Program
BMM 20 Program
Print Full program| Time | Session/Lecture info |
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| 08:30-09:00 | Registration & Coffee
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| 09:00-09:15 | Opening remarks
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| 09:15-10:45 | Session 1
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| 09:15-09:45 |
Takashi Kawashima, Weizmann Institute of Science
Mechanisms of sensorimotor gating in serotonergic neurons
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| 09:45-10:15 |
Samantha Butler, University of California, Los Angeles
The role of stem/progenitor cells orchestrating axon guidance decisions in the spinal cord
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| 10:15-10:45 |
Michal Rivlin, Weizmann Institute of Science
Can the brain affect visual processing in the retina?
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| 10:45-11:30 | Coffee Break
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| 11:30-13:00 | Session 2
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Weizhe Hong, Weizmann Institute of Science
Understanding the Social Brain
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| 12:00-12:30 |
Tali Kimchi, Weizmann Institute of Science
Social neurobiology in mice: Can we learn from it on social neurobiology in human?
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| 12:30-13:00 |
Dan Geschwind, University of California, Los Angeles
Integrative genomics identifies conserved networks in neurodegenerative disorders
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| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch
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| 14:15-15:45 | Session 3
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| 14:15-14:45 |
Ben Novitch, University of California, Los Angeles
Organoid modeling of human brain development and neurodevelopment disorders
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| 14:45-15:15 |
Orly Reiner, Weizmann Institute of Science
Using human brain organoids to undercover novel molecular mechanisms involved in lissencephaly
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| 15:15-15:45 |
Nader Pouratian, University of California, Los Angeles
Diseased brain networks: Insights from imaging and intracranial recordings in humans
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| 15:45-16:30 | Coffee Break
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| 16:30-18:00 | Session 4
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| 16:30-17:00 |
Michal Schwartz, Weizmann Institute of Science
Immune checkpoint blockade to combat Alzheimer's disease and dementia
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| 17:00-17:30 |
Jeff Donlea, Bidirectional regulation of sleep and synapse removal after neural injury in Drosophila
Bidirectional regulation of sleep and synapse removal after neural injury in Drosophila
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| 17:30-18:00 |
Nachum Ulanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science
Neural codes for natural behaviors in flying bats
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Organizing committee
Nelson Freimer
University of California, LA
NFreimer@mednet.ucla.edu
Meital Oren-Suissa
Weizmann Institute of Science
meital.oren@weizmann.ac.il
Oren Schuldiner
Weizmann Institute of Science
oren.schuldiner@weizmann.ac.il
Larry Zipursky
HHMI/University of California, LA
LZipursky@mednet.ucla.edu
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SPONSORS
- The Chorafas Institute for Scientific Exchange
- The Weizmann/UCLA Scientific Partnership