When
11th to 15th April 2021
This is the sixth edition of a long-running workshop intended to expose students and fellows to cutting edge research in the neuronal cytoskeleton field, and to help them forge closer ties with the international community that would lead to future opportunities.
Cytoskeletal dynamics is at the core of the most essential questions in cellular neurobiology, such as mechanisms of axon growth in development and in response to injury, or mechanisms of synapse formation and stabilization. It is also a key element of intracellular transport, which is critical for axonal development and neurotrophic signaling, but which is also disrupted in many, if not all neurodegenerative diseases. Consequently, the cytoskeleton in neurons is a promising and emerging target for the development of novel therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative diseases and to promote axon regeneration after traumatic injury. Recent advances in imaging, genetics and cell-molecular biology have catalyzed exciting new progress. However, fundamental questions about how neuronal cytoskeletal assembly, functions and dysfunction is orchestrated remain unanswered. In this workshop we will explore the latest findings on this exciting topic and will address several features involved in cytoskeleton function in nerve cells such its role in trafficking and transport, neuronal polarity, axonal guidance and neuronal migration.
Early career scientists are encouraged to submit abstracts to be selected for short talks.
Duke University/University of North Carolina. USA
University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Canada
University of Maryland, Baltimore. USA
NIH. USA
DZNE, Berlin. Germany
McGill University, Montreal. Canada
Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago. Chile
Freïe Universität, Berlin. Germany
Universidad de Buenos Aires - CONICET
Utrecht University, Utrecht. The Netherlands
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. USA
Genentech / Utrecht University. The Netherlands
Helsinki University, Helsinki. Finland
University of Michigan, Ann Harbor. USA
Utrecht University, Utrecht. The Netherlands
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. USA
Fundación Instituto Leloir - CONICET, Buenos Aires. Argentina
Institut Curie, Paris. France
Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Tokyo. Japan
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
UC Davis. USA
UCSD, San Diego. USA
Queensland Brain Institute, Brisbane. Australia
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. USA
Max Planck Institute - CONICET, Buenos Aires. Argentina
Brandeis University, Boston. USA
Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia. USA
UCSD, San Diego. USA
Stanford University, California. USA
I3S, Porto. Portugal
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. USA
Instituto Ferreyra - CONICET, Córdoba. Argentina
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. USA
Kent State University. USA
Early Bird Registration and Abstract Submission
Will be announced soon
Fee
will be announced soon
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. USA
Aix Marseille University. France
Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas. CONICET. Argentina
Hotel Santa Cruz Plaza, Colchagua Valley, Chile.
The nearest airport is in Santiago (Aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benítez, code SCL), which is 2.5 hours from the venue. International flights to Chile arrive to Santiago (code SCL). We will organize transport from Santiago airport to the venue on the 11th, and from the venue to the airport after breakfast on the 15th.