Turning Points: From Healthy Cells and Systems to Neurological Disease States

The research areas of basic and translational neuroscience are often practiced separately. The aim of these symposia is to bring together investigators with basic neuroscience expertise knowledgeable about healthy systems and translational neuroscientists proficient in disease states to create a vibrant forum for discussion and knowledge exchange.

Thus, the symposia will cover a broad range of studies at the molecular, cellular, circuit/systems and behavioral levels, with the hope of uniting basic and translational neuroscience expertise under the general neuroscience umbrella. Particular emphasis will be placed on multidisciplinary work and innovative approaches.

Organized by Alyssa Russ, BS, Kimberly Kegel-Gleason, PhD, and Ksenia Kastanenka, PhD.

July 21, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Benjamin Wolozin, Boston University, USA
Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital

July 22, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Elena Galea, PhD, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Martin Ingelsson, Uppsala University, Sweden

August 4, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Peter Ash, PhD, Boston University, USA
Xiqun Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Christopher Wilson, Loma Linda University, USA

August 5, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Carmela Abraham, PhD, Boston University, USA
Matthew Rowan, PhD, Emory University, USA

August 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Christopher William, New York University, USA
Ksenia Kastanenka, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dmitry Gerashchenko, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare, Harvard Medical School, USA

August 12, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Natura Myeku, PhD, Taub Institute, Columbia University, USA
Jorge Palop, PhD, Gladstone Institute, University of California San Francisco, USA