'Cell biology of the neuron: polarity, plasticity and regeneration' workshop, Heraklion, Greece
7 May 2011 - 7 May 2011
Greece
A workshop entitled 'Cell biology of the neuron: polarity, plasticity and regeneration', will be held in Heraklion, Greece from 7 to 10 May 2011.
The event will present the most recent findings in the field of neuronal development, neuronal plasticity and neuronal regeneration. It will emphasise the intracellular mechanisms and cell biological aspects within these processes, and focus on the underlying cell biology within different neurobiological processes.
An emerging theme in neurobiology is that distinct morphological changes that occur at different stages during neuronal development share underlying cell biological principles. To reveal these similarities, it is therefore important to discuss the intracellular mechanisms of different stages within a single conference series. This will enable the scientists involved to exchange their results within a specific neurobiological context to extract common regulatory principles.
The workshop will focus on the following questions:
- neuronal polarity: How is the distinction between axon and dendrites achieved?
- growth cones: How do growth cones enable axon growth?
- local mRNA translation: How does local mRNA translation regulate different processes of neuronal development ranging from growth cone turning to synaptic modulations?
- dendrites: Which intracellular mechanisms regulate the complex dendritic morphology necessary for efficient and specific computation of neurons?
- synaptogenesis: What are the intracellular mechanisms regulating the formation of synapses?
- neuronal plasticity: What are the cell biological mechanisms that regulate synapses maintenance and modulation? How is spine formation controlled?
- regeneration: How can axon regeneration be achieved by manipulating intracellular mechanisms of the neurons?For further information, please visit: http://cwp.embo.org/w11-10/(opens in new window)
The event will present the most recent findings in the field of neuronal development, neuronal plasticity and neuronal regeneration. It will emphasise the intracellular mechanisms and cell biological aspects within these processes, and focus on the underlying cell biology within different neurobiological processes.
An emerging theme in neurobiology is that distinct morphological changes that occur at different stages during neuronal development share underlying cell biological principles. To reveal these similarities, it is therefore important to discuss the intracellular mechanisms of different stages within a single conference series. This will enable the scientists involved to exchange their results within a specific neurobiological context to extract common regulatory principles.
The workshop will focus on the following questions:
- neuronal polarity: How is the distinction between axon and dendrites achieved?
- growth cones: How do growth cones enable axon growth?
- local mRNA translation: How does local mRNA translation regulate different processes of neuronal development ranging from growth cone turning to synaptic modulations?
- dendrites: Which intracellular mechanisms regulate the complex dendritic morphology necessary for efficient and specific computation of neurons?
- synaptogenesis: What are the intracellular mechanisms regulating the formation of synapses?
- neuronal plasticity: What are the cell biological mechanisms that regulate synapses maintenance and modulation? How is spine formation controlled?
- regeneration: How can axon regeneration be achieved by manipulating intracellular mechanisms of the neurons?For further information, please visit: http://cwp.embo.org/w11-10/(opens in new window)