Summer School in Behavioural Neurogenetics for young scientists and students of NIS countries Location: Moscow (Russia), Lomonosov Moscow State University, September 14-18, 2005.
Limited travel support will be provided. Eligibility for travel support: Graduate students and young postdoctoral fellows below the age of 35 years, residing in any of the countries that belong to the Newly Independent States (i.e., Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan) are eligible to apply.
LOCAL ORGANIZER Prof. Inga I. POLETAEVA Laboratory for Physiology and Genetics of Behaviour Department of Higher Nervous Activity Biological Faculty, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Email inga@protein.bio.msu.ru
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Pr. Sergey B. SEREDENIN, Dr. Konstantin V. ANOKHIN, Dr. Pavel BALABAN (Moscow, RU), Pr. Nina K. POPOVA (Novosibirsk, RU), Pr. Byron C. JONES (State College, PA, USA), Dr. Pierre MORMEDE (Bordeaux, FR).
GENERAL PRESENTATION Individual differences in the structure and/or expression of myriad genes can influence, although rarely determine absolutely, individual differences in behaviour. Conversely, engaging in behaviour affects expression in many genetic pathways. The recent explosion of interest among scientists and laymen in understanding the role of genes in complex behaviours has been fuelled by the development of new, powerful molecular biological techniques and facilitated by the enormous efforts associated with the Human Genome Project. The development of the new molecular capabilities for studying gene function (e.g., the rapid proliferation of transgenic overexpression, underexpression, and null mutants, or knockouts) has not been accompanied by a parallel increase in the understanding of how to address behaviour genetic questions experimentally. The goal of the summer school is to enhance the sophistication of the neuroscience and molecular biological communities in marrying behavioural and genetic questions. During the summer school, graduate and post-graduate students receive intensive instruction in population genetics, human genetics, use of genetic animal models, and their application to explore individual differences in behaviour. Topics considered include research with flies, worms, mice, rats, and humans, including pharmacogenetics, psychiatric genetics and genetics of neurological degenerative disorders. The core program is broadly defined by the content of the book Neurobehavioral Genetics. Methods and Applications (Byron C. Jones and Pierre Mormède, editors). The book is distributed free of charge to all participants. Students are encouraged to present and discuss with faculty members their own work in a poster session.
PROGRAM (detailed Program will be distributed in July, 2005) General organization of a day There should be 3-4 lectures in the morning (each approx. 1h + 30 min discussion). In the afternoon, - work in small groups to clarify obscure points and prepare questions to speakers; then feedback to speakers and general discussion. One last presentation at the end. - OR practicals
Day 1 - Registration at the University - Introduction, Overview of the program I. Poletaeva (Moscow), P. Mormède (Bordeaux, FR) - Past, present and future of behavioral neurogenetics B.C. Jones (State College, PA) - Animal resources: selected lines, inbred strains, RI, congenics, AIL, … J-M. Lassalle (Toulouse, FR) - Neural stem cells in modern neurogenetics L.I. Korochkin (Moscow, RU)
Late afternoon/evening: Students’ posters / buffet
Day 2 - Molecular genetics, from QTL to gene, expression studies E. Chessler (Memphis, TN) - Gene silencing approaches in behavioral neuroscience N.N. Dygalo (Novosibirsk, RU) - Network genetics of complex behavioural traits E. Chessler (Memphis, TN)
Afternoon: bioinformatics practicals E. Chessler (Memphis, TN) - Human methods: family, twins, trios, … P. Gorwood (Colombes, FR)
Day 3 - Neurogenetics and aggressive behavior N.K. Popova (Novosibirsk, RU) - Neurogenetics of neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy) I. Poletaeva (Moscow, RU) - Neurogenetics of emotional behaviours S.B. Seredenin (Moscow, RU) - Molecular dissection of neurodegenerative disorders: from identification of gene to protein function E. Rogaev (Moscow RU)
Evening: special session on ethics (round table)
Day 4 - Genetic approach to learning and memory J-M. Lassalle (Toulouse, FR) - Molecular-genetics of learning (the system approach) K.V. Anokhin (Moscow, RU) - Candidate genes in neurochemical systems A.V. Kulikov (Novosibirsk, RU)
Afternoon: experimental study of behaviour K.V. Anokhin (Moscow, RU)
Day 5: - Neuroanatomical bases of genetic effects on behaviour H.P. Lipp (Zürich, Switzerland) - Pharmacogenetics, general and pharmacogenetic selection B.C. Jones (State College, PA) - Neurogenetics of addictions E.E. Zvartau (Saint Petersburg, RU) - Neurogenetics of alcohol-related traits I.Yu. Shamakina (Moscou, RU) General discussion / Evaluation of the school
APPLICATION FORM
NAME:
INSTITUTION:
STUDENT/POSTDOC/FACULTY/SCIENTIST (underline one)
ADDRESS (with telephone, fax, e-mail):
CURRICULUM VITAE (with list of publications in refereed journals only)
ABSTRACT OF YOUR CURRENT RESEARCH (1 page max)
PLEASE SEND COMPLETED FORM BEFORE JULY 1st BY E-MAIL TO : Dr. Elena TERENINA (secretary) terenina@toulouse.inra.fr
Supported by IBRO, INTAS, Russian Academy of Sciences, The Behavioral Neurogenetics Initiative
Three meetings are associated with the Annual Conference of the Society this year:
Satellite Meetings (Nov 9, 8:30 am - 5 pm) BIOINFORMATICS IN GLYCOMICS – AN INTEGRATED INFORMATICS APPROACH TO GLYCANS.Organized by Rahul Raman and Ram Sasisekharan, MIT, Cambridge, MA. THERAPEUTIC RECOMBINANT GLYCOPROTEINS – PRODUCTION, PURIFICATION, AND ANALYTICAL METHODS. Organized by Joseph Siemiatkoski, Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA and Shekar Ganesa, Genzyme, Framingham, MA.
