Invited Speaker Abstract The International Congress of Neuroendocrinology 2014
Geoffrey Harris Lecture
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Sunday, 17th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Gareth Leng
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History of Neuroendocrinology Lecture
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Sunday, 17th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Jacques Epelbaum
Symposium 1: Developmental pathways to obesity (SBN)
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Sunday, 17th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Tracy Bale
- Nutritional programming by maternal diet-induced Obesity - Susan Ozanne
- Maternal high-fat diet programming of the neuroendocrine system and behavior - Elinor Sullivan
- Insulin receptor and hypothalamic programming - Sophie Steculorum
- Developmental Neurobiology of Metabolic Programming - Richard Simerly
Symposium 1: Kisspeptin
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Sunday, 17th August
Level 4, Room 1
Chairs: Robert Peter Millar & Iain Clarke
- KNDy neurons, peptides and the control of GnRH secretion - Michael N Lehman
- Key role of Kisspeptin-GPR54 signaling in regulating mammalian reproduction: physiological and epigenetic aspects - Hiroko Tsukamura
- Kisspeptin signaling and the control of puberty: consensus knowledge and future directions - Manuel Tena-Sempere
- Clinical use of Kisspeptin - Waljit Dhillo
Symposium 1: Stress, coping and interactions with life challenges
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Sunday, 17th August
Level 4, Room 3
Chairs: John A. Russell & Heather Caldwell
- Effects of chronic central oxytocin infusion under basal and chronic stress conditions: Are we ready for its therapeutic use? - Inga Neumann
- Stress, sleep and emotional memory: implications for stress-related disorders in humans - Sandra Ackermann
- Nucleus incertus and relaxin-3 - an emerging modulatory role in arousal , stress and memory - Sherie Ma
- Prefrontal Cortical Mechanisms of Chronic Stress Adaptation - Brent Myers
Symposium 1: Anterior pituitary function
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Sunday, 17th August
Level 4, Room 4 & 5
Chairs: Patrice Mollard & Chen Chen
Plenary Lecture 1
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Monday, 18th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Allan Herbison
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Symposium 2: Nutrient sensing by the brain and its role in obesity
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Monday, 18th August
Ballroom A
Chairs: Brian Oldfield & Julian Mercer
- Hypothalamic actions of neuropeptides involved in appetite control - Lora Heisler
- Hypothalamic-mediated control of Glucose Homeostasis in the presence and absence of Insulin - Roberto Coppari
- POMC neurons, melanocortin receptors and obesity - Kathleen Mountjoy
- Dietary triglycerides act on mesolimbic structures to regulate the rewarding and motivational aspects of feeding - Serge Luquet
Symposium 2: Modulation of physiology and behaviour by hormones during the annual cycle: Lessons from Australia (SBN)
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Monday, 18th August
Level 4, Room 1
Chair: Gregory Ball
- Stress modulation over the annual cycle: Effects of molt on the stress response - William A Buttemer
- Steroids and pair-maintenance behavior in monogamous zebra finches - Kiran Soma
- Modulation of adrenal activity across reproductive stages: does CORT play a unique role in the reproductive physiology of Australian fauna? - Kerry V Fanson
- The proximate control of opportunistic breeding in zebra finches: contribution of individual physiology and behaviour to reproductive timing - Kate Buchanan
Symposium 2: "Stressed out" parents: novel epigenetic mechanisms involved in transgenerational programming of the brain
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Monday, 18th August
Level 4, Room 3
Chairs: Megan Holmes & Margaret Morris
- How does a neuron ‘know’ to modulate its epigenetic machinery following diverse early-life experiences? - Tallie Z. Baram
- Grandma’s curse in the prenatal stress rat model - Stefania Maccari
- Sex-specific effects of maternal stress on the next generation - Paula J Brunton
- Early glucocorticoid exposure and life-history: understanding the long-term effects on global gene expression changes in the brain and telomere dynamics - Valeria Marasco
Symposium 2: Neurohypophyseal peptides
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Monday, 18th August
Level 4, Room 4 & 5
Chairs: Colin Brown & Yoichi Ueta
- Osmotic control of oxytocin and vasopressin neurons - Charles Bourque
- Functional specialization within the central oxytocin system(s) - Valery Grinevich
- Social reward: basic mechanisms and autism pathogenesis - Gul Dolen
- Pharmacological Enhancement of Social Behaviour: Party Drugs, Neuropeptides and Novel Therapeutics - Iain S McGregor
Jacques Benoit Lecture
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Monday, 18th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Vincent Prevot
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Plenary Lecture 2
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Tuesday, 19th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Akira Shimatsu
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Symposium 3: Peripheral regulation of brain reward circuits and ingestive behaviour
