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| Welcome Address |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am |
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| Session1 [Patterning and Specification 1] (Chair
: S. Arber) |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
| S1-1 |
| Gene Regulatory Networks in Retinal Ganglion Cell Development
and Degeneration |
| William H. Klein |
| The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
USA |
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| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
| S1-2 |
| Molecular Signaling Pathways in Cochlear Development |
| Matthew Kelley |
| NIDCD/NIH, USA |
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| Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am |
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| Session2 [Patterning and Specification 2] (Chair : M. Hibi) |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am |
| S2-1 |
| Patterning the Area Map of the Mammalian Cerebral Cortex |
| Elizabeth Grove |
| University of Chicago, USA |
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| 11:45 am - 12:15 pm |
| S2-2 |
| Step-Wise Induction of Neural Differentiation from Pluripotent Cells |
| Yoshiki Sasai |
| RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan |
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| Lunch and Poster Session 1 |
| 12:15 pm - 14:15 pm |
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| Session 3 [Polarity] (Chair : F. Matsuzaki) |
| 14:15 pm - 14:35 pm |
| S3-1 |
| Knot/Collier and Cut Control Different Aspects of Dendrite Cytoskeleton and Synergize to Define Final Arbor Shape |
| Adrian W. Moore |
| RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan |
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| 14:35 pm - 15:05 pm |
| S3-2 |
| Neuronal Polarity and Axonal Vesicle Transport |
| Kozo Kaibuchi |
| Nagoya University, Japan |
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| 15:05 pm - 15:25 pm |
| S3-3 |
| UNC-6/Netrin and UNC-5 Localize Presynaptic Components to the Axon by Inhibiting their Accumulation in Dendrites |
| Vivian Yi Nuo Poon |
| Stanford University, USA |
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| Coffee Break |
| 15:25 pm - 15:40 pm |
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| Session 4 [Growth and Signaling 1] (Chair : R. Ladher) |
| 15:40 pm - 16:10 pm |
| S4-1 |
| Switches in Neurotrophic Factor Dependency during Neural Development are Underpinned by Redundant and Specific Actions of RET and TRK Receptors |
| Hideki Enomoto |
| RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan |
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| 16:10 pm - 16:30 pm |
| S4-2 |
| Endothelins are Vascular-Derived Axonal Guidance Cues for Developing Sympathetic Neurons |
| Takako Makita |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
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| 16:30 pm - 16:50 pm |
| S4-3 |
| A Novel Repulsive Axon Guidance Protein, Draxin |
| Hideaki Tanaka |
| Kumamoto University, Japan |
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| Coffee Break |
| 16:50 pm - 17:10 pm |
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| Session 5 [Growth and Signaling 2] (Chair : H. Enomoto) |
| 17:10 pm - 17:40 pm |
| S5-1 |
| Dissecting the Diverse Actions of Proneurotrophins |
| Barbara
Hempstead |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA |
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| 17:40 pm - 18:00 pm |
| S5-2 |
| Extrinsic Signalling Reorganizes the Cytoskeleton during Morphogenesis |
| Raj
Ladher |
| RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan |
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| 18:00 pm - 18:30 pm |
| S5-3 |
| Genetic Dissection of MAPK and GSK-3 Signaling Pathways in the
Nervous System |
| William
Snider |
| UNC Neuroscience Center, USA |
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| Poster Session 2 |
| 18:30 pm - 20:00 pm |
