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---- — Every once in a while, Stonehill College cross country standout Sean Hanlon wonders how his collegiate career would be different had he participated in the sport at St. John's Prep.
"I think about it a lot, actually," Hanlon said. "I had some small injuries in high school, so I'm not sure how much I would have helped the team. But I think it would have helped me — and I do wish I had done it. I would have liked it."
A middle distance runner at St. John's with a specialty in the 600 (indoors) and 800, Hanlon didn't take up cross country until his sophomore year at Stonehill when "it was strongly suggested that I do it to help me in track."
Actually, Hanlon had contemplated running cross country as early as high school, when St. John's coach John Boyle urged him to try it, and he had already started to think that he might be better suited for longer distances.
"The guys I was running against in track were bigger, faster and had more (natural) speed," Hanlon said. "I started to realize that I might be more successful at distance, at least in the mile (in track)."
Still, when Hanlon agreed to run cross country at Stonehill (which has boasted one of the stronger Division 2 programs in New England for years), he had no illusions of greatness.
"I didn't have any great expectations," the Georgetown resident said. "I thought, by the time I graduated, maybe I could get in the top seven. If I didn't do it, I felt at least I'd have a good base for track."
Well, Hanlon has accomplished far more than that.
Based on his work ethic and improvement, he was elected captain for this year's team. Hanlon also became a steady member of the top five and, for the first time, was the team's No. 1 runner at the Northeast Regional, finishing 10th overall in a personal-best 10K time of 30:55.7. By doing so, he paced Stonehill to a third-place finish and a ticket to this week's Division 2 nationals for the 10th straight year.
"It wasn't a complete shock, but it was a weird feeling (being the team's top runner)," said Hanlon, who was named to the All-East Region team. "I was hoping it would happen eventually. When I finished, I said, 'Well, this is my day!'
"I didn't feel I did as well as I could have last year; my goal was just to be an impact guy in the top 5, and I wasn't expecting to be No. 1. I just wanted to be a consistent runner."
That's exactly what Hanlon has been, according to coach Karen Boen.
"There is no question that Sean has been the most consistent runner this year," Boen said. "I can always count on him to run well.
"For Sean not to run cross country his freshman year and just continue to progress shows how much of a gamer he is. What he's done, to leap up from the 400 to 800 (meters) in high school and then do as well as he has in cross country, is truly commendable."
Hanlon is hoping that Stonehill — which is ranked 15th nationally — can crack the top 15 this weekend. Then he'll turn his attention to track, in which his perspective has changed because of cross country, and beyond.
"As I get older, I probably want to run more of the mile and try the two-mile or 3K," said Hanlon, a marketing major who has been an All-American as the 800 leg on a standout distance medley relay team the last two years.


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Services for Louise Rebecca Seymour Vickery, 87, of Elkhart, and formerly of Grand Prairie, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bailey & Foster Chapel. Burial will follow in Pilgrim Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster.
Mrs. Vickery died Friday at Cartmell Home for Aged.
She was born March 4, 1925 in Palestine to Charlie Earl and Myrtle Mae Brown Seymour.
Mrs. Vickery was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grand Prairie.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Ozell Vickery, in 1992; and two brothers, Clarence Seymour and A.J. Seymour.
Mrs. Vickery is survived by her daughter, Teresa Stanford and husband Charles of Grand Prairie; son, Ronnie Vickery and wife Jan of St. Augustine, Fla.; sister-in-law, Joyce Seymour; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Paul Brown, Charlie Moore, J.R. "Chip" Smith, Mark Seymour, Matthew Habecker and Kenneth Armstead.
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Wednesday, December 08, 2004Valparaiso University is one of 53 intercollegiate soccer programs of all divisions to have both its men's and women's soccer teams recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the 2003-2004 academic year.
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A half-century of in vivo electrophysiological recordings indicate that neurons in many areas of the CNS, including the visual system, become sensitive to increasingly specific characteristics of external cues as stimulus-evoked signals propagate centrally. However, recent studies provide evidence for neurons early in the visual pathway with highly selective receptive field properties, suggesting that the early representation of the visual scene is perhaps more elaborate than established models suggest. These new findings emphasize the need for a better understanding of the functional and anatomical organization of circuits throughout the visual pathway: (1) Which neurons comprise the circuit and how are they connected? (2) How do these neurons process and convey information to a subsequent synapse(s)? (3) How are signals transformed throughout multiple stages of processing?
