Program

Session 1: Tools & Techniques

• Michael Arcaro : Preliminary report on a population template atlas of the tree shrew brain

• Hirofumi Nishizono : Trial of genetically modified tree shrew generation in Japan: Setting up a new tree shrew laboratory 

• Wei Li: Cell type atlas and development of the tree shrew retina

• Sangeetha Kandoi: Development of tree shrew iPSC-derived 3D-retinal organoid as a novel model system for studying inherited cone dystrophies and histological comparison to in vivo retina 

• Joseph Wekselblatt:  Functional ultrasound imaging and non-invasive acoustically targeted viral delivery in tree shrew 

Session 2: Anatomy & Physiology I

• Madineh Sarvestani: TBD

• Rafael Grytz: Tree shrew–An ideal model to study interactions between myopia and glaucoma

• Marta Grannonico: In vivo imaging of tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) retina by visible-light optical coherence tomography fibergraphy

• Alev Erisir: Of mice and tree shrews: Tastant sensitivity and central synaptic circuitry

• JC Cang: Mapping visual functions onto molecular cell types in the superior colliculus

Session 3: Anatomy & Physiology II

• Steve Van Hooser: Mixed representations of color and form in primary visual cortex

• Francesco Lanfranchi: A functional hierarchy across tree shrew visual cortex.

• Alexandra Gribizis: The rapid emergence of functional modular networks in developing tree shrew visual cortex

• Seiji Tanabe: Strong tuning for stereoscopic depth indicates orientation-specific recurrent circuitry in tree shrew V1

• Jad Barchini: Diversity and functional organization of responses to stimulus size in tree shrew V1

Poster Session

The poster boards are 46" tall by 71" wide. Your poster must fit within these dimensions. 

Session 4: Behavior

• Gregor Rainer: The LGN as a target for visual prosthesis in the tree shrew

• Chuiwen Li: Tree shrews as a novel animal model for studying perceptual decision-making reveal a critical role of response timing in guiding behavior

• Gabriela Rodriguez: Dynamic cortical inhibition in tree shrew primary visual cortex (V1) during learning of a visual discrimination task

• Michael Halassa: Thalamic regulation of frontal interactions in hierarchical reasoning

Hands-on techniques training slots have been filled. We have the following people signed up: Sangeetha Kandoi, Lu Yang, Emily Meyer, Felicia Boynton, Elizabeth Artis, Amy Stahl, and Ari Coester. Please submit your paperwork if you haven't already done so.