V LASBRA Meeting on “The Neuroscience of Alcohol abuse and

V LASBRA Meeting on “The Neuroscience of Alcohol abuse and

V LASBRA Meeting on “The Neuroscience of Alcohol
abuse and Alcoholism”
The general aim of the meeting is to serve as a regional forum for Latin-American
researchers and graduate students interested in the neuroscience of alcohol use
disorders (AUD, abuse and dependence). The program combines teaching
research methods and techniques to graduate students and disseminate recent
studies on alcohol research.
The specifics aims are:
a) To disseminate information on recent studies on the neuroscience of
alcohol use disorders, as conducted by researchers from Latin-American
and other countries.
b) To provide opportunities for young investigators to interact with senior
scientists from several countries, as well as promote student exchange
between research groups internationally.
c) To expose graduate students to an overview of behavioral and
neurochemical techniques employed for the study of AUD in animal
models.
Information of interest: The particular speakers were selected on the basis of
their scientific excellence. We tried to represent as many as possible of the LatinAmerican countries. This is a preliminary program and it is subject to changes.
Date: March, 31st and April 1st, 2011
Local: São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Registration: Free registration until January 24th, 2011. After this date,
registration fees will be (valid until February 18th, 2011)
Cathegory
College student
Post-graduation
student
Post-doc
Researches
LASBRA Member
LASBRA Non-member
R$20,00
R$30,00
R$40,00
R$60,00
R$60,00
R$75,00
R$120,00
R$140,00
Fees for late registration (after February 18th, 2011):
Cathegory
College student
Post-graduation
student
Post-doc
Researches
LASBRA Member
LASBRA Non-member
R$40,00
R$50,00
R$60,00
R$80,00
R$80,00
R$95,00
R$140,00
R$160,00
We strongly encourage all participants to be a membership of the Society.
Application for membership should be sent to [email protected] with a CV.
If you are a member of ISBRA or RSA, the CV is not necessary.
Students must send a CV with a letter of recommendation.
Abstracts: Accepted abstracts will be published on Argentinean Journal of
Behavioral Sciences (AJBS).
Abstracts will be judged anonymously by the Scientific Committee. The
Committee will impartially select abstracts for Oral Presentation and will
nominate the best presentations that will be awarded. Depending on available
funding, students will be eligible for Travel Awards.
IMPORTANT: ALL ATTENDEES MUST SEND THE
REGISTRATION FORM TO: [email protected].
Deadline to submit abstracts: February 18th, 2011.
Scientific program
March 31st, 2011
8:00-8:15 – Meeting Opening by LASBRA president Dr. Rosana Camarini
(Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
8:15-9:15 -- Mini-Course on research techniques as applied to the neuroscience
of AUD.
Part 1- “Translational research in addictions – what benefit for patients?” Dr.Karl
Mann (Center Institute of Mental Health, Germany)
9:15-9:30- Coffee break
9:30-10:30 --Mini-Course on research techniques as applied to the neuroscience
of AUD.
Part 2- How to assess Neuroinflammatory responses after ethanol: an in vivo and
in vitro approaches. Dr. Consuelo Guerri (Centro de Investigación Principe
Felipe, Valencia, España)
10:30-11:30--Mini-Course on research techniques as applied to the neuroscience
of AUD
Part 3- Techniques for assessing gene transfer: delivery and expression of DNA
and RNA Dr. Yedy Israel (Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Universidad de Chile)
11:30-13:00 – Poster presentation
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-14:45--Mini-Course on research techniques as applied to the neuroscience
of AUD
Part 4 - Use of in vivo Microdialysis and Immunohistochemistry methods in
studies of addiction drugs. Dr. Rosana Camarini (Institute of Biomedical
Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
14:45-15:30--Mini-Course on research techniques as applied to the neuroscience
of AUD
Part 5- Techniques for assessing ethanol-mediated learning: first- and second
order conditioned place preference, conditioned taste aversion, operant
schedules and assessment of anxiety-like behaviors in animal models. Dr.
Ricardo Pautassi (Instituto Ferreyra, CONICET, Argentina)
15:30-16:15--Mini-Course on research techniques as applied to the neuroscience
of AUD
Part 6 - Use of Molecular Biology for screening the plasticity of neurotransmitter
receptors. Dra. Elizabeth Teodorov (Universidade Federal do ABC, São
Paulo, Brazil.)
16:15-17:30 – Meeting of students with researchers.
17:30 – LASBRA Anual Assembly
April 1st, 2011
8:30-9:15 – Lecture: Dr. Luis G Aguayo (Department of Physiology,
Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile) “Ethanol’s interaction with
glycine receptors”
9:15-10:00 – Lecture: Dr. Carlos M Aragon (Universidad Jaume I, Área de
Psicología, Castellón, España) “Involvement of L-type channels in the
behavioral effects induced by ethanol”
10:00-10:45 – Lecture: Dr. Consuelo Guerri (Centro de Investigación
Principe Felipe, Valencia, España) “Ontogeny of behavioral and
neurochemical reactivity to ethanol”
10:45-11:00-- Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 – Lecture: Dr. Milagros Méndez (Departamento de
Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría, México D.F.) “Ethanol’s
effect on opioidergic systems in mesolimbic and nigrostriatal regions”
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30-14:45 – Lecture: Dr. Juan Carlos Molina (Instituto Ferreyra, CONICET)
“Alcohol exposure during pregnancy and lactation affects responsiveness to
alcohol’s sensory and pharmacological properties”
14:45-15:30 – Lecture: Dr. Alexandre Medina (Virginia Commonwealth
University, USA). “Prenatal ethanol effects on cortical neuronal plasticity”
16:00-16:15 – Coffee break
16:15-17:15 – Selected oral presentations
17:15-18:15 – Lecture: Dr. Maria Lucia de Souza-Formigoni and Dr. Roseli
Boerngen-Lacerda (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo e
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brasil). “Thirty years of research
into the mechanisms of ethanol-induced sensitization”
18:15 – Closing speech and Meeting adjournment by Dr Rosana Camarini,
president of LASBRA