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Felice Dunn, University of California, San Francisco
Martin Meyer, King's College London
Gabe Murphy, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
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Johann Bollmann, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
David Brainard, University of Pennsylvania
Kevin Briggman, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH
Jianhua Cang, Northwestern University
Gwyneth Card, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
E.J. Chichilnisky, Stanford University
Marlene Cohen, University of Pittsburgh
Lindsey Glickfeld, Duke University
Tim Gollisch, University Medical Center Göttingen
Judith Hirsch, University of Southern California
Greg Horwitz, University of Washington
Andrew Huberman, University of California, San Diego
Richard Krauzlis, National Eye Institute/NIH
Leon Lagnado, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Wei Li, National Eye Institute/NIH
Thomas Mrsic-Flogel, University of Basel
Cristopher Niell, University of Oregon
Michael Orger, Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme
Nicholas Priebe, University of Texas at Austin
Nicole Rust, University of Pennsylvania
Tatyana Sharpee, Salk Institute
Eric Shea-Brown, University of Washington
Eero Simoncelli, HHMI/New York University
Rachel Wong, University of Washington
Associative learning and memory are fundamental capacities of all animals with a nervous system. Invertebrates have been pivotal to the understanding of learning and memory at the behavioral, cellular and molecular level. Honeybees and fruit flies, in particular, have paved the way to the dissection of mechanisms underlying different forms of learning and memory. The identification of memory traces at various levels, including brain structures such as antennal lobes, mushroom bodies and extrinsic mushroom-body neurons, suggests a system consolidation of memories and requires focus at the network level. Given these recent significant advancements, we look forward to vigorous discussion by experts from around the world on the dynamic exchange and cross talk between structures and circuits during memory formation and retrieval.
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Dorothea Eisenhardt, Freie Universität Berlin
Martin Giurfa, University of Toulouse - CNRS
Troy Zars, University of Missouri
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Andrew Barron, Macquarie University
Ann-Shyn Chiang, National Tsing Hua University
Lars Chittka, Queen Mary University of London
Ron Davis, Scripps Research Institute, Florida
Joshua Dubnau, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Jean-Marc Devaud, University of Toulouse - CNRS
Walter Farina, University of Buenos Aires
Bertram Gerber, Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology
Leslie Griffith, Brandeis University
Aike Guo, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Toshihiro Kitamoto, University of Iowa
Randolf Menzel, Freie Universität Berlin
Alison Mercer, University of Otago
Frederic Mery, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Uli Müller, University of Saarland - Saarbruecken
Thomas Preat, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Judith Reinhard, University of Queensland
Minoru Saitoe, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience
Jean-Christophe Sandoz, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Ricarda Scheiner, University of Potsdam
Martin Schwaerzel, Freie Universität Berlin
Paul Shaw, Washington University
Efthimios (Makis) Skoulakis, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center
Brian Smith, Arizona State University
Paul Szyszka, University of Konstanz
Hiromu Tanimoto, Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Andreas Thum, University of Konstanz
Scott Waddell, University of Oxford
Geraldine Wright, Newcastle University
Jerry Yin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yi Zhong, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Building on discussions from the first three meetings in this series, we will showcase the development of cutting-edge tools and technology for imaging, from cells to intact animals. Sessions will cover the design and discovery of new fluorescent proteins (and intriguing alternatives), and their incorporation into sensors for signaling molecules and cellular states. Innovative imaging modalities making use of such reagents, as well as biological discoveries gleaned from such experiments, will also be presented. It is our hope that the meeting can present a clear picture of how far these tools have come in recent years, and what additional reagents and capabilities are required to continue the advance of the Age of Light.
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Loren Looger, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Atsushi Miyawaki, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Ryohei Yasuda, Max Planck Florida Institute
Jin Zhang, Johns Hopkins University
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Eric Betzig, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Robert Campbell, University of Alberta
Adam Cohen, Harvard University
Rui Costa, Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme
Bianxiao Cui, Stanford University
Michael Davidson, Florida State University
Oliver Griesbeck, Max Plank Institute of Neurobiology
Klaus Hahn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Thomas Hughes, Montana State University
Stefan Jakobs, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Philipp Keller, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Thomas Knopfel, Imperial College London
Michael Levene, Yale University
Jeff Lichtman, Harvard University
Michael Lin, Stanford University
Takeharu Nagai, Osaka University
Michael Nitabach, Yale School of Medicine
Amy Palmer, University of Colorado at Boulder
Erika Pastrana, Nature Methods
Vincent Pieribone, Yale School of Medicine
Mark Schnitzer, HHMI/Stanford University
Nathan Shaner, Scintillon Institute
David Tank, Princeton University
Vladislav Verkhusha, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Samuel Wang, Princeton University
Chris Xu, Cornell University
Jenny Yang, Georgia State University
Gary Yellen, Harvard Medical School
David Yue, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The social lives of animals involve a diverse and rich set of mechanisms mediating interactions among individuals. This conference will bring together groups that study different aspects of social behavior in a variety of organisms and use diverse tools to analyze the behaviors, circuits and genes that regulate them.
