PROGRAM
Symposia topics and confirmed speakers:
Central Mechanisms in AVP and OXT information processing in health and disease
Chair: Jeff Tasker Tulane University
Speakers:
Alexandre Charlet Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Tom Cunningham UNT Health Science Center, USA
Zhihua Gao Zhejiang University, China
Duncan McGregor University of Edinburgh, UK
AVP and OXT in Neuropsychiatric disorders
Chairs: Devanand Manoli, UCSF & Karen Parker, Stanford University
Speakers:
Katrina Choe McMaster University, Canada
Inga Neumann University of Regensburg, Germany
Karen Parker Stanford University, USA
Yannis Paloyelis King’s College London, UK
Neurohypophysial hormones control social and defensive behaviors in a sex-, age-, and receptor-specific manner
Chair: Hala Harony-Nicolas Icahn School of Medicine
Speakers:
Oliver Bosch University of Regensburg, Germany
Joanna Dabrowska Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science USA
Aras Petrulis Georgia State University, USA
Brian Trainor University of California, Davis, USA
Alexa Veenema Michigan State University, USA
Emerging roles of AVP and OXT on the neurovascular unit and brain microvessels
Chairs: Maurice Manning , University of Toledo & Bice Chini Milan Center for Neuroscience
Speakers:
Marta Busnelli Consiglio Nazionale delle Recerche, Italy
Gil Levkowitz The Weizmann Institute, Israel
Ranjan Roy Georgia State University, USA
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Coordinated central and peripheral actions of AVP and OXT
Chair: Joe Verbalis Georgetown University
Speakers:
Vagner Antunes University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Atila Cihan, University of Basel, Switzerland
Annette de Kloet Georgia State University
David Mendelowitz George Washington University, USA
Neurohypophysial hormones and sensory processing
Chair: Valery Grinevich Heidelberg University
Speakers:
Eric Krause Georgia State University, USA
Michael Perkinson Otago University, NZ
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New Models and Approaches in AVP and OXT research
Chair: Yoichi Ueta University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Speakers:
Alec Davidson Morehouse School of Medicine, USA
Lan Geng Pekin University, China
Quirin Krabichler Heidelberg University, German
Arthur Lefevre University of California San Diego, USA
Comparative Neuroendocrinology of AVP and OXT systems
Chair: TBN
Speakers:
Jessica Connelly University of Virginia, USA
Christian Gruber Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Rui Oliveira ISPA, Instituto Universitario, Portugal
Hirotaka Sakamoto, Okayama University, Japan
Emerging Areas in the neurohypophysial hormones field
Chair: Masha Prager-Khoutorsky McGill University
Speakers:
James Blevins Washington University, USA
Michael Greenwood University of Bristol, UK
Andre Mecawi Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tian Xue University of Science and Technology of China, China
Young Investigators in AVP and OXT Research
Chair: Ryoichi Teruyama Louisiana State University
Speakers:
Arjen Boender Emory University, USA
Shelling Buffington Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Alex Castillo-Ruiz Georgia State University, USA
Tim Gruber Van Andel Institute, USA
Matthew Kirchner Georgia State University, USA
Please see the line up of Plenary Speakers
The full program including symposia speakers will be coming soon!

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