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Plenary Information
Thursday, May 10
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM WELCOME
PLENARY SESSION I – Emerging Mechanisms and Biomarkers
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Eric Nestler
Topic: Molecular substrates of depression and resilience
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Joseph Takahashi
Topic: Circadian Rhythms: Genes and Circuits
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Kafui Dzirasa
Topic: Large-scale networks in complex emotions
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM Flavio Frohlich
Topic: Network dynamics involved in perception
Friday, May 11
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM WELCOME
PLENARY SESSION II – Biomodels
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Guo-Li Ming
Topic: Zika virus microencephaly and ‘fetal brain’ organoids
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Elaine Hsiao
Topic: Gut microbiome and autism
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Kerry Ressler
Topic: Neural circuits in PTSD
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Dan Geschwind
Topic: Genetics, epigenetics, and autism
Saturday, May 12
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM WELCOME
PLENARY SESSION III- Moving towards Translation
8:00 AM – 8:35 AM Yasmin Hurd
Topic: Bringing addiction research from rodents to humans
8:35 AM – 9:10 AM Robert Schwarcz
Topic: Kynurenic acid in Psychotic disorders
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM Break
9:40 AM – 10:15 AM Marom Bikson
Topic: Non-invasive neuromodulation with tDCS
10:15 AM – 10:50 AM Brett Clementz
Topic: Psychotic Disorders
10:50 AM – 11:25 AM George Koob
Topic: Addiction