The Conference#

The Triangle Neuroscience Conference is organized in three cities jointly by three Universities - Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (ZCMU), Jiaxing University (JU) College of Medicine and the School of Science of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU).

Dates and venues#

The conference will be held in Hangzhou September 23, 2024 (hosted by ZCMU), in Jiaxing in September 24, 2024 (hosted by JU) and in Suzhou September 25, 2024 (hosted by XJTLU).

The conference is co-organized by three Members of Academia Europaea, and will be a pre-convention event for the Chinese Neuroscience Society CNS-2024 meeting in Suzhou (September 26-29, 2024).

Conference Chairs#

• Professor Vladimir Parpura, MD, PhD, MAE (ZCMU)
• Professor Alexey Semyanov, PhD, DrSci, MAE (JU)
• Professor Alan Kaluev (Kalueff), PhD, DrSci, MAE (XJTLU)

Main Conference Topics:#

• Molecular neuroscience
• Neurochemistry
• Neuron-glia interactions
• Neurophysiology
• Neuroimmunology
• Neuropharmacology
• Neurotoxicology
• Neurogenetics
• Neuroinformatics
• Translational topics in neuroscience

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Conference Program at glance:#

September 22, 2024 (Hangzhou)#

Arrival to Hangzhou
Meet-and-Greet
19:00 Conference Dinner in Hangzhou

Day 1, September 23, 2024: ZCMU (Hangzhou)#

VENUE: Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (ZCMU) campus

8:30 Registration; and Exhibition: EVIDENT

9:00 Welcoming remarks:

• Prof. Wenxiu HUANG, Secretary, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (ZCMU), Hangzhou, China
• Prof. Ying (Ella) WANG, Director, International Relations Office, ZCMU, Hangzhou, China
• Prof. Vladimir PARPURA, Director, International Translational Neuroscience Institute (ITNRI), ZCMU, Hangzhou, China, Conference Co-Chair

9:20 Opening plenary lecture: Prof. Zhong CHEN, President, ZCMU, Hangzhou, China: Cell-specific Neuropharmacology on Histamine Research (moderator: Vlad PARPURA, ZCMU)

9:50 Evident talk: Mr. Da CHEN, Product Manager, Evident, China, Transforming Precision Imaging: Evident Revolutionary Confocal Microscope FV400 (moderator: Vlad PARPURA, ZCMU)

10:00 Exhibition and Refreshments: EVIDENT

10: 30 - 12:30 HANGZHOU - EVIDENT SYMPOSIUM (moderators: Prof. Vedrana MONTANA and Prof. Yi WANG, ZCMU)#

• 10:30 – 10: 50 am Prof. Alan KALUEV, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology and Cell Signaling, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU, Suzhou, China: Molecular psychiatry of stress: lessons from zebrafish

• 10:50 – 11: 10 Alisa TIAGLIK, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China: Metabolic response of cortical neurons, astrocytes, and blood vessels to locomotion

• 11:10 – 11: 30 Prof. Jacek JAWORSKI, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB), Warsaw, Poland: mToropathies, searching for new druggable mechanism

• 11:30 am – 11:50 pm Prof. Naira AYVAZYAN, Orbeli Institute of Physiology NAS RA, Yerevan, Armenia: Presynaptic neurotoxic properties of the snake venom phospholipases A2 and its translational potential

• 11:50-12:10 Prof. Mikhail FIRSOV, Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia: cAMP as a non-canonical regulator of the phototransduction cascade in vertebrates

• 12:10-12:30 pm Dr. Anna FEDOTOVA, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China: Spatial and temporal organization of astrocytic calcium activity patterns in the somatosensory cortex of awake mice

12:40 – 13:40 Lunch break

14:00-17:00 Tour of Hangzhou, Departure for Jiaxing (17:00 – 18:30)
19:00 Conference Dinner in Jiaxing

Day 2, September 24, 2024: JU (Jiaxing)#

VENUE: Jiaxing University campus

8:30 Registration
Exhibition
Refreshments (RWD, Vectorbuilder)

9:00 Welcoming remarks:

• Mr Wenping SHENG, Director, Jiaxing City Government Foreign Affairs Department, Jiaxing, China
• Prof. Zhang, Vice President, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China
• Prof. Alexey SEMYANOV, Director, Neuroscience Institute, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China, Conference Co-Chair

