Workshop 2015
From basic science to clinics: Methods in Neuroscience
February 4 - 6, 2015
Department of Physiology, University of Bern, Bühlplatz 5, seminar room 258
Organizers:
Antoine Adamantidis, Volker Enzmann, Hans-Rudolf Widmer, Andrea Federspiel, Thomas Koenig, Anne Tscherter, René Müri and Jürg Streit
Depts. of Neurology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Physiology, University of Bern
Participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience are requested to present a poster about their research projects. Please send the title and a short abstract of your presentation not later than January 16, 2015 to: streit@pyl.unibe.ch
Credit: 2 ECTS points, no fees requested.
The workshop is 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 16, 2015
Register per email to: streit@pyl.unibe.ch
Speakers:
- Prof. Antoine Adamantidis, Center for Experimental Neurology, University Clinic of Neurology Bern
- PD Dr. Robert Andres, Neurosurgery, Clinic Hirslanden Bern
- Prof. Marcel Arnold, University Clinic of Neurology Bern
- Dr. Douglas Bakkum, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH-Zürich, Basel
- Dr. Stefano Di Santo, University Clinic of Neurosurgery Bern
- PD Dr. Volker Enzmann, Laboratory for Experimental Ophthalmology, University of Bern
- Prof. Andrea Federspiel, Department of Psychiatric Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Psychiatry Bern
- Prof. Michele Giugliano, Theoretical Neurobiology, University of Antwerp
- Prof. Christian Grimm, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zürich
- Prof. Reto Huber, Sleep Center, Children’s Hospital, University of Zürich
- Dr. Sonja Kleinlogel, Department of Physiology, University of Bern
- Prof. Thomas Koenig, Department of Psychiatric Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Psychiatry Bern
- Marta Pace, Center for Experimental Neurology, University Clinic of Neurology Bern
- Miriam Reisenhofer, Laboratory for Experimental Ophthalmology, University of Bern
- Dr. Simon Schwab, Department of Psychiatric Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Psychiatry Bern
- Dr. Leila Tarokh, University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Bern
- Dr. Anne Tscherter, Department of Physiology, University of Bern
- Prof. Hans Rudolf Widmer, University Clinic of Neurosurgery Bern
Program
Wednesday, February 4
| 09:15 - 09:20 | Introduction (Jürg Streit, Physiology Bern) |
| 09:20 - 12:00 | Sleep, brain plasticity, and stroke (René Müri, Antoine Adamantidis, Neurology Bern) |
| 09:20 - 10:05 | Optogenetic dissection of sleep-wake circuits in the brain (Antoine Adamantidis) |
| 10:05 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Sleep and brain plasticity (Reto Huber, Children’s Hospital Zürich) |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke (Marcel Arnold, Neurology Bern) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 - 14:15 | Student's poster session I >> |
| 14:15 - 17:00 | Functional brain states from the EEG perspective (Thomas König, Psychiatric Neurophysiology Bern) |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | The basal nature of EEG (Thomas König and Leila Tarokh) |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Sleep EEG: Principles and practices (Leila Tarokh, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Bern) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Microarchitecture of global brain states and some of its functional significance (Thomas König, Psychiatric Neurophysiology Bern) |
Thursday, February 5
| 09:15 - 12:00 | Advanced Neuroimaging Methods in Neurosciences (Andrea Federspiel, Psychiatric Neurophysiology Bern) |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | From MR Physics to MR image (Andrea Federspiel) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Functional and structural MRI (Andrea Federspiel) |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Advanced Analysis in fMRI (Simon Schwab, Psychiatric Neurophysiology Bern) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 - 14:15 | Student's poster session II >> |
| 14:15 - 17:00 | Models to study Disease and Regeneration (Hans Rudolf Widmer, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 14:15 - 14:25 | Introduction (Hans Rudolf Widmer, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 14:25 - 15:00 | In vitro and in vivo models to study Parkinson’s disease (Hans Rudolf Widmer, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Coffee break |
| 15:20 - 15:55 | Rodent stroke models (Marta Pace, Neurology Bern) |
| 15:55 - 16:25 | Experimental therapies for stroke (Robert Andres, Neurosurgery Bern) |
| 16:25 - 17:00 | Conditioned Medium: Production and assessment of effects (Stefano Di Santo, Neurosurgery Bern) |
Friday, February 6
| 09:15 - 12:00 | Degeneration and regeneration in the retina (Volker Enzmann, Ophthalmology Bern) |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Introduction – Retina as part of the brain (Volker Enzmann) |
| 09:30 - 10:15 | LIF for Life: How the retina fights for sight? (Christian Grimm, Ophthalmology Zürich) |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Regeneration vs. Gliosis - MNU in zebrafish und mouse (Miriam Reisenhofer, Ophthalmology Bern) |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Optogenetics in retinal regeneration (Sonja Kleinlogel, Physiology Bern) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 - 14:15 | Student's poster session III >> |
| 14:15 - 17:00 | Multielectrode arrays for in vitro neuronal networks (Anne Tscherter, Jürg Streit, Physiology Bern) |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | What are the strengths of multielectrode arrays? An example: functional regeneration of the spinal cord in the petri dish (Anne Tscherter) |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Ex vivo neuronal networks developing on substrate-integrated MicroElectrode Arrays: from single-cell to network properties (Michele Giugliano, Theoretical Neurobiology Antwerp) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Next generation high-density microelectrode arrays for studying neuronal network and axon function (Douglas Bakkum, Bio Engineering Laboratory Basel) |
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