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14th WORLD CONGRESS ON NEUROHYPOPHYSIAL HORMONES
May 16 - 19, 2024
Thursday, May 16
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Opening session (Theater)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Plenary lecture (Theater):
Rae Silver Columbia University, USA
Portal pathways in the brain: Their potential for transporting neurovascular peptidergic signals
Chair: Mike Ludwig University of Edinburgh, Scotland
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
(Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
Friday, May 17
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Plenary session: Mortyn Jones Lecture (Theater)
Charles Bourque, McGill University, Canada
Osmotic Control of Vasopressin: What we have learned since Verney and Andersson?
Chair: Colin Brown University of Otago, New Zealand
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
9:30 - 11:10 a.m.
Symposium 1(Theater):
Central Mechanisms in AVP and OXT information processing in health and disease
Chair: Jeff Tasker Tulane University, USA
9:30 - 9:55 a.m.
Alexandre Charlet Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Astrocytes in Mice Central Amygdala Mediates Oxytocin-dependent Behavioral Adaptation
9:55 - 10:20 a.m.
Tom Cunningham UNT Health Science Center, USA
Sex-based Differences in Control of Neurohypophysial Hormones in a Model of Hyponatremia
10:20 - 10:45 a.m.
Zhihua Gao Zhejiang University, China
The Coordinative Role of Oxytocin Endocrine Neurons in Peripheral and Central Regulation
10:45 - 11:10 a.m.
Mike Ludwig University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Salt-loading Reduces Central Osmoresponsiveness in Magnocellular Supraoptic Neurones In-vivo
11:10 - 11:30 a.m.
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
11:30 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
Symposium 2 (Theater):
New Models and Approaches in AVP and OXT Research
Chair: Yoichi Ueta University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
11:30 - 11:55 a.m.
Alec Davidson Morehouse School of Medicine, USA
Longitudinal Imaging of AVP Neuronal Behavior In-Vivo
11:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Lang Geng Beijing University, China
Development and Optimization of Genetically Encoded Sensors for Oxytocin and Arginine Vasopressin
12:20 - 12:45 p.m.
Quirin Krabichler Heidelberg University, Germany
A Novel Transgenic Rat to Tackle the Behavioral Roles of Magnocellular Vasopressin Neurons
12:45 - 1:10 p.m.
Arthur Lefevre University of California San Diego, USA
Marmoset Monkeys as a Model of OT Action in Primates
1:10 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Data Blitz (Theater)
3:00 - 4:40 p.m.
Symposium 3 (Theater): The Bob Schrier Memorial Symposium
Coordinated Central and Periferal Actions of AVP and OXT
Chair: Joe Verbalis Georgetown University, USA
3:00 - 3:25 p.m.
Cihan Atila University of Basel, Switzerland
Are Patients with AVP-Deficit also Oxytocin deficit?
3:25 - 3:50 p.m.
Annette de Kloet Georgia State University, USA
Exploring Signaling Amongst Neurohypophyseal Hormones: A Complex Discourse that'll Elevate Your Blood Pressure
3:50 - 4:15 p.m.
David Mendelowitz George Washington University, USA
Oxytocin Receptor Co-Localization in Brainstem Parasympathetic Cardiac Vagal Neurons
4:15 - 4:40 p.m.
Takumi Oti Okayama University, Japan
Oxytocinergic Control Circuits in the Spinal Cord for Male Sexual Behavior
4:40 - 5:15 p.m
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
5:15 - 6:55 p.m.
Symposium 4 (Theater):
Comparative Neuroendocrinology of AVP and OXT Systems
Chair: Margarita Curras-Collazo University of California, Riveside, USA
Rui Oliveira ISPA Instituto Universitario, Portugal
5:15 - 5:40 p.m.
Christian Gruber Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Biological Function and Pharmacological Potential of Oxytocin Signaling in Ants
5:40 - 6 :05 p.m.
Rui Oliveira ISPA Instituto Universitario, Portugal
Evolutionarily Conserved Mechanism of Oxytocin in the Regulation of Social Behavior in Zebrafish
6:05 - 6:30 p.m.
