Cerebellum and Disease Models - Workshop

The Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Oslo - May 27, 2004

The primary goal of this workshop is to initiate a discussion among investigators that are interested in cerebellar function and dysfunction from different perspectives, to explore long term possibilities for synergies at the European level. The workshop also includes speakers who are not primarily studying the cerebellum but who have access to methods and approaches that are highly needed also in future cerebellar research. The workshop is funded by the Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo, and the EU Neuroinformatics project CEREBELLUM. The meeting is organized by the Neural Systems and Graphics Computing Laboratory, University of Oslo.

Speakers
Discussants and Chairs
Programme
Participants
Practical information
Useful links
Organization

 

Speakers

Egidio D'Angelo
Department of Physiological and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Pavia
Erik De Schutter
Theoretical Neurobiology, University of Antwerp
Stefan Krauss
Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo & Department for Cellular and Genetic Therapy, Rikshospitalet, Oslo
Ole P. Ottersen
Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo
Massimo Pandolfo
Service de Neurologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Erasme
Olaf Rieß
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Tübingen
Jan G. Bjaalie
Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience & Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo

 

Discussants and chairs

Chris I. De Zeeuw Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Michael Häusser Department of Physiology, University College London
R. Angus Silver Department of Physiology, University College London
Yosi Yarom Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

Programme

8.15 – 8.45 Registration and coffee
8.45 – 9.00

Welcome
Ole P. Ottersen, Director, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo, Norway

Introduction
Jan G. Bjaalie, NeSys, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo, Norway

 

 

Animal models for studying diseases of the cerebellar system
Chair: C.I. De Zeeuw, Department of Neuroscience, ERASMUS University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

9.00 – 10.00 Transgenic mouse models of diseases involving the cerebellar system
Olaf Rieß, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Tübingen, Germany
10.00 – 11.00 Friedreich's ataxia: history of discoveries and future directions
Massimo Pandolfo, Service de Neurologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee break
 

 

Functional understanding of membrane molecules by use of transgenic manipulation on anchoring proteins
Chair: Y. Yarom, Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

11.30 – 12.00 Effect of NMDA receptor / PSD interaction for cerebellar function
Egidio D'Angelo, Department of Physiological and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
12.00 – 12.30 Effects of alpha-syntrophin knockout on cerebellar function and organization
Ole P. Ottersen, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo, Norway
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
 

 

Stem cells in brain disorders
Chair: O.P. Ottersen, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo, Norway

13.30 – 14.15 Developmental pathways and neural stem cells
Stefan Krauss, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo & Department for Cellular and Genetic Therapy, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
14.15 – 14.30 Stem cells in cerebellar disorders
Massimo Pandolfo, Service de Neurologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break
 

 

Neuroinformatics and future perspectives
Chairs: M. Häusser, Department of Physiology, University College London, United Kingdom & A. Silver, Department of Physiology, University College London, United Kingdom

15.00 – 15.30 Computational modeling of neurodegenerative diseases
Erik De Schutter, Theoretical Neurobiology, University of Antwerp, Belgium
15.30 – 16.00 Digital navigation and databasing: the eScience route for exploring the cerebellar system
Jan G. Bjaalie, NeSys, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oslo, Norway
16.00 – 17.00 General Discussion

 

Participants

Per Andersen, Oslo
Carla von der Becke, London
Michiel Berends, Antwerp
Jan Bjaalie, Oslo
Jana Boy, Tübingen
Paul Chadderton, London
Beverley Clark, London
Egidio D'Angelo, Pavia
Dmitri Darine, Oslo
Jenny Davie, London
Erik De Schutter, Antwerp
Chris De Zeeuw, Rotterdam
Finn Mogens Haug, Oslo
Michael Häusser, London
Hua Hu, Oslo
Gilad Jacobson, Jerusalem
Regina Khrakovskaya, Jerusalem
Kazuo Kitamura, London
Yuri Kitamura, London
Jan Olav Kjøde, Oslo
Stephan Krauss, Oslo
Trygve B. Leergaard, Oslo
Sveinung Lillehaug, Oslo
Soon Lim Shin, Antwerp
Severine Mahon, London
Ivar Moene, Oslo
Gu Ning, Oslo
Ole Petter Ottersen, Oslo
Massimo Pandolfo, Brussels
Christian Pettersen, Oslo
Francesca Prestori, Pavia
Olaf Riess, Tübingen
Dan Rokni, Jerusalem
Arnd Roth, Jerusalem
Martijn Schonewille, Rotterdam
Angus Silver, London
Narpinder Singh, Oslo
Jon Storm-Mathisen, Oslo
Johan Storm, Oslo
Gaute Strokkenes, Oslo
Reidun Torp, Oslo
Werner Van Geit, Antwerp
Yosi Yarom, Jerusalem

Practical information

Arrival in Oslo

From Gardermoen airport, Airport Express Trains (Flytoget) depart every 10 minutes to Oslo Central Station (Oslo S). The journey takes around 20 minutes and costs about 150 Norwegian kroner (NOK). You can buy tickets for the Airport Express Train at the airport. From Oslo S, you can take a taxi to your hotel.

 

Meeting location

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Drammensveien 78
0271 Oslo
www.dnva.no

 

Hotels

Vika Atrium Hotel
Munkedamsveien 45
0250 Oslo
Phone +47 22 83 33 00
Fax +47 22 83 09 57
vika.atrium@rainbow-hotels.no
www.rainbow-hotels.no/vikaatrium

Frogner Hotel
Frederik Stangs gate 33
0264 Oslo
Phone +47 23 27 51 50
Fax +47 23 27 51 40
frogner@rainbow-hotels.no
www.rainbow-hotels.no/frogner

 

Useful links

The Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience
www.cmbn.no

The official website for the city of Oslo:
www.visitoslo.com

General information:
www.visitnorway.com

 

Organization

Jan G. Bjaalie
Neural Systems and Graphics Computing Laboratory
Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience &
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences - Anatomy
University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1105 Blindern
N - 0317 Oslo, Norway

Secretary: Brita Engebakken

Email: brita.engebakken@basalmed.uio.no
Phone: +47 22 85 13 09 Fax: +47 22 85 12 78