September 15th (Tue)
8:50- 9:00
Opening remarks
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Chairperson of the Oraganizing Group)
Tadashi Isa (Director General, NIPS)
Session 1
Thermoregulation and Energy Homeostasis (Chair : Takeshi Hiyama)
9:00- 9:40
Fundamental central circuit controlling body temperature and energy balance
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Nagoya University)
9:40- 10:20
Hypothalamic regulation of body temperature: From physiological mechanisms to targeted interventions
Zhe Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Short break
10:30- 11:10
Plasticity in melanocortin neurocircuits and long-term appetite control
Henning Fenselau (Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research)
11:10- 11:50
Dietary availability acutely impacts puberty onset via a hypothalamic neural circuit
Teppei Goto (Kyoto University)
Group Photo
Lunch and Poster viewing
Session 2
Rhythm Regulation of Physiological Functions (Chair : Satoshi Koba)
13:00- 13:40
Neural circuits of retinal ganglion photoreceptors in the control of non-image forming functions: Circadian clocks and social behavior
Shih-Kuo Chen (National Taiwan University)
13:40- 14:20
Regulatory mechanisms of seasonal rhythms and development of a blood metabolite calendar
Takashi Yoshimura (Nagoya University)
Coffee break
Session 3
Short oral presentations from poster abstracts (Chair : Satoshi Koba)
14:40-15:40
Short oral presentations from poster abstracts
4 speakers (10min presentation and 5min QA)
Session 4
Flash talks of poster presentations
15:40-16:40
Flash talk of poster presentations
2 min each
Session 5
Poster Session
16:40-18:20
Poster session
Odd number (16:40-17:30), Even number (17:30-18:20)
Information exchange party
September 16th (Wed)
Session 6
Neuro-Immune-Gut Axis (Chair : Kazuhiro Nakamura)
9:00- 9:40
In vivo imaging of visceral sensory plasticity during intestinal inflammation
Takako Ichiki (Niigata University)
9:40- 10:20
Neuroimmune interactions in the intestine
Coco Chu (Tsinghua University)
Short break
Session 7
CNS in Health and Diseases (Chair : Kazuhiro Nakamura)
10:30- 11:10
Astrocyte epigenetic memory promotes CNS inflammation
Hong-Gyun Lee (Seoul National University)
11:10- 11:50
Sensory circumventricular organs orchestrate multiple systems
Takeshi Hiyama (Tottori University)
Lunch and Poster viewing
Session 8
Maternal Behavior and Neurodevelopment (Chair : Takashi Yoshimura)
13:00- 13:40
Medial preoptic regulation of infant care in mice and primates
Kumi Kuroda (Institute of Science Tokyo)
13:40- 14:20
Placental contributions to offspring neurodevelopment
Eunha Kim (Korea University College of Medicine)
Coffee break
Session 9
New Perspectives of Autonomic Nervous System (Chair : Yoshihiro Kubo)
14:40- 15:20
Organ intrinsic nervous systems: from function to development
Rui Chang (Yale University)
15:20- 16:00
Central command circuits orchestrating autonomic cardiovascular regulation
Satoshi Koba (Tottori University)
16:00- 16:10
Closing remarks
Organizer group members