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Roian Egnor, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Ulrike Heberlein, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Joel Levine, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Galit Shohat-Ophir, Bar-Ilan University
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Cori Bargmann, HHMI/Rockefeller University
Richard Benton, University of Lausanne
Guy Bloch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kristin Branson, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Melissa Coleman, Claremont McKenna College
Iain Couzin, Princeton University
Gül Dölen, Johns Hopkins University
Zoe Donaldson, Columbia University
Catherine Dulac, HHMI/Harvard University
Ofer Feinerman, Weizmann Institute of Science
Russell Fernald, Stanford University
Deborah Gordon, Stanford University
Hans Hofmann, University of Texas at Austin
Timothy Holy, Washington University School of Medicine
Ryohei Kanzaki, University of Tokyo
Laurent Keller, University of Lausanne
Barbara Konig, University of Zurich
Edward Kravitz, Harvard Medical School
Dayu Lin, NYU Langone Medical Center
Jocelyn Millar, University of California, Riverside
Mala Murthy, Princeton University
Rui Oliveira, Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme
Michael Platt, Duke Institute for Brain Science
David Queller, Washington University in St. Louis
Yi Rao, Peking University
Gene Robinson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Elad Schneidman, Weizmann Institute of Science
Nirao Shah, University of California, San Francisco
Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto
David Stern, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Joan Strassman, Washington University in St. Louis
Ofer Tchernichovski, City University of New York
Greg Velicer, Indiana University, Bloomington
Leslie Vosshall, HHMI/Rockefeller University
Sarah Woolley, Columbia University
Recent advances in next-generation sequencing techniques are transforming our ability to probe the molecular basis of neuronal function. The purpose of this meeting is to highlight sequencing approaches to scientific problems, including the molecular determinants of neuronal identity, transcriptional diversity among neuronal tissues, cells and sub-cellular compartments, and the molecular mechanisms of experience-dependent plasticity and neuropsychiatric disease. The meeting will also bring together experimental and computational biologists seeking to extend or develop new methods of measuring and interpreting genome wide changes in gene expression and genome structure in a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate systems.
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G. Lee Henry, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Sacha Nelson, Brandeis University
Erin Schuman, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
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Susan Ackerman, HHMI/The Jackson Laboratory
Joseph Buxbaum, Mount Sinai Hospital
Wei Chen, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin
Joshua Dubnau, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Catherine Dulac, HHMI/Harvard University
Jim Eberwine, University of Pennsylvania
Jesse Gray, Harvard Medical School
Myriam Heiman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oliver Hobert, HHMI/Columbia University
Ken Kosik, University of California, Santa Barbara
Kelsey Martin, University of California, Los Angeles
Jeremy Nathans, HHMI/Johns Hopkins University
Michael Nitabach, Yale School of Medicine
Antonella Riccio, University College London
Michael Rosbash, HHMI/Brandeis University
Hongjun Song, Johns Hopkins University
Scott Waddell, University of Oxford
Hynek Wichterle, Columbia University
Tony Zador, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Larry Zipursky, HHMI/University of California, Los Angeles
Mark Zylka, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
A follow-up to the first meeting in 2009, this conference will focus on recent advances in the identification and characterization of the neural circuitry controlling reproductive behaviors. Invited speakers bring expertise from a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate systems. We look forward to vigorous discussions and fostering new collaborations among investigators studying sex-specific behaviors and those developing new tools and methods to dissect the underlying mechanisms.
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Bruce Baker, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Barry Dickson, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Catherine Dulac, HHMI/Harvard University
Nirao Shah, University of California, San Francisco
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Richard Axel, HHMI/Columbia University
Marc Breedlove, Michigan State University
Tim Clutton-Brock, University of Cambridge
Scott Emmons, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Russell Fernald, Stanford University
Nancy Forger, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Stephen Goodwin, University of Oxford
Melissa Hines, University of Cambridge
Kim Huhman, Georgia State University
Jane Hurst, University of Liverpool
Yuh-Nung Jan, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
Gregory Jefferis, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Darcy Kelley, Columbia University
Tali Kimchi, Weizmann Institute of Science
Mala Murthy, Princeton University
Doug Portman, University of Rochester
Cheryl Sisk, Michigan State University
Paul Sternberg, HHMI/California Institute of Technology
Lisa Stowers, Scripps Research Institute
Jamie White, University of Utah
John Wingfield, University of California, Davis
Daisuke Yamamoto, Tohoku University
Scott Young, National Institutes of Health
Long-range interactions between genomic sites such as enhancers and promoters constitute a major node of regulation in gene expression and development. Recent technology developments make it possible to probe these interactions from the single molecule level to genome-wide landscapes. The goal of this meeting is to gather leaders in fields relevant to imaging enhancers and transcription dynamics. Together, these approaches can provide the foundation for a quantitative description of how long-range genomic interactions occur and how they regulate gene expression over time.
