Molluscan Neuroscience Meeting

Recent Advances and New Vistas

February 12-15, 2009 

Institute of Neurobiology

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

This four-day conference, hosted by the Institute of Neurobiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, assembled the international community of neuroscientists and students using molluscan models to investigate a wide spectrum of fundamental neurobiological questions.  Sessions and symposia addressed specific thematic areas in which this field has been most influential including: Learning and Memory, Central Pattern Generators, Evolution of Neural Circuits and Behaviors, Development, Neuromodulation, Ion Channels, and Signal Transduction.

There is increasing awareness that the wealth of knowledge accumulated with molluscan systems during the last half century can contribute greatly to vital questions facing Neuroscience in the post-genomic era.  Collaborative and community-wide efforts to collect, communicate, and disseminate existing and emerging data were discussed at this conference.  Emphasis was placed on platforms designed to increase the accessibility of these resources to the broader Neuroscience community.  Workshops were organized to discuss the use of new tools such as the emerging Genome Projects for Aplysia and related gastropods, cephalopod genomics, genomic and microchemical analysis of single cells and cell compartments, and NeuronBank.org initiatives for sharing information about identified neurons and their homologues across species.

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Meeting Program  

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• Download Program CoverFunding for this conference provided by:

• The National Science Foundation
• The Research Centers in Minority Insitutions (RCMI) Program (NCRR)
• The Caribbean Neuroscience Foundation
• The Deanship of Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
• The Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
• The Specialized Neuroscience Research Program (SNRP, NINDS)