Program

DNC2015 Program

The program is subject to change without notice.

JULY  
11 Sat   Arrivals
 
12 Sun 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 AM - Course Introduction and Overview by co-directors of DNC
Lecture1: "A Brief History of Developmental Biology" : David Van Vactor
  (Coffee Break)
  Lecture2: " Invertebrate Embryology & Genetics" : David Van Vactor
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM Tour of OIST Campus, Lab units and Teaching labs
3:00 - 7:00 PM Lecture3: "Neural plate patterning and retinal development" : Ichiro Masai
7:30 - 8:30 PM Dinner
 
13 Mon 8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture4: "The Importance of Cell Polarity for Neurogenesis": Brian Link
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture5: "Generating and regenerating the cerebral cortex: from neuron subtype development and diversity to circuit implementation at the growth cone": Jeffrey Macklis
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Study/Discussion/Recreation
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM - Informal interaction time with lecturers
 
14 Tue 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture6: "Mechanisms regulating the embryonic development of the mammalian forebrain": David Price
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM Lecture7: "Development of the peripheral nervous system" : Lisa Goodrich
2:30 - 4:30 PM Trip to Onnna Village Farmer's Market
5:00 - 7:00 PM Poster Session #1

7:00 - 8:30
PM

 Dinner
 
15 Wed 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture8: "Input from the thalamus create diversity of the cortical neuron": Tomomi Shimogori
12:00 - 12:30PM Pick up Bento Lunch
12:30 - 6:30 PM Excursion to Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
7:00 - 11:00
PM		 Dinner & Karaoke Party
(*Pre sign up needed. No dinner will be served at the course venue.)
 
16 Thu 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture9: "Axon guidance along the D/V and A/P axes in C.elegans": Gian Garriga
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture10: "Wiring the nervous system in Drosophia: control of axon guidance and synapse specificity": Kai Zinn
5:30 - 7:00 PM Poster Session #2
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Poster Sesison #2
 
17 Fri 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture11: "Dynamic regulation of synaptic plasticity": Mary Kennedy
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture12: "Drosophia glia: from development to function": Chritian Klambt
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Study/Discussion/Recreation
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Informal interaction time with lecturers
 
18 Sat 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 10:00 AM Orientation, Preparation and Group Assignments
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Lab Rotations:
Teaching Lab A) C. elegans Behavior and Disease Models: Garriga
B) Drosophila NMJ: Van Vactor/Yokokura
C) Retinal DiI/DiO Injection in Zebrafish: Masai
D) 1. Spinning Confocal Training
    2. Image Analysis & Deconvolution Training
 
  1:00 - 3:00 PM Bento Lunch and Student Talks
3:00 - 6:00 PM Lab Rotations: as above
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 - 8:30 PM

Student Talks
 
19 Sun 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lab Rotations: as above
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch with Student Talks
1:00 - 4:00 PM Lab Rotations: as above
4:30 - 6:30 PM Special Lecture:
"The search for synapses, circuits and wiring diagrams in the Drosophila brain: But that’s just anatomy" : Ian Meinertzhagen
7:00 - 8:30
PM		 Dinner
 
20 Mon 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture13: "Establishment and maintenance of dendritic coverage in Drosophila" : Jay Parrish
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture14: "Circuit assembly and reassembly in the vertebrate retina": Rachel Wong
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Study/Discussion/Recreation
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Informal interation time with lecturers
 
21 Tue 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture15: "Assembly of olfactory circuits: How do neural maps form?": Liqun Luo
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture16: Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Study/Discussion/Recreation
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Informal interaction time with lecturers
 
22 Wed 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture17: "Development of Auditory Processing": Dan Sanes
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture18:  "Brain asymmetry: from genes to circuits and behaviour" : Steve Wilson
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Study/Discussion/Recreation
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 - 10:00
PM		 Special Lecture: "Learning, Memory and Decision in C. elegans" : Ichi Maruyama
 
23 Thu 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture19: "Regeneration in the visual system": Daniel Goldman
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 PM Lecture20: "Viewing autism through a developmental neurobiological lens": Pat Levitt
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Study/Discussion/Recreation
7:00 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Informal interaction time with lecturers
 
24 Fri 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lecture21: "Cruising inside Xs": Atsushi Miyawaki
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 PM Lecture22: "Optogenetic dissection of Drosophila larval locomotion": Hiroshi Kohsaka
4:00 PM Free Afternoon/Evening (No dinner service)
 
25 Sat 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lab Rotations:
Teaching Lab A) in vivo Recording in mouse cortex: Yazaki-Sugiyama
B) Optogenetics in Drosophila: Kohsaka
C) Zebrafish Dynamic Imaging: Masai
D) 1. Super-resolution Microscope (90 min)
    2. Behavioral tracking microscopy: Maruyama (90 min)
12:00 - 1:00 PM Obento Lunch with Student Talks
1:00 - 7:00 PM Lab Rotations: as above
7:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner
8:00 - 9:30 PM Student Talks
 
26 Sun 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
  9:00 - 12:00 PM Lab Rotations: as above
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch with course feedback session
1:00 - 4:00 PM Free time in lab to complete imaging and data collection
4:30 - 6:30 PM Preparatinos for Departure
6:30 - 7:30 PM Cocktails
7:30 - 9:30 PM Final Course Banquet
 
27 Mon   Departures