Program
HORMONES
a Teeter-Totter of
Sociality and Stress
Monday, July 18, 2016
The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Weizmann Institute of Science
08:00
Registration and coffee
08:45
Opening remarks
Session 1
09:00
Prof. Rui Oliveira
Gulbenkian Institute, Portugal
Neuroendocrinology of social
behavior in zebrafish
09:45
Dr. Tali Kimchi
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Sexual dimorphism in
parental care
10:05
Dr. Lee Koren
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Fitness consequences of longterm integrated testosterone in
female wildlife
10:30
Coffee break
Session 2
11:00
Prof. Michael Walker
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
In memory of Al and David Kaye
11:05
Prof. David Murphy
University of Bristol, UK
Giot1 and Rasd1 - the "yinyang"
of salt intake
11:50
Dr. Yael Kuperman
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Which hormones to blame for
raiding the fridge? Lessons from
stressed mice
12:15
Lunch
Session 3
13:40
Prof. Larry Young
Emory University, USA
The neurobiology of social
relationships: implications for
novel treatments for autism
14:25
Prof. Anat Barnea
Open University, Israel
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
(vip) positively affects neuronal
recruitment and reproduction
in birds
14:50
Coffee break
Session 4
15:20
Prof. Donald Pfaff
Rockefeller University, USA
Roles for prenatal stress and sex
hormones in producing the large
sex difference in autism
16:05
Dr. Yair Shemesh
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Ucn3-CRFR2 in the medial
amygdala regulates
socio-emotional balance
in mice
Sponsored by
The Feinberg Graduate School,
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Nella and Leon Benoziyo
Center for Neurological
Diseases
The Maurice and Gabriela
Goldschleger Conference
Foundation at The Weizmann
Institute of Science
Faculty of Life Sciences
Adelis Foundation
Myra Kaye in memory of Alvin and David Kaye
Organizing Committee
Weizmann Institute of Science
Einav Wircer
Lusi Gordon
Orit Furman
Gil Levkowitz
Coordinator &
Accessibility issues
Irit Veksler
[email protected]
Free Registration
and abstract submission
http://tiny.cc/hormones