88th Symposium: Brain Body Physiology
May 29 - June 3, 2024

You must register for the meeting in order to submit abstracts.
After registering you will be sent a web link for abstract submission by email.
You may copy and paste your abstract from Word, Google Docs, or Notepad; abstracts are limited to ~2900 characters.

Program information: An electronic version of the program abstract book will be sent three working days prior to the first day of the meeting, and hard copies will be available for collection upon your arrival at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. First night and keynote speakers are informed of their session date and time, otherwise program information is only available upon release of the electronic version of the abstract book. The reason we do this is to try and maximize interactions by encouraging participants to stay for the duration of the meeting.

Please check your email for talk length, poster instructions, and how to have your poster printed at CSHL for collection upon arrival. 

Abstract Status

Presenting Author

Abstract Title

Talk/Poster

Abbadi, Jumana

Immune-derived BDNF promotes triple negative breast cancer growth and survival through axonogenesis

poster

Abdus-Saboor, Ishmail

Neurobiology of social touch, from mice to naked mole-rats

talk

Aboulalazm, Fatima A

Elucidating a role for gut microbiota in second-generation antipsychotic-induced weight gain.

poster

Andermann, Mark L

Functional organization of feeding-related signals in the lateral parabrachial nucleus

talk

Anikeeva, Polina

Biologically informed tools to probe brain body physiology

talk

Augustine, Vineet

A neural pathway at the heart-brain axis that triggers fainting and the Bezold Jarisch reflex

talk

Autry, Anita E

Hypothalamic Urocortin-3 expressing neurons project to the pituitary gland and signal to the periphery

poster

Aydin, Begum

Microbiota-induced cellular plasticity in the enteric nervous system

poster

Bi, Guoqiang

Visualizing the nervous system across the whole mouse body at micron resolution

poster

Bohorquez, Diego V

Deciphering visceral instincts

talk

Borniger, Jeremy C

Neuronal basis for glucocorticoid circadian rhythm dysfunction in breast cancer

talk

Boulanger, Katelyn C

Sympathetic innervation of the inner ear represents a potential site for neuroimmune modulation

poster & flash talk

Bradford, Elisabeth

Characterizing the mechanosensory regulation of Aedes aegypti blood-feeding behavior

poster

Bruning, Jens

Hypothalamus-dependent control of liver organelle dynamics during metabolic transitions

talk

Cao, Peng

The gut-to-brain axis for toxin-induced defensive responses

talk

Chakraborty, Meenakshi

The impact of the aging gut microbiome on the blood-brain barrier

poster & flash talk

Chan, Kenny

Stress-activated brain-gut circuits disrupt enteric barrier integrity and social behavior

poster

Chang, Rui

The coding logic of interoception and beyond

talk

Chen, Bandy

Metabolic rewiring of the neurovascular landscape

poster

Chen, Xiangning

Light modulates glucose and lipid homeostasis via the sympathetic nervous system

poster

Chiu, Isaac

Nociceptor neuron regulation of barrier Immunity

talk

Chowdhury, Srikanta

Brainstem peptidergic cell type expressing cholecystokinin regulates satiation

poster

Cox, Maureen

Clostridiodes difficile toxin A modulation of sensory nerve signaling impairs B cell responses to vaccination

poster

Cox, Maureen

Sympathetic nerves control CD4 T cell memory formation

poster

Dan, Yang

The how and why of sleep

talk

Dawson, Miranda L

Interoceptive processes in opioid abuse

poster

Dawson, Ted

From stomach to synapses—Deciphering Parkinson's through the gut-brain axis

talk

de Araujo, Ivan

Subcortical control of peripheral immunity

talk

Deczkowska, Aleksandra

Heterogeneity of immune cell populations at the choroid plexus during postnatal development

poster & flash talk

Deng, Liwen

S. aureus interactions with sensory neurons in itch and skin inflammation

poster

Dillin, Andrew

Coordinating mitochondrial stress and function across an organism – mitokines

talk

Dulac, Catherine

Molecular and neural architecture of social and sickness behavior circuits

talk

Durand-de Cuttoli, Romain

Neuroimmune mechanisms underlying reward deficits in depression

poster

Esquejo, Ryan

A small molecule GLP-1R agonist PF-06883366 improves glycemia, reduces food intake, and promotes body weight loss in an obese humanized GLP-1R mouse model

