Tuesday 5 March - Holst Auditorium
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:10 Opening Remarks by Anders Nykjaer, PROMEMO, Aarhus University 09:10-11:50 Session 1 – Proteins in Memory Chair: Sadegh Nabavi, PROMEMO, Aarhus University 09:10-09:50 Invited talk by Richard Morris, University of Edinburgh: “The making and keeping of memory” 09:50-10:10 Short talk by Clive R. Bramham, University of Bergen: “The Arc of synaptic memory: protein as a master organizer of synaptic plasticity and memory formation” 10:10-10:25 Abstract presentation by Beatriz Alvarez-Castelao, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research: “Cell-type-specific metabolic labeling of nascent proteomes in vivo” 10:25-10.55 Coffee break 10:55-11:35 Invited talk by John Kuriyan, University of California, Berkeley: “Structural insights into the regulation of Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)” 11:35-11:50 Oral presentation by Anne-Sophie Hafner, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research: “Local protein synthesis in axon terminals and dendritic spines differentiates plasticity contexts” 11.50-12.10 Group photo 12.10-13:00 Lunch 13:00-13.55 Poster Session (even numbered posters to be presented) 14:00-15:00 Announcement of The Brain Prize Winner(s) 2019 15:00-16:30 Reception hosted by The Brain Prize Wednesday 6 March - Holst Auditorium
09:00-12:00 Session 2 – Synaptic Dynamics in Memory Chair: Graham Collingridge, University of Bristol 09:00-09:40 Invited talk by Valentin Nägerl, University of Bordeaux: “Super-resolved brain matters” 09:40-10:20 Invited talk by Seth Grant, University of Edinburgh: “Synaptomes, synapse diversity and plasticity” 10:20-10:50 Coffee break 10:50-11:05 Oral presentation by Oliver Stork, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg: “HIPP cells of the dorsal dentate gyrus control context memory salience and provide stress resilience” 11:05-11:20 Oral presentation by Matthew Gold, University College London: “The molecular mechanism underlying long-term synaptic depression mediated by the AKAP79 signalling complex” 11:20-12:00 Invited talk by Thomas Südhof, Stanford University School of Medicine: “Synapses, Circuits, and Memory: Lots of Data but Limited Insights” 12:00-13:10 Lunch and presentations Chair: Magnus Kjaergaard, PROMEMO, Aarhus University 12:25-12:35 Lunch presentation by Michel van Den Oever, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: “Time- and CREB-dependent systems consolidation of a cortical memory engram” 12:40-12:50 Lunch presentation by Mai Marie Holm, Aarhus University: “Enhanced long-term synaptic potentiation and pronounced proteome alterations in the hippocampus of the α2+/G301R mouse model of familial hemiplegic migraine type 2” 13:10-14:45 Session 3 – Circuit architectures in memory Chair: Sumantra Chattarji, National Centre for Biological Sciences 13:10-13:50 Invited talk by John Hardy, University College London: "Genetic analysis of late onset degenerative diseases implicates failures of damage response" 13:50-14:05 Oral presentation by Felipe Fredes, Institute of Science and Technology Austria: “Novelty gates memory formation through ventro-dorsal hippocampal interaction” 14:05-14:45 Invited talk by Na Ji, University of California, Berkeley: ”High-speed and high-resolution imaging of brain activity” 14:45-15:45 Poster Session with coffee and refreshments (odd numbered posters to be presented) 15:45-17:00 Session 3 – Circuit architectures in memory (continued) 15:45-16:05 Short talk by Marco Capogna, PROMEMO: “Role of amygdala inhibitory synaptic plasticity on fear memory” 16:05-16:20 Oral presentation by Priyanka Rao-Ruiz, VU University Amsterdam: “Engram specific molecular mechanisms underlying contextual fear memory consolidation” 16:20-17:00 Invited talk by Jinhyun Kim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology: “mGRASP for high-resolution structural and functional synapse mapping at multiple scales” 19:00- Conference Dinner Thursday 7 March - Holst Auditorium
09:00-10.50 Session 4 – Protein structure and Memory Chair: Poul Nissen, PROMEMO, Aarhus University 09:00-09:20 Short talk by Magnus Kjaergaard, PROMEMO: “The C-terminal domains of NMDA receptors drive phase-separation in in vitro models” 09:20-09:40 Short talk by Martin Røssel Larsen, University of Southern Denmark: “Characterization of depolarization-dependent protein phosphorylation in isolated nerve terminals from rats” 09:40-10:20 Invited talk by Radu Aricescu, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology: “Human GABAA receptor structures and signalling mechanisms” 10:20-10:50 Coffee break 10:50-12:05 Session 5 – Memory and Diseases Chair: Eero Castrén, University of Helsinki 12:05-13:10 Lunch and presentations Chair: Hanne Poulsen, PROMEMO, Aarhus University 12:25-12:35 Lunch presentation by Ulrik Bolcho, PROMEMO: “NMDA receptor signaling in long-term depression” 12:40-12:50 Lunch presentation by Emma Louth, PROMEMO: “Dopaminergic neuromodulation of spike timing dependent plasticity in human cortical neurons” 13:10-16:15 Session 6 - Neuronal Circuits in Memory Chair: Marco Capogna, PROMEMO, Aarhus University 13:10-13:50 Invited talk by Joshua Johansen, RIKEN Center for Brain Science: “Brain circuits for triggering and reversing emotional memories” 13:50-14:30 Invited talk by Sheena Josselyn, Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto: “Making, Breaking and Linking Memories” 14:30-15:00 Coffee break 15:00-15:20 Short talk by Sadegh Nabavi, PROMEMO: “Activity-dependent functional mapping” 15:20-15:35 Oral presentation by Francesco Gobbo, University of Edinburgh: “Comparison of synaptic and cellular engrams in the hippocampus during acquisition and consolidation of a contextual fear memory” 15:35-16:15 Invited talk by Cristina Alberini, New York University: “Role of IGF-2 in memory consolidation and neurodevelopmental disorders” 16:15-16:25 Closing remarks |