CCB Symposium: From Cells to Clinic
UCSD's newly formed Center for Chronobiology (CCB) will host its 3rd annual chronobiology symposium to be held February 15-17, 2012. The theme for the symposium is "From Cells to Clinic."
We have invited a select, stellar group of chronobiologists from around the country and beyond, and a few local colleagues, to speak at this 3rd annual UCSD Chronobiology Symposium. We expect strong participation from our 31 PIs here in the CCB and their research personnel, and plan to accommodate a limited number of registrants from other institutions as well.
The aims of the conference are to:
- Provide participants with a comprehensive view of modern Chronobiology.
- Exchange a broad spectrum of ideas and techniques in Chronobiology.
- Promote interactions among the faculty and lab personnel of the UCSD Chronobiology Center, the invited speakers, and other participants.
- Further acquaint the speakers, their groups, and other registrants with the depth and breadth of Chronobiology research conducted at UCSD.
Schedule
WEDNESDAY - February 15, 2012
Session I: Cells & Circuits
Institute of the Americas - Hojel Auditorium
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Moderator: Jose Pruneda-Paz
Susan Golden (UC San Diego) - Opening remarks
Yi Liu (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) - Posttranscriptional control of the Neurospora circadian clock
Andy LiWang (UC Merced) - It takes two rings to oscillate: rhythmic ring-ring stacking tells time in clock
Alex Webb (University of Cambridge) - The circadian regulation of signalling in Arabidopsis
Michael Young (The Rockefeller University) - Genes and cells affecting sleep duration in Drosophila
THURSDAY - February 16, 2012
Session II: Pacemakers & Networks
Institute of the Americas - Weaver Center
9:00 am - 12 noon (Continental breakfast will be served)
Moderator: Steve Kay
Mary Harrington (Smith College) - Links between disruption of circadian rhythm networks and negative health consequences in animal models
John Hogenesch (University of Pennsylvania) - Networks of the mammalian circadian clock
Joseph Takahashi (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) - Molecular and genetic basis of circadian rhythms and other complex behavior in mammals
Hiroki Ueda (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan) - Systems and synthetic biology of mammalian circadian clocks
BUFFET LUNCH
Institute of the Americas - Plaza
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Special Session: Emerging Technologies
Institute of the Americas - Hojel Auditorium
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Moderator: Satchin Panda
Roger Tsien (UC San Diego) - A fluorescent paintbox to image biochemistry in live cells and organisms
POSTER SESSION
Institute of the Americas - Deutz Room & Arango Foyer
2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
FRIDAY - February 17, 2012
Session III: Inputs & Outputs
Institute of the Americas - Hojel Auditorium
9:00 am - 12 noon (Continental breakfast will be served)
Moderator: Michael McCarthy
Michael Gorman (UC San Diego) - Photoperiodism in mammalian clocks
Andrew Huberman (UC San Diego) - Neuronal identity and timing: interacting forces to drive visual circuit development
Katja Lamia (The Scripps Research Institute) - Circadian transcriptional repressors Cry1 and Cry2 modulate glucocorticoid signaling
Karl Obrietan (The Ohio State University) - Photic regulation of signaling pathways in the suprachiasmatic circadian clock
BUFFET LUNCH
Institute of the Americas - Plaza
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Session IV: From Lab to Clinic
Institute of the Americas - Hojel Auditorium
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Moderator: Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Steven Brown (University of Zurich) - Genetics and Environment: cellular determinants of human circadian clocks
Mary Carskadon (Brown University) - Adolescent sleep: Intersection of circadian biology and lifestyle demands
Sara Mednick (UC San Diego) - How napping affects human performance
Mark Rosekind (National Transportation Safety Board) - Chronobiology and transportation safety: Risks and opportunities
Dinner & Guest Presentation
UCSD Great Hall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Happy Hour
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Buffet Dinner and Guest Presentation
Gene Block (UCLA) - Challenges to the public research university: From access to activism
Invited Speakers
| Alex Webb University Cambridge, UK |
Mark Rosekind National Transportation Safety Board |
| Andrew Huberman UC San Diego |
Mary Carskadon Brown University |
| Andy LiWang UC Merced |
Mary Harrington Smith College |
| Gene Block UCLA |
Michael Gorman UC San Diego |
| Hiroki Ueda RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan |
Michael Young The Rockefeller University |
| John Hogenesch University of Pennsylvania |
Roger Tsien UC San Diego |
| Joseph Takahashi University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Sara Mednick UC San Diego |
| Karl Obrietan The Ohio State University |
Steven Brown University of Zurich |
| Katja Lamia The Scripps Research Institute |
Yi Liu University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Poster Session
There were 4 cash prizes of $150 each awarded to the 4 best posters.
1st Place Winner:
Joshua Gendron - UCSD, Steve Kay's lab
Title: Reciprocal regulations between TOC1 and CCA/LHY
2nd Place Winner:
Susan Cohen - UCSD, Susan Golden's lab
Title: How bacteria inherit a sense of time
3rd Place Winner:
Jennifer Evans - Morehouse School of Medicine
Title: Formal & physiological mechanisms regulating coupling within the mammalian pacemakers of the PER2
4th Place Winner:
Tsuyoshi Hirota - UCSD, Steve Kay's Lab
Title: Chemical genetic screen for circadian clock modifiers identified a new CKIdelta-selective inhibitor
Directions
From Interstate 5 NORTH:
Exit at Genesee Avenue, turn right (west)
Turn left at North Torrey Pines Road (near the top of the hill)
Turn left on Pangea Drive
Pangea Parking structure will be on your left
From Interstate 5 SOUTH:
Exit at La Jolla Village Drive, turn left (west)
Continue straight onto North Torrey Pines Road
Turn right on Pangea Drive Pangea
Parking structure will be on your left
Campus Map:
Directions to the Institute of Americas on the UCSD campus
http://maps.ucsd.edu
Symposium Flyer
Please click here to download the symposium flyer.
Organizing Committee:
- Susan Golden (Director, CCB)
- David Welsh (Associate Director, CCB)
- Stu Brody (Founding Director, CCB)
- Sonia Ancoli-Israel (UCSD Department of Psychiatry)
- Michael Gorman (UCSD Department of Psychology)
- Michael McCarthy (UCSD Department of Psychiatry)
- Satchin Panda (Salk Institute for Biological Studies & UCSD)
For additional information, please contact:
Terry Peters
Business Manager
Center for Chronobiology (CCB)
University of California, San Diego
Phone: (858) 534-7753
E-mail: tpeters@ucsd.edu
