2017 Program

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Saturday, May 27, 2017

8:00AM – 6:00PM

CAN Satellite Symposia (variable schedules)

2:00 – 4:30PM

Canadian Association for Neuroscience 2017 Public Lectures and Art/Neuroscience Exhibit of the Convergence initiative at the Auditorium of the Grande Bibliothèque (Google map directions)

Get your free tickets on eventbrite (attendance is limited)

(Note: Doors will open at 1PM for Video projections of Convergence Dynamics exhibit, and Material exhibit set-up)

2PM Public Speaker:

Sonia Lupien, neuroscientist, Director and founder of the Centre for studies on human stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal

15h-16h30: Convergence – Material exhibit

Sunday, May 28, 2017

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM	CAN Satellite symposia
5:00 – 5:15 PM	Welcome and Opening Remarks by Freda Miller, President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
5:15 – 6:00	Special lecture by Margaret Trudeau, Mental Health Advocate
6:00 – 7:00	Presidential Lecture: Linda Buck \| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle Deconstructing Smell
7:00 – 8:15	Opening Reception

Monday, May 29, 2017

8:30 – 10:15 AM	Plenary symposium 1 \| Growing, wiring and refining neural circuits in the developing brain. Chair: Edward Ruthazer \| McGill University Speakers: Karun Singh \| McMaster University Signaling mechanisms regulating neural circuit formation and their relevance to neurodevelopmental disorders Julie LeFebvre \| SickKids Hospital The Protocadherin cell-surface code promotes the wiring and survival of inhibitory interneurons into brain circuits. Graziella DiCristo \| Université de Montréal Mechanisms of refinement of cortical GABAergic circuits
10:15 – 10:45	Coffee break Posters/exhibits
10:45 – 11:45	Featured Plenary speaker: Hollis Cline \| The Scripps Research Institute Building circuits to process visual information
11:45 – 12:00 PM	Brain Star talk – Claire Gizowski, MUHC, Clock-driven vasopressin neurotransmission mediates anticipatory thirst prior to sleep
12:00 – 1:30	Women in Neuroscience Lunch Lunch on own
1:30 – 3:00	Parallel symposium 1 \| Sleep mechanisms and functions Chair: Valérie Mongrain \| Université de Montréal Speakers: John Peever \| University of Toronto Circuits controlling REM sleep in health and disease Barbara E Jones \| McGill University Arousal systems and their regulation by sleep Emma K O’Callaghan \| Université de Montréal Contribution of circadian components to sleep homeostasis Robbert Havekes \| University of Groningen, The Netherlands The tired hippocampus: insight into the molecular origins of hippocampal memory deficits associated with sleep loss Parallel symposium 2 \| Critical Mediators of Pain: Uncovering Novel Therapeutic Targets Chair: Michael Hildebrand \| Carleton University Speakers: Daniela Salvemini \| Saint Louis University Deregulation of adenosine signaling at the A3 adenosine receptor subtype drives chronic neuropathic pain states – new insights in a novel therapeutic target. Michael Hildebrand \| Carleton University Molecular determinants of dorsal horn hyperexcitability in pathological pain processing Laura Stone \| McGill University Preventing pain at the source: targeting intervertebral disc degeneration as a therapeutic strategy for low back pain. Parallel symposium 3 \| Control of locomotor activity: from the cortex to the spinal cord Chair: Simon Gosgnach \| University of Alberta Speakers: Trevor Drew \| Université de Montréal Walking 101 : What the brain tells the spinal cord. Alain Frigon \| Université de Sherbrooke The control of left-right coordination during locomotion by spinal circuits interacting with somatosensory feedback Ying Zhang \| Dalhousie University The local circuits of V3 interneurons in the spinal cord Patrick Whelan \| University of Calgary Parallel dopaminergic pathways controlling locomotion in the mouse. Parallel symposium 4 \| Genetic and Optogenetic Investigation of Neural Circuit Mechanisms for Behaviours Chair: Mei Zhen \| Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Speakers: Kenichi Okamoto \| Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Novel optogenetic approaches for studying spatiotemporal roles of cAMP and cGMP signalling from the synapse level to the brain cognitive function Oyama Tomoko \| McGill University Multilevel multimodal integration enhances action selection in Drosophila Michael Hendricks \| McGill University Functional asymmetry for temporal stimulus features in C. elegans Michael Gordon \| University of British Columbia Neural circuit mechanisms for integrating taste, hunger, and nutrient detection in Drosophila
3:00 – 5:30PM	Posters session 1 Exhibits & Refreshments
5:30 – 7:00	Parallel Sessions Careers session, with discussion leaders Lisa Saksida \| Western University Mike Sapieha \| Université de Montréal Highlight of Canadian Neuroscience Advocacy Initiatives and Networking
7:00 – 7:45	Canada-wide Brain Research Strategy Development session International Trainee reception (IBRO sponsored) Reception (non-hosted) (7:00 – 7:30)
7:30 – 9:30	CAN Student Social