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Wendy Bickmore, University of Edinburgh
Timothee Lionnet, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Carl Wu, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
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Gerd Blobel, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Martha Bulyk, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Kerstin Bystricky, University of Toulouse
Long Cai, California Institute of Technology
Wouter de Laat, Hubrecht Institute
Job Dekker, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Denis Duboule, University of Geneva and EPFL Lausanne
Johan Elf, Uppsala University
Gary Felsenfeld, National Institutes of Health
James Goodrich, University of Colorado at Boulder
Enrico Gratton, University of California, Irvine
Thomas Gregor, Princeton University
Terri Grodzicker, Genes & Development
Doug Higgs, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Robert Hill, University of Edinburgh
James Kadonaga, University of California, San Diego
Alberto Kornblihtt, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Michael Levine, University of California, Berkeley
Leonid Mirny, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mario Nicodemi, University of Naples
Erin O'Shea, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rob Phillips, California Institute of Technology
Lei Qi, University of California, San Francisco
Nicole Rusk, Nature Publishing Group,
Dinah Singer, National Cancer Institute/NIH
David Stern, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Joanna Wysocka, Stanford University School of Medicine
Jie Xiao, Johns Hopkins University
A follow-up to the 2010 Janelia conference on "Structural Plasticity in the Mammalian Brain", this symposium will highlight recent studies of neuronal structure and synaptic function during physiological and pathological processes, as well as novel mechanisms underlying these processes. An overarching goal is to bridge the gap between studies of individual anatomical structures and functional outputs. We also hope to use it as a platform to identify open problems and introduce new imaging approaches. Leaders in the field from around the world will present the latest advances in cutting edge imaging methods, and a significant portion of the meeting will be devoted to disease mechanisms and how live imaging will contribute to the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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Loren Looger, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Carlos Portera-Cailliau, University of California, Los Angeles
Yi Zuo, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Dinu Florin Albeanu, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Joseph Cichon, New York University School of Medicine
Vincenzo De Paola, Imperial College London
Anna Dunaevsky, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Wenbiao Gan, New York University Langone Medical Center
Kurt Haas, University of British Columbia
Mark Harnett, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Michael Hausser, University College London
Anthony Holtmaat, University of Geneva
Mark Hubener, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Na Ji, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Patrick Kanold, University of Maryland, College Park
Haruo Kasai, University of Toyko
Tara Keck, King's College London
Graham Knott, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Takaki Komiyama, University of California, San Diego
Arthur Konnerth, Technical University Munich
Christiaan Levelt, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Ania Majewska, University of Rochester Medical Center
Tim Murphy, University of British Columbia
Elly Nedivi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shigeo Okabe, University of Tokyo
Clay Reid, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Mark Schnitzer, HHMI/Stanford University
Karel Svoboda, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Ryohei Yasuda, Max Planck Florida Institute
Across organisms and brain regions, neurons are often organized into stereotypical columns and maps based on a sensory or motor parameter, for example, retinotopy, or the direction of a reaching movement. A large body of work has focused on factors contributing to the development of such order in the brain. This short-talk- and discussion-based meeting will address the relationship between stereotypical structure and neural circuit function. How do map-like neuronal arrangements shape neural computation and ultimately behavior? Are common circuit modules used across a range of sensory or motor parameters? What broad classes of excitatory and inhibitory interactions within and across structural units underlie an ordered circuit's function? Why is topographical organization more pronounced in some brain regions/species than others? How do multi-sensory or sensory and motor maps interact, and how does experience alter this interaction?
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Vivek Jayaraman, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Minoru Koyama, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
May-Britt Moser, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Invited Participants
James Bednar, University of Edinburgh
Elizabeth Buffalo, Emory University
Matteo Carandini, University College London
Catherine Carr, University of Maryland
Tansu Celikel, Radbound University Nijmegen
Maurice Chacron, McGill University
Amiram Grinvald, Weizmann Institute of Science
Uwe Homberg, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Andrew King, University of Oxford
Kevan Martin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Richard Mooney, Duke University
Tirin Moore, HHMI/Stanford University
Edvard Moser, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Tom Mrsic-Flogel, University College London
Tim Murphy, University of British Columbia
Shreesh Mysore, Johns Hopkins University
Idan Segev, Hebrew University
Gordon M.G. Shepherd, Northwestern University
Gordon M. Shepherd, Yale School of Medicine
S. Murray Sherman, University of Chicago
Michael Stryker, University of California, San Francisco
Karel Svoboda, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Guangying Wu, George Washington University
Robert Wurtz, National Institutes of Health
The insect mushroom body (MB) has been shown to be involved in a variety of behaviors, such as olfactory learning and memory, sleep and decision-making. This meeting will bring together leading investigators to address the anatomy, behavioral roles, physiology and evolution of MBs in various insect species. Presentations and discussions will cover current approaches for studying MBs in the areas of anatomy, biochemistry, electrophysiology and functional imaging in an effort to reveal MB function in a circuit model of the insect brain.
Registration is closed for this conference.
