Summer school
Neurobiology of rhythms - Basic and clinical aspects
August 30 - September 1, 2017
Strasbourg (France)
INTRODUCTION
Summer school
Basic and clinical aspects of Neurobiology of rhythms
Organizing commitee
- Valérie SIMONNEAUX (Coordinator)
- Patrice BOURGIN
- Étienne CHALLET
- Dominique CIOCCA
- Marie-Paule FELDER-SCHMITTBUHL
- David HICKS
- Laurence HUGUENY
- Virginie LAURENT- GYDE
- Paul PEVET
- Sylvie RAISON
- Sophie REIBEL-FOISSET
- Cristina SANDU
- Patrick VUILLEZ
PROGRAM
Summer school
Basic and clinical aspects of Neurobiology of rhythms
Wednesday, August 30th
- 08.30 – 09.00: Welcome coffee and presentation of the school
- 09.00 – 10.00: V. LAURENT, S. RAISON & P. VUILLEZ (INCI, F)
« GENERAL INTRODUCTION: WHAT ARE BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS? »
- 10.00 – 11.30: M.P. FELDER (INCI, F) & U. ALBRECHT (Fribourg, CH)
THEME 1: « CIRCADIAN CLOCKS : FROM MOLECULAR MECHANISMS TO CELL FUNCTION »
- 12.00 – 13.30: Lunch Time (packed lunch) Visit of the astronomical clock of Strasbourg’s cathedral
- 14.00 – 15.30: I. PROVENCIO (Charlottesville, USA) & D. HICKS (INCI, F)
THEME 2: « CIRCADIAN CLOCKS AND VISION »
- 15.30 – 16.00: Coffee break
- 16.00 – 19.00: Afternoon workshop
PhD student’s brief oral presentations (5 min – 2 slides) followed by general discussion
- 19.30 – 22.00 International Potluck Dinner at INCI
Thursday, August 31th
- 09.00 – 10.30: E. CHALLET (INCI, F) & A. KALSBEEK (Amsterdam, NL)
THEME 3: « METABOLIC CLOCKS: FUNDAMENTAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS »
- 10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break
- 11.00 – 12.30: D. HAZLERIGG (Tromsø, N) & V. SIMONNEAUX (INCI, F)
THEME 4: « HOW DO SEASONS IMPACT BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS? »
- 12.45 – 13.45: Lunch Time
- 14.00 – 15.00: DISCUSSION: How to address ethical issues in chronobiological investigation – S. REIBEL-FOISSEL & D. CIOCCA (UMS 3415, F)
- 15.30 – 18.30: Afternoon workshop: Visit and practical courses in dedicated platforms
OPTION 1: CHRONOBIOTRON – D. CIOCCA (UMS 3415, F) « Animal facility for the exploration of biological rhythms »
OPTION 2: CIRCSOM – P. BOURGIN (CIRCSom/HUS-INCI, F) « Chronobiology platform for human research on sleep and light effects »
- 19.30 – 22.00: Dinner in an Alsatian winstub
Friday, September 1st
- 09.00 – 10.30: P. PÉVET (INCI, F) & C. CAJOCHEN (Basel, CH)
THEME 5: « MELATONIN AND LIGHT »
- 10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break
- 11.00 – 12.30: P. BOURGIN (CIRCSom/HUS-INCI, F) & F. LÉVI (Warwick, UK)
THEME 6: « RHYTHMS AND HUMAN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY »
- 12.45 – 14.00: Lunch Time
MEET THE PIs (Any questions students might have regarding their career as researcher)
- 14.30 – 17.30: Afternoon workshop: Practical courses
OPTION 1: BIOLUMINESCENCE – M.P. FELDER & C. SANDU (INCI-Plateforme d’imagerie in vitro, F) « Imaging in molecular and cellular rhythms »
OPTION 2: SLEEP/WAKE – C. GRONFIER (Lyon, F) « Practical training »
- 17.30 – 18.30: CONCLUDING REMARKS and students’ feedback on the summer school
DATES AND VENUE
Date
Aug. 03 - Sept. 01, 2017
Venue
Collège Doctoral Européen
46 boulevard de la Victoire
Strasbourg
ACCOMMODATION
Neurex gets a partnership with the
Hotel HILTON STRASBOURG
(1 Avenue Herrenschmidt – 67000 STRASBOURG – France).
Please find HERE the preferred rate and the direct booking possibilities and THERE the description of the hotel.
PLEASE NOTE THAT...
We will accept 40 students maximum