PROGRAM

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Program at a Glance DAY:1 DAY:2 DAY:3 Poster Session

Poster Session


(Listed in alphabetical order under each category)

Brain PatterningNeurogenesis and GliogenesisStem CellsAxon and Dendrite DevelopmentNeuronal Migration and Axon GuidanceNeural Circuit FormationSynaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent DevelopmentDevelopmental Cell DeathDevelopment of Motor and Sensory SystemsRegeneration of the Nervous SystemGlia-Neuron InteractionsDisorders and Injuries of the Nervous SystemBehavioral Neuroscience



Brain Patterning

P01
Expression and Function of R-spondin Family in Brain Development
Motoko Aoki
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P02
The Birthdate of Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Determines the Cerebellar Formation
Mitsuhiro Hashimoto
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P03
Genetical and Histological Analysis of Cerebellum Development in Zebrafish
Shuichi Kani
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P04
GAP-43 is Key to Mitotic Spindle Control and Centrosome-Based Polarization in Neurons
Rashmi Mishra
National Brain Research Centre, India
P05
FGF8 Controls Regional Identity in the Developing Thalamus
Tomomi Shimogori
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P06
Dmbx1a and Dmbx1b are Necessary for Growth, Patterning and Differentiation in the Midbrain and Retina
Loksum Wong
University of Toronto, Canada
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Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis

P07
Origin and Molecular Mechanisms Specifying Basal Progenitors in the Developing Mouse Cerebral Cortex
Marcos Costa
Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany
P08
Forming the Zebrafish Spinal Interneuron System: From Neuronal Progenitor Domains Oward
Alana Dixson
California Institute of Technology, USA
P09
The Function of Ephrin-Eph Signaling in Postnatal Neurogenesis
Yoshinobu Hara
Tohoku University, Japan
P10
Zinc-finger Genes Fezf1 and Fezf2 Control Neurogenesis in Forebrain
Masahiko Hibi
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P11
Long-term Labeling and Ablation Reveal Requirement of Continuous Neurogenesis for the Integrity of the Adult Forebrain
Itaru Imayoshi
Kyoto University, Japan
P12
Roles of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Adult Neurogenesis
Tetsuya Imura
Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan
P13
The Adhesion Protein, Cadherin-7, is a Component of the Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in the Dorso-Ventral Patterning of the Chick Embryonic Spinal Cord
Rie Kawano
Kumamoto University, Japan
P14
The Protein Expression and Transcriptional Regulation of Math5 in the Developing Mouse Retina
Takae Kiyama
University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
P15
Circadian Oscillation of Glial Cell Proliferation in the Hippocampus
Yoko Matsumoto
Tohoku University, Japan
P16
Role of Shh Signaling in Neurogenesis during Mouse Forebrain Development
Jun Motoyama
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P17
Gene Regulation Logic in Retinal Ganglion Cell Development: Isl1 Defines a Critical Branch Distinct from but Overlapping with Pou4f2
Xiuqian Mu
Univeristy of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
P18
Retinoic Acid is Necessary for the Neural vs Non-Neural Patterning of the Olfactory Placode but Not for Olfactory Induction
Marie Paschaki
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P19
The Neurogenesis-Controlling Factor, Pax6, Inhibits Proliferation and Promotes Maturation in Murine Astrocytes
Katsuyasu Sakurai
Tohoku University, Japan
P20
I-Smad Promotes Neuronal Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells through Dual Inhibiting BMP and Wnt/ß-catenin Pathways
Zhihui Xie
Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, China
P21
JAK/STAT Signal Negatively Regulates Progression of Proneural Wave that Induces Neural Stem Cells
Tetsuo Yasugi
The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Stem Cells

P22
Extended in vitro and in vivo Neural Differentiation of Skin-Derived Neuroprecursor Cells
Sophia Dean
The University of New South Wales, Australia
P23
Tlx3 Promotes Neuronal Differentiation from Embryonic Stem Cells in a Context-Dependent Manner
Eri Hashino
Indiana University, USA
P24
Expression Pattern of Tsukushi and Analysis of the Morphological Phenotypes in Tsukushi KO Mice Brain
Ayako Ito
Kumamoto University, Japan
P25
Oscillatory Expression of Hes1 in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Taeko Kobayashi
Kyoto University, Japan
P26
Wnt2b Regulates c-hairy1 Expression through a Novel Mechanism that is Independent of Canonical Notch Signaling Pathway for the Maintenance of Retinal Stem Cells
Fumi Kubo
RIKEN Frontier Research System, Japan
P27
The Role of FABPs in Postnatal Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Miho Matsumata
Tohoku University, Japan
P28
Differential Notch Signalling Distinguishes Neural Stem Cells from Intermediate Neural Progenitors
Ken-ichi Mizutani
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P29
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neuronal Subtype Specification and Integration in Adult Neurogenesis
Jovica Ninkovic
Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany
P30
Tsukushi is a Frizzled4 ligand that, in Competition with Wnt2b, Regulates the Proliferation of Retinal Stem/Progenitor Cells
Kunimasa Ohta
Kumamoto University, Japan
P31
Making Brain from Skin: Introduction of an Adult Dermis-Derived High-Purity Neuroprecursor Culture System
Michael Valenzuela
University of New South Wales, Australia
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Axon and Dendrite Development

