Workshop 2010
ANIMAL MODELS FOR HUMAN NERVOUS DISEASES
January 13-15, 2010
Department of Biology, University of Fribourg
0.110 Auditorium Plant Biology
Rte A. Gockel 3
Organizers:
Urs ALBRECHT, Jean-Luc DREYER, Robert KRETZ, Pierre LAVENEX, Gregor RAINER, Eric M. ROUILLER, Simon SPRECHER, Reinhard STOCKER
Speakers:
Alex HAJNAL, University of Zürich
Stephan SCHNEUWLY, University of Regensburg
Frank HIRTH, Kings College London
Angela GIANGRANDE, IGBMC Strasbourg
Reinhard KÖSTER, Helmholtz Center Munich
Jean-René CARDINAUX, University of Lausanne
Nicole SCHAEREN-WIEMERS, University of Basel
Esther STÖCKLI, University of Zürich
Philippe BUGNON, University of Zürich
Hans WELZL, University of Zürich
Carmen SANDI, EPFL Lausanne
Eberhard FUCHS, University of Göttingen
Christopher PRYCE, University of Zürich
Participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience are requested to present a poster during the poster sessions describing their specific research projects. Please send the title and a short abstract of your poster not later than January 3, 2010 to : robert.kretz@unifr.ch
Transportation charges are reimbursed to all participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience.
Credit: 2 ECTS points
No fees requested
The workshop is also open for non-participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience. Guests are welcome. Please register immediately. The number of participants is limited !
Deadline for registration : January 3, 2010
Register per email to: robert.kretz@unifr.ch
Program
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
| Morning session: C. elegans and Drosophila as Model Systems Chair: Simon Sprecher & Reinhard Stocker | |
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| 09:15 | Welcome (Dr. Robert Kretz) |
| 09:20-09:30 | Introduction: Simple Animal Models (Dr. Simon Sprecher, Fribourg) |
| 09:30-10:30 | "Associative Behavior in C. elegans: From Genes to Neuronal Circuits" (Dr. Alex Hajnal, Zürich) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:45 | "Drosophila as a Model for Neurodegenerative Diseases" (Dr. Stephan Schneuwly, Regensburg) |
| 11:45-12:45 | "Drosophila in the Study of Brain Tumor Formation" (Dr. Frank Hirth, London) |
| 12:45-13:45 | LUNCH AND PUTTING UP THE POSTERS |
| 13:45-14:30 | POSTER SESSION I |
| Afternoon session: Drosophila and the Zebrafish as Model Systems Chair: Reinhard Stocker & Simon Sprecher | |
| 14:30-15:30 | "Neural Stem Cell Differentiation and Reprogramming in Flies" (Dr. Angela Giangrande, Strasbourg) |
| 15:30-15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45-16:45 | "Bioimaging Cerebellar Development and Degenerative Diseases in Zebrafish" (Dr. Reinhard Köster, Munich) |
Thursday, January 14, 2010
| Morning session: Vertebrates as Animal Models I Chair: Jean-Luc Dreyer & Urs Albrecht | |
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| 09:15-10:15 | "Animal Models in Obesity and Social Interactions and Aggression" (Dr. Jean-René Cardinaux, Lausanne) |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:45 | "MS Models and Models for Peripheral Neuropathies" (Dr. Nicole Schaeren-Wiemers, Basel) |
| 11:45-12:45 | "Functional Analysis of Genes linked to Mental Retardation in the Chicken Embryo" (Dr. Esther Stöckli, Zürich) |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch break |
| 13:45-14:30 | POSTER SESSION II |
| Afternoon session: Vertebrates as Animal Models II Chair: Urs Albrecht & Jean-Luc Dreyer | |
| 14:30-16:00 | "Education in Animal Experimentation" (Dr. Philippe Bugnon, Zürich) |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30-17:30 | "Behavior Phenotyping of Mice in the Neurosciences" (Dr. Hans Welzl, Zürich) |
Friday, January 15, 2010
| Morning session: Animal Models of Depression Chair: Gregor Rainer & Robert Kretz | |
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| 09:15-10:15 | "Rodent Models of Depression" (Dr. Carmen Sandi, Lausanne) |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:45 | "Social Stress as an Animal Model of Depression" (Dr. Eberhard Fuchs, Göttingen). |
| 11:45-12:45 | "Discussion of the Validity of Animal Models of Depression based on the Reading of 5 Selected Publications" (Dr. Carmen Sandi, Lausanne and Dr. Eberhard Fuchs, Göttingen). |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch break |
| 13:45-14:30 | POSTER SESSION III |
| Afternoon session: Non-Human Primate Models of Nervous Diseases Chair: Pierre Lavenex & Eric M. Rouiller | |
| 14:30-15:30 | "The Common Marmoset and Translational Neuropsychology" (Dr. Christopher Pryce, Zürich) |
| 15:30-15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45-16:45 | "Non-Human Primate Model of Cerebral Cortex Lesion" (Dr. Eric M. Rouiller, Fribourg) |
| 16:45 | End of Workshop 2010 |