Synaptic Inhibition in Health and Disease conference

Date:

October 15-16, 2009 (just before the 39th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience)

October 15: 9am-7pm
October 16: 9am-1pm

Dr. Steve Moss (Tufts University) and Dr. Bernhard Luscher (Penn State University) in association with Abcam.

Topics:

• The structure and functional significance of GABA_A receptor subtypes
• The dynamic modulation of GABA_A receptor accumulation at synaptic and extrasynaptic sites.
• Signaling mechanism that regulates the efficacy of GABA_B receptor signaling.
• Altered functional expression of GABA_A receptors in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Invited speakers:

• Uwe Rudolph (McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
  GABA_A receptor subtype-specificity of drug action: a paradigm leading to novel therapeutic strategies
• Josef Kittler (University College London)
  Regulation of inhibitory synaptic transmission by motor proteins and adaptors
• Trevor Smart (University College London)
  Inhibitory synaptic plasticity
• Kirsten Harvey (The School of Pharmacy, University of London)
  The role of collybistin and gephyrin in GABA_A-receptor clustering
• Richard Olsen (University of California, Los Angeles)
  GABA_a Receptors: Identification of modulatory sites
• Neil Harrison (Columbia University)
  Synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA_A receptors in the thalamus
• Jamie Maguire (David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA)
  Neurosteroid regulation of GABA_A receptors in health and disease
• Beni Bettler (University of Basel)
  Regulation of GABA_B receptor signaling
• Andres Couve (Universidad de Chile)
  Molecular mechanisms controlling the availability of metabotropic GABA_B receptors in central neurons
• Robert Macdonald (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
  Alterations in GABA_A receptor biogenesis and function in idiopathic generalized epilepsies
• Amy Brooks-Kayal (University of Colorado School of Medicine)
  Molecular regulation of GABA_A receptor subunit expression
• Doug Coulter (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
  Compromised GABA synthesis and recycling as a disease mechanism and a promising therapeutic target
• Jaideep Kapur (University of Virginia)
  GABA_A receptor trafficking in Epilepsy
• John Huguenard (Stanford University School of Medicine)
  GABA_A and GABA_B receptor signaling in epileptic thalamic networks

Venue:

Hermann Hall Conference Center
Illinois Institute of Technology campus
3300 South Federal Street (map)
Chicago, Illinois USA

Registration:

Register and submit your abstract online.

The registration fee includes coffee, lunch on the 15th, reception on the 15th and the abstract book.

* There will be an additional $100.00 onsite registration surcharge to the above late registration fee for registrations the day of the conference.

Students are categorized as those in full-time education at the time of registering. Proof of student status may be requested.

Call for papers:

Papers which fit within the theme of the meeting are now accepted for possible oral presentation and poster presentation.

Oral abstract deadline: July 15, 2009

Poster abstract deadline: September 15, 2009

Posters will be judged. The winner will receive up to $150 off their registration for a future Abcam conference or an antibody from the Abcam catalog.

Abstract submission guidelines Please do not submit abstracts with special characters (i.e. alpha, beta). Please write out the special characters since our system does not recognize them.

Register and submit your abstract online.

Accommodations:

A block of rooms priced at $157.50 have been set aside at the Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago for the dates October 14, 2009 through October 22, 2009. The hotel is located at:

65 E. Harrison
Chicago, IL 60605 (map)

To take advantage of this great discounted rate, please call Darren Andrews at the hotel directly at phone number +1-312-376-1481. You must mention "Abcam" and reserve your room by September 14, 2009. Please note, this hotel is completely non-smoking.

Directions for getting to the hotel can be found on the hotel's website.

This hotel is a viable option for those needing a hotel for SfN which is being held at the McCormick Center. Chicago is kind of strange. There are not many hotels really close to the McCormick Center. However, Chicago is a great city because they have wonderful public transportation so you are never far away from a train station. Click here for directions to the McCormick Center from the hotel.

Click here for directions to Hermann Hall Conference Center from the hotel.

Katie Sedat, Abcam Events Team
Phone: 617-577-4263