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Tuesday, 19th August
Ballroom A
Chairs: Zane Andrews & Brian Hyland
- Short-term access to palatable food rewires VTA dopamine neurons - Stephanie Borgland
- The role of ghrelin in stress and reward-based eating - Mario Perello
- Insulin action in the human brain: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging studies - Stephanie Kullmann
- The role of the central ghrelin system in reward - Suzanne L Dickson
Symposium 3: GnRH neurons: novel aspects revealed by electrophysiological and anatomical analysis
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Tuesday, 19th August
Level 4, Room 1
Chairs: Jeremy Smith & Christian Broberger
- GnRH neurons- novel aspects of their anatomy and physiology. - Karl J Iremonger
- Postnatal development and regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release - Sue M Moenter
- Real-time GnRH transcription from the GnRH-dsluciferase mouse: The effect of kisspeptin - Kyungjin Kim
- Modulation of GnRH xeuronal excitability by Estradiol and Kisspeptin - Oline K Ronnekleiv
Symposium 3: Sex-specific markers of susceptibility to stress-related mental illness (SBN)
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Tuesday, 19th August
Level 4, Room 3
Chair: Rebecca Shansky
- Circuit and sex-specific markers of failed fear suppression - Rebecca Shansky
- Female vulnerability to stress modulation of arousal circuitry - Debra Bangasser
- "Differential sex-specific effects of the PACAP (ADCYAP1R1) and Androgen (SRD5A2) pathways with post traumatic stress disorder in a highly traumatized population" - Kerry Ressler
- PTSD, sex differences and extinction of fear - Mohammed Milad
Symposium 3: Evolution and phylogeny of peptides and peptide receptors in non-mammalian systems
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Tuesday, 19th August
Level 4, Room 4 & 5
Chairs: Molly Dickens & Christine Jasoni
- Molecular cloning, phylogeny and expression pattern of gonadotropin subunit genes in catfish - Radha Chaube
- Conservation of hypothalamic developmental programs from fish to mammals - Deborah Kurrasch
- Kisspeptins in Teleosts - Ishwar Parhar
- Evolution of GnIH structures and functions in chordates - Kazuyoshi Tsutsui
Plenary Lecture 3
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Wednesday, 20th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Kim Wallen
Prix SNE lecture
10:00AM - 10:30AM
Wednesday, 20th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Vincent Prevot
Symposium 4: Thyroid signalling in the brain
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Wednesday, 20th August
Ballroom A
Chairs: Fran Ebling & Belinda Henry
- Role of thyroid hormone transporters under physiological and pathological conditions - Heike Heuer
- Integrating TH signalling in hypothalamic control of metabolism - Marie-Stéphanie Clerget-Froidevaux
- Astrocytes as endocrine regulators of brain development: implications for synapse formation. - Flavia CA Gomes
- Is leptin the cause of hypertension in obesity - Michael Cowley
Symposium 4: Developmental programming of the reproductive axis
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Wednesday, 20th August
Level 4, Room 1
Chairs: Greg Anderson & Rebecca Campbell
- Development of GnRH neurons in zebrafish - Nancy L Wayne
- Shaping the reproductive system: role of semaphorins in GnRH development and function - Paolo Giacobini
- Factors in early life programming of reproductive fitness - Deborah Hodgson
- Steroidogenic vs. metabolic programming of reproductive neuroendocrine, ovarian, and metabolic dysfunctions - Vasantha Padmanabhan
Symposium 4: Novel effects of stress on the brain - a cellular and mechanistic approach
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Wednesday, 20th August
Level 4, Room 3
Chairs: Jaideep Bains & Michael Cowley
- Stressor salience gates endocannabinoid signaling at hypothalamic synapses - Jaclyn I. Wamsteeker Cusulin
- Conventional and unconventional inter-neuronal communication modalities after physiological stressors - Javier E Stern
- Effects of stress on glial cells - Rohan Walker
- Medial prefrontal cortex involvement in adaptive and maladaptive responses to stress - Jason Radley
Symposium 4: Luteinizing hormone (LH) and its relationship to memory and Alzheimer's disease (SBN)
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Wednesday, 20th August
Level 4, Room 4 & 5
Chair: Jan Thornton
- Effects of luteinizing hormone (LH) on spatial memory and the hippocampus in female rats - Jan Thornton
- Brain-produced luteinizing hormone, its changing levels across reproductive status, and its ability to modulate cognitive function, spine density, and Alzheimer's Disease - Gemma Casadesus Smith
- Gonadotropin-based hormonal strategies in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease - Craig Atwood
- LH action on beta amyloid in cell culture, animal studies and human clinical studies - Giuseppe Verdile
Mick Harbusz Award Lecture BSN
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Wednesday, 20th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Dave Grattan
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Mortyn Jones Lecture
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Wednesday, 20th August
Ballroom A
Chair: Kevin O'Byrne
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