Program

EBPS2014 Program

Sunday, May 3
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:00-08:20	Gathering
08:00-08:20
08:20-08:40	Opening Remarks
08:20-08:30	Michal Neeman Weizmann Institute of Science Vice President
08:30-08:40	Ian Stolerman King's College London Co-Founder and first president of EBPS
08:40-10:40	Animal models of PTSD Chair: Hermona Soreq, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
08:40-09:00	Irit Akirav , Haifa University, Israel Can cannabinoids ameliorate post-trauma symptoms in a rat model of PTSD?
09:00-09:20	Oliver Stork , University of Magdeburg , Germany Molecular parameters of the hippocampal GABA system in the development of post-traumatic stress symptoms
09:20-09:40	Aline Desmedt , University of Bordeaux, France Switching from normal to PTSD-like fear memory in mice
09:40-10:00	Mouna Maroun , Haifa University, Israel Medial prefrontal cortex: multiple roles in fear and extinction - relevance to PTSD vulnerability and resilience
10:00-10:20	Gal Yadid , Bar-Ilan University, Israel RNA editing contribution for profiling the susceptibility to develop PTSD
10:20-10:40	Coffee Break
10:40-12:30	Stressful early life events and PTSD Chair: Tracy Bale, University of Pennsylvania, USA Kimmel
10:40-11:00	Menahem Segal , Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Early stress affects later brain plasticity
11:00-11:20	Tracy Bale , University of Pennsylvania, USA Stressed parents: maternal and paternal epigenetic reprogramming of offspring stress pathways
11:20-11:40	Alon Chen, Weizmann Institute of science, Israel Maternal central CRF increases susceptibility to PTSD-like behavior in adult offsprings
11:40-12:00	Gal Richter-Levin , Haifa University, Israel Post-weaning to pre-pubertal ('juvenile') stress: a model of induced predisposition to stress-related disorders
12:30-13:30	Lunch
12:30-13:30
13:30-14:30	Plenary Lecture Kimmel
13:30-14:30	Eric Nestler , Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA Epigenetic mechanisms of stress, PTSD, and addiction
14:30-16:30	The genetics and epigenetics of PTSD Chair: Alon Chen, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
14:30-14:50	Andreas Papassotiropoulos , Basel University, Switzerland Genome-guided drug discovery for neuropsychiatric disorders
14:50-15:10	Isabelle Mansuy, University of Zurich, Switzerland Epigenetic inheritance of the impact of traumatic stress in early life
15:10-15:30	Elisabeth Binder , Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Germany Gene x environment interactions in PTSD: mapping transcriptional and epigenetic correlates
15:30-15:50	Bart Rutten , Maastricht University, Netherlands Longitudinal alterations of DNA methylation in relation to trauma and PTSD in a unique prospective military cohort
15:50-16:10	Hermona Soreq , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel From mice to men, microRNA regulators of cholinergic signaling
16:10-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:30	Lectures of travel awardees: Kasia Bieszczad (Rutgers), Sam Golden (Mount Sinai), Africa Flores (Pompeu Fabra U), Robert Rozeske (INSERM, Bordeaux) Chair: Rami Yaka, Hebrew University, Israel
16:30-17:30
17:30-19:00	Poster session 1 and dinner
17:30-19:00
19:00-20:00	Special Lecture Kimmel
19:00-20:00	Yoram Yovel , Haifa University, Israel A Neuro-Psychoanalysis View of PTSD

Monday, May 4
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-10:40	Stress and drug addiction Chair: Gal Yadid, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
09:00-09:20	Aldo Badiani, Sussex University Environmental control of drug taking and relapse
09:20-09:40	Rajita Sinha , Yale University, USA Stress neurobiology and addiction: risk, relapse and treatment development
09:40-10:00	Abraham Zangen , Ben-Gurion University, Israel Chronic stress, depression, and drug addiction: which are the causes and which are the consequences?
10:00-10:20	Yavin Shaham , National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA Stress-induced reinstatement of drug seeking: behavior, pharmacology, and brain circuits
10:20-10:40	Coffee Break
10:40-12:00	Emotional processes and circuits of PTSD and fear Chair: Rony Paz, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Kimmel
10:40-11:00	Giovanni Marsicano , French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France Brain circuits of endocannabinoid modulation of fear responses
11:00-11:20	Rony Paz , Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Generalization of aversive memories in amygdala-prefrontal circuits: from safety to anxiety
11:20-11:40	Ofer Yizhar, Weizmann Institute of Science The role of amygdala-prefrontal synapses in acquisition and extinction of fear
11:40-12:00	Carsten Wotjak , Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Germany Is there a role of the endocannabinoid system in development and therapy of PTSD-like symptoms in mice
12:00-13:30	Lunch
12:00-13:30
13:30-14:30	Plenary Lecture Kimmel
13:30-14:30	Kerry Ressler , Emory University School of Medicine, USA Translational research on PTSD
14:30-16:30	Treatment of PTSD Chair: Arik Shalev, New York University, USA
14:30-14:50	Arik Shalev , New York University, USA Prevention of PTSD by Early Treatment
14:50-15:10	Dan Stein , University of Cape Town, South Africa pharmacological treatment for PTSD
15:10-15:30	Amit Etkin , Stanford University, USA Brain circuit-informed therapies for mood and anxiety disorders
15:30-15:50	Elizabeth Phelps , New York University, USA Human neurocognitive models informing new therapies for PTSD
15:50-16:10	Talma Hendler , Tel-Aviv University, Israel Brain guided stress inoculation
16:10-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:10	Mini-session: Role of the immune system in stress and depression Chair: Gal Richter-Levin, Haifa University, Israel Kimmel
16:30-16:50	Inbal Goshen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel The real-time role of neurons and astrocytes in traumatic memory acquisition and recall
16:50-17:10	Michal Schwartz, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Immune system helps fighting against stress: The role of the brain's choroid plexus
17:10-18:10	Selected short talks by post-doctoral fellows and graduate students Chair: Segev Barak, Tel Aviv University, Israel
17:10-18:10
18:10-18:20	Concluding remarks
18:10-18:20

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