The Brain Mosaic: cellular heterogeneity in the CNS
Advances in genomics through to in vivo physiology allow us, for the first time, to explore cellular heterogeneity at multiple experimental levels. Nowhere is this more important than in the Central Nervous System (CNS), where cellular heterogeneity has profound effects on all aspects of normal brain function and behavior, and explains important aspects of disease pathology.
This neuroscience meeting assembles leaders in the field of single cell analysis, together with junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students. We will discuss both cutting-edge technological developments in single cell analysis and what they reveal about CNS function and disease.
Meet the Expert session with: ‘Amita Sehgal - University of Pennsylvania, US’
We offer all junior researchers the opportunity to join our ‘Meet the Expert' session with Amita Sehgal. During an informal round table discussion on the 22nd of September (17:00-17:30), PhD students and postdocs will have the exclusive opportunity to ask any question/advise related to their research and careers. If you are interested in joining the session, then send an e-mail to conferences@vib.be. Seating is very limited so make sure to reserve a spot soon.
The conference will be preceded by a training day for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, which will introduce junior researchers to essential techniques used in the field.
In addition to a great scientific and training program, there will be ample opportunities to network during the breaks, poster sessions, Meet the Expert-session and conference dinner.
Confirmed speakers
Chris Ponting
Bassem Hassan
Vanessa Ruta
Program
Day 1 - Thursday, 22 September, 2016
Sten Linnarsson
Michael J. McConnell
Guoping Fan
Naomi Habib
Grant Belgard
Karthik Shekhar
Irina Scientific Liaison Specialist Merck, BE
Ed Lein
Je Hyuk Lee
Joakim Lundeberg
Seating for this session is limited, please send an e-mail to conferences@vib.be if you would like to attend.