Sarah Farris, West Virginia University
Gerry Rubin, HHMI/Janelia Farm Research Campus
Glenn Turner, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Invited Participants
Yoshi Aso, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Richard Axel, HHMI/Columbia University
Ann-Shyn Chiang, National Tsing Hua University
Ron Davis, Scripps Research Institute, Florida
Andre Fiala, University of Göttingen
Bertram Gerber, Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology
Leslie Griffith, Brandeis University
Ilona Grunwald-Kadow, Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Aike Guo, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daisuke Hattori, Columbia University Medical Center
Ulrike Heberlein, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Toshihide Hige, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Kei Ito, University of Tokyo
Gregory Jefferis, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Karla Kaun, Brown University
Krystyna Keleman, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Pavel Masek, University of Nevada, Reno
Liria Masuda-Nakagawa, University of Cambridge
Ian Meinertzhagen, Dalhousie University
Randolf Menzel, Freie Universität Berlin
Michael Nitabach, Yale School of Medicine
Thomas Preat, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Gene Robinson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brian Smith, Arizona State University
Mark Stopfer, National Institute of Health
Nicholas Strausfeld, University of Arizona
Hiromu Tanimoto, Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Andreas Thum, University of Konstanz
Scott Waddell, University of Oxford
Yi Zhong, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
This conference was first held at Janelia in 2008, and again in 2010. Presentations will highlight recent advances in the development of new genetic reagents for the exogenous control of neural circuit activity, including naturally evolved light-gated ion channels and pumps, mutagenized temperature-sensitive synaptic transmission components, rationally designed photo-switches, and "orthogonal" drug/receptor pairs, among others. We are bringing together leaders in the field to review progress in the design and use of current tools and, more importantly, to discuss the development of novel tools and their potential applications.
Registration is closed for this conference.
Peter Hegemann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Loren Looger, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Julie Simpson, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Invited Participants
Edward Boyden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Luis de Lecea, Stanford University
Karl Deisseroth, HHMI/Stanford University
Alexander Gottschalk, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Thomas Hughes, Montana State University
Ehud Isacoff, University of California, Berkeley
Eric Jörgensen, HHMI/University of Utah
Silvana Konermann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Kramer, University of California, Berkley
Wendell Lim, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
Andreas Möglich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Michael Nitabach, Yale School of Medicine
Scott Sternson, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Chandra Tucker, University of Colorado Denver
Alipasha Vaziri, University of Vienna
Benjamin White, National Insitute of Mental Health/NIH
Andrew Woolley, University of Toronto
Peer Wulff, University of Aberdeen
Yi Yang, East China University of Science and Technology
Feng Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
They typically run for two and a half days, beginning Sunday evening and ending mid day on Wednesday.
All external participants are housed on-site in our guest house. Units are single queen rooms. A fitness center is available for guests' use.
Janelia conferences range from small workshops for more intimate discussions to larger meetings of up to about 60 people.
Each conference normally has at least one external and one internal organizer (usually a Janelia lab head). Meetings are announced on the Janelia website each March and September and openly advertised so that interested members of the scientific community may apply online. The conference organizers invite participants based on their research abstract and ability to contribute to the scientific discussion. Presentations may include talks and/or posters.
HHMI funds the local costs of the meeting, including food and accommodation for all participants. Travel costs are discussed below.
Travel costs are not normally covered, but Janelia has some funds available to provide travel assistance to a fraction of participants. If you need such assistance in order to attend, please apply in the "travel funds request" field during online registration.
In accordance with our conference travel policy, participants who have applied and been approved for support in advance of the meeting will be reimbursed up to a fixed amount based on the average cost of advanced-purchase, coach class air travel from the participant's geographical region to Janelia. If approved, participants must attend the entire conference to qualify for reimbursement. Download our detailed travel policy for more information.
Abstract Book
To facilitate interactions, all conference participants are asked to provide a short abstract on their research interests, which will be included in an abstract book.
Presentations at Janelia conferences do not constitute scientific publications, and their scientific content may not be shared outside of the conference without the express permission of the presenter. Permission is required for sharing through tweets, websites, or blogs as well as more traditional means of communication. This has been the standard ethic for dissemination of unpublished results presented in closed scientific meetings, and we feel that this ethic is important to promote the free exchange of unpublished material, which is in the interests of all participants. The advent of new Internet technology does not change the standards for ethical conduct of science.
For these reasons, participants are not permitted to record presentations or posters by electronic or photographic means without the express permission of the presenter. Given these assurances, presenters should speak openly and not allude to any data or experiments that they are not prepared to discuss in full.
The application to participate in a Janelia conference contains the following statement, and each participant must agree to these provisions: "Presentations and posters are not to be recorded by electronic or photographic means, and the scientific content of Janelia conference presentations, posters, and discussions is not to be shared outside of the conference, without the express permission of the presenter. Permission is required for sharing through tweets, websites, or blogs as well as more traditional means of communication. Authors are requested to omit references to the scientific content of Janelia conferences from any publication."