poster

Ezra, Gili

A sense of need—How single amino acid deprivations remodel sensory systems and behavior

poster

Fan, Sijia

Microbiota-gut-brain axis drives overeating disorders

poster

Feng, Jiesi

Monitoring norepinephrine release in vivo using next-generation GRAB_NE_ sensors

poster

Flavell, Richard

Tissue-resident glia in body homeostasis

talk

Francisco, Patricia T

marmite defines a novel conserved neuropeptide family mediating nutritional homeostasis

poster

Friedman, Jeffrey M.

Obesity research—The end of the beginning

talk

Fu, Yu

explore the function of tuberal nucleus, from feeding to neurodegeneration

talk

Ginty, David

Making sense of vibration

talk

Gradinaru, Viviana

Blood-Brain Barrier—Friend and foe Understanding defense mechanisms and transport across the BBB and move towards targeted, noninvasive study and repair of the central

talk

Greene, Joshua

Corticospinal neurons from the motor cortex innervate the adrenal gland

poster

Greppi, Chloe

A hindgut-expressed NPY-like receptor coordinates blood utilization in mosquitoes

poster & flash talk

Gu, Chenghua

Brain vasculature at the brain-body interface

talk

Halawani, Dalia

Ablation of neuronal aryl hydrocarbon receptor-xenobiotic response pathway promotes neuroregeneration and repair of the injured peripheral nervous system

poster & flash talk

He, Danyang

Neural mechanisms in postnatal maturation of the gastrointestinal tract

talk

He, Ye

InteDisciplinary Imaging Platform (IDIP) for biomedical research

poster

Hrvatin, Sinisa

A hypothalamic-skeletal muscle pathway regulating glucose metabolism and insulin resistance

poster & flash talk

Hsu, Yvonne I-Uen

Differential developmental blueprints of organ-intrinsic nervous systems

poster

Huey, Erica

Convergent processing of auditory and tactile vibration in the inferior colliculus

poster

Hui, Ken

Single-cell RNA sequencing of murine nodose ganglia elaborates on lateral asymmetry of sensory vagal signaling

poster

Ingraham, Holly

Leveraging Sex Differences to Reveal New Conduits in Brain-Body Physiology

talk

Jaiprashad, Rajesh

Small molecule binding specificity and tolerance in an intrinsically disordered protein

poster

Julius, David

Contributions of sensory neuroendocrine cells to visceral nociception

talk

Kamatkar, Nachiket

Meal initiation is a stochastic process regulated by motivational state

poster

Kazen, Lexi

Is the gut virome associated with cognitive decline?

poster & flash talk

Kepecs, Adam

A neuro-immune circuit mediating cancer cachexia-associated apathy

talk

Kim, Jineun

Unraveling the adaptive behavior by interacting internal states in the hypothalamus

poster

Kim, Minyoo

How do parabrachial Pdyn+ neurons monitor and control ingestion?

poster & flash talk

Kim, Seoyeong

PTPRD regulates synaptic excitation-inhibition balance through miniexon B-dependent trans-synaptic interaction

poster

Klein, Alexandra S

Control of anxiety states and underlying neural dynamics by respiratory rhythms

poster & flash talk

Knight, Zachary

Control of ingestion by the caudal brainstem

talk

Koliwad, Suneil K

ApoE-expressing hypothalamic microglia in the regulation of body weight and myelin plasticity

poster

Koliwad, Suneil K

Microglia mediate the early-life programming of adult glucose control

poster

Kosse, Christin L

A subcortical feeding circuit linking interoception to jaw movement

poster

Kumari, Raniki

Neuron-satellite glial cell interactions in sympathetic nervous system development

poster

Lal, Neeraj Kumar

Xiphoid nucleus of the midline thalamus controls cold-induced food seeking

poster

Lee, Eugene

Brain-to-gonad-to-embryo adrenergic signaling modulates intergenerational trace learning in C. elegans

