Venue: Kaisa Group Lecture Theater (IAS LT), G/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST

08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:10	Opening Remarks
Session I: Plenary Session Session Chair: Sukho LEE (Seoul National University)
09:10 - 09:55	Talk #01: A Functional Link between the Regulation of Vesicle Priming, Synaptic Short-Term Plasticity, and Working Memory [Abstract] Nils BROSE (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences)
Session II: Synaptic Structure & Function Correlations Session Chair: Sukho LEE (Seoul National University)
09:55 - 10:20	Talk #02: Entropic Force Theory Predicts Spontaneous Synaptic Release in Normal and Alzheimer’s Disease States [Abstract] Michael GRAMLICH (Auburn University)
10:20 - 10:45	Talk #03: Structural Insight into Synaptic Function [Abstract] Guoqiang BI (University of Science and Technology of China)
10:45 - 11:15	Coffee Break and Group-photo Taking (Venue: Lobby, G/F)
Session III: Vesicle Dynamics Session Chair: Hyokeun PARK (HKUST)
11:15 - 11:40	Talk #04: Progressive Overfilling of Readily Releasable Pool Underlies Short-term Facilitation at Recurrent Excitatory Synapses in Layer 2/3 of the Rat Prefrontal Cortex [Abstract] Sukho LEE (Seoul National University)
11:40 - 12:05	Talk #05: Heterogeneous Dynamics of Synaptic Vesicle Priming Define Synaptic Function and Plasticity [Abstract] Jeong Seop RHEE (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences)
12:05 - 12:30	Talk #06: “Kiss-shrink-run” Mechanisms for Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis and Hyperfast Recycling [Abstract] Changlu TAO (University of Science and Technology of China)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch and Poster Session
Session IV: Plenary Session Session Chair: Guoqiang BI (University of Science and Technology of China)
14:00 - 14:45	Talk #07: Mechanical Control of Neurotransmission [Abstract] Volker HAUCKE (Free University of Berlin)
Session IV: Mechanics of Synaptic Transmission Session Chair: Guoqiang BI (University of Science and Technology of China)
14:45 - 15:10	Talk #08: Roles of Neuroligin Associated Proteins in Synapse Formation [Abstract] Jun XIA (HKUST (GZ))
15:10 - 15:35	Talk #09: Axon Mechanobiology [Abstract] Shigeki WATANABE (Johns Hopkins University)
15:35 - 16:00	Talk #10: Mechanism of Glutamate Transport into Synaptic Vesicles [Abstract] Shigeo TAKAMORI (Doshisha University)
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break (Venue: Lobby, G/F)
Session VI: New Approach to Neuroscience Session Chair: Jun XIA (HKUST (GZ))
16:30 - 16:55	[Online via Zoom] Talk #11: Presynaptic Active Zone Remodeling as a Mechanism for Brain Resilience and Sleep Regulation [Abstract] Stephan SIGRIST (Free University of Berlin)
16:55 - 17:20	Talk #12: Two Distinct Vesicle Pools of Spontaneously Recycled Inhibitory Synaptic Vesicles [Abstract] Hyokeun PARK (HKUST)
17:20 - 17:45	Talk #13: Tau-Hyperphosphorylation Suppresses Unidirectional Transport by Motor Proteins [Abstract] Jaeyoung SUNG (Chung-Ang University)
17:45 - 18:10	Talk #14: Multipartite Molecular Complexes Shaping Synaptic Inhibition [Abstract] Jaewon KO (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST))
18:10 - 20:30	Dinner

 

Session VII: Synaptic Transmission Guoqiang BI (University of Science and Technology of China)
09:00 - 09:25	Talk #15: Inhibitory Presynaptic Cholinergic Modulation on Synaptic Transmission at the Calyx of Held Synapses [Abstract] Jianyuan SUN (Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
09:25 - 09:50	Talk #16: Thalamofrontal Synaptic Dysfunction as a Mechanism for Short-Term Memory Impairment Following Adolescent NMDAR Hypofunction [Abstract] Jong-Cheol RAH (Korea Brain Research Institute)
09:50 - 10:15	Talk #17: How Recurrent Circuit Connections Shape Neural Population Geometry [Abstract] Yu HU (Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences)
10:15 - 10:45	Coffee break (Venue: Lobby, G/F)
Session VIII: Molecular Regulation of Synaptic Transmission Sukho LEE (Seoul National University)
10:45 - 11:10	[Online via Zoom] Talk #18: Subtype Specific Role of Presynaptic K+ Channels in Regulating Transmitter Release [Abstract] Won-Kyung HO (Seoul National University)
11:10 - 11:35	Talk #19: Munc13-1 at the Heart of Synaptic Transmission: Novel Layers of Regulatory Mechanisms and Structural Insights [Abstract] Cong MA (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
11:35 - 12:00	Talk #20: Functional Roles of the Dual Ca2+ Sensors in the Nematode C. Elegans [Abstract] Zhitao HU (City University of Hong Kong)
12:00 - 12:25	Talk #21: Multifaceted Function of SCAMP5 in Coordinating Presynaptic Short-Term Plasticity and Autophagy [Abstract] Sunghoe CHANG (Seoul National University)
12:25 - 14:00	Lunch and Poster Session
Session IX: Plenary Session Session Chair: Geoffrey LAU (City University of Hong Kong)
14:00 - 14:45	Talk #22: Insights into Synapse Nanostructure from Analysis of SNARE Disease Variants [Abstract] Ege KAVALALI (Vanderbilt University)
Section X: Synaptic Transmission and Neurological Diseases Session Chair: Geoffrey LAU (City University of Hong Kong)
14:45 - 15:10	Talk #23: Faulty Brain Development and Synaptic Transmission in Huntington’s Disease Model Mice [Abstract] Carlos CEPEDA (University of California, Los Angeles)
15:10 - 15:35	Talk #24: From Neuroplasticity to Drug Development for Amblyopia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Motor Rehabilitation [Abstract] Jufang HE (City University of Hong Kong)
15:35 - 16:00	Talk #25: Synaptic Tau Protein Activities in Health and Disease [Abstract] Susanne WEGMANN (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE))
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F)
Section XI: Synaptic Transmission Using Human Models Session Chair: Hyokeun PARK (HKUST)
16:30 - 16:55	[Online via Zoom] Talk #26: Investigating the Pathogenesis of Bipolar Disorder Using Patient iPSC-derived Brain and Islet-like Organoid Models [Abstract] Jun YAO (Tsinghua University)
16:55 - 17:40	Poster Presentations
17:40 - 18:10	Presentation of Poster Awards and Closing Remarks
18:10 - 20:00	Dinner