Internal Web-Casting
We record platform talks and broadcast them within Janelia's laboratory building via the intranet ONLY for the convenience of our resident and visiting scientists. We hold these recordings for seven days after the talk and then delete them from our systems. All participants must agree to this recording.
Child Care
We have child care available for children between the ages of six weeks and five years (space permitting, see http://centers.brighthorizons.com/learninglab/). The hours are 7:30 am to 6:30 pm. Participants must pay for child care and the cost varies depending on the child's age. Some paperwork is required in advance (vaccination certificates, etc.). Please contact the child care director at (571) 209-4025 for more information.
Janelia Conference Scholarships for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Conference scholarships that cover the cost of travel and specified associated out-of-pocket expenses (for example, poster printing) are offered by Janelia Farm to graduate students who would otherwise be unable to participate in our meetings. These scholarships will allow graduate students who are members of a group underrepresented in the sciences, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, or who are actively involved in promoting diversity in the sciences to attend conferences at Janelia. They will function to increase access of these students to leading scientists and to enrich the possible recruiting pool for Janelia Farm. One scholarship will be awarded per conference.
Any matriculated graduate student may apply. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must self-identify as a member of a group underrepresented in the sciences, as having come from a disadvantaged background, or as being interested in promoting diversity in the sciences.
A student is considered to come from a disadvantaged background if he or she comes from an environment that may have hindered him or her from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and ability required to enroll in an undergraduate institution. For example, students from very-low-income families (such as those eligible for food stamps or public housing) or whose parents did not go to college are considered to come from a disadvantaged background.
The scholarship application deadline for spring 2013 conferences is November 13, 2012. Applicants are asked to:
- Specify which conference they wish to attend
- Explain why they will both benefit and contribute scientifically in attending
- Explain how they believe they meet the eligibility requirements
- Provide a CV
- Provide a reference from their academic advisor
- Register online for the conference of choice
Applications will be assessed by the Janelia Farm Conference Program administrator in conjunction with the conference organizers. Click here for the application.
Scholarship applicants must also formally register for their conference of choice at http://conference.janelia.org/cms. Scholarship applications cannot be considered if the conference registration process is not completed.
Why do I have to submit an abstract and what should I write?
Abstracts for JFRC conferences serve several purposes: they help the organizers plan the meeting agenda, act as a scientific introduction for the attending participants who may not know your research well, and allow you to state your future research goals, which may elicit useful assistance or suggestions. We ask that all participants submit an abstract, even if it is short.
How can I confirm that my abstract submission is complete?
Upon completion of the required items, which are the presentation title, author(s), abstract, and key words, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with a summary of all of the information entered in our online registration. Because this notification will be sent to your e-mail address, please avoid entering confidential information during registration.
Make sure you have saved all abstract information before the submission deadline for the conference. Once the submission deadline has passed, you will be able to view your abstract information.
If you have any questions regarding accommodations, meals, or transportation/parking, please contact the Campus Services department at email@example.com. If you have technical problems or have any other questions about the Janelia conference program, please send an email to Conference Management at email@example.com.
How can I ensure that an assistant or alternate contact is included in all conference e-mail correspondence?
You can specify an assistant/alternate e-mail address on the "Contact Info" tab in the registration system. All conference notifications are sent to both the primary e-mail address and the assistant/alternate e-mail address for your account.
When will I find out if I have been accepted to participate in the conference?
Approximately four months before the date your conference begins, you should be notified of your status. However, this may vary. We will inform you as soon as the organizers have made their decisions.
What if I need to make changes to my abstract or personal information after the registration website has closed?
Because the conference organizers require your abstract for creating the final agenda, we ask that you please complete all registration information in advance of the deadline. However, if you do need to make modifications, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Is there a registration fee to attend Janelia conferences?
There is no registration fee for our conferences, and we cover the cost of food and housing.
How do I get to Janelia Farm Research Campus?
Directions to Janelia can be found at http://www.janelia.org/campus-community/janelia-farm-campus. We recommend you use Washington Dulles International Airport when traveling, as it is a short cab ride from campus. Directions from Dulles Airport will be emailed one to two weeks prior to the start of the meeting. We suggest that you print all directions and have them on hand when using ground transportation to ensure that you do not get lost (printable directions from Dulles to Janelia). If you need additional assistance getting to campus, please call our main line at 571-209-4000 to reach the reception desk.
JFRC does not offer transportation to campus, but does offer a shuttle service to Washington Dulles International at the close of each meeting. You may sign-up to use this service at check-in.
Please note JFRC is a secure campus and you will not be allowed access prior to your scheduled arrival date.
Does Janelia Farm pay for my travel expenses?
Conference organizers are allotted funds to provide travel scholarships to a fraction of participants. In accordance with our travel policy, travel expenses for these participants will be reimbursed up to a fixed amount based on the average cost of advanced-purchase, coach class air travel from the participant's geographical region to Janelia Farm. Unless otherwise approved, you must attend the entire conference in order to receive your reimbursement. Download our detailed travel policy.