P32
Self-Recognition Mediated by DSCAM in the Developing Mammalian Retina
Robert W. Burgess
The Jackson Laboratory, USA
P33
In vitro Time-lapse Imaging of the Dendritic Development of Cerebellar Purkinje Cells
Kazuto Fujishima
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P34
Addressing the GAP in Neuronal Polarity
Shailesh Kumar Gupta
National Brain Research Centre, India
P35
Selective Expression of Knot/Collier, a Transcriptional Regulator of the EBF/Olf-1 Family, Endows the Drosophila Sensory System with Neuronal Class-specific Elaborated Dendritic Patterns
Yukako Hattori
Kyoto University, Japan
P36
UNC-51 Regulates Axonal and Dendritic Patterning in the Drosophila Brain
Hiroaki Mochizuki
University of Tsukuba, Japan
P37
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
P38
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
P39
Functional Analysis of LIM-Homeodomain Transcription Factors in the Morphogenesis of Retinal Horizontal Cells
Akiko Suga
RIKEN Frontier Research System, Japan
P40
Mitochondrial Protein Preli-like Regulates Development and Maintenance of Dendritic Trees of Drosophila Sensory Neurons
Asako Tsubouchi
Kyoto University, Japan
P41
Control of Dendritic Self-Avoidance by Seven-Pass Transmembrane Cadherin in Drosophila Sensory Neurons
Tadao Usui
Kyoto University, Japan
P42
Neuropilin-2 Signaling Regulates the Pathfinding of Midbrain Dopaminergic Axons in the Diencephalon
Kenta Yamauchi
Osaka University, Japan
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Neuronal Migration and Axon Guidance

P43
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Dorsal-ventral Choice of Sensory Axons at the Limb
Elisa Bianchi
Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany
P44
Functions of the Highly Conserved C-terminal Region of Reelin and its Regulation by Proteolysis
Mitsuharu Hattori
Nagoya City University, Japan
P45
Esrom: A signaling and Cytoskeletal Integrator Required at Growth Cone Intermediate Targets
Michael Hendricks
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore
P46
Role of OL-protocadherin-dependent Striatal Axon Growth in Thalamocortical Projection
Shinji Hirano
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P47
A Novel Repulsive Axon Guidance Protein, Draxin
MD Shahidul Islam & Yohei Shinmyo
Kumamoto University, Japan
P48
Migration of the Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons May Involve a Translocation Mechanism and May Not be Influenced by Afferent Fibers from the Developing Inner Ear
Takaki Miyata
Nagoya University, Japan
P49
Role of holm/mosaic Eyes, a Neuroepithelial Polarity Gene in the Migration of Vagus Motor Neuron Precursors
Shinya Ohata
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P50
Functional Analysis of Fgf19 in the Chicken Embryonic Retina
Mayumi Okamoto
The University of Tokushima, Japan
P51
Downregulation of δ-catenin and FEZ1 at the Apical Side of Neuroepithelial Cells of the Pax6 Mutant
Hiroshi Shinohara
Tohoku University, Japan
P52
Meis2 Activities in the Control of Three Distinct Developmental Steps during the Corticogenesis
Yasuto Tanabe
Osaka University, Japan
P53
Where Does Reelin Work? Localization of Functional Reelin Receptors in the Developing Mouse Brain as Revealed by Reelin-Alkaline Phosphatase Fusion Probe
Takayuki Uchida
Nagoya City University, Japan
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Neural Circuit Formation

