9:00: Arrival, Registration and putting up of Posters. rd
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9:00 - 10:00: Pre- Retreat Workshop: - Event Hall
NEW: Student Workshop: How to Keep an Effective Lab Notebook. – Dr. Joe Makkerh
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10:00 - 10:30: Welcome and Opening Remarks. Dr. Josephine Nalbantoglu - Event Hall
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10:30 - 11:30 Keynote Speech: "Neural programs of regulation, protection and repair" Dr. Rick Gracely, University of North Carolina. - Event Hall
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11:30 – 1:00: Session 1 Topic: “The Many Facets of Pain Neurobiology.” Coordinator: Dr. Petra Schweinhardt, IPN/Dentistry • Using Mouse Genetics to better understand the Etiology of Migraine: Alex Tuttle; Jeff Mogil Lab • The Vascular Basis of Neuropathic Pain: Tony Lim; Ji Zhang Lab • The Assessment of Gray Matter in Fibromyalgia: Natasha Feier; Petra Schweinhardt Lab • Psychosocial Influences on Pain: Johanna Harrison; Michael Sullivan Lab
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Retreat Schedule: Thursday September 19th continued: •
1:00 – 3:00: Buffet lunch and Poster Session A. rd
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3:00 - 4:30: Session 2: “Axon Guidance – how Growth Cones find their Way.” Coordinator: Dr. Alyson Fournier, IPN/Montreal Neurological Institute. • Amigo-1 controls axonal targeting in the olfactory system: Reesha Raja; JF Cloutier lab • Uncoupling of EphA/ephrinA signaling and spontaneous activity in neural circuit wiring: Daniel Morales; Artur Kania lab • Spatial and temporal regulators – The role of 14-3-3 proteins in axon guidance: Andrew Kaplan; Alyson Fournier lab - Event Hall
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4:30 - 5:15: Special Session: 4 years on: State of the IPN Address Dr. Josephine Nalbantoglu and Dr. Joseph Rochford - Event Hall
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5:15 – 7:15: Poster Session A + B A posters present from 5:15 to 6:15; B posters present from 6:15 to 7:15. rd
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Retreat Schedule: Friday September 20th: 9:00 - 10:40: Parkinsons Summer School @ IPN Retreat: • 9:00: Introduction by Ricardo Alchini and Camille Juzwik 9:05: Ask The Patient - My Experience with Parkinsons Speaker: Jillian Carson •
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9:50: Personalised Learning on Parkinson's Disease research - from a blank piece of paper to a peer reviewed research project proposal in 9 days Speaker: Dr. Paul De Roos, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden - Event Hall
Dr. Joe Makkerh, IPN
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10:40 - 10:45: Introduction and Welcome to Day 2. – - Event Hall
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10:45 - 12:15: Session 3: “NeuroPharmacology.” Coordinator: Dr. Paul Clarke, IPN/Pharmacology and Therapeutics. • Limbic mGluR5 abnormalities in cocaine dependence using PET radioligand [11C]ABP688: Michele Millella MD, Marco Leyton Lab • Rewiring of dopamine circuitry by adolescent exposure to amphetamine: Lauren Reynolds; Cecilia Flores Lab • New tools to follow in vivo the early Abeta-driven deregulation of the ERK-CREB-CRE pathway: Sonia do Carmo, PhD; Claudio Cuello Lab • Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species couple cellular metabolism to the strength of inhibitory GABAergic transmission: michael Accardi; Derek Bowie Lab • The sodium "on/off" switch for kainate-type glutamate receptors: Brent Dawe; Derek Bowie Lab • Antinociceptive effects of neuronal glutamate transporter inhibitors and permeable group I metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists in neuropathic pain: Kathleen Vincent; Terrence Coderre Lab • What drives ultrasonic vocalizations in rats?: Tina Scardochio; Paul Clarke Lab • Dopamine precursor depletion alters flexibility of network structure in resting state fMRI: Peter Donhauser; Sylvain Baillet Lab - Event Hall
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Retreat Schedule: Friday September 20th continued: •
12:15 - 12:30: Special Session: Brain@McGill Prize for Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Award Ceremony Brain@McGill - Event Hall
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12:30 - 2:30: Buffet lunch and Poster Session B. rd
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2:30 – 4:00: Session 4: “Neuroscience and psychiatry: New insights on Old Pathologies.” Coordinator: Dr. Joe Rochford, IPN/Douglas Mental Health University Institute. • Epigenetics and the regulation of individual differences in maternal care: Sabine Dhir; Michael Meaney Lab • GDNF signaling in the basolateral amygdala of depressed suicides: Marissa Maheu; Naguib Mechawar Lab • Olfaction as a biomarker for pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's disease: Marie-Elyse LafailleMagnan; John Breitner Lab • Regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis and affect by neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling: Ian Mahar; Naguib Mechawar Lab - Event Hall
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Retreat Schedule: Friday September 20th continued:
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4:00 – 4:20: Coffee Break and Poster Take-down. rd
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4:20 – 5:50: Special Session – Non-academic Careers Panel
Hear from former Neuroscientists who now on their way to, or have, non-academic professions: • • • •
Dr. Trina Johnson: Associate Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program, MNI Dr. Joanna Bougie: Medical Editor, IC Axon Cindy Hovington: Post-Doc in Science Education, IPN/McGill Lauren Enright: Science Teacher, Lester B. Pearson School Board, and Neuroscience Lecturer, Telus Learning House - Event Hall
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5:50 – 6:30: Reception, with Food from Boustan and beverages. rd - 3 floor
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6:30 pm – 1 am : Retreat After Party, with Open Bar and DJ - Event Hall
