IMAGING NEURONS & NEURAL ACTIVITY:
NEW METHODS, NEW RESULTS
March 10 - 13, 2005
Abstract Deadline: January 14, 2005

Organizers:
Atsushi Miyawaki, Riken Brain Science Institute
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
Karel Svoboda, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

We are pleased to announce a new Cold Spring Harbor winter conference on Imaging Neurons & Neural Activity: New Methods, New Results, which will begin at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 10 and run through lunch on Sunday, March 13, 2005. We are looking forward to a broad-based meeting, and abstracts are welcomed on all scientific topics related to imaging neuronal structure and function (Light, EM, MRI) and manipulation of neuronal function (using genetics, light, chemistry). This unique forum is designed to stimulate future research studies in this important area and to promote interactions amongst researchers in diverse basic scientific areas relevant to this field.

Keynote Addresses: Roger Tsien (HHMI, San Diego)

Topics and Discussion Leaders:

New Modalities for Neural Imaging
Winfried Denk (Heidelberg, Germany)
Arthur Konnerth (Munich, Germany)

Fluorescent Reporters and Other Labeling Strategies
Oliver Griesbeck (Martinsried, Germany)
Ehud Isacoff (Berkeley)
Liqun Luo (Stanford)

Imaging Cellular Function
Rachel Wong (St. Louis)
Scott Fraser (Pasadena)

Assaying and Manipulating Neural Activity
Gero Miesenboeck (New Haven)
Ed Callaway (San Diego)

Probing Connectivity
Caterine Dulac (Cambridge)
Jeff Lichtman (Cambridge)

Regulating Transgene Activity for Reporter Delivery
Nat Heintz (New York)
Susan Dymecki (Cambridge)
Hannah Monyer (Heidelberg, Germany)

Additional invited speakers:
David Anderson (HHMI, Pasadena)
Tom Kerppola (HHMI, Michigan)
Lynn Enquist (Princeton)
Watt Webb (Ithaca)
Mats Gustafsson (San Francisco)
Stefan Hell (Goettingen, Germany)
Amiram Grinvald (Rehovot, Israel)
Tobias Bonhoeffer (Martinsried)
Steven Smith (Stanford)
David Kleinfeld (San Diego)
Jerome Mertz
Rafa Yuste (New York)
Fritjof Helmchen (Heidelberg)

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to meetings@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in March.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:

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Regular packages are all inclusive and cover registration, food, housing, parking, wine-and-cheese party, lobster banquet, etc. No Housing packages include all costs except housing. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the meeting