Table of Contents
I. Hold the Date for Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention, Nov 8, 2013, The Westin Hotel in the Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego
II. Other NIDA Events that will take place at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience Meeting Include:
Transitioning Beyond the Postdoc: Workshop for Early Career Investigators
SfN Minisymposium – New Insights into the Specificity and Plasticity of Reward and Aversion Encoding in the Mesolimbic System
III. Understanding New Brain Initiatives in the U.S. and Europe
IV. NIH BRAIN Initiative: Forum to Discuss Interim Report
-------------------
I. Hold the Date for Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention , Nov 8, 2013, The Westin Hotel in the Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego
The NIDA Neuroscience Consortium would like to announce our plan (pending official approvals) to hold the Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention as a Satellite Session at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. As in past years, this meeting will provide the opportunity for you to interact with respected scientists across diverse disciplines as they describe the latest findings and discuss future directions in research related to the neuroscience of drug abuse and addiction. The mini-convention is planned for Friday, November 8, 2013 at The Westin Hotel in the Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego. We plan to include several sessions aimed at discussing cutting edge research areas in neuroscience. Please save the date. Once we receive the official approval to hold the meeting, we will disseminate detailed information via the meeting website.
The proposed sessions include:
Emerging and Novel Aspects of Neuronal Transmission
Speakers: N.C. Spritzer, UCSD; D. L. Sabatini, Harvard; A. Wallén-Mackenzie, Uppsala University
Jacob P Waletzky Memorial Lecture
Speaker: The winner of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award and speaker will be announced at the mini-convention
Extracellular RNAs in Neuroscience: Biology, Biomarkers, and Therapeutics
Speakers: X. Breakefield, MGH; C. Wahlestedt, U. Miami; P. Kenny, Scripps FL; M. Wood, U of Oxford
Advances in High Resolution and Large Scale Imaging of Brain Networks and Circuits
Speakers: K. Deisseroth, Stanford; R. Buckner, MGH; M. Schnitzer, Stanford; J. Donoghue, Brown University
Role of the Basal Ganglia in Addiction
Speakers: M.K. Lobo, U of Maryland; A. Kreitzer, Gladstone; S. Ferguson, U of Washington; R. Costa, NIAAA
Early Career Investigators Presentations
Numerous young investigators will give very brief presentations of their research.
For additional information please contact Mary Kautz, Ph.D. (kautzm@mail.nih.gov) or Cathrine Sasek, Ph.D. (csasek@nih.gov) or visit: http://www.seiservices.com/nida/frontiers2013/
-------------------------
II. Other NIDA Events that will take place at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience Meeting Include:
Transitioning Beyond the Postdoc: Workshop for Early Career Investigators
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
6:30-9:00 pm
San Diego Marriott Marquis
Marina Ballroom Salon D
Are you at the end of your postdoc? Or are you a newly-minted independent investigator? Are you unsure of how to proceed during this transition phase? Then this is the workshop for you. There will be brief presentations on what you should consider when looking for a faculty position, how a potential employer might evaluate you (presented by the Chair of a major neuroscience department), establishing your laboratory and getting the right people there (presented by the Director of an NIH Intramural Program), and suggestions aimed at making that all-important first grant application successful from choosing the right funding mechanism to helpful hints to see you through the grant process. There will also be plenty of time for questions!
Presenters: Nancy Pilotte, Ph.D., Peter Kalivas, Ph.D., Robert Sorensen, Ph.D., and Antonello Bonci, M.D.
---------------------
SfN Minisymposium – New Insights into the Specificity and Plasticity of Reward and Aversion Encoding in the Mesolimbic System
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
8:30-11:00 am
Upper Level Meeting Room – 28A
San Diego Convention Center
Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and one of their targets, the nucleus accumbens (NAc) are often referred to as the "brain reward system." But it has long been known that neurons in both of these areas also respond to aversive stimuli and events. With the advent of new anatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches, a more sophisticated and complex understanding is emerging of how these brain areas produce both positive and negative motivational states in varying contexts. This symposium will highlight new approaches and findings, including the use of optogenetic and other techniques to identify and activate specific subcircuits, behavioral manipulations to alter the valence of stimuli depending on prior experience, and methods to investigate adaptations in coordinated neuronal activity. The speakers will demonstrate that recent research on the mesocorticolimbic system has moved well beyond questions such as "what does dopamine do?" Dr. Stephan Lammel will discuss the diverse functions of distinct subtypes of dopamine neurons in the VTA. Dr. Elyssa Margolis will discuss the heterogeneity of mu-opioid signaling in the VTA. Dr. Yunbok Kim will show how synchronized VTA neuronal firing changes during appetitive and aversive learning. Dr. Mitchell Roitman's presentation on dopamine signaling in the NAc also will show that the encoding of positive versus negative motivation in the NAc can be modulated by behavioral state and learning. Dr. Jocelyn Richard's talk will focus on how specific inputs from the prefrontal cortex bias motivational valence in the NAc. Finally, Dr. Mary Kay Lobo will discuss the distinct roles in motivational control of the NAc's two major outputs, the direct and indirect pathway medium spiny neurons.
Chair: Susan Volman, Ph.D., NIDA
----------------------
III. Understanding New Brain Initiatives in the U.S. and Europe
Date & Time: Monday, November 11, 2013 1:15pm - 3pm
Location: Ballroom 20 San Diego Convention Center.
The NIH has released the interim report of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) working group. The full report is available from NIH as is the slide presentation that highlights key recommendations. NIH encourages feedback through the dedicated BRAIN feedback webpage. Please come to a panel discussion on the new brain initiative in the U.S. and Europe on November 11, 2013, 2013, November 11, 2013 1:15pm - 3pm in Ballroom 20, San Diego Convention Center.
Panelists:
Thomas R. Insel, MD
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Story C. Landis, PhD
National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Geoffrey S. F. Ling, MD, PhD
Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Cora B. Marrett, PhD
National Science Foundation
The Special Presentation will feature a panel discussion about emerging neuroscience projects in the United States and Europe. The panel will include key leaders from the U.S. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative and the Human Brain Project, a European Flagship program. Learn more about recent investments in brain research initiatives, the scientific foci, and the public policy implications and opportunities in neuroscience.
-----------------------
IV. NIH BRAIN Initiative: Forum to Discuss Interim Report
Date & Time: Monday, November 11, 2013 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: 33C
Sponsored By: National Institutes of Health
The NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is part of a new Presidential focus aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of brain function. The BRAIN Initiative aims to develop and apply innovative technologies to produce a dynamic picture of the brain, capturing how individual cells and complex neural circuits interact in both time and space to encode information and code for behavior. Given the ambitious scope of this pioneering endeavor, it is vital that planning for the NIH BRAIN Initiative be informed by a wide range of expertise and experience. Therefore, NIH has established a working group of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD) to articulate the scientific goals of the BRAIN Initiative and develop a multi-year scientific plan for achieving these goals, including timetables, milestones, and cost estimates. As part of this charge, the working group was asked to produce an interim report in fall 2013 containing specific recommendations on high-priority investments for Fiscal Year 2014. The focus of this event will be to seek input from the neuroscience community on this interim report to inform the final strategic plan, due to the NIH Director in June 2014.
Contact: Lyric Jorgenson
E-mail: jorgensonla@od.nih.gov
-------------------------
The National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send email to istserv@list.nih.govmailto:listserv@list.nih.gov,
Copy and paste UNSUBSCRIBE NIDA_NEURO_SCIENCE-L in the message body of the email - You will receive a confirmation email if successful. If you have problems contact jpollock@mail.nih.gov 301-435-1309
No comments:
Post a Comment