A selection of presentations that will be given by current and former SFARI Investigators is highlighted below.
M. Albert Basson, Ph.D. (King’s College London)
Symposium lecture:
Molecular, cellular and circuit functions of the high-confidence autism-associated chromatin remodeller CHD8
Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Columbia University)
Plenary lecture:
Discovering, reinforcing and refining actions
Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D. (Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ Stanford University)
Hertie Foundation lecture:
New approaches to studying intact brain structure and function
Catherine Dulac, Ph.D. (Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ Harvard University)
Symposium lecture:
Neuromodulation of social behavior circuits
Sung Han, Ph.D. (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
Symposium lecture:
From the spinal cord to the amygdala: Dissecting affective pain pathways
Denis Jabaudon, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Geneva)
Symposium lecture:
Epigenetic control of cortical progenitor identity progression
Liqun Luo, Ph.D. (Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ Stanford University)
Symposium lecture:
Organization of monoamine neuromodulatory systems in the mouse brain
Christian Lüscher, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Geneva)
Symposium lecture:
A circuit model of addiction: From cellular mechanisms to novel therapies
Special Interest event: The brain debate – “Which brains are we studying?”
Rodents
Guo-Li Ming, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)
Special Interest event: The brain debate – “Which brains are we studying?”
Organoids
Gaia Novarino, Ph.D. (Institute of Science and Technology Austria)
Symposium lecture:
Using human genetics and animal models to develop therapeutic strategies for autism
Special interest event: Starting and midcareer PI hurdles
Mobility for early and mid-career neuroscientists
Carla Shatz, Ph.D. (Stanford University)
Max Cowan special lecture:
Synapses lost and found: Developmental critical periods and Alzheimer’s disease
