| Tuesday, June 12 |
| 2-7 PM |
Registration |
Annex Room |
| 6:15 PM |
Welcome |
Tripp Commons |
| 6:30 PM |
Plenary lecture: Joseph Fetcho
How is the spinal cord organized to produce movement at different speeds? |
Tripp Commons |
| 7:30 PM |
Reception |
Main Lounge |
| Wednesday, June 13 |
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Session I |
Tripp Commons |
| 8:45 AM |
Chairperson: Meyer Jackson |
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| 8:55 AM |
Katsushige Sato
Spontaneous depolarization waves of multiple origins in the embryonic rat CNS
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| 9:30 AM |
Keith Sillar
Development of a flexible pattern in the spinal cord of the Xenopus tadpole |
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| 10:05 AM |
Angeles Ribera
Sodium channels regulate dorsal root ganglion development in the developing zebrafish embryo |
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| 10:40 AM |
Coffee Break |
Tripp Commons |
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Session II |
Tripp Commons |
| 11:00 AM |
Chairperson: Kamal Sharma |
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| 11:10 AM |
Samuel Pfaff
Molecular events controlling early spinal cord development |
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| 11:45 AM |
Qiufu Ma
Tlx3 and Lbx1 determine the excitatory versus inhibitory neuron cell fate in the dorsal spinal cord |
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| 12:20 PM |
Group Photo |
Great Hall |
| 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
Great Hall |
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Session III |
Tripp Commons |
| 1:30 PM |
Chairperson: Matthew Tresch |
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| 1:40 PM |
Ole Kiehn
Excitatory mammalian CPG neurons |
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| 2:15 PM |
Martyn Goulding
Genetic dissection of the locomotor CPG |
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| 2:50 PM |
Su-Chun Zhang
Specification of spinal motor neurons from embryonic stem
cells human |
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| 3:25 PM |
Coffee Break |
Tripp Commons |
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Session IV |
Tripp Commons |
| 3:50 PM |
Chairperson: Gail Robertson |
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| 4:00 PM |
James Buchanan
Characterization of the spinal neurons that provide locomotor feedback to the brainstem in lamprey |
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| 4:35 PM |
Aharon Lev-Tov
Interneurons involved in sensory-induced activation of locomotor pattern generators in the spinal cord |
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| 5:10 PM |
Ronald Harris-Warrick
Ionic currents shaping activity of neurons in the mouse spinal locomotor network |
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| 5:45 PM |
Linying Wu
Synaptic and intrinsic mechanisms regulating locomotor-like rhythms in Hb9 interneurons |
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| Thursday, June 14 |
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Session V |
Tripp Commons |
| 8:45 AM |
Chairperson: Vjekoslav Miletic |
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| 8:55 AM |
Patrick Mantyh
Cancer pain: causes, consequences and therapeutic opportunities |
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| 9:30 AM |
Nalini Sehgal
Spinal cord injury and neuropathic pain |
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| 10:05 AM |
Daniel Resnick
Molecular Mechanisms of Post Spinal Cord Injury Neuropathic Pain |
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| 10:40 AM |
Coffee Break |
Tripp Commons |
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Session VI |
Tripp Commons |
| 11:00 AM |
Chairperson: Thomas McDowell |
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| 11:10 AM |
Yves De Koninck
Plasticity of chloride homeostasis as a means to control neuronal excitability |
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| 11:45 AM |
Amy MacDermott
NMDA receptors and in vitro pain |
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| 12:20 PM |
Maria Fitzgerald
Postnatal tuning and long term plasticity of dorsal horn cell receptive fields |
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| 12:55 PM |
Lunch |
Great Hall |
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Session VII |
Tripp Commons |
| 2:10 PM |
Chairperson: Raghu Vemuganti |
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| 2:20 PM |
Mary Bartlett Bunge
Combination therapies to improve repair of the injured spinal cord |
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| 2:55 PM |
Reggie Edgerton
Gaining access to the spinal circuitry capable of generating a functional level of locomotion |
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| 3:30 PM |
Coffee Break |
Tripp Commons |
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Session VIII |
Tripp Commons |
| 3:50 PM |
Chairperson: Robert Fyffe |
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| 4:00 PM |
David McCrea
Creating a variety of mononeuron activity patterns in the two-level mammalian locomotor CPG |
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| 4:35 PM |
Vivian Mushahwar
The balance between intrinsic rhythmicity and pertinent afferent input in locomotor function after spinal cord injury |
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| 5:10 PM |
Rachel Ingram
Short term GABAergic plasticity in the developing dorsal horn |
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| 5:25 PM |
Elizabeth Burand
Characterization of the growth PC12 cells on electrically conductive polypyrrole coated fabric |
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| 5:40 PM |
Kathleen Williams
A conformable elastomer-substrate microelectrode array (MEA) for stimulation of spinal white matter tracts |
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| Friday, June 15 |
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Session IX |
Tripp Commons |
| 8:45 AM |
Chairperson: Brian Schmidt |
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| 8:55 AM |
Jeffrey Rothstein
Astrocyte dysfunction in neurological disease- a target for protective therapy |
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| 9:30 AM |
Shawn Hochman
Spinal cord dopamine and restless legs syndrome |
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| 10:05 AM |
Gordon Mitchell
Respiratory Plasticity in the SOD1G93A mutant rat |
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| 10:40 AM |
Coffee Break |
Tripp Commons |
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Session X |
Tripp Commons |
| 11:00 AM |
Chairperson: Lingjun Li |
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| 11:10 AM |
Francisco Alvarez
Development of excitatory inputs on Renshaw cells |
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| 11:45 AM |
George Mentis
Activation of the central pattern generator by stimulation of the ventral roots in the neonatal mouse spinal cord; possible mechanisms |
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| 12:20 PM |
Lunch |
Great Hall |
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Session XI |
Tripp Commons |
| 1:30 PM |
Chairperson: Albert Berger |
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| 1:30 PM |
Albert Berger
Brainstem and spinal cord rhythm generating mechanisms |
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| 1:40 PM |
Paul Stein
Neuronal networks for rhythmic motor behaviors of the turtle hindlimb |
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| 2:15 PM |
Jan-Marino Ramirez
The generation of inspiration: insight gained from a brainstem generator |
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| 2:50 PM |
Christopher Del Negro
Synaptically activated intrinsic conductances in network-based mechanisms for respiratory rhythm |
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| 3:25 PM |
Kamal Sharma
Input from excitatory v2a interneurons in the reticular formation regulates breathing |
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| 3:35 PM |
Coffee Break |
Tripp Commons |
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Session XII |
Tripp Commons |
| 4:00 PM |
Chairperson: Gillian Muir |
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| 4:10 PM |
Heather Brant
An in vitro model for investigating spinal control of limb movement |
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| 4:20 PM |
Elizabeth Gozal
Trace amines excite spinal motor circuits in the isolated neonatal rat spinal cord |
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| 4:35 PM |
Sandra Klein
Glial response to injury in the SOD1G93A model of ALS |
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| 4:50 PM |
Robert Krencik
Use of SOD1 mutations in embryonic stem cell derived motoneurons and astrocytes as a model for ALS |
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| 5:05 PM |
Julia Wilkerson
Role of protein phosphatases in pattern-sensitivity of phrenic long-term facilitation |
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| 5:20 PM |
Conference Ends |
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| 6:30 PM |
Banquet |
Edgewater Hotel |