The Ce Neuro Conference will take place at Memorial Union on the University of
Wisconsin-Madison campus.
*Please note that specific times and locations for events are subject to change*
Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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| 12 noon – 7:30 pm | Registration Check-In | Annex Room |
| 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Catching up & Networking | Terrace & Tripp Deck |
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Dinner | Tripp Commons |
| 7:20 pm – 9:30 pm |
Plenary Session 1: Aging, Disease and Neural degeneration Chairs: Alexandra Byrne & Supriya Srinivasan |
Shannon Hall |
| 7:20 pm – 7:30 pm | Welcome Remarks | Shannon Hall |
| 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm |
Session Keynote – Massimo Hilliard: Fusogen-mediated neuron-neuron fusion: impact on neuronal function, connectivity, and behaviour |
Shannon Hall |
| 8:00 pm – 8:12 pm | Ashley Frakes: Glia: cell non-autonomous regulators of protein homeostasis and longevity | Shannon Hall |
| 8:12 pm – 8:24 pm | Lauren Bayer Horowitz: Death and destruction: how the ubiquitin proteasome system executes liker cell-type death | Shannon Hall |
| 8:24 pm – 8:36 pm | Christopher Gabel: The role of cellular metabolism in functional neuronal decline with age and neurodegeneration in C. elegans | Shannon Hall |
| 8:36 pm – 8:48 pm | Tina Thuy Nguyen Hoang: CREB is required for the preconditioning signal that enhances neurodegeneration and modulates transcriptional levels in C. elegans | Shannon Hall |
| 8:48 pm – 9:00 pm | Wenjia Huang: Molecular mechanisms underlying functional axon regeneration | Shannon Hall |
| 9:00 pm – 9:12 pm | Ruiling Zhong: TFEB/HLH-30-mediated expansion of lysosomal capacity protects C. elegans neurons during aging | Shannon Hall |
| 9:12 pm – 9:24 pm | German Rojas: Multiple tissues cooperatively clear dying CEP dopamine neurons via CED-1 in C. elegans Parkinson’s disease models | Shannon Hall |
| 9:24 pm – 9:32 pm | Product Talk – Nemalife | Shannon Hall |
| 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm | Welcome Mixer | Sunset Lounge |
Monday, June 24, 2024 |
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| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration Continues | Annex Room |
| 9:00 am – 12:30 pm |
Plenary Session 2: Synaptic Functions Chairs: Peri Kurshan & Ithai Rabinovitch |
Shannon Hall |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | Session Keynote – Michael Francis: Neurotransmitter regulation of stress-related gene expression |
Shannon Hall |
| 9:30 am – 9:42 am | Elisa Frankel: Protein-lipid interactions drive presynaptic assembly upstream of cell adhesion molecules | Shannon Hall |
| 9:42 am – 9:54 am | Kota Mizumoto: Presynaptic localization of a zonula occludens (ZO) ortholog, ZOO-1, and its function in synapse patterning | Shannon Hall |
| 9:54 am – 10:06 am | Longgang Niu: Chloride-conducting postsynaptic receptors mediate cholinergic synaptic transmission from locomotion interneurons to motor neurons in the C. elegans backward circuit | Shannon Hall |
| 10:06 am – 10:18 am | Jiajie Shao: Loss of neuropeptidergic regulation of cholinergic transmission induces L-type calcium channel-mediated homeostatic compensation in muscle cells | Shannon Hall |
| 10:18 am – 10:45 am | Refreshment Break | Shannon Hall Lobby |
| 11:00 am – 11:12 am | Abhishek Bhattacharya: Molecular diversity of electrical synapses | Shannon Hall |
| 11:12 am – 11:24 am | Callista Yee: An activity regulated transcriptional program directly drives synaptogenesis during development | Shannon Hall |
| 11:24 am – 11:36 am | Bikash Choudhary: Neuronal-subtype-specific microexon alternative splicing regulation and its functional relevance to C. elegans nervous system | Shannon Hall |
| 11:36 am – 11:48 am | Rashmi Chandra: Astrocytes-like CEPsh glia, the non-neural brain component, consolidate sleep-dependent olfactory memory | Shannon Hall |
| 12 noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch | Tripp Commons |
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Plenary Session 3: Development Chairs: Nuria Flames & Yan Zou |
Shannon Hall |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Session Keynote – Luisa Cochella: Roles of miRNAs in neuronal development |
Shannon Hall
