# CSHL 2020 Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Connectivity Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · 2020 · $20,000

## Abstract

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Connectivity
ABSTRACT
The proposed meeting to be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on “Molecular Mechanisms
of Neuronal Connectivity” on September 8-12, 2020 will assemble leaders in the field, junior
faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to discuss new, cutting-edge developments
in the areas defined in the meeting title. This proposal seeks support for the twelfth of a biennial
series of meetings held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that has emerged as the premiere
meeting in the world for this field. Topics to be discussed for the 2020 meeting will include:
programs of circuit wiring, axon targeting, axon regeneration, synapse assembly, synapses in
neural circuits, glial control of neuronal circuitry and neuronal repair. The 2020 meeting will
include a new session on structural biology for understanding the molecular mechanisms
underlying circuit wiring and a new session on applications of the latest new technologies to
accelerate the discovery in this important area of neurobiology. Diverse experimental
approaches (including cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, structural biology, computational
biology and electrophysiology) and systems (including various vertebrate and invertebrate
model systems for investigating neural connectivity and function) will be highlighted. Given the
diverse approaches currently employed in this field, communication among international
researchers is essential to advance research and understanding of fundamental mechanisms
that regulate wiring of the nervous system and how these mechanisms may relate to the causes
and potential cures for neurological disease. Oral presentations will be selected by the session
chairs in consultation with the organizers. Each session will be chaired by two leading scientists
in the field and the session chairs will give presentations on their cutting-edge research.
Selected speakers primarily include graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty.
Three special lectures will be presented to provide essential background critical to stimulating
discussion between scientists working on related but distinct areas. There will also be two
poster sessions where a majority of participants can present their work. The meeting will be of
moderate size, and we expect 250-350 neuroscientists in attendance.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10064393
- **Project number:** 1R13NS118682-01
- **Recipient organization:** COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. STEWART
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10064393

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10064393, CSHL 2020 Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Connectivity Conference (1R13NS118682-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10064393. Licensed CC0.

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