poster & flash talk

Lee, Seongju

Gut-brain axis mediating the responses to protein deprivation in flies and mice

poster

Lezgiyeva, Karina

Characterizing genetically defined fast-conducting high threshold mechanoreceptors that innervate mouse glabrous skin

poster

Li, Bo

Area postrema neurons mediate interleukin-6 function in cancer cachexia

talk

Li, Mengtong

Body-brain circuits for fat preference and immunity control

poster

Li, Peng

Neural control of breathing patterns—Bridging brain and body physiology

poster & flash talk

Liu, Mengyu

War or love? Unraveling the neural dynamics of aggression and mating in female mice through reproductive states

poster & flash talk

Liu, Yin

Lung interoceptors and breathing

talk

Londregan, Annie K

Neuropod cell GUCY2C modulates visceral pain

poster

Macias, Ashley

The chemokine, CXCL12, is involved in the migration of hypothalamic neurons

poster

Magnon, Claire

The neural environment of cancer

talk

Maki, Katherine A

Identifying the Impact of host-microbial interactions and gut-brain signaling on clinical phenotype in patients with alcohol use disorder

poster

Malezieux, Meryl

Processing of cardiac signals in the insular cortex is necessary for emotion state coding

poster & flash talk

Medzhitov, Ruslan

Why neuro-immune interactions?

talk

Merritt, Jennifer R

The genetic causes and behavioral consequences of glucocorticoid evolution in monogamous mice

poster

Monje, Michelle

Immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment after CAR T cell therapy in mice

talk

Morash, Margaret

Tools for studying enteroendocrine cell subtypes in zebrafish

poster & flash talk

Mortimer, Thomas O

Epidermal clock integration and gating of brain signals as a guarantor of skin homeostasis

poster & flash talk

Mucida, Daniel

Circadian control of regulatory T cells by enteric neurons and eosinophils

talk

Mukhopadhyay, Sourish

Sex parity in pheromone communication

poster

Nectow, Alexander R

Neural control of meal size and timing

talk

Nilima, Khadiza

Reduction of CXCL12 during pregnancy with a high-fat diet regime induces sexually dimorphic changes in offspring

poster

Oka, Yuki

Body-brain interaction for fluid homeostasis

talk

Osborne, Lisa

Helminth-induced neuroimmune remodeling promotes remission in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis

talk

Oyarzun, Javiera P

The gut microbiota composition is associated with human memory recognition

poster

Pankratz, Michael

Serotonergic reinforcement of ongoing action in a complete swallowing circuit

poster & flash talk

Parise, Lyonna F

Alcohol-induced changes to the blood-brain barrier modify alcohol reward and stress-susceptibility

poster

Park, Jaehong

Brainstem control of vocalization and its coordination with respiration

poster

Patapoutian, Ardem

How do you feel? Molecules that sense touch and other pressures

talk

Poon, Kinning

Hypothalamic and hippocampal transcriptome changes in AppNL-G-F mice as a function of metabolic and inflammatory dysfunction

poster

Pradeloux, Solene

Modulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis by oral trehalose intake is neuroprotective in a Parkinson’s disease mouse model

poster

Rajova, Jana

Charting transcriptional landscape of early Parkinson’s disease pathology

poster

Reel, Jessica M

Investigating the role of T cell-derived acetylcholine during Influenza A infection

poster

Remedio, Leonor

Descending innervation and control of splenic function

poster & flash talk

Repasky, Elizabeth

Sympathetic neurotransmitters drive immunosuppression and resistance to cancer therapies and provide a targetable checkpoint for improved tumor control

talk

Ribeiro, Carlos

From nutrients to neurons—Decoding how brain-body interactions guide dietary decisions

talk

Rolls, Asya

Immunoception—Neuronal representation and control of peripheral immunity

talk

Rosenn, Eric H

Lipid nanoparticle encapsulated bioactive gut metabolite compounds are potential novel therapeutics for treating neurodegenerative disorders

