Dear Colleagues,
You are kindly invited to attend the EMBO
Workshop on Dendritic Anatomy, Molecules and Function
(DENDRITES 2016) in Crete.
Dendrites provide the substrate for
inter-neuronal communication, and their nonlinear properties play
a key role in information processing. Following a very successful
meeting in 2014, Dendrites 2016 aims to bring together scientists
from around the world to present their research on dendrites,
ranging from the molecular to the anatomical and biophysical
levels.
With the backdrop of an informal yet spectacular setting on
Crete, the meeting has been carefully planned not only to
satisfy our scientific curiosity but also to foster discussion
and encourage interaction between attendees well beyond
traditional presentations. In this spirit, the workshop will
also provide a soft skills day for the training of young
researchers in subjects such as scientific writing/publication
issues, fundraising and gender balance.
Abstract submission for poster and oral presentation is open until February
15, 2016
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Yiota Poirazi
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EMBO Workshop on Dendritic Anatomy,
Molecules and Function (DENDRITES 2016)
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Invited speakers (scientific talks):
Claudia Clopath
Daniel Dombeck
Casper Hoogenraad
Arthur Konnerth
Attila Losonczy
Judit Makara
Rishikesh Narayanan
Elly Nedivi
Jackie Schiller
Erin Schuman
Idan Segev
Nelson Spruston
Greg Stuart
Invited speakers (Career Issues in academia):
Monica Di Luca, FENS President: "Publication issues: right
time for a reality check"
Camilla Belone, FENS-Kavli Scholar: "Retention of women in high
levels of neuroscience - Perspectives"
Emre Yaksi, FENS-Kavli Scholar: "Funding opportunities in
Neuroscience: how to write a successful grant proposal"
Matthew Larkum: "How to write an influential
scientific publication"
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We are soliciting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. We
welcome both experimental and theoretical contributions addressing
novel findings, methods or databases related to dendrites that
fall into one or more of the following domains:
- morphological and
functional characterizations,
- dendritic
integration and compartmentalization,
- dendritic channel
distribution and their functional implications,
- molecular pathways
and signaling networks,
- RNA trafficking and
local protein synthesis,
- functional or
structural plasticity and homeostasis,
- the role of
dendrites in complex processes, including learning/memory,
neural computations etc.
Please note that places are limited and subject
to availability. Attendees are highly encouraged to submit
abstracts for presentations, since presenters will be given
priority for registration.
Instructions for on-line submission can be found at http://www.dendrites2016.gr/call-for-papers
Important dates
- Abstract submission opens: December 15th, 2016
- Abstract submission closes: February 15th, 2016
- Notification of abstract acceptance: February 29th, 2016
- Notification of oral/poster presentation: early March 2016
Organizing committee:
Yiota Poirazi, IMBB-FORTH
Michael Hausser, UCL
Matthew Larkum, Humboldt University
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Workshop takes place on the island of Crete
and is followed by the AREADNE 2016
meeting (June 22-26th, 2016), focusing on Research in Encoding And Decoding of Neural
Ensembles, on the neighboring island of Sandorini. DENDRITES 2016 participants are encouraged to
consider attending both meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Please see the conference web site http://dendrites2016.gr/
or send an email to info@dendrites2016.gr