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Program Overview |
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Executive Committee Meeting |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch Location: Veranda |
| 12:00pm - 4:30pm |
Trainee Workshop: Networking for Success in Science Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Kristin Scaplen Join us for an opportunity to introduce yourself and your science and |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Presidential Address: Professor Margaret McCarthy Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Megan Mulligan Power Play: Enduring Impacts of Adolescent Social Behavior University of Maryland |
| 6:00pm - 8:30pm |
Welcome Reception Location: Lagoon Lawn / Beach Entertainment: Fire Dance Performance Hors d'oeuvres & Refreshments |
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| 8:00am - 10:00am |
Symposium 1: Weaving Together the Strands: Cross-Species Insights into the Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Early Adversity Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira Chair: Tracy Bale Translational methods to capture PTSD-related phenotypes in humans with trauma and PTSD Wayne State University Mechanisms linking early adversity experience with fear and sensory system programming University of Colorado Anschutz ADHD and the Hidden Complexity Behind Contrasting Environments University of São Paulo Epigenetic Impact of Trauma and Cocaine Use Disorder: Evidence from a Human Cohort Aarhus University |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Tea/E-Poster Session 1 Location: Veranda Operant set-shifting in mouse lines selectively bred for ethanol preference Oregon Health & Science University Investigating the Role of Drosophila Dorsal Paired Medial (DPM) Neurons in Alcohol-Reward Memory. Bryant University |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Keynote Address: Professor Barry Dickson Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Timothy Bredy Wired for sex: How the mating instinct is programmed into a fly’s brain Queensland Brain Institute |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
Data Blitz 1 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: André Lucas Silva Borges Effects of Chronic Unpredictable Stress on Dopamine: Stimulated Release, Half-life, and Auto receptor functioning in C57BL/6J and DBA2/J mice. University of Memphis Differential striatal gene expression profiles underlying the propensity for depressionlike behaviour in a mouse model of vertical sleeve University of Melbourne A possible mechanism to link HTR1B genotype with the callous-unemotional phenotype. University of Sydney The role of context dependant cis-regulatory elements in disease: an intronic region of BDNF gene involved in the modulation of mood and anxiety. University of Aberdeen Effects of chronic ethanol exposure on proteolytic processing of the perineuronal net protein brevican and role for brevican in aversion-resistant ethanol consumption Virginia Commonwealth University Overexpression of OTX2 in Human Neural Cells Links Depression Risk Genes Krembil Research Institute Knockout of the Histone Chaperone Anp32e Alters H2A.Z Distribution, Gene Expression, and Adult Behavior University of Ottawa Genetic Influences on the Metabolism of Orally Administered Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in the Mouse University of Colorado Boulder Endocannabinoids system and alcohol effects across lifespan William Paterson University |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch Location: Veranda |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Open |
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Symposium 2: RNA Modifications: Implications for Brain Function and Behavior Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Ina Anreiter Epitranscriptomic regulation of feeding behaviour in Drosophila Melanogaster University of Toronto Deciphering the roles of m6A and YTHDF proteins in synaptic function and plasticity Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval CircRNA-derived micropeptides at the synapse: a new mechanism of plasticity and memory? University of Queensland RNA modulation in brain disorders City of Hope |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Tea/E-Poster Session 2 Location: Veranda E-Poster: Differential striatal gene expression profiles underlying the propensity for depressionlike behaviour in a mouse model of vertical sleeve University of Melbourne E-Poster: Endocannabinoids system and alcohol effects across lifespan William Paterson University |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Selected Talks 1 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Andrew Mcewan GWAS of Neuroimaging Derived Subtypes of Alcohol Use Disorder Washington University School of Medicine Genetic basis of paclitaxel-induced mechanical and cold hypersensitivity in a C57BL/6 reduced complexity cross Boston University Phenomic Characterization of C. elegans orthologs of Parkinson’s Disease-Associated Genes University of British Columbia A female-specific role for cortical Eph receptors in depression University of Guelph |
| 6:30pm - 7:00pm |