poster

Sahoo, Biswaranjan

Social thermoregulation in adult mice

poster

Sasaki, Takuya

Insular top-down control over bodily glucose levels

poster & flash talk

Schappe, Michael

A vagal reflex evoked by airway closure

poster & flash talk

Schwartz, Michael D

Understanding the brain’s role in glucose homeostasis and diabetes pathogenesis

talk

Schwartz, Michal

Brain health is tightly dependent on the health of the immune system—Boosting immunity to defeat aging and age-related dementia

talk

Servín, Rocio

PIEZO2 in somatosensory neurons controls gastrointestinal transit

poster

Shuster, Andrew

Hair follicle density and somatosensory neuron type proportions

poster

Sloan, Erica

Neuro-oncologic crosstalk drives cancer progression and treatment response

talk

Small, Dana

Integrating internal and external nutrient sensing and use

talk

Songkiatisak, Preeyaporn

Exploring the impact of NF-κB in Alzheimer’s disease using in vitro brain models with APOE variants

poster

Stanley, Adrien T

Unraveling central mechanisms of classically conditioned immune-suppression

poster

Sternson, Scott

Regulation of palatable food intake

talk

Su, Yujuan

Mapping the interoception neural circuits that control lung function as a sensory organ

poster

Suh, Greg Seong-Bae

Postprandial sensing of nutrient and the interplay with microbiome-gut-brain axis in flies and mice

talk

Sulaman, Bibi A

Dopamine signaling during NREM sleep is experience-dependent and promotes memory consolidation

poster

Sun, Senmiao

Neurons that regulate mouse torpor

poster

Sun, Xin

A neural circuit that controls allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity

talk

Swirski, Filip K

Influence of lifestyle factors on brain-body communication

talk

Tam, Hannah

In vivo screen identifies mechanisms underlying organ-level regeneration in mammalian skin

poster

Tan, Han

Leptin activated hypothalamic BNC2 neurons acutely suppress food intake

poster

Thaiss, Christoph

Environmental control of body-brain interactions

talk

Tollkuhn, Jessica

Hormonal control of neurophysiology and behavior

talk

Tracey, Kevin

Consolidating roles of vagus nerve reflexes—Specificity of afferent, central, and efferent signals in homeostatic immune networks

talk

Tsitsou-Kampeli, Afroditi

Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase at the choroid plexus contributes to brain homeostasis

poster

van de Lisdonk, Danielle

Gfral neurons control energy homeostasis via the immune system

poster

Veiga-Fernandes, Henrique

Neuroimmune ecosystems

talk

Vinograd, Amit

“Shedding a thermal light”—Modulation of body temperature by distinct neuronal populations in the hypothalamus

poster

Wan, Jinxia

Improved green and red GRAB sensors for monitoring spatiotemporal serotonin release in vivo

poster

Wang, Tongtong

Selective brain-to-body innervation for modulating visceral functions

poster

Welz, Patrick-Simon

Diurnal gut brain communication in Alzheimer's disease

poster

Xu, Baijie

Orthopedia regulates melanocortin 4 receptor transcription and energy homeostasis

poster

Ye, Li

Metabolic coordination between the brain and body

talk

Yin, Xiangyun

Compartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity

poster

Yu, Victor C

MOAP-1 protects mice from developing steatosis, inflammation and cellular senescence in liver during aging

poster

Yu, Ying

Intermittent fasting alleviates neuropathic pain by repressing neuroinflammation

poster

Zavitsanou, Anastasia Maria

Investigating how lung cancer alters behavior via regulating the internal sensory system

poster

Zhang, Bing

Fasting-induced activation of the sympathoadrenal axis inhibits hair follicle regeneration

poster & flash talk

Zhang, Lu

The brain interaction with parathyroid hormone

poster

Zhang, Yameng

Linking between inflammation and fluid homeostasis

poster

Zhao, Qiancheng

Interoceptive coding in the vagus nerve

poster

Zhao, Yingzi

Peri-locus coeruleus controls endothelial cell heterogeneity in enriched environments

poster

Zhao, Zhe

Leptin provides interoceptive input to the insular cortex to control feeding

poster

Zhu, Zhenggang

Regulation of palatable food intake by a brainstem circuit

poster

Zuker, Charles

The body-brain axis

talk