9:20 Opening plenary lecture: Prof. Frank Kirchhoff, University of Saarland, Germany: Glial transmitter receptors and ion channels determine brain function and behaviour

9:50 Exhibition and coffee break: VectorBuilder and RWD

10:10 - 12:10 JIAXING SYMPOSIUM#

• 10:10 - 10:30 Prof. Chun XU, Shanghai Institute of Neuroscience CAS, Shanghai, China

• 10:30-10:50 Prof. Alexander VASSILEVSKI, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia: P2X3 receptor antagonist from spider venom is an analgesic and antitussive drug lead

• 10:50-11:10 Dr. Vahe POGOSYAN, Saudi Arabia: Magnetoencephalography for presurgical localization of epileptic focus

• 11:10-11:30 Dr. Konstantin DEMIN, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Tokyo, Japan: Advances in Neurofeedback, its applications and future research

• 11:30-11:50 Dr. Anthony LIM, School of Science, XJTLU, Suzhou, China: Deep brain stimulation: from antidepressants to memory enhancement

• Zhang LIANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Songjiang Research Institute, Shanghai, China: White matter injury and repair

12:10-13:40 Lunch break

14:00-17:00 Tour of Jiaxing
Departure for Suzhou (17:00-18:30）
19:00 Conference Dinner in Suzhou

Day 3, September 25, 2024: XJTLU (Suzhou)#

VENUE: Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) SIP campus

Registration
Exhibition
Refreshments

Welcoming remarks:

• Prof. John MORAROS, Dean, School of Science, XJTLU
• Prof. Jia MENG, Head, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, XJTLU
• Prof. Alan KALUEV, Director, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology and Cell Signaling, XJTLU, Conference Co-Chair

Opening plenary lecture: Prof. Minyan WANG, School of Science, XJTLU, Suzhou, China: Exploring the role of TRPA1 in migraine pathogenesis

SUZHOU SYMPOSIUM#

• Prof. Eyad ELCORD, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Immunology, School of Science, XJTLU, Suzhou, China: T-regulatory cells and immune checkpoints in cancer: lessons for neuroscience

• Prof. Alexey SEMYANOV, Neuroscience Institute, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China: Morphofunctional changes in astrocytes as a hallmark of brain ageing

• Prof. Vedrana MONTANA, ITNRI, ZCMU, Hangzhou, China: Malignant Glioma – from Bench to Bedside

• Prof. Konstantin YENKOYAN, Yerevan State Medical University, COBRAIN Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Yerevan, Armenia: Modeling neurodegeneration in vivo

• Prof. Xi ZHANG, Wisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, XJTLU, Suzhou, China: TBD

Lunch break

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM (16TH ZEBRAFISH NEUROSCIENCE WORKSHOP)#

• Prof. Alan KALUEV, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology and Cell Signaling, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, XJTLU, China: Zebrafish models of brain disorders

• Prof. Jacek JAWORSKI, IIMCB, Warsaw, Poland: Modeling mTOR-related disorders in zebrafish

• Prof. Cai SONG, BGI Research, Hangzhou, China: Marine drugs and zebrafish screens for treating brain disorders

• Dr. Xi LI, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China: Targeting the Gut-Brain axis using zebrafish models

• Prof. Tamara AMSTISLAVSKAYA, Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia: Modeling neurodegeneration in zebrafish

• Dr. Konstantin DEMIN, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Tokyo, Japan: Decoding the ISR signaling in the brain

• Longen YANG, School of Science, XJTLU, Suzhou, China: Developing novel behavioral models in zebrafish

Evening City Tour of Suzhou

Conference Secretariat#

ZCMU: Ms. Wenpei ZHU
Tel.+86 13706710096
Email: zwp@zcmu.edu.cn
WeChat ID: JudyZ_PP

JU: Ms. Lingchen DAI
Tel. +86 13732233165
Email: 13732233165@163.com
WeChat ID: Lccc-D

XJTLU: Mr. Longen YANG
Tel.+86 051288161337
Email: Longen.yang@xjtlu.edu.cn
WeChat ID: YLE-UP

Download the conference folder (updated 20th August 2024)#

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Endorsed by Academia Europaea