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

8:30 – 10:15 AM	Plenary symposium 2 \| Glia and brain function Chair: Richard Robitaille \| Université de Montréal Speakers : Richard Robitaille \| Université de Montréal Glial Mismanagement of Neuromuscular Junction Structure and Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Marie-Ève Tremblay \| Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval Microglia-synapse interactions in health and disease Grant Gordon \| University of Calgary Behavioral State Dependence of Cortical Astrocyte Ca2+ Signals During Neurovascular Coupling
10:15 – 10:45	Coffee break Posters/exhibits
10:45 – 11:45 PM	Featured Plenary speaker: Dwight Bergles \| Johns Hopkins University Multi-scale analysis of astrocyte activity in the mammalian brain
11:45 – 12:00	Brain Star talk, Sameer Agnihotri, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Somatic Landscape of Schwannoma
12:00 – 12:30	CAN-ACN Annual General Meeting of members
12:30 – 1:30	Lunch on own
1:30 – 3:00	Parallel symposium 5 \| Memory symphony: the score, the orchestra and the conductor Chair: Lisa Topolnik \| Université Laval Speakers: Lisa Topolnik \| Université Laval VIP members of the hippocampus Mark Brandon \| McGill University Space and time in the entorhinal-hippocampal circuit in health and Alzheimer’s disease Sylvain Williams \| McGill University Optogenetic manipulation and visualization of neuronal assemblies during memory formation Attila Losonczy \| Columbia University Dissecting hippocampal circuits for navigation and memory Parallel symposium 6 \| Mitochondria as a therapeutic target in Parkinson’s disease Chair: Louis-Eric Trudeau \| Université de Montréal Speakers: Louis-Eric Trudeau \| Université de Montréal Is increased basal bioenergetics a common property of vulnerable neuronal populations in Parkinson’s disease? Joanne Nash \| University of Toronto SIRT3 rescues dopaminergic neurons through stabilisation of mitochondrial biogenetics in a rat model of parkinsonism Ruth Slack \| University of Ottawa Mitochondrial restructuring to enhance ATP production and resistance to stress. David Park \| University of Ottawa Letm1 as a substrate of the Parkinson’s disease gene pink1. Parallel symposium 7 \| Emerging roles of the cerebellum in shaping brain development and disease Co-Chairs: Lu-Yang Wang \| SickKids Research Institute & Hospital and Alanna Watt \| McGill University Speakers: Dan Goldowitz \| University of British Columbia Exploring novel and familiar genes involved in cerebellar development Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang \| University of Minnesota Molecular underpinnings of excessive inhibition in cerebellum with Autism Spectrum Disorder Derek Bowie \| McGill University Defective excitatory and inhibitory circuits of the Fragile-X brain Alanna Watt \| McGill University Ameliorating motor incoordination in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia Parallel symposium 8 \| Stroke Recovery: From circuitry to behaviour Chair: Diane Lagace \| University of Ottawa Speakers: Diane Lagace \| University of Ottawa Neurogenesis and Stroke Recovery Baptiste Lacoste \| Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Assessing Pathological Cerebrovascular Remodeling Tim Murphy \| University of British Columbia Automated Mesoscale Circuit and Motor Function Assessment in Mouse Models of Stroke Dale Corbett \| University of Ottawa Stroke Recovery: Does Rehabilitation Matter?
3:00 – 5:30	Posters session 2 Exhibits & Refreshments
5:30 – 6:30	Young investigator awards and lectures Mike Sapieha \| Université de Montréal Tuan Trang \| University of Calgary
6:30 – 7:30	Keynote Lecture: Charles Bourque \| McGill University Control of body hydration by heat, salt and circadian time
7:30 – 10:00	Neurocraft opening reception at Visual Voice Gallery (Belgo Building, Space 421, 372 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest – Google Map directions).