Data Blitz 2 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Olivia Wiliams The autism-linked gene ap2s1 modulates acoustically-evoked habituation learning and behavior selection by regulating excitatory drive on hindbrain command neurons Haverford College Immp2l gene knockdown in mice increases stimulus-driven instrumental behaviour but does not alter goal-directed learning in a model of Tourette syndrome and autism spectrum disorder University of New South Wales Do genetic predictors of poor mental health capture biological or environmental factors in humans? University of Essex Distinct prefrontal cortex neuronal ensembles bidirectionally regulate heroin seeking University of Alabama at Birmingham A Novel Approach for Targeting Brain Long Non-Coding RNA to Influence Behaviour University of New South Wales Effects of chemogenetic activation of hypothalamic oxytocin neurons on alcohol self-administration in male and female mice Medical University of South Carolina A Single-Cell Atlas of Gene Expression and Chromatin Accessibility in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens Reveals Molecular Signatures of Oxycodone Addiction University of California San Diego State-dependent properties of co-transmitting neurons Brown University LAGS+ an LAGS- two new mouse models based on bidirectional genetic selection to identify death-induced genes in epilepsy Université de Rennes INSERM 2. Activity-based anorexia (ABA) in rats: How reward value “drives the wheel” Monash Univesity |
| 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
Dinner/Resort Restaurants Location: Dinner Resort Restaurants |
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| 8:00am - 10:00am |
Symposium 3: Mechanisms underlying individual variation in motivated behavior Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Karla Kaun Inter-individual differences in Drosophila are shaped by sex, motivational states and physiology. Bar-Ilan University Cross-species paradigm for understanding differences in punishment avoidance UNSW Sydney Responding on a progressive ratio schedule of reinforcement correlates with nucleus accumbens core dopamine transmission in a genetically diverse inbred mouse panel Binghamton University Mechanisms for individual variation in alcohol self-administration in Drosophila Brown University |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Tea/E-Poster Session 3 Location: Veranda E-Poster: Genetic Influences on the Metabolism of Orally Administered Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in the Mouse University of Colorado Boulder |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Early Career Achievement Award Lecture: Caroline Ménard Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Kelly Clemens |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
Data Blitz 3 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Sonali Reisinger Acute and chronic psilocybin in mouse models of psychiatric disorders University of Melbourne Toward an understanding of the therapeutically relevant mechanisms of psilocybin for treating anorexia nervosa Monash University CNS-wide engraftment of Human Monocytes, but not Microglia, induces a chronic proinflammatory state associated with demyelination, astrogliosis, synapse loss, and behavioral dysfunction University of California Irvine Specific regulation of extracellular matrix hyaluronan in distinct brain regions following spatial learning. University of Bristol AKT2 modulates astrocytic nicotine responses in vivo University of Colorado Boulder Multiomic Quantification of Strain and Sex Differences in the Acute Behavioral Response to High-dose Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). University of Tennessee Health Science Center Maternal immune activation and raloxifene treatment differentially alter neurotransmitter-related transcripts in the dorsal striatum of adult rats Neuroscience Research Australia Associations between genetic influences for distinct aspects of impulsivity and early substance use initiation in the ABCD Study Washington University in Saint Louis |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch Location: Veranda |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Open |
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Symposium 4: Molecular Switches of Addiction: Unraveling the Role of RNA Splicing in Substance Use Disorders Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Amy Lasek Functional consequences of alternative splicing in polysubstance use Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chromatin-mediated alternative splicing in cocaine behavior University of Pennsylvania 2. Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol Withdrawal: The Emerging Role of the RNA-Binding Protein PCBP1 Virginia Commonwealth University Elevated intron retention implicates neuroinflammation in brains of individuals with alcohol use disorder Indiana University |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Tea / E-poster Session 4 Location: Veranda E-Poster: CNS-wide engraftment of Human Monocytes, but not Microglia, induces a chronic proinflammatory state associated with demyelination, astrogliosis, synapse loss, and behavioral dysfunction University of California Irvine E-Poster: AKT2 modulates astrocytic nicotine responses in vivo University of Colorado Boulder |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Selected Talks 2 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Renee Papaluca Selective breeding and gut bacteria: enhanced active tameness in mice by administration of Limosilactobacillus reuteri National Institute of Genetics Seahorse vision: Regional retinal specialisations support small prey capture University of Queensland The Role of Novel Histone Modifications in Sleep Regulation Texas A&M University Fut2 genotype alters ethanol consumption, conditioned place preference, and gut microbiota composition in mice University of New Mexico |
