANGIONE Fredérica (The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom)
Co-option of epidermal cells for touch sensing
11h45 – SEEDS Andrew (Campus University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico)
Somatotopic organization among parallel sensory pathways that promote a grooming sequence in Drosophila
12h00 – Benjamin Kottler (BFK-Lab, United-Kingdom)
12h05 – Yawen Chen (WellGenetics, Taiwan)
12h10 – Bill Budenberg (Zantiks, United-Kingdom)
12h15 – To be confirmed (Drobot, Taiwan)
12h20 – Diego Galagovsky (Sci-flies)
Christian Klambt (University of Münster, Germany)
Glia affects speed and precision of neuronal conductance by control of axonal diameter, position of voltage-gated ion channels and myelin formation
Chairwoman : Carolina Rezaval (Birmingham University, United Kingdom)
10h15 – SAVAS Doruk (Brown University, USA)
Circuit Epistasis Analysis Reveals a Neural Pathway for Light Avoidance in Drosophila Larvae
10h30 – SUNILKUMAR Ajay (University Paris-Saclay/CNRS, France)
CRY’s ‘spooky action at a distance’ is sufficient for the daily profile of bimodal activity
10h45 – RIBEIRO Inês M.A. (Max Planck Inst. for Biological Intelligence, Munich, Germany)
A multi-input optic glomerulus guides diverse visual behaviors
11h00 – PERISSE Emmanuel (University of Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, France)
Differential coding of absolute and relative aversive value in the Drosophila brain
Chairwoman : Carolina Rezaval (Birmingham University, United Kingdom)
11h45 – ZARIN Aref (Texas A&M University, USA)
The Kinematic and Neuromuscular Basis of Drosophila larval escape revealed by EM connectome and high-speed volumetric imaging
12h00 – KIM Seong-Jin (GIST, Gwangju, Korea)
The seminal galactoside activates nutrient-sensing neurons in the brain and promotes fertility in Drosophila melanogaster females
12h15 – CAZALE-DEBAT Laurie (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
A neural mechanism underlying action-selection under sensory conflict
12h30 – BENGOCHEA Mercedes (ICM, Paris, France)
Numerical discrimination in Drosophila melanogaster