Allison Perkeybile University of Virginia, USA
Making Mothers: Pregnancy, Birth, and Epigenetic Regulation of the Maternal Oxytocin Receptor Gene
6:30 - 6:55 p.m.
Hirotaka Sakamoto Okayama University, Japan
Vasopressin/Oxytocin Peptide-signaling in Marine Planarians Functions as an Antidiuretic before Vascular System Acquisition and Synapse Evolution
Saturday, May 18
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Plenary lecture (Theater):
Tatsushi Onaka Jichi Medical University, Japan
Metabolic and Stress-coping Actions of Oxytocin
Chair: Sue Carter Indiana University, USA
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
9:30 - 11:10 a.m.
Symposium 5 (Theater):
Young Investigators in AVP and OXT Research
Chair: Ryoichi Teruyama Louisiana State University, USA
9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
Shelling Buffington Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Microbial Modulation of the Oxytocin-mesocorticolimbic Dopaminergic Pathway in Mouse for Autism
9:50 - 10:10 a.m.
Alex Castillo-Ruiz Georgia State University, USA
Long-term Effects of Cesarean Birth on Vasopressin and Oxytocin Neurons
10:10 - 10:30 a.m.
Tim Gruber Van Andel Institute, USA
High-calorie Diets Uncouple Hypothalamic Oxytocin Neurons from a Gut-to-Brain Satiation Pathway Via K-opiod Signaling
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Matt Kirchner Georgia State University, USA
Changes in Neuropeptide Large Dense Core Vesicle Trafficking Dynamics Contribute towards Adaptive Responses to a Systemic Homeostatic Challenge
10:50 - 11:10 a.m.
Elena Kozlova University of California Riverside, USA
Thyroid Dependent Disruption of Oxytocin and Gut Microbiome in an Enviromental Autism Mouse Model
11:10 - 11:30 a.m.
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
11:30 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
Symposium 6 (Theater): The Dr. Larry J. Young Memorial Symposium:
AVP and OXT in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Chair: Dev Manoli University of California San Francisco (UCSF) &
Karen Parker Stanford University , USA
11:30 - 11:55 a.m.
Katrina Choe McMaster University, Canada
Investigating the Link Between ASD-risk Genes, Oxytocin, and Social Behavior
11:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Karen Parker Stanford University, USA
Vasopressin: A Trans-primate Biomarker of Social Impairment and Promising Treatment for Autism
12:20 - 12:45 p.m.
Yannis Paloyelis King's College London, UK
Unravelling the Pharmacodynamics of Oxytocin Using Functional Neuroimaging
12:45 - 1:10 p.m.
Julia Winter University of Pennsylvania, USA
Acute Versus Chronic Matters: Differential Behavioral and Molecular Effects of Oxytocin
1:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Lunch (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
1:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Poster Session 1 (Magnolia/Sugarberry/Cottonwood)
3:00 - 4:40 p.m.
Symposium 7 (Theater):
Developmental Roles of OXT and AVP
Chair: Elizabeth Hammock Florida State University, USA
3:00 - 3:25 p.m.
Bice Chini Milan Center for Neuroscience, Italy
Neonatal Oxytocin Administration in Mouse Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Long Lasting Rescue Effects
3:25 - 3:50 p.m.
Heather Caldwell Kent State University, USA
Consequences of Altered Oxytocin and Vasopressin Signaling During Embryonic Development
3:50 - 4:15 p.m.
Bruce S. Cushing UT El Paso, USA
Neonatal Organizational Effects of Oxytocin and Subsequent Behavioral Expression in Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
4:15 - 4:40 p.m.
William Kenkel University of Delaware, USA
The Role of Oxytocin in the Metabolic Consequences of Delivery by Cesarean
4:40 - 5:00 p.m.
Journal of Neuroendrocrinology: Brief report and Breaking News
Presenter: Michael N. Lehman, Editor in Chief, Fundamental and Mechanistic Neuroendrocrinology
5:00 p.m
Free time/ ATL activities
Sunday, May 19
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Plenary lecture (Theater):
Rob Froemke New York University, USA
Love, Death and Oxytocin
Chair: Gil Levkowitz The Weizmann Institute, Israel
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
Symposium 8 (Theater):
Emerging Roles of AVP and OXT on the Neurovascular Unit and Brain Microvessels
Chairs: Maurice Manning University of Toledo, USA &
Bice Chini Milan Center for Neuroscience, Italy
9:30 - 9:55 a.m.