P54
Target Recognition at the Tips of Postsynaptic Filopodia in Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction
Hiroshi Kohsaka
The University of Tokyo, Japan
P55
Unravelling the Development of the Raphe Serotonergic Circuitry
Christina Lillesaar
Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany
P56
EphrinB2 Reverse Signaling in the Probability of Neurons Projecting from the Tectum to the Hindbrain in Zebrafish
Tomomi Sato
Kyoto University, Japan
P57
Towards a Genetic Dissection of the GABAergic System Using Cell Type Specific Cre Driver Mice
Hiroki Taniguchi
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
P58
Multiple Roles of GDNF during Development of the Enteric Nervous System
Toshihiro Uesaka
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
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Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development

P59
Single-Cell Analysis of Innervation-Dependent Gene Expression during Synaptogenesis
Ai Fukui
The University of Tokyo, Japan
P60
In vitro Recognition of the Target Axons by Cerebellar Granule Cells Dendrites during Synaptogenesis
Shoko Ito
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P61
Roles of Pre- and Post-synaptic Neuron Activity in Interhemispheric Connection Development in the Mouse Visual Cortex
Hidenobu Mizuno
Kyoto University, Japan
P62
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Regulates Cholesterol Metabolism for Synapse Development
Shingo Suzuki
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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Developmental Cell Death

P63
NGL Induces the Expression of GFRα1 by Promoting Cash1 Expression
Shunsaku Homma
Fukushima Medical University, Japan
P64
A Cell-intrinsic Pattern of Developmental Cell Death Determines the Size of Cortical Inhibitory Populations
Derek Southwell
University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Development of Motor and Sensory Systems

P65
Implication of Retinoic Acid in Retinal Development: Analysis of Mutant Mice for the Retinoic Acid Signaling Pathway
Laura Cammas
IGBMC, France
P66
A Runt Family Transcription Factor Lozenge is Differentially Required for Distinct Classes of the Olfactory Receptor Neurons in Drosophila
Keita Endo
The University of Tokyo, Japan
P67
Otic Induction is a Two-step Process with Fgf Followed by Wnt Signaling
Sabine Freter
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
P68
An Essential Role of Pikachurin, a Novel Dystroglycan Ligand Protein, in Bipolar Terminus Apposition to Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapse in the Retina
Takahisa Furukawa
Osaka Bioscience Institute, Japan
P69
Depolarizing GABAergic Inhibition in the Developing Avian Auditory System
MacKenzie A. Howard
University of Washington, USA
P70
Topographic Map Formation by Destination-Specific Axon Sorting in the Mouse Olfactory System
Takeshi Imai
The University of Tokyo, Japan
P71
The Zinc Finger Transcription Factor MAB-30 Controls Patterning of Sensory Organs in C. elegans
Yan Fung Wong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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Regeneration of the Nervous System

P72
The Regeneration of Chemosensation in the Planarian Dugesia japonica
Lamy Clement
Kyoto University, Japan
P73
Anterior/Posterior-specific Properties of Adult Spinal Cord Neural Progenitor Cells
Carly Leung
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
P74
Differential Axonal Protection Against Wallerian Degeneration in vivo is Observed in Mice Overespressing Family Members of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase (NMNAT)
Naoki Yahata
National Institute of Neuroscience, Japan
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Glia-Neuron Interactions

P75
Long Term Imaging of Fine Structural Plasticity of Neurons and Glia in Damaged Cerebral Cortex
Hiroaki Wake
National Institutes of Physiological Sciences, Japan
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Disorders and Injuries of the Nervous System

P76
Inhibition of proBDNF Cleavage Impairs Development of Cerebellar and Basal Forebrain Neurons
Masami Kojima
National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
P77
Overexpression of DISC1 Impairs Associative Learning and Arousal in Drosophila
Yasushi Maruyama
University of Tsukuba, Japan
P78
Prothymosin α Plays a Key Role in Cell Death Mode-Switch, a New Concept for Neuroprotective Mechanisms in Stroke
Hiroshi Ueda
Nagasaki University, Japan
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Behavioral Neuroscience

P79
Genetic Dissection of Neural Circuits by Tol2 Transposon-mediated Gal4 Gene and Enhancer Trapping in Zebrafish
Kazuhide Asakawa
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
P80
Enhancement of Odor Avoidance by Preexposure is Regulated by Dopamine in C. elegans
Kotaro Kimura
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
P81
Cadherins and Vocal Learning in Songbirds
Eiji Matsunaga
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
P82
Control of Retinal Light Adaptation by Glucocorticoid Receptor Transcriptional Activity
Akira Muto
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
P83
Analysis of Molecular and Neural Mechanism Underlying Sexual Selection Using Small Fish Medaka
Teruhiro Okuyama
The University of Tokyo, Japan
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