IBANGS Annual Meeting 2026:
Genes, Brain and Behavior
June 8-11, 2026
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 7:30am - 8:00am |
Registration |
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
Selected Talks 2 Chair: Gregg Homanics CaMPARI2 enables stimulus-locked whole-brain activity mapping at cellular resolution in unrestrained larval zebrafish Haverford College Molecular signatures of maladaptive plasticity in the amygdala in a rat model of chronic neuropathic pain Texas Tech University Central Amygdala Ninein Deletion Alters Ethanol Anxiolysis, Consumption, and GABAergic Function Virginia Commonwealth University Long Noncoding RNA Gas5 Modulation of the Stress-Related Phenotypes of Chronic Intermittent Ethanol Vapor Exposure University of Pittsburgh Dimensional mapping of mouse behavior reveals clusters enriched for neuropsychiatric disorder related phenotypes Fujita Health University Core circadian clock neurons regulate activity of insulin-producing cells Rutgers University |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Symposium 5: Bridging the Rodent to HumanTranlational Gap: Marmosets as Model Systems for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease Chair: Lauren Bailey Chair: Stacey Rizzo Generation of genetically engineered marmosets with AD risk mutations University of Pittsburgh Behavioral characterization of marmosets with genetic risk for AD University of Pittsburgh From Marmosets to Man: Building a Translational Platform to Advance Alzheimer's Disease Research University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Comparative genetics of AD: from mice to marmosets to humans The Jackson Laboratory |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch: (Committee meetups and open networking) |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
IBANGS Business Meeting |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm |
Plenary 4: Distinguished Investigator Award Lecture (Professor Leslie Griffith) Chair: Karla Kaun Location, location, location Brandeis University |
| 6:00pm | Closing Banquet & Awards Celebration Location: The Porch Restaurant |