2023 UC Berkeley Neuroscience Annual Conference - October 20-October 22, 2023 Schedule

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2023 UC Berkeley Neuroscience Annual Conference schedule for October 20–22, 2023 at Granlibakken Conference Center. The agenda includes conference registration and poster set-up, opening remarks and multiple themed sessions with invited talks, breaks and coffee intervals, and a dedicated poster session. It also features a keynote address, student/postdoc discussion, a Saturday breakout format and Session 4, plus social events such as dinner and a talent show, ending with Sunday breakfast and check-out instructions.

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FRIDAY, October 20th

Registration and Session 1

Poster Session and Evening Program

SATURDAY, October 21st

Breakfast and Session 2

Sessions 3-4, Breakouts, and Social Events

SUNDAY, October 22nd

Breakfast and Check-out

2023 UC Berkeley Neuroscience Annual Conference October 20-October 22, 2023 Granlibakken Conference Center FRIDAY, October 20th 12:00 PM Conference Registration (Cedar House Deck/ Restaurant) & Poster Set-up (Bay Room) Pick up your lanyard name badge at registration (your meal ticket) Proceed to front desk: credit card for incidentals, parking permit, store luggage Rooms not available until 4pm 1:00–2:30 PM: Session 1 (Mountain Ballroom) 1:00-1:20 : Welcome and Opening Remarks Ehud Isacoff, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute & Molecular and Cell Biology Dan Feldman, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute & Molecular and Cell Biology Frédéric Theunissen, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Psychology, & Integrative Biology 1:20-1:40 : Julian Dishart, Graduate Student (Dillin Lab) Olfaction regulates peripheral mitophagy and mitochondrial function 1:40-2:00: Mee Jung Ko, Postdoc (Kaufer Lab) Unraveling the role of adaptive myelination in psychedelic medicine 2:00-2:30: Andrea Gomez, HWNI & Molecular and Cell Biology Psychedelic-induced plasticity in the brain and the body 2:30–3:00 PM: Coffee Break (Ballroom Lobby) 3:00–5:00 PM: Poster Session (Bay Room) 5:00–6:00 PM: Break & Hotel Check-in 6:00–7:30 PM: Dinner (Granhall) 7:30–8:30 PM: Keynote Speaker (Mountain Ballroom) Vanessa Ruta, Ph. D. The Rockefeller University Circuit mechanisms of adaptive behavior 8:30–9:15 PM: Student/Postdoc Discussion With Speaker (Mountain Ballroom) Student Host: Madeleine Snyder Evening on your own ( Ski Hut available until 12:00 AM) SATURDAY, October 21st 7:30–9:00 AM: Breakfast (Granhall) Informal Discussion Topics 9:00–10:50 AM: Session 2 (Mountain Ballroom) 9 :00-9:20 : Mora Ogando, Postdoc (Adesnik Lab) Experience orthogonalizes cortical codes by reconfiguring inhibitory microarchitecture 9 :20-10 :50: Third Year Data Slam 10:50–11:10 AM: Coffee Break (Ballroom Lobby) 11:10–12:20 PM: Session 3 (Mountain Ballroom) 11:10-11:30: Tianhe Wang, Graduate Student (Ivry Lab) A cerebellar population coding model for sensorimotor learning 11:30-11:50: Stefania Pezzoli, Postdoc (Jagust Lab) Successful Cognitive Aging 11:50-12:20 : Karthik Shekhar, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering What can single-cell genomics teach us about the evolution of the vertebrate retina? 12:20–1:30 PM: Lunch (Granhall) 1:30–2:15 PM: Breakout Rooms Grad Topic-Frédéric Theunissen (Mountain Ballroom) OR Postdocs + Faculty Topic-Karthik Shekhar and Yvette Fisher (Bay Room) 2:20–4:00 PM: Session 4 (Mountain Ballroom) 2:20-2:40 : Jing-Jing Li, Graduate Student (Collins Lab) Dynamic noise modeling for decision-making behavior 2:40-3:00: Kaeli Vandemark, Graduate Student (Feldman Lab) Degraded sensory coding in the Scn2a model of autism, and its rescue by CRISPRa 3 :00-3:20 : Matteo Visconti di Oleggio Castello, Postdoc (Gallant Lab) Individual differences in brain function 3 :20-3:50: Rich Kramer, HWNI & Molecular and Cell Biology New strategies for reviving sight in retinal degeneration 3 :50-4:00 Dan Feldman, Closing Remarks and Award Announcements 4:00–6:00 PM: Free Time 6:00–7:30 PM: Dinner (Granhall) 8:00 PM-1:30 AM: Talent Show and Social ( Ski Hut) 2 drink tokens provided at check-in, cash bar until 10:00pm SUNDAY, October 22nd 7:30–9:00 AM: Breakfast (Granhall) Remove Posters before Check-out time CHECKOUT BEFORE 11:00 AM

FAQs

What are the conference dates and venue for the 2023 UC Berkeley Neuroscience Annual Conference?

The conference runs from October 20 to October 22, 2023 at the Granlibakken Conference Center.

What happens on Friday, October 20 related to registration and posters?

Conference registration and lanyard name badge pickup occur at 12:00 PM, along with poster set-up. The day then includes Session 1 and a dedicated poster session from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

What is scheduled on Sunday, October 22 and what are the check-out instructions?

Sunday includes breakfast from 7:30 to 9:00 AM, with instructions to remove posters before check-out time and to check out before 11:00 AM.

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