GeneExpression Systems, Inc &
Appasani Research Conferences and Educational Institue (ARCEI-US.org)
Jontly Presents

Optogenetics-2013 Meeting
On
‘Neuronal Function to Mapping & Disease Therapeutics’
May 1- 2, 2013

Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, MA 02451, USA

This meeting will be held in Conjunction with RNAi, Single Cell Biology, Stem Cells & Epigenomics-2013-Meetings.

“A Unique Theme to Combine Genetics and Optics with Neurodegenerative & Psychiatric Diseases”

Scope of the Meeting:
Optogenetics symposium is one of the four 'Therapeutics Discovery Symposia' to be held for the discussion of current state of the art in emerging branches of modern biology & Neuroscience to develop appropriate therapeutics for various diseases. This is the first 'Optogenetics' theme meeting, and third in the ‘Neuron to Synapse’ series in USA to be held in Greater Boston area at Hilton Garden Inn, Waltham, Massachusetts. This international meeting will bring together experts and young researchers from both academia and industry (with diverse backgrounds in optics, bioengineering, molecular and cellular neurobiology, electrophysiology, behavior, cognition, perception, and disease biology) and discuss the optogenetic applications in form of keynote lectures, invited talks, short oral, and poster presentations. Optogenetics applications beyond neuroscience will be also discussed. Dedicated time allowed for presentations of posters, viewing exhibits, and to know the available cutting-edge reagents and services in the field.

Key Sessions:
Neurodevelopment & Mechanisms
Targeting optogenetic tools in vivo and in vitro
Optogenetics applications in Stem Cell/Cardiac & Disease Biology
Neural plasticity, Cognition & Behavior
Electrical, Optical & fMRI Imaging Readouts
Biochemistry of light-mediated Opsin proteins & Gated channels
Light sources, delivery& Spatiotemporal Targeting
Optical Imaging of neuronal circuits, networks & Connectomics
Mapping cellular memory engrams
Crystallography, Microscopy & Spectroscopy of optogenetic molecules
Photochemical/optoelectric/optofluidic activation
Probing Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric disorders
Therapeutic Development

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Wendnesday, May 1, 2013
8:00 A.M: Registration Open
8.45 AM – 6.30 PM Scientific Sessions

Thursday, May 2, 2013
8 A.M: Registration Open
9:00 – 6:00 PM: Scientific Sessions

Scientific Organizer:

Krishnarao Appasani, PhD., MBA Founder & CEO GeneExpression Systems, Inc Waltham, MA USA

Keynote Speakers:

	Adam E. Cohen, PhD. John L. Loeb Associate Professor Natural Sciences, Physics & Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University Cambridge, MA, USA Title: All-optical electrophysiology with microbial rhodopsins
	Antonello Bonci, MD. Scientific Director National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health Baltimore, Maryland, USA Title: Optogenetic approaches to synaptic plasticity and substance abuse

Other Speakers:

	Kenji Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D.  Research Associate Professor Keio University School of Medicine Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Title: Expanding the repertoire of optogenetically targeted cells with an enhanced gene expression system		Sheila Nirenberg, PhD. Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY, USA Title: A retinal prosthetic strategy with the capacity to restore normal or near-normal vision
	Arivinthan Samuel, PhD. Professor of Physics Harvard University Cambridge, MA, USA Title: Optogenetic dissection of a motor sequence		Osamu Nureki, PhD. Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Tokyo-Graduate School of Science Tokyo, Japan Title: Structural basis for light-gated cation conductance by channelrhodopsin
	Emilia Entcheva, PhD. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY, USA Title: Optogenetic studies in cardiac muscle		Nir Grossman, PhD.                   MIT Media Lab & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Cambridge, MA, USA Title: Principles of spatiotemporal optogenetic control of neural activity
	Kay M. Tye, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Picower Institute of Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Title: Optogenetic dissection of novel circuits that control anxiety-related behaviors.		Oscar J. Abilez, MD. Research Fellow in Surgery Cardiovascular Institute Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California, USA Title: Multi-scale computational models for optogenetic control of cardiac function
	Wim J.M. Vanduffel, PhD. Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School & Mass. General Hospital Charlestown, MA, USA & University of Leuven, Belgium Title: Optogenetically induced behavioral and functional network changes in primates		Jin Hyung Lee, PhD. Assistant Professor Stanford University Stanford, California, USA Title: Real-time optogenetic functional magnetic resonance imaging
	Xu Liu, PhD. Postdoctoral Associate in Dr. S. Tonegawa’s Lab The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, USA Title: Optogenetic activation of a memory engram		Ethan Scott, PhD. ARC Future Fellow & Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences The University of Queensland St. Lucia, Australia Title: The zebrafish cerebellum: motor learning as studied with optogenetics
	Michael Sasner, PhD. Associate Director The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME, USA Title: The JAX repository of mouse models for optogenetics research		Don Cooper, PhD. Associate Professor University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA Title: Plasticity of excitability in the prefrontal cortex and its role in behavioral resilience to stress addiction: New insights from molecular neurogenetics and optogenetics
	Akihiro Yamanaka, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan Title: Optogenetical approach to reveal the regulatory mechanism of instinctive behaviors by the hypothalamic neurons		Esther Krook-Magnuson, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher in Neurobiology School of Medicine, University of California  Irvine, CA, USA Title: Closed-loop optogenetic control of epilepsy
	Jessica A. Cardin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, USA Title: Cell type-specific optogenetic dissection of cortical networks in vivo		Dennis R. Sparta, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Title: Distinct extended amygdala circuits for divergent motivational states
	Ramón A. Piñol, PhD Student Pharmacology & Physiology George Washington University  Washington, DC, USA  Title: Oxytocin release facilitates paraventricular hypothalamic neurotransmission to brain stem cardiac vagal neurons		Ute Hochgeschwender, MD. Associate Research Professor of Neurobiology Duke Inst. for Brain Sciences Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC, USA Title: Combining optogenetics with bioluminescence
	Ming-Hu Han, PhD. Assistant Professor Friedman Brain Institute-Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY, USA Title: Pathway-Specific dissection of neural circuits underlying depression-related behaviors		Ryan T. LaLumiere, PhD. Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA Title: Optogenetics with cocaine-seeking and with memory consolidation
	Melissa R. Warden, PhD. Assistant Professor Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA Title: Cortical control of brainstem neuromodulatory systems in motivated behavior		Il-Joo Cho, PhD. Senior Research Scientist Brain Science Institute Korea Institute of Science and Technology Seoul, Korea Title: MEMS Neural probe for optical stimulation and electrical recording
	Dany Adams, PhD. Research Associate Professor Tufts University Medford, MA, USA Title: Using Archaerhodopsin to induce regeneration: the potential in resting potential		Michael R. Bruchas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO, USA Title: Optical control of GPCR signaling in the BLA
	Yonatan Katz, PhD.                                      Researcher in Neurobiology Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot, Israel Title: Optopatcher – An electrode holder for simultaneous intracellular patch-clamp recording and optical manipulation		Adi Schejter PhD Student in the Lab of Dr.Shoham Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Technion City, Haifa, Israel Title: Cellular-Resolution Optogenetics in the Retina: Imaging and holographic patterned stimulation

Exhibitors are welcome to reserve their booth space early!

Please contact if you are interested in speaking in the scientific or Technology workshops of this meeting.

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