Program

WCNH2019 Program

Monday, April 8
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:00-12:45
08:00-11:30	Arrival to Ein Gedi (busses leave from Rehovot, Tel Aviv and from Ben Gurion airport)
11:30-12:00	Getting together/registration
12:00-12:45	Plenary lecture: David Murphy, Bristol University, UK Transcriptomic identification of novel regulators of hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system function
12:45-13:30	Poster blitz Chair: Lee Eiden, National Institute of Mental Health, USA
12:45-13:30
13:30-14:30	Lunch
13:30-14:30
14:30-16:15	Session 1 - Trafficking, release and functions of brain nonapeptides Chair: Scott Young, National Institute of Mental Health, USA
14:30-14:55	Charles Bourque, McGill University, Canada Multiple roles of vasopressin as a mediator of circadian cues for fluid balance
14:55-15:20	Zhihua Gao, Zhejiang University, China Reconstructing the neurosecretory pathway in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysis system
15:20-15:45	Andre de Souza Mecawi, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Low-sodium diet effects on magnocellular neurons activity, synthesis and release of vasopressin and oxytocin
15:45-16:15	Coffee break
16:15-18:45	Session 2 - Developmental, molecular and cell biology of the oxytocin and vasopressin systems Chairs: Bice Chini, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Italy and Francoise Muscatelli, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Mediterranee; Aix-Marseille Universite, France
16:15-16:40	Hala Harony-Nicolas, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA Oxytocin in autism: Is it curative or causative? Implications from a rat model for autism
16:40-17:05	Marysia Placzek, University of Sheffield, UK Development of the hypothalamus
17:05-17:30	Robert Froemke, New York University, USA Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behavior
17:30-18:15	Awards Ceremony in recognition of Drs. Maurice Manning and Harold Gainer seminal contributions to the oxytocin and vasopressin field (Sponsored by the Journal of Neuroendocrinology)
18:15-18:45	Coffee Break
18:45-19:45	Keynote lecture: Nonapeptide regulation of behavior: an ecological-evolutionary approach in zebrafish Rui Oliveira,Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, and and ISPA, Instituto Universitário, Portugal
18:45-19:45
19:45-20:30	Dinner
19:45-20:30
20:30-21:30	Poster session A (odd numbers)
20:30-21:30

Tuesday, April 9
Time	Session/Lecture info
04:00-08:00	Sunrise in Masada (Optional)
04:00-08:00
09:30-11:30	Session 3 - Peripheral activities of the oxytocin and vasopressin systems Chair: Joe Verbalis, Georgetown University, USA
09:30-09:55	Mary Lee, National Institute of Health, USA Brain penetrance and central signaling after administration of oxytocin at olfactory and peripheral sites
09:55-10:20	Beate Ditzen, University of Heidelberg, Germany Oxytocin, social support and wound healing
10:20-10:45	Jennifer Garrison, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA Cellular mechanisms of neuropeptide signaling
10:45-11:10	Eva Mezey, National Institute of Health, USA Arginine-vasopressin: a new player in erythropoiesis
11:10-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-13:10	Session 4 - Electrophysiology of magnocellular and parvocellular neurons Chair: William Armstrong, University of Tennessee, USA
11:30-11:55	Jeffrey Tasker, Tulane University, USA Labile Ca-permeable AMPA receptors comprise newly formed synapses in hypothalamic magnocellular neurons during salt loading
11:55-12:20	Ryoichi Teruyama, Louisiana State University, USA Epithelial sodium channels in vasopressin neurons
12:20-12:45	Masha Prager-Khoutorsky, McGill University, Canada Cytoskeletal networks regulating the activity of magnocellular vasopressin neurons
12:45-13:10	Jose Lemos, University of Massachusetts, USA Voltage-gated calcium dependence of neuropeptide release from magnocellular neuron Terminals
13:10-14:20	Lunch
13:10-14:20
14:20-16:00	Session 5 - Neuronal networks and brain circuits of the oxytocin/vasopressin system Chair: Alexa Veenema, Michigan State University, USA
14:20-14:45	Joanna Dabrowska, Rosalind Franklin University, USA Oxytocin receptor neurotransmission in the dorsolateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) enables fear discrimination
14:45-15:10	John Christianson, Boston College, USA Insular cortex, oxytocin, and social decision-making
15:10-15:35	Alexander Ophir, Cornell University, USA Nonapeptide receptor sensitivity to environmental factors impact social approach and memory via the lateral septum
15:35-16:00	Yevgenia Kozorovitski, Northwestern University Chicago, USA Oxytocinergic modulation of midbrain dopamine systems
16:00-20:00	Outdoor activities
16:00-20:00
20:00-21:00	Arrival back to hotel
20:00-21:00