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| 1:30 pm – 1:42 pm | Dongyeop Lee: The PLZF protein EOR-1 guides cohesion to drive GABAergic neuronal fates | Shannon Hall |
| 1:42 pm – 1:54 pm | Nuria Flames: Gene regulatory mechanisms underlying emergence of novel neuronal functions | Shannon Hall |
| 1:54 pm – 2:06 pm | Sarah Emerson: Principles of post embryonic allometry in the C. elegans nerve ring | Shannon Hall |
| 2:06 pm – 2:18 pm | Paschalis Kratsios: Gene regulatory logic of interneuron identity within a mechanosensory circuit | Shannon Hall |
| 2:18 pm – 2:30 pm | Jonathan St. Ange: Adult single-nucleus neuronal transcriptomes of insulin signaling mutants reveal regulators of behavior and learning | Shannon Hall |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break | Shannon Hall Lobby |
| 3:00 pm – 3:12 pm | Brian Griffin: A C. elegans model to study non-canonical toll-like receptor signaling in neurodevelopment | Shannon Hall |
| 3:12 pm – 3:24 pm | Engin Ozkan: Repulsive netrin guidance complexes depend on interactions with glycosaminoglycans: structure meets function | Shannon Hall |
| 3:24 pm – 3:36 pm | Anay Ram Reddy: How does a neuron coordinate outgrowth and stabilization to form a dendritic arbor? | Shannon Hall |
| 3:36 pm – 3:48 pm | Brooke Frohock: Autism and Williams syndrome risk genes contribute to variance in social clumping in C. elegans | Shannon Hall |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Session | Shannon Hall |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Networking | Terrace |
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Dinner | Tripp Commons |
| 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Poster Session 1 | Great Hall & Main Lounge |
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration Continues |
Annex Room |
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9:00 am – 12 noon |
Oral Session #4 Technical Advances & Systems Approaches Chairs: Baris Tursun & Vivek Venkatachalam |
Shannon Hall |
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9:00 am – 9:30 am |
Session Keynote: Shawn Xu |
Shannon Hall |
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9:30 am – 9:42 am |
Haania Khan A versatile gene trap strategy to manipulate gene activity and control gene expression in C. elegans |
Shannon Hall |
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9:42 am – 9:54 am |
Anuj Sharma TWISP: a transgenic worm for interrogating signal propagation employing GUR-3+PRDX-2 as neuro-actuator |
Shannon Hall |
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9:54 am – 10:06 am |
Ithai Rabinovitch Asymmetry in synaptic connectivity balances redundancy and reachability in the C. elegans connectome |
Shannon Hall |
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10:06 am – 10:18 am |
Jingting Liang Global and multi-scale neuronal dynamics underlying olfactory learning |
Shannon Hall |
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10:18 am – 10:45 am |
Refreshment Break |
Shannon Hall Lobby |
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10:45 am – 10:57 am |
Sihoon Moon Modularity analysis of whole-brain and multi-cell imaging recordings: bridging the gap between cellular and brain-wide changes |
Shannon Hall |
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10:57 am – 11:09 am |
Eduardo Izquierdo Mixed pattern generators for locomotion: brain-body-environment computational modeling approach |
Shannon Hall |
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11:09 am – 11:21 am |
Matthew Creamer Finding a link between the connectome and whole-brain activity using dynamical systems modeling |
Shannon Hall |
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11:21 am – 11:33 am |
Jalaja Madhusudhanan Neuronal dynamics underlying behavioral response variability during sensorimotor transformation |
Shannon Hall |
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11:33 am – 12:03 pm |
Session Keynote: Steven Flavell |
Shannon Hall |
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12:03 pm – 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
Tripp Commons |
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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Poster Session 2 Even Numbers |
Great Hall & |
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3:00 pm – 6:45 pm |
Oral Session # 5 Neural Circuits & Behavior Chairs: Diego Rayes & Asuka Takeishi |