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

8:30 – 10:15AM	Plenary symposium 3 \| Memory & Cognition Chair: Paul Frankland \|University of Toronto Speakers: Kari Hoffman \| York University Multiple roles of the primate hippocampus in visual exploration Katherine Duncan \| University of Toronto Memory States in the Human Brain and Behaviour Paul Frankland \| University of Toronto Identification and interrogation of a fear memory network
10:15 – 10:45	Posters/exhibits Coffee break
10:45 – 11:45	Featured Plenary speaker: Tim Bussey \| Western University How is memory organized? Memory Systems versus the Representational-Hierarchical View
11:45 – 12:00	Brain Star talk, Malika Oubaha, Université de Montréal, Senescence-associated secretory phenotype contributes to pathological angiogenesis in retinopathy
12:00 – 1:30	Lunch on own Science Communication and Advocacy Workshop (Registration required – limited attendance)
1:30 – 3:30	Posters session 3 Exhibits & Refreshments
3:30 – 5:00	Parallel symposium 9 \| Epigenetics, DNA Methylation, and Mental Health Chair: Mojgan Rastegar \| University of Manitoba Speakers: Mojgan Rastegar \| University of Manitoba A multi-level epigenetic deregulation in the brain of Rett Syndrome patients Nathalie Berube \| Western University Chromatin organization in the developing brain Patrick McGowan \| University of Toronto The impact of adversity on the DNA methylome James Davie \| Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba DNA Methylation and FASD Parallel symposium 10 \| New Insights into Reconsolidation Chair: Karim Nader \| McGill University Speakers: Karim Nader \| McGill University BK Kaang \| Seoul National University Oliver Michael Hardt \| McGill University Merel Kindt \| University of Amsterdam Parallel symposium 11 \| Estrogen’s effect on cognition and the brain: A translational perspective Chair: Gillian Einstein \| University of Toronto Speakers: Gillian Einstein \| University of Toronto The effect of estrogen depletion on verbal memory in young women Nicole Gervais \| University of Toronto Impact of ovarian hormones on recognition memory and perirhinal cortex in rats and humans Agnès Lacreuse \| University of Massachusetts Neurocognitive effects of estrogens in female non-human primates across the adult lifespan Elizabeth Hampson \| Western University Estrogen’s Effects on Frontocortical Memory in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women Parallel symposium 12 \| Mechanisms of Neuronal Migration and Regeneration Chair: Claire Bénard \| UQAM / UMass Medical School Speakers: Claire Bénard \| UQAM / UMass Medical School Extracellular modulators of axonal guidance and long-term neuronal protection Nicolas Pilon \| UQAM Fam172a is critically required for neural crest cell migration and proliferation Timothy Kennedy \| MNI McGill University Netrin-1 and GAG Function in CNS Perineuronal Nets Alexandra Byrne \| UMass Medical School Poly(ADP-Ribosylation) Regulates Axon Regeneration
End of Meeting

2017 Program

8:30 – 10:15 AM

Plenary symposium 1 | Growing, wiring and refining neural circuits in the developing brain.

Parallel symposium 1 | Sleep mechanisms and functions

Parallel symposium 2 | Critical Mediators of Pain: Uncovering Novel Therapeutic Targets

Parallel symposium 3 | Control of locomotor activity: from the cortex to the spinal cord

Parallel symposium 4 | Genetic and Optogenetic Investigation of Neural Circuit Mechanisms for Behaviours

Parallel symposium 5 | Memory symphony: the score, the orchestra and the conductor

Parallel symposium 6 | Mitochondria as a therapeutic target in Parkinson’s disease

Parallel symposium 7 | Emerging roles of the cerebellum in shaping brain development and disease

Parallel symposium 8 | Stroke Recovery: From circuitry to behaviour

Plenary symposium 3 | Memory & Cognition

Parallel symposium 9 | Epigenetics, DNA Methylation, and Mental Health

Parallel symposium 10 | New Insights into Reconsolidation

Parallel symposium 11 | Estrogen’s effect on cognition and the brain: A translational perspective

Parallel symposium 12 | Mechanisms of Neuronal Migration and Regeneration