Can I drive to the meeting and park my car on campus?
Yes, but please let us know ahead of time so that we can arrange this with campus security.
How do I reach Janelia Farm from Washington Dulles International Airport?
You will need to take a cab from the airport to Janelia Farm. It is about a 15-minute, $30 ride.
How do I get back to Washington Dulles International Airport after the conference?
We provide free shuttle service from Janelia farm back to Dulles Airport. Three shuttles will leave at staggered times to accommodate all travelers. The trip takes approximately 15 - 20 minutes. You can sign up for a shuttle at the reception desk any time during your conference. If the shuttle times are not amenable to your flight schedule, you can request a cab by filling out the appropriate form at the reception desk. The cab ride to Dulles Airport is about $30.
How far in advance do I need to arrive at the airport for my return flight?
It is recommended that you arrive at the airport three hours in advance for international flights and two hours in advance for domestic flights. However, this time-frame is largely dependent on the day/time of your travel and whether you are checking baggage. We do provide a kiosk for printing your boarding pass before leaving Janelia Farm.
When can I arrive and check-in for my Janelia Conference?
We typically expect check-ins to occur after 3 pm on the first day of the conference, which is normally a Sunday. However, if your travel plans call for you to arrive earlier, we will do what we can to accommodate you. Our reception area is staffed 24 hours a day; however, if you have any questions regarding the conference, you must wait until the designated registration period to speak with a conference coordinator.
If you arrive early and would like to purchase refreshments, you may use the credit allotted on your room key. This credit is available to you throughout your stay and is intended for use in Bob's, our campus Pub.
What happens during check-in?
At check-in you will receive your room key, which also has credit applied to it for your use at Bob's Pub. You will also receive your conference abstract book and an updated agenda if any changes have been made. At this time, or any time during the conference, you can sign up for a shuttle or cab service back to Dulles Airport.
Where will I stay when I attend a Janelia Conference?
You will receive your room key to the guest house and conference materials at the registration desk upon your arrival. If you live locally and do not need accommodations, please notify conference management on the travel page of the registration process.
What are the rooms like in the Janelia guest house?
Each guest room has a private bath, queen size bed, desk, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and alarm clock. Upon request we can provide bedrails, a portable crib, or a mini refrigerator for medications or dietary needs. The guest house features a 24/7 fitness center with locker rooms, free weights, and aerobic exercise equipment.
What will I eat while at Janelia Farm?
We will provide you with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For snacks and other options, feel free to use the credit applied to your room key at Bob's Pub, which is open all day.
What if I have special needs regarding meals or accommodations?
Please notify us of any special needs you may have in the "special needs" section during the online registration. You may also e-mail Campus Services at firstname.lastname@example.com.
When will I receive the meeting agenda?
Those who are invited or who apply and are chosen to participate will receive a provisional agenda following registration, when it is available. A more current agenda will be sent along with directions from Washington Dulles International Airport about one week prior to the meeting. The agenda will also be posted on our web site.
How big are the poster boards?
Our poster board size is approximately 45 inches tall by 45 inches wide (1.14 meters x 1.14 meters).
Do I need to bring my own laptop?
No. We have both PCs and MACs available for your use, but feel free to bring your own if you wish. You can bring your presentation on a disc or other portable hard drive. Keep in mind that our optimal screen resolution is 1920 x 1080.
Do I have to attend the whole meeting?
Yes. By agreeing to participate in a Janelia conference, you agree to stay for the entirety of the meeting. Only in rare instances do we permit participants to arrive late or leave early.
What should I do if I am unable to attend the conference?
We are sorry you will not be joining us. Once you are logged into the Web system, under the "Conference Info" section you will find "Decline Registration." Please click the "Decline Registration" button. Once you have declined registration, we will note that you will not be attending and you will no longer receive any notifications regarding the conference.
Am I expected to present my work at the conference?
We do expect everyone to be an active participant, by presenting either a talk or a poster.
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Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Dastardly Dark Knight detained for disorderly conduct: A 17-year-old male was arrested at the Beachwood Place Mall and charged with disorderly conduct after police say he ran through the mall wearing a Batman mask and a hood, "causing annoyance and alarm to shoppers."
He's not the hero they deserve or the one they needed.
Mmm ... weed tastes good: A Twinsburg Township teen faces charges after he tried to hide marijuana from police by eating it, according to a police report.
On Jan. 6, a police officer tried to pull over a car for speeding. An officer approached the car to find the teen driver with marijuana all over his mouth and clothes.
The teen admitted to police that he didn't pull over right away because he was trying to eat the marijuana to hide it, according to the report.
Vandals leave letter to explain their crime: Service department workers reported to Brecksville police Dec. 28 that a pair of speakers on Public Square had been damaged.
A report said the employees noticed about 10:30 a.m. that holiday music was no longer playing in the square.
