Meeting/Workshop

Bridging pain and depression research

October 30 - 31, 2017

Strasbourg (France)

PROGRAM

Monday, October 30th

  • 10.00 – 10.20: Registration and Welcome coffee
  • 10.20 – 10.30: Introduction of the meeting

Chair: Michel BARROT (Strasbourg, France)

  • 10.30 – 11.00: Naguib MECHAWAR (Montreal, Canada) - « Neuroinflammation and depression: insights from postmortem studies »
  • 11.00 – 11.30: Catherine BELZUNG (Tours, France) « Cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying major depression »
  • 11.30 – 12.00: Wojciech KRĘŻEL (Strasbourg, France) « New insights into mechanisms of accutane induced depression »
  • 12.00 – 14.00: Lunch break

Chair: Claire GAVERIAUX-RUFF (Strasbourg, France)

  • 14.00 – 14.30: Ipek YALCIN (Strasbourg, France) « The anterior cingulate cortex as a substrate for pain-induced depression »
  • 14.30 – 15.00: Esther BERROCOSO (Cadiz, Spain) « Pain and emotions: the role of noradrenaline »
  • 15.00 – 15.30: Coffee Break

Chair: Dominique MASSOTTE (Strasbourg, France)

  • 15.30 – 16.00: David FINN (Galway, Ireland) « Reciprocal interactions between pain and negative affect: role of the endocannabinoid system »
  • 16.00 – 16.30: Hugo ALMEIDA (Braga, Portugal) « Pain beyond sensation: new outcome measures in rodent models »


Tuesday, October 31st

Chair: Sylvain HUGEL (Strasbourg, France)

  • 10.00 – 10.30: Min ZHUO (Toronto, Canada) « Synaptic connection between pain and anxiety »
  • 10.30 – 11.00: Claus NORMANN (Freiburg, Germany) « The role of synaptic plasticity in the patho-physiology of depression »
  • 11.00 – 11.30: Coffee Break

Chair: Jack FOUCHER (Strasbourg, France)

  • 11.30 – 12.00: Máté DÖBRÖSSY (Freiburg, Germany) « Deep brain stimulation in rodent models of depression »
  • 12.00 – 12.30: Tomi RANTAMÄKI (Helsinki, Finland) « Novel insights into the neurobiological mechanisms of rapid-acting antidepressants »
  • 12.30 – 13.00: Benoit LABONTÉ (Quebec city, Canada) « Sex-Specific Transcriptional Signatures in Major Depressive Disorder »

 

 

DATES AND VENUE

Date

Oct. 30-31, 2017

Venue

Nouveau Patio
Amphithéâtre Alain Beretz
20a rue René Descartes

Strasbourg

 

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Deadline for registration: October 26th, 2017