Program
August 20, 2007
14.30 Welcome Reception (Michael R. Kreutz)
Session I (Chair: Constanze I. Seidenbecher)
14.40 Integration of synapse assembly in Drosophila (Stephan Sigrist)
15.25 Assembly and movement of glutamatergic synapses (Shigeo Okabe)
16.10 AMPA-receptor mobility tunes fast synaptic transmission (Martin Heine)
16.55 Coffee break
Session II (Chair: Nils Brose)
17.25 RIBEYE - a redox-regulated, phospholipid-modifying enzyme in the active zone of ribbon synapses (Frank Schmitz)
18.10 Visualizing recycling of synaptic vesicle proteins (Jürgen Klingauf)
18.55 Coffee break
Evening session (Chair: Vivian Budnik)
19.15 Assembly of CNS synapses – A role for Bassoon and Piccolo in synaptic maturation? (Eckart D. Gundelfinger)
August 21, 2007
Session III (Chair: Michael R. Kreutz)
9.00 Nuclear calcium signaling in neuronal survival and learning (Hilmar Bading)
9.45 Persistent state of CREB phosphorylation in the neonatal brain (Olga Garaschuk)
10.30 Coffee break
Session IV (Chair: Eckart D. Gundelfinger)
11.00 Exploring activity-dependent nuclear signaling using proteomics (Bryen E. Jordan)
11.45 Rapid activity-dependent synapse formation through bidirectional Wnt signaling (Vivian Budnik)
12.30 Lunch
Session V (Chair: Uli Thomas)
14.00 Synaptic Growth: Walking the Highwire (Aaron Di Antonio)
14.45 γ-Protocadherins: Potential Synaptic Specifiers with invariant transcriptional modules (Martin K. Schwarz)
15.15 The structural interface of the synaptic neurexin/neuroligin complex (Markus Missler)
16.00 Coffee break
Session VI (Chair: Morgan Sheng)
16.30 Uncovering Neurexin-CASK signalling (Konark Mukherjee)
17.15 Dynamics of recruitment and mobility of neuroligins at the synapse (Alaa El-Husseini)
18.00 Signaling mechanisms of neuronal circuit assembly (Peter Scheiffele)
18.45 Coffee break
Evening session (Chair: Jeremy M. Henley)
19.15 Genetic Dissection of Neuroligin Function: From Synaptogenesis to Autism (Nils Brose)
August 22, 2007
Session VII (Chair: Eunjoon Kim)
9.00 Eph/ephrin signaling at the synapse (Amparo Acker-Palmer)
9.45 Regulation of glutamatergic synaptic strength by integrins (Lorenzo Cingolani / Yukiko Goda)
10.30 Coffee Break
Session VIII (Chair: Tobias M. Böckers)
11.00 Regulation of dendritic morphology and synapse formation by the insulin receptor substrate of 53 kDa (Hans-Jürgen Kreienkamp)
11.45 The actin filament depolymerizing factor cofilin 1 is critical for activity induced actin cytoskeleton dynamics in dendritic spines (Marco Rust)
12.15 Role of the spine apparatus in synaptic plasticity (Michael Frotscher)
13.00 Lunch
Session IX (Chair: Alaa El-Husseini)
14.30 Compartmentalization of functional plasticity: the basis for memory formation (Julietta U. Frey)
15.15 PKMzeta, LTP maintenance, and long-term memory storage (Todd M. Sacktor)
16.00 The Regulation of Dendritic Translational Capacity and its Role in Late Forms of Synaptic Plasticity (Robert D. Blitzer)
16.45 Coffee break
Session X (Chair: Peter Scheiffele)
17.15 Synaptic SUMOylation (Jeremy M. Henley)
18.00 N.N. (Stephane Oliet)
18.45 Coffee break
Evening Session (Chair: Julietta Frey)
19.15 Molecular Mechanisms of LTD1 (Morgan Sheng)
August 23, 2007
Session XI (Chair: Markus Missler)
9.00 Synapse development by NGL and SALM adhesion molecules (Eunjoon Kim)
9.45 The role of local protein synthesis in the dendritic spines morphogenesis (Carlo Sala)
10.30 Coffee break
Session XII (Chair: Michael Frotscher)
11.00 Capturing newly synthesized proteins with FUNCAT - in situ visualization of the dendritic proteome (Daniela C. Dieterich)
11.45 Novel components of postsynaptic densities (Tobias M. Böckers)