Main Conference Meeting (Nov 9, 7 pm - Nov 12, 6 pm) Glycobiology 2005
Deadlines: Friday, August 12, 2005 Travel Stipend Applications Friday, August 12, 2005 Submission of Abstracts Friday, August 26, 2005 Karl Meyer Award Nominations Saturday, October 01, 2005 Web Publication of Abstracts Saturday, October 08, 2005 Advance Rate Hotel Reservations Saturday, October 08, 2005 Advance Rate Conference Registration Wednesday, November 09, 2005 Satellite Meetings Wednesday, November 09, 2005 Main Conference Meeting Starts Saturday, November 12, 2005 Main Conference Meeting Ends
In accordance with the resolution of the European Carbohydrate Organization meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal, 2001, the 13th European Carbohydrate Symposium will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia, August 21-26, 2005.
Registration is Open for the ESF Training Course: Membrane Proteins: the rocky road from gene to crystal
to be held at ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal
19-24 September, 2005
Deadline for Registration: 15 June 2005
Organised by Professor So Iwata (IC London, UK) and Margarida Archer (ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal)
Membrane proteins present a great challenge to structural biology. Knowing their structures is essential to understanding relevant biological systems. The sequence of topics covered by the course will follow roughly the “rocky road” to go from the gene to the crystal of membrane proteins, which are still two major bottlenecks in their structural characterization. It will include lectures in the morning and tutorials/practical sessions in the afternoon.
This course is intented mainly for PhD students or post-docs with special interest in membrane proteins. Around 25 participants will be accepted.
The conference program will feature Symposia, Award Lectures, Satellite Meetings, concurrent sessions, poster presentations and State of the Art workshops. Program highlights will include:
HPV Testing in screening programs HPV vaccines Cervical cancer management in developing countries In-vivo Imaging and In-vivo cytology Impact of Genomics and Proteomics on Diagnostic Cytology and Screening Programs Automation in Cytology – current status Molecular Profiles of Pre-Cancer and Early Cancer Hot topics in diagnostic cytology Predictive Oncology and Personalised Targeted Therapies – Is Cytology combined with Genomics an Enabling Platform?
For more information please contact: 16 th ICC Secretariat c/o Venue West Conference Services Ltd. #645-375 Water Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5C6 CANADA TEL: 1-604-681-5226 FAX: 1-604-681-2503 EMAIL: congress@venuewest.com WEB: www.cytology2007.com
INTERNATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH ORGANISATION (IBRO) LECTURE COURSE in NEUROBIOLOGY
Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn, ESTONIA
14-22 JUNE 2005
ORGANISERS: Prof. Uel Jackson McMahan, Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA. Prof. Tõnis Timmusk, Department of Molecular Biology, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Dr Richard Tamme, Department of Molecular Biology, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
FACULTY: Jonathan Ashmore, Department of Physiology, University College London, UK Jack McMahan, Department of Neurobiolgy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA John Nicholls, SISSA, Trieste, Italy Rami Rahamimoff, Department of Physiology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel David Weisblat, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Thirty-five lectures last for about 50 minutes each. Conferences are used for discussion of questions that arise from the lectures and consist of small groups that rotate day by day to different instructors. Students will have the opportunity to present 10 min. talks and write abstracts on their own work if they wish. Tutorials on how to present the talks and write the abstracts according to the format of international meetings are given at the end of each day. There will also be formal discussions about studentships and postdoctoral opportunities in Europe and North America. The course is open to graduate students, medical students, medical residents, junior faculty members and advanced undergraduate students.
There is no course fee and no charge for board (lunch and coffee breaks). Free accomodation will be provided at the nearby Academic Hostel (www.academichostel.com), preferentially for students from outside Estonia. A welcome social mixer will held on the first day of the course and a gala dinner on the last day of the course.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS - 30 May Decisions will be made by 5 June. For further enquiries please e-mail rtamme@ttu.ee
Applications should include a CV and a short description of research interests. Applications should be e-mailed to epp.vali@ttu.ee