| 6:30pm - 7:00pm |
Data Blitz 4 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Jonathas Almeida Developing a model to understand individuality in motivated response in Drosophila Brown University Impact of Repeated Binge Alcohol Consumption on Nucleus Accumbens Splicing University of New Mexico The Pedagogy of Neuroscience Research: Bridging Theory with Accessible Practice for Undergraduate Student Success University of Toronto Neonatal opioid withdrawal traits in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice: Implications for genetic mapping in BXD recombinant inbred strains Northeastern University Modelling cognitive and psychiatric behavioural traits in a mouse model of Neurofibromatosis type I Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Phenotypic and Genotypic Relationships Among Addiction-Related Traits in Heterogeneous Stock Rats University at Buffalo Anxiety- and depression-like behavior in Slc39a8 deficient mice University of New Mexico PKA instructs Drosophila Clock protein in regulating circadian transcription, mediating transcriptional synchrony in the circadian neuronal network. University of Alberta Sex-specific differences in cortical gene expression, neuronal oscillatory function, and behaviour following prenatal valproic acid exposure University of Guelph Alcohol Conditioned Place Preference and Alcohol Consumption in Dpp6 Knockout Mice. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center |
| 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
Dinner/Resort Restaurants Location: Dinner Resort Restaurants |
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| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Distinguished Investigator Award Lecture: Professor Hee-Sup Shin Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Megan Mulligan |
| 9:30am - 10:00am |
Tea / E-poster Session 5 Location: Veranda Bergmann glia suppress Purkinje cell firing via interneurons Seoul National University College of Medicine E-Poster Neonatal opioid withdrawal traits in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice: Implications for genetic mapping in BXD recombinant inbred strains Northeastern University E-Poster: Phenotypic and Genotypic Relationships Among Addiction-Related Traits in Heterogeneous Stock Rats University at Buffalo |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Outstanding Travel Awardees Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Amy Lasek rbfox1 loss of function in zebrafish leads to dysregulation in bdnf/trkb2 and pac1a expression resulting in HPI axis hyperactivation, altered stress response and allostatic overload Queen Mary University of London Genetic and cellular sources of individual difference in goal-directed learning Boston University Assessing Migraine Intensity Using Machine Vision Empowered Ethology The Jackson Laboratory High fat diet alters behavior and hippocampal gene expression in mice Salem College |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
IBANGS Business Meeting/Lunch Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Symposium 5: Moving the needle on eating disorders: novel neurogenetic and behavioral genetic insights Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Claire Foldi Chair: Morgan H James A biological basis for binge eating as 'self-medication' Monash Univesity Gut-brain mechanisms underlying disordered eating and mental health impacts of bariatric surgery University of Melbourne 1. A genetic signature of resistance to activity-based anorexia in corticostriatal projection neurons Monash Univesity Characterizing the Genetic Relationship between Binge Eating and Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders Rutgers University |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Tea Location: Veranda |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Selected Talks 3 Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre Chair: Lewis Sherer Intergenerational Effects Of Chronic Alcohol Exposure On The Mammalian Transcriptome University of Pittsburgh The role of gut microbiota on inter-breeder differences of aggression in ICR male mice University of Tsukuba Genetic mapping of tame behavior in a cross population of Japanese indigenous chickens Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Closing Banquet Location: Lagoon/Beach Entertainment: Meke Performance |
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| 6:30am - 10:00am |
Breakfast & Checkout |