Shannon Hall |
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3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Session Keynote: Doug Portman Biological sex as a modulator of neural circuit function and behavior in C. elegans |
Shannon Hall |
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3:30 pm – 3:42 pm |
Jadiel Wasson Social regulation of intergenerational signaling via a defined chemosensory pathway |
Shannon Hall |
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3:42 pm – 3:54 pm |
Laura Persson Evaporation sensing in C. elegans allows long-range detection of water and may be mediated by magnetosensation |
Shannon Hall |
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3:54 pm – 4:06 pm |
Guniz Goze Eren Predation evolved through modifications to canonical aggression circuits |
Shannon Hall |
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4:06 – 4:18 pm |
Eya Wolfson Sexual adaptation across evolution: the neural basis of female sexual motivation |
Shannon Hall |
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4:15 pm – 4:45 pm |
Refreshment Break |
Shannon Hall Lobby |
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4:45 pm – 4:57 pm |
Luca Golinelli Regulatory and behavioral consequences of neuropeptide multiplication within precursors |
Shannon Hall |
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4:57 pm – 5:09 pm |
Shavanie Prashad PVW neurons modulate vulval type 1 muscle activity in the egg-laying circuit despite not making any known neurotransmitter |
Shannon Hall |
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5:09 pm – 5:21 pm |
Monika Scholz A neuronal bottleneck motif transforms incoming signals to activate or inhibit feeding in a thresholded manner |
Shannon Hall |
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5:21 pm – 5:33 pm |
Hyeonjeong Hwang Maternal age regulates progeny neuronal activity ia a small RNA pathway |
Shannon Hall |
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5:45 pm – 6:45 pm |
Keynote Speaker: David Miller lll |
Shannon Hall |
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7:00 pm – 11:00 pm |
Conference Dinner |
Great Hall |
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8:30 pm – 11:00 pm |
Dance Party |
Tripp Commons |
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 |
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| 9:00 am – 12 noon |
Plenary Session 6: Plasticity and Sensory Responses Chairs: Zhao-Wen Wang & Varsha Singh |
Shannon Hall |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am |
Session Keynote – Isabel Beets: Neuromodulation by wireless neuropeptidergic signaling networks |
Shannon Hall |
| 9:30 am – 9:42 am | Hannah Owens: A novel head lifting phenotype reveals feedback inhibition mechanisms at a reciprocal synapse | Shannon Hall |
| 9:42 am – 9:54 am | Likui Feng: C. elegans interprets diet quality through several serotonin signals | Shannon Hall |
| 9:54 am – 10:06 am | Navonil Banerjee: Sensory responses to carbon dioxide sculpt parasite-host interactions in a human-infective nematode | Shannon Hall |
| 10:06 am – 10:18 am | Emily Bayer: Fertility reversibly modulates C. elegans behavior via gonad-nervous system signaling | Shannon Hall |
| 10:18 am – 10:30 am | Diego Rayes: Neuronal Modulation of State-Dependent Behavioral Strategies | Shannon Hall |
| 10:30 am – 10:55 am | Refreshment Break | Shannon Hall Lobby |
| 10:55 am – 11:07 am | Niels Ringstad: Chemosensory mechanisms for discriminating nutritive and pathogenic microbes | Shannon Hall |
| 11:07 am – 11:19 am | Umer Bhat: Neuropeptide FLP-15 Functions Through the Receptor NPR-3 to Regulate Foraging Behavior in C. elegans | Shannon Hall |
| 11:19 am – 11:31 am | Jihye Yeon: A variant ionotropic receptor expressed exclusively in the I3 pharyngeal neuron senses salts to regulate salt acclimation | Shannon Hall |
| 11:31 am – 11:43 am | Varsha Singh: Olfactory cues for foraging behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans | Shannon Hall |
| 11:43 am – 11:55 am | Jonathan Millet: Effort discounting in C. elegans feeding behavior | Shannon Hall |
| 11:55 am – 12:25 pm |
Session Keynote – Laura Bianchi: Ion channels and gliotransmitters in glia to neuron signaling in the Amphid sensory organ |
Shannon Hall |
| 12:25 pm – 12:30 pm | Closing remarks & Departure | Shannon Hall |