August 20, 2007
14.30 Welcome Reception (Michael R. Kreutz)
Session I (Chair: Constanze I. Seidenbecher)
14.40 Integration of synapse assembly in Drosophila (Stephan Sigrist)
15.25 Assembly and movement of glutamatergic synapses (Shigeo Okabe)
16.10 AMPA-receptor mobility tunes fast synaptic transmission (Martin Heine)
16.55 Coffee break
Session II (Chair: Nils Brose)
17.25 RIBEYE - a redox-regulated, phospholipid-modifying enzyme in the active zone of ribbon synapses (Frank Schmitz)
18.10 Visualizing recycling of synaptic vesicle proteins (Jürgen Klingauf)
18.55 Coffee break
Evening session (Chair: Vivian Budnik)
19.15 Assembly of CNS synapses – A role for Bassoon and Piccolo in synaptic maturation? (Eckart D. Gundelfinger)
August 21, 2007
Session III (Chair: Michael R. Kreutz)
9.00 Nuclear calcium signaling in neuronal survival and learning (Hilmar Bading)
9.45 Persistent state of CREB phosphorylation in the neonatal brain (Olga Garaschuk)
10.30 Coffee break
Session IV (Chair: Eckart D. Gundelfinger)
11.00 Exploring activity-dependent nuclear signaling using proteomics (Bryen E. Jordan)
11.45 Rapid activity-dependent synapse formation through bidirectional Wnt signaling (Vivian Budnik)
12.30 Lunch
Session V (Chair: Uli Thomas)
14.00 Synaptic Growth: Walking the Highwire (Aaron Di Antonio)
14.45 γ-Protocadherins: Potential Synaptic Specifiers with invariant transcriptional modules (Martin K. Schwarz)
15.15 The structural interface of the synaptic neurexin/neuroligin complex (Markus Missler)
16.00 Coffee break
Session VI (Chair: Morgan Sheng)
16.30 Uncovering Neurexin-CASK signalling (Konark Mukherjee)
17.15 Dynamics of recruitment and mobility of neuroligins at the synapse (Alaa El-Husseini)
18.00 Signaling mechanisms of neuronal circuit assembly (Peter Scheiffele)
18.45 Coffee break
Evening session (Chair: Jeremy M. Henley)
19.15 Genetic Dissection of Neuroligin Function: From Synaptogenesis to Autism (Nils Brose)
August 22, 2007
Session VII (Chair: Eunjoon Kim)
9.00 Eph/ephrin signaling at the synapse (Amparo Acker-Palmer)
9.45 Regulation of glutamatergic synaptic strength by integrins (Lorenzo Cingolani / Yukiko Goda)
10.30 Coffee Break
Session VIII (Chair: Tobias M. Böckers)
11.00 Regulation of dendritic morphology and synapse formation by the insulin receptor substrate of 53 kDa (Hans-Jürgen Kreienkamp)
11.45 The actin filament depolymerizing factor cofilin 1 is critical for activity induced actin cytoskeleton dynamics in dendritic spines (Marco Rust)
12.15 Role of the spine apparatus in synaptic plasticity (Michael Frotscher)
13.00 Lunch
Session IX (Chair: Alaa El-Husseini)
14.30 Compartmentalization of functional plasticity: the basis for memory formation (Julietta U. Frey)
15.15 PKMzeta, LTP maintenance, and long-term memory storage (Todd M. Sacktor)
16.00 The Regulation of Dendritic Translational Capacity and its Role in Late Forms of Synaptic Plasticity (Robert D. Blitzer)
16.45 Coffee break
Session X (Chair: Peter Scheiffele)
17.15 Synaptic SUMOylation (Jeremy M. Henley)
18.00 N.N. (Stephane Oliet)
18.45 Coffee break
Evening Session (Chair: Julietta Frey)
19.15 Molecular Mechanisms of LTD1 (Morgan Sheng)
August 23, 2007
Session XI (Chair: Markus Missler)
9.00 Synapse development by NGL and SALM adhesion molecules (Eunjoon Kim)
9.45 The role of local protein synthesis in the dendritic spines morphogenesis (Carlo Sala)
10.30 Coffee break
Session XII (Chair: Michael Frotscher)
11.00 Capturing newly synthesized proteins with FUNCAT - in situ visualization of the dendritic proteome (Daniela C. Dieterich)
11.45 Novel components of postsynaptic densities (Tobias M. Böckers)
