Program
IMSG2022 Program
Print Full program| Time | Session/Lecture info |
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| 09:30-10:25 | Registration & Coffee
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| 10:25-10:30 | Welcome by the Co-organizers
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| 10:30-12:30 | Session 1: Signaling in Axon Growth
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| 10:30-10:50 |
Mark Tuszynski, UCSD
Molecular Mechanisms of Adult Axonal Regeneration In Models of Spinal Cord Injury
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| 10:50-11:00 |
Discussion
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| 11:00-11:20 |
Oren Schuldiner, Weizmann Institute of Science
Developmental remodeling as a platform to uncover intrinsic mechanisms governing axon growth control
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| 11:20-11:30 |
Discussion
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| 11:30-11:50 |
Britta Eickholt, Charite Faculty of Medicine
Cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling axon growth and branching
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| 11:50-12:00 |
Discussion
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| 12:00-12:15 |
Pierluigi Di Matteo, Weizmann Institute of Science
The RNA binding protein PTBP1 in growth and regeneration of adult axons
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| 12:15-12:20 |
Discussion
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| 12:20-12:30 |
General Discussion
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| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch
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| 13:30-15:30 | Session 2: Mechanotransduction and neuronal growth
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| 13:30-13:50 |
Assaf Zemel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mechanical regulation of neurite polarization and growth – A computational study
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| 13:50-14:00 |
Discussion
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| 14:00-14:20 |
Kristian Franze, Cambridge University
The regulation of neuronal growth by tissue mechanics
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| 14:20-14:30 |
Discussion
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| 14:30-14:50 |
Shelly Tzlil, Technion
Mechanical forces in proprioceptor development and function
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| 14:50-15:00 |
Discussion
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| 15:00-15:15 |
Alessandro Falconieri, University of Pisa
Mechanical forces and axon growth: new perspectives in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms
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| 15:15-15:20 |
Discussion
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| 15:20-15:30 |
General Discussion
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| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break
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| 16:00-18:00 | Session 3: Cell biology and neuronal growth
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| 16:00-16:20 |
Naoko Mizuno, NHLBI, NIH
Top-down and bottom-up of neuronal cell shape formation using cryo-electron microscopy
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| 16:20-16:30 |
Discussion
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| 16:30-16:50 |
Edward Avezov, University of Cambridge
Neurite outgrowth control through modulation of Ca2+ transport in the Endoplasmic Reticulum
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| 16:50-17:00 |
Discussion
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| 17:00-17:20 |
Angelika Harbauer, MPI of Neurobiology
Mitochondrial hitchhiking of mRNAs sustains local mitochondrial proteostasis
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| 17:20-17:30 |
Discussion
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| 17:30-17:45 |
Bavat Bornstein, Weizmann Institute of Science
Investigating how proprioceptive neurons acquire their unique morphology
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| 17:45-17:50 |
Discussion
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| 17:50-18:00 |
General Discussion
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| 18:00-20:00 | Round tables dinner: participants please pre-register for the table with the speaker(s) of your choice
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Organizers
- Mike Fainzilber
Weizmann Institute of Science - Eran Perlson
Tel Aviv University - Avraham Yaron
Weizmann Institute of Science
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Sponsors
- The Dimitris N. Chorafas Institute for Scientific Exchange
- Aharon Katzir Center, Weizmann Institute of Science
Coordinator
Irit Veksler