Imaging and modulation of neural activity in vivo: from the eye to the brain
33rd Biennial Symposium
August 15-17, 2024
Memorial Art Gallery
Thursday, August 15, 2024
8:30am – 9:20am: Opening Keynote: Jose Alain Sahel, University of Pittsburgh
From photoreceptor neuroprotection to vision restoration : translational challenges
9:20am – 12:30pm: Calcium imaging in the living eye and brain
- Adriana Di Polo, University of Montreal Hospital Research Center
- Phil Williams, Washington University in St. Louis
- Contributed Talk I
- Coffee break
- Ben Scholl, University of Colorado Denver
Synaptic architecture and functional connectivity of ferret visual cortex - Juliette McGregor, University of Rochester
- Contributed Talk II
- Panel Discussion
12:30pm - 2:30pm: Lunch Break (offsite) & Meet the Experts Lunch (for participating trainees)
2:30pm – 5:40pm: Optogenetic modulation of activity in the eye and brain in vivo
- Michele Basso, University of Washington
- Arash Afraz, National Institute of Mental Health
Navigating the perceptual space with neural perturbations - Contributed Talk I
- Coffee break
- Greg Horwitz, University of Washington
Optogenetic perturbation of saccades - Farran Briggs, University of Rochester
Optogenetic manipulations of corticothalamic circuits - Contributed Talk II
- Panel Discussion
6:00pm – 9:00pm: Welcome reception at the Eastman Museum
Friday, August 16, 2024
8:30am – 12:10pm: Label-free methods to study neural function in the eye and brain
- Omar Mahroo, Moorfields Eye Hospital/University College London
- Dierck Hillman, Vrije University, Amsterdam
- Zhoulin Xu, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Coffee break
- Stefan Everling, Western University
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Awake Marmosets - Theresa Desrochers, Brown University
Cognitive Sequences: Parallel Cross-Species Dynamics in Frontal Neocortex - Contributed Talk I
- Contributed Talk II
- Panel Discussion
12:10pm - 2:00pm: Lunch Break (offsite) & Meet the Experts Lunch (in Parlor for participating trainees)
2:00pm - 2:45pm: Workshop 1: One-on-one mentoring
2:45pm - 5:00pm: Poster session and trade show for exhibitors
6:00pm – 8:30pm: Conference dinner
Saturday, August 17, 2024
8:30am – 12:10pm: New developments: hardware and data analysis
- Na Ji, University of California Berkeley
- Jacob Robinson, Baylor College of Medicine
- Contributed Talk I
- Coffee break
- Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, University of Washington
Engineering plasticity in primate cortex using optogenetics - Anne Draelos, University of Michigan
Real-time machine learning for optimizing neural stimulation - Contributed Talk II
- Panel Discussion
- Coffee break
12:00pm – 12:45pm: Workshop 2: Diversifying your team
12:45am – 1:50pm: Lunch break (provided) & Meet the Experts Lunch (for participating trainees)
1:50pm – 5:00pm: New developments: viral vectors, promoters, sensors and actuators
- Boris Zemmelman, University of Texas Austin
- Ute Hochgeschwender, Central Michigan University
Sensing, Controlling and Integrating Brain Processes with Biological Light - Contributed Talk I
- Coffee break
- Contributed Talk II
- Shannon Boye, University of Florida
Development of AAV vectors for selective targeting of retinal cells in non-human primate - Panel Discussion
Note: Trade show and posters remain accessible for every coffee and lunch break.