Scientific Program - ISN

ISN-ESN 2023 Porto, Portugal

Preliminary Program for the 2023 ISN-ESN Meeting in Porto, Portugal

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Tuesday - 8.08.23

Opening Ceremony
8:00 am - 8:30 am
PL01 Plenary Session (Klaus-Armin Nave) "Novel roles of oligodendrocytes in brain energy metabolism and neurodegenerative disease"
8:30 am - 9:30 am
EGLS01: Emerging Group Leaders Symposia
9:30 am - 10:30 am
EGLS02: Emerging Group Leaders Symposia
9:30 am - 10:30 am
EGLS03: Emerging Group Leaders Symposia
9:30 am - 10:30 am
EGLS04: Emerging Group Leaders Symposia
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break / Poster Viewing A/ Exhibition
10:30 am - 11:00 am
S04 T#14 Next-generation tools to shine a new light on neurochemical dynamics
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S03 T#2 The emerging roles of D-amino acids in Neurochemistry: from physiology to disease
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S02 T#4 Homeostatic regulation of neural circuits: From basic principles to brain disorders
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S01 T#7 Neurochemical ground for oxytocin modulation of mammalian social behaviors
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
S05 T#9 The functional organization of axons
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
S06 T#15 New insights into the neurochemical basis of ‘food addiction’: genetic, epigenetic metabolic and circuit mechanisms
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
S08 T#11 Novel modes and mechanisms of synaptic vesicle recycling
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
S07 T#6 Insulin signaling and brain energy metabolism: a key connection for cognitive function
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MVL01 Marte Vogt Lecture (Marina Picciotto) "Stress-induced acetylcholine signaling in the hippocampus: too much of a good thing?"
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Poster session A (odd numbers 17:00-18:00, even numbers 18:00-19:00)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Welcome Reception
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Wednesday - 9.08.23

ESN YSLA Lectureship Award 01
8:00 am - 8:30 am
ESN YSLA Lectureship Award 02
8:00 am - 8:30 am
PL02 Plenary Session (Nancy Ip Yuk-yu) "Understanding the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease – Insights into the development of diagnostics and therapeutics"
8:30 am - 9:30 am
YMS01 Young Members Symposia:
9:30 am - 10:30 am
YMS02 Young Members Symposia:
9:30 am - 10:30 am
YMS03 Young Members Symposia:
9:30 am - 10:30 am
YMS04 Young Members Symposia:
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break / Poster Viewing B/ Exhibition
10:30 am - 11:00 am
S12 T#13 Interrogating the plasticity brake: How does neural extracellular matrix regulate neuroplasticity?
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S11 T#3 Targeting the complement system in brain injury and neurodegeneration
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S10 T#4 Axonal cytoskeleton and transportation in neurodegeneration and regeneration
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S09 T#2 Optical exploration of brain molecular signalling: New advances
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
ISN Annual Business Meeting
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
S13 T#7 Diversification of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in neuronal structure and function
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
S14 T#9 Astrocyte phagocytosis and brain functions
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
S15 T#4 Cortical Malformations: from Patients to Mechanistic Insights
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
JNC Workshop: Breaking through the noise: designing, publishing, and communicating your research for impact
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Poster session B (odd numbers 16:30-17:30, even numbers 17:30-18:30)
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
ISN Presidents Reception (by invitation)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday - 10.08.23

Mark A Smith Awards (João Victor Cabral-Costa) ''Mitochondrial sodium/calcium exchanger NCLX regulates glycolysis in astrocytes, impacting on cognitive performance.''
8:00 am - 8:30 am
PL03 Plenary Session (Richard L. Huganir) "Regulation of neurotransmitter receptors during synaptic plasticity in health and disease''
8:30 am - 9:30 am
YSLA01-02 ISN Young Scientist Lectureship
9:30 am - 10:00 am
YSLA01-01 ISN Young Scientist Lectureship
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Coffee Break / Poster Viewing A + B/ Exhibition
10:00 am - 10:30 am
S25: Neuroimmunology: a common thread across diverse CNS disorders
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
S17 T#4 Biomolecular condensates in synaptic function and neurodegenerative diseases
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
S18 T#9 Microglia in physiology and disease
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
S20 T#5 Cellular and molecular regulation of neurodevelopment and disorders
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
ESN Annual Business meeting
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Friday - 11.08.23

ESN Bachelard Lectureship Award (Juan P. Bolaños) “Metabolic shapes of brain cells and functional consequences”
8:00 am - 9:00 am
PL04 Plenary Session (Carmen Sandi) "Mitochondrial dynamics in neuronal structure and function: Behavioral implications"
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Coffee Break / Poster Viewing A + B/ Exhibition
10:00 am - 10:30 am
S16 T#16 ISN History Symposium
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
S22 T#10 The multifaceted biology of repeat expansion diseases
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
ESN Young Member Symposia 01
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
ESN Young Member Symposia 02
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch Break
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
S19 T#14 Interrogation of the nervous system with fluorescence spectroscopy and optical superresolution microscopy
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
S21 T#9 Disease-specific astrocyte responses: from molecules and function to treatment strategies
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
S23 T#15 Neuropeptide modulation of pain
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
S24 T#4 Regulation of Synaptic Proteins Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Farewell Reception (19:00 - 22:30) - Buses departure from Convention Center
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm