NEUROBIOLOGY OF DROSOPHILA
September 29 - October 3, 2009
Abstract Deadline: July 10, 2009

Organizers:
Vivian Budnik, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Paul Taghert, Washington University Medical School

past program

We are pleased to announce the thirteenth biennial Neurobiology of Drosophila meeting, which will be held at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin at 7.30pm on the evening of Tuesday, September 29th, and will conclude after lunch on Saturday, October 3rd.

The goals of this conference are to provide a forum for the presentation of late breaking advances in Drosophila neurobiology, to exchange ideas and techniques, to stimulate future research and collaborations, and to recognize and encourage younger investigators and women working in this field. We strongly encourage all participants to submit an abstract(s) of your most recent work for consideration as oral or poster presentation. In the event of the meeting being oversubscribed, preference to attend will go to those submitting abstracts. The organizers will endeavor to accept for participation at least one representative of every applicant laboratory either engaged in or about to embark on Drosophila neurobiological research. We particularly encourage active participation by younger investigators and minority scientists.

Sessions Include:
Sensory Systems - Coding and Topographic Mapping
Chair: Susan Tsunoda, Boston University

Behavior (Reproductive, Locomotor, Appetitive, Social, Aggressive)
Chair: Joel Levine, University of Toronto, Mississauga

Higher Brain Functions (Learning, Memory, Sleep, Attention, Choice)
Chair: K Han, Penn State University

Neural Circuits - Assembly and Function
Chair: Ian Meinertzhagen, Dalhousie University, Canada

Synapse Development and Plasticity
Chair: Jimena Sierralta, University of Chile

Development and Metamorphosis of the Brain
Chair: Justin Kumar, University of Indiana

Genome Studies and Neural Evolution
Chair: Steve Reppert, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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 September.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:
National Institute of Neurological Diseases & Stroke

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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.