Marta Busnelli Consiglio Nazionale delle Reserche, Italy
The Oxytocin System Plays a Key Role in Brain Microvascular Development
9:55 - 10:20 a.m.
Gil Levkowitz The Weizmann Institute, Israel
Oxytocin May Facilitate its Own Peripheral Uptake by Regulating Blood Flow Dynamics
10:20 - 10:45 a.m.
Ranjan Roy Georgia State University, USA
Vasopressin-mediated Neurovascular Coupling in Health and Disease States
10:45 - 11:10 a.m.
Special Talk: Larry Young's Scientific Contributions (Theater)
Arjen Boender Emory University, USA
Natural Variation in Oxytocin Receptor Signalling Causes Widespread Changes in Neural Gene Expression: A Link to the Natural Killer Gene Complex
11:10 - 11:30 a.m.
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Symposium 9 (Theater):
Neurohypophysial Hormones and Sensory Processing
Chair: Quentin Pittman University of Calgary, Canada
11:30 - 11:55 a.m.
Elizabeth Hammock Florida State University, USA
Oxytocin in Sensory-Dependent Social Development
11:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Eric Krause Georgia State University, USA
Studying Mechanosensitive Vagal Afferents that Express Oxytocin Receptors: Gut Feelings are Also Matters of the Heart
12:20 - 12:45 p.m.
Michael Perkinson Otago University, New Zealand
Unveiling the Dynamics of Oxytocin Activity and Somatodendritic Release in Freely Behaving Rodents
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Poster Session 2 (Magnolia/Sugarberry/Cottonwood)
3:00 - 4:40 p.m.
Symposium 10 (Theater): The Hal Gainer Memorial Symposium
Emerging Areas in the Neurohypophysial Hormones Field
Chair: Masha Prager-Khoutorsky McGill University, Canada
3:00 - 3:25 p.m.
James Blevins University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health care System, USA
Efficacy of Oxytocin as a Monotherapy and Combination Therapy to Treat Obesity
3:25 - 3:50 p.m.
Michael Greenwood University of Bristol, UK
Using Quantitative Phosphoproteomics to Explore Hypothalamo-neurohypophysial System Cellular Signalling
3:50 - 4:15 p.m.
Andre Mecawi Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
Single-cell Transcriptomics of Hypothalamic Magnocellular Neurons: Unraveling Cellular Diversity, Activity-Associated Genes, and Interspecies Integration
4:15 - 4:40 p.m.
Tian Xue University of Science and Technology of China, China
Light Promoted Brain Development: ipRGC, Oxytocin and Synaptogenesis
4:40 - 5:15 p.m
Coffee break (Rotunda and Crystal Dinning Room)
5:15 - 6:55 p.m.
Symposium 11 (Theater):
Neurohypophysial Hormones Control Social and Defensive Behaviors in a Sex-, Age-, and Receptor-specific Manner
Chairs: Hala Harony-Nicholas Icahn School of Medicine, &
Joanna Dabrowska Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, USA
5:15 - 5:35 p.m.
Alice Sanson University of Regensburg, Germany
Neuropeptides Trigger Maternal Care and Aggression in Lactating Rats: Influence of the Stress System
5:35 - 5 :55 p.m.
Joanna Dabrowska Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, USA
The Integration of Interoceptive Signals and Defensive Behaviors Via Neurohypophysial Hormones in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNST)
5:55 - 6:15 p.m.
Aras Petrulis Georgia State University, USA
Sex-specific Regulation of Social Motivation by Extrahypothalamic Vasopressin
6:15 - 6:35 p.m.
Brian Trainor University of California, Davis, USA
Transcriptional Effects of Social Stress on Oxytocin Neurons in Female California Mice
6:35 - 6:55 p.m.
7:00 - 9:00 p.m
9:00 - 11:00 p.m
Samantha Bowden Michigan State University, USA
Regulation of Juvenile Social Behaviors by Oxytocin and Vasopressin Systems in the Brain
Award Ceremony and Closing Banquet (Magnolia)
Post-meeting party
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