Wednesday, April 10
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:30
08:30-09:15	Plenary lecture: Sue Carter, Indiana University, USA The monogamy paradox: what do love and sex have to do with it?
09:15-09:30	Coffee break
09:30-11:30	Session 6 - Oxytocin and vasopressin effects on central information processing Chair: Mike Ludwig, University of Edinburgh, UK
09:30-09:55	Wolfgang Kelsch, Central Institute for Mental Health, Germany Oxytocin induced states in decoding of social interactions and recognition
09:55-10:20	Ron Stoop, Lausanne University, Switzerland How oxytocin can transform the processing of fear
10:20-10:45	Francesco Papaleo, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy Reading emotions through oxytocin
10:45-11:10	Alexander Charlet, CNRC, INSERM, and University of Strasbourg, France A role for astrocytes in oxytocin-mediated modulaiton of central amygdala circuits
11:10-11:30	Coffee Break
11:30-13:10	Session 7 - Oxytocin and vasopressin as modulators of mammalian socio-emotional behavior Chair: Inga Neumann, University of Regensburg, Germany
11:30-11:55	Limei Zhang, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Hypothalamic vasopressin projections involved in anxiety and stress coping
11:55-12:20	Mouna Maroun, University of Haifa Prefrontal oxytocin mediates the effects of high-fat diet on social memory
12:20-12:45	Benjamin Jurek, University of Regensburg, Germany Oxytocin induces alternative splicing via MEF-2A to regulate anxiety
12:45-13:10	Catherine Crockford, MPI Leipzig, Germany Endogenous oxytocin involvement in social bond maintenance and cooperation, but not during stress exposure, in wild chimpanzees
13:10-14:40	Lunch & Poster session B (even numbers)
13:10-14:40
14:40-17:15	Session 8 - Oxytocin and vasopressin as regulators of metabolism and food consumption Chair: Aron Weller, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
14:40-15:05	Pawel Olszewski, University of Waikato, New Zealand Oxytocin treatment strengthens satiety signaling
15:05-15:30	James Blevins, University of Washington, USA Chronic oxytocin treatment elicits weight loss in diet-induced obese rodents and nonhuman primates.
15:30-15:55	Elizabeth Lawson, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Oxytocin effects on caloric intake and metabolism in humans.
15:55-16:20	Hiroshi Arima, University of Nagoya, Japan Novel approaches to rescue vasopressin neuron functioning in familiar diabetes insipidus
16:20-16:45	Mirjam Christ-Crain, University Hospital and the University of Basel, Switzerland (sponsored by the European NeuroEndocrine Association) Copeptin in the diagnosis of diabetes insipidus and SIADH
16:45-17:15	Coffee break
17:15-18:55	Session 9 - Parent-infant interactions for successful reproduction and nurturing Chair: Colin Brown, University of Otago, New Zealand
17:15-17:40	Kumi Kuroda, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Japan Parental behavior and infanticide in mammals; anatomical, endocrinological and clinical considerations
17:40-18:05	Dave Grattan, University of Otago, New Zealand Interactions between prolactin and oxytocin in the maternal adaptation to pregnancy
18:05-18:30	Paula Brunton, University of Edinburgh, UK Neuroendocrine adaptations to protect pregnancy and offspring outcomes
18:30-18:55	Pier Francesco Ferrari , Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod, France Oxytocin rescues social behaviours silenced by early adverse experience in infant macaques
19:00-21:00	Special WCNH Dinner
19:00-21:00

Thursday, April 11
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:30
08:30-09:15	Plenary lecture: Gareth Leng, University of Edinburgh, UK Electrophysiology of magnocellular neurosecretory neurones? our evolving understanding
09:15-09:30	Coffee Break
09:30-11:20	Young investigators session (Sponsored by the Journal of Neuroendocrinology) Chair: Maria Jose Alves da Rocha, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
09:30-09:45	Yair Shemesh, Weizmann Institute of Science Oxytocin transforms group dynamics in mice through an increase in aggression and repetitive behavior
09:45-10:00	Ludmila Gordon, Weizmann Institute of Science Pituicyte cues regulate the development of permeable neurohypophyseal neuro-vascular interfaces
10:00-10:15	Thomas Grund, Regensburg University, Germany Chemogenetic modulation of oxytocin neurons in the context of fear and anxiety
10:15-10:30	Arthur Lefevre, German Cancer Research Center, Germany Whole-brain mapping of inputs of oxytocin and vasopressin neurons
10:30-10:45	Lior Cohen, University of Haifa, Israel Social interaction activating parental behavior
10:45-11:00	Florina Uzefovsky, Ben Gurion University The Oxytocin Receptor gene predicts brain activity during an emotion recognition task in autism
11:00-11:20	Coffee Break
11:20-13:00	Session 10 - Human brain imaging, behavior and pathologies Chair: Ilanit Gordon, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
11:20-11:45	Shir Atzil, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel Happy infants, parents? brains: social regulation of allostasis
11:45-12:10	Adam Guastella, University of Sidney, Australia Oxytocin and the social circuits for learning: Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorder
12:10-12:35	Sabine Herpertz, Heidelberg University, Germany Oxytocinergic modulation of socio-emotional behavior in patients with personality disorders
12:35-13:00	Salomon israel , Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Sex-specific effects of intranasal oxytocin on intergroup competition
13:00-13:30	Light lunch in lectures room
13:00-13:30
13:30-14:30	Keynote lecture: Oxytocin and the neural mechanisms of Love and Compassion: implications for autism Larry Young, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
13:30-14:30
14:30-14:45	Concluding remarks
14:30-14:45

Deadline for early registration:

March 10, 2019

Organizers

Gil Levkowitz
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Shlomo Wagner
University of Haifa, Israel
Valery Grinevich
Central Institute of Mental Health & German Cancer Research Center, Germany

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