Program

SDNCB2022 Program

Sunday, April 3
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00	Gathrting and Coffee
08:30-09:00
09:00-10:35	Session 1 Chair Galit Shohat-Ophir
09:00-09:15	Opening remarks
09:15-09:55	Andres Bendesky, Columbia University Genetic, endocrine, and neuronal bases of biparental care evolution in monogamous mice
09:55-10:35	Anne von Phillipsborn, University of Fribourg Dimorphic circuits for male courtship song and female copulation song in Drosophila
10:35-11:10	Coffee Break
10:35-11:10
11:10-12:30	Session 2 Chair Meital Oren-Suissa
11:10-11:50	Oliver Hobert, Columbia University Shaping the sexually dimorphic nervous system of C. elegans
11:50-12:30	Shlomo Wagner, Haifa University I know exactly how you feel ? sexual dimorphism and prefrontal regulation of emotion recognition in mice
12:30-13:30	Lunch
12:30-13:30
13:30-15:30	Session 3 Chair Sarah Certel
13:30-14:10	Kenta Asahina, Salk Institute Sex-specific influence of social interactions on Drosophila lifespan
14:10-14:50	Arantza Barrios, University College Switching odour preferences and information flow through sex-specific neuromodulation
14:50-15:30	Tali Kimchi, Weizmann Institute of Science Sexually dimorphic social behavior- insights from wild mice
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
15:30-16:00
16:00-17:45	Short talks selected from abstracts
16:00-16:15	Dana Galili, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge The circuit basis of olfactory mate recognition and localisation
16:15-16:30	Ashley Marquardt, University of Maryland Sex differences in the transcriptional networks underlying playfulness suggest a distinct function for play in males compared to females
16:30-16:45	Ariel Yael, Bar-Ilan University Sex and intrauterine position effects on the HPG axis in fetal nutria (Myocastor coypus) brains
16:45-17:00	Elana Brivio, Weizmann Institute of Science Sex shapes cell-type-specific transcriptional signatures of stress exposure in the mouse hypothalamus
17:00-17:15	Lian Hollander Cohen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Aromatase- a crucial enzyme promoting males' sexual behavior
17:15-17:30	Sonu Peedikayil Kurien, Weizmann Institute of Science Integration of neuronal activity and synaptic plasticity drives sexually dimorphic learning of pathogenic avoidance
17:30-17:45	Saikat Ray, Weizmann Institute of Science Neural codes for natural social behaviours in a bat colony

Monday, April 4
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00	Gathrting and Coffee
08:30-09:00
09:00-11:00	Session 4 Chair Andreas Bendesky
09:00-09:40	Douglas Portman, University of Rochester Sex as a dimension of internal state: Dynamic, sex-specific modulation of neural circuits and behavior in C. elegans
09:40-10:20	Hermona Soreq, Hebrew University Distinct cholinergic-dopaminergic changes in men and women with mental disorders
10:20-11:00	Larry Young, Emory University Sex differences and similarities in the neurobiology of pair bonding
11:00-11:30	Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:50	Session 5 Chair Tali Kimchi
11:30-12:10	Margaret McCarthy, University of Maryland Immune Origins of Sex Differences in Neural Circuitry
12:10-12:50	Naomi Habib, Hebrew University Uncovering cellular dynamics in the aging brain of men and women - one cell at a time
12:50-14:30	Lunch and poster session
12:50-14:30
14:30-15:30	Session 6 Chair Douglas Portman
14:30-15:10	Scott Emmons, Albert Einstein College of Medicine The sexually-dimorphic structure of the C. elegans nervous system
15:10-15:30	Ally Harari, The Volcani Center Alternative mating tactics in a moth
15:30-16:30	Short talks selected from abstracts
15:30-15:45	Azoulay Roy, Bar-Ilan University Evolutionary Perspective on Women Resilience to Status Loss Events
15:45-16:00	Boaz Cherki, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Intranasal oxytocin, testosterone reactivity, and human competitiveness
16:00-16:15	Yael Mor, Tel-Aviv University Transgenerational transmission of sexual attractiveness- a link between epigenetic inheritance and evolution
16:15-16:30	Yael Kashash, Weizmann Institute of Science Male and Female Behavior and Brain Oxytocin Distribution In the Solitary Blind Mole Rat
16:30-17:00	Coffee Break
16:30-17:00
17:00-17:50	David Anderson, Caltech via Zoom The sexually dimorphic control of aggression in flies and mice
17:00-17:50

Tuesday, April 5
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00	Gathrting and Coffee
08:30-09:00
09:00-10:20	Session 8 Chair Dudi Deutsch
09:00-09:40	Meital Oren-Suissa, Weizmann Institute of Science Sexually-dimorphic circuits: from molecular mechanisms to synapses and behavior
09:40-10:20	Nirao Shah, Stanford University Functional cellular framework for sexually dimorphic social behaviors
10:20-11:00	Coffee Break
10:20-11:00
11:00-12:20	Session 9 Chair Kenta Asahina
11:00-11:40	Carolina Rezaval, University of Birmingham A neuronal mechanism controlling the choice between food and sex in Drosophila
11:40-12:20	Weizhe Hong, UCLA Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Prosocial Behavior

Wednesday, April 6
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00	Gathrting and Coffee
08:30-09:00
09:00-10:20	Session 10 Chair Carolina Rezaval
09:00-09:40	Dudi Deustch, Princeton University Sexually dimorphic circuits for mating and aggressive behaviors in Drosophila
09:40-10:20	Gil Levkowitz, Weizmann Institute of Science What makes some individuals fitter than others: The developmental underpinnings of stress resilience
10:20-10:50	Coffee Break
10:20-10:50
10:50-12:50	Session 11 Chair Shlomo Wagner
10:50-11:30	Max Heiman, Harvard Medical School A sex-specific switch in the matrix
11:30-12:10	Adi Mizrahi, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Cortical plasticity in Parental Context
12:10-12:50	Lisa Stowers, The Scripps Research Institute The role of estrogen in maintaining male courtship behavior in the mouse
12:50-14:00	Lunch
12:50-14:00
14:00-15:30	Session 12 Chair Arantza Barrios
14:00-14:40	Sarah Certel, University of Montana Aggression requires the function of sexually dimorphic dual-transmitting neurons
14:40-15:20	Galit Shohat-Ophir, Bar-Ilan University The interplay between motivation and the control of dimorphic behaviors
15:20-15:30	Closing Remarks

Abstract submission deadline

March 17th 2022

Registration deadline

March 20th 2022

Organizing committee

Meital Oren Suissa,
Weizmann Institute of Science
Tali Kimchi,
Weizmann Institute of Science
Galit Shohat-Ophir,
Bar Ilan University

Coordinator & Accessibility Issues

Talia Suissa
talia.suissa@weizmann.ac.il

Program

SDNCB2022 Program

Sunday, April 3

Abstract submission deadline

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