Genetic Manipulation of Neuronal Activity III
This conference was first held at Janelia in 2008, and again in 2010. Presentations highlighted recent advances in the development of new genetic reagents for the exogenous control of neural circuit activity, including naturally evolved light-gated ion channels and pumps, mutagenized temperature-sensitive synaptic transmission components, rationally designed photo-switches, and "orthogonal" drug/receptor pairs, among others. We brought together leaders in the field to review progress in the design and use of current tools and, more importantly, to discuss the development of novel tools and their potential applications.
Organizers
Peter Hegemann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Loren Looger, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Julie Simpson, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Invited Participants
Edward Boyden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Luis de Lecea, Stanford University
Karl Deisseroth, HHMI/Stanford University
Alexander Gottschalk, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Thomas Hughes, Montana State University
Ehud Isacoff, University of California, Berkeley
Eric Jörgensen, HHMI/University of Utah
Silvana Konermann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Kramer, University of California, Berkley
Wendell Lim, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
Andreas Möglich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Michael Nitabach, Yale School of Medicine
Scott Sternson, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Chandra Tucker, University of Colorado Denver
Alipasha Vaziri, University of Vienna
Benjamin White, National Insitute of Mental Health/NIH
Andrew Woolley, University of Toronto
Peer Wulff, University of Aberdeen
Yi Yang, East China University of Science and Technology
Feng Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