Police found both speakers had been tilted off their brackets, and wires were pulled out.
Whoever did it left behind a note taped to a speaker: "The music is far too loud for the neighboring businesses and churches."
The culprit got only a few hours of quiet, though. The service department soon had the speakers repaired.
Mommy's boyfriend is a biter: A man reported that he was assaulted in a Shaker Heights parking lot when the mother of his children brought her boyfriend.
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What the debate over women-in-combat looked like in 1990
- By Eleanor Barkhorn
- The Atlantic
- January 24, 2013
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the U.S. military's ban on women in combat. This puts an end to a decades-old controversy about the role of women in the military. Back in 1990, Charles C. Moscos—a late Northwestern University professor who, among other things, helped draft the military's now-defunct "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy—described how servicemembers felt about the combat ban, in a piece called "Army Women." Here's the relevant excerpt:
The various arguments for and against women in combat are complex, and the issues involved are not subject to easy empirical resolution. Whether the propensity of most males to be more aggressive than most females is due mainly to body chemistry or to cultural conditioning is a matter of controversy; so is whether male bonding is chemical or cultural. There are social realities that need be considered, however. We should not forget, for example, that combat troops live, bathe, and sleep together for days and weeks on end. No institution in American society forces men and women into such unrelentingly close contact. That women could be killed or captured in war is a specter raised by those who oppose letting women into combat units. Is this really an issue? Female police officers have died in the line of duty without raising any particular outcry. On the touchy matter of prisoners of war, we have seen at least a symbolic change. In 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order revising the Code of Conduct for POWs. What formerly began with "I am an American fighting man" was changed to the gender-neutral and less bellicose "I am an American."
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Although they had been appearing in magazines and newspapers since 1913, crossword puzzles had yet to be collected into a single volume and published on their own. In mid-April of 1924, a fledgling publishing company called Simon & Schuster took a gamble, publishing the very first book of crossword puzzles. Called, appropriately enough, "The Cross Word Puzzle Book" and sold with a pencil attached to it, the book was an instant hit and was responsible for launching the successful publishing company that is still around today.
Much like its parent company, the crossword puzzle has evolved. Aside from the puzzles themselves, you can find dictionaries (and other solving tools), as well as murder mysteries.
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Helen (Chmaj) Ziblut, 98 years old, a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, passed away on September 26, 2013 at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence. She was born on April 5, 1915, the daughter of the late Jan and Sophie (Kokoszka) Chmaj.
Mrs. Ziblut attended local schools and worked at Bell Aircraft during World War II. She later worked at the Carborundum Co. for 29 years as a press operator. She loved to travel to spend time with her family and enjoyed crocheting.
Mrs. Ziblut was predeceased by her husband, Stanley F. Ziblut, who passed away on January 1, 1982. She is survived by her children, MaryAnn (Emil) Ciccoretti of Pinehurst, NC, Patricia (Ronald) Kauffman of Ashburn, VA, John (Elizabeth) Ziblut of Southport, NC and Stanley (Barbara) Ziblut of Oshkosh, WI. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Ziblut was predeceased by her daughter, Sharon Sloniger; son-in-law, Edward Sloniger; granddaughter, Helen Elizabeth Kauffman; grandsons, Gary Sloniger and Jonathan Ziblut; her brothers, Joseph and Stanley Chmaj; and her sister, Mary Zanski.
Friends may call on Sunday from 4-7 PM at the LABUDA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 356 Portage Road. Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday at 10:00 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Parish at Prince of Peace, 1055 North Military Road, Niagara Falls. PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT CHURCH. Interment in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Lewiston. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 7018 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14304.
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An SR-22 (sometimes referred to as a "certificate of financial responsibility" or "SR22 insurance") is a proof of car insurance certifying that you meet your state's minimum car insurance requirements.
SR-22s, however, differ greatly from standard forms of proof of insurance, with the most common form being an insurance ID card.
Where insurance ID cards prove only that you are currently insured, an SR-22 guarantees that you'll meet the minimum car insurance requirements for a specific period of time.
If you must have an SR-22, you will face requirements not needed with a standard form of insurance.
SR-22 vs. "SR22 Insurance"
You may find that SR-22s are often called "SR22 insurance". This is actually a misnomer; SR-22 forms are not a type of car insurance but rather a certification of insurance.
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Who Needs an SR-22?
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Most states require SR-22 certificates to be filed for 3 years. If you remain violation-free within those 3 years, you will no longer be required to file an SR-22 at the end of the 3 years.
If you commit another violation that normally requires an SR-22 filing, your SR-22 filing period may be extended.
Filing an SR-22
States that require an SR-22 also require that it be filed directly through your car insurance provider. This is to help ensure that you are not falsifying your car insurance status.
If you need to file an SR-22, contact your car insurance agent or representative immediately.
SR-22s and Auto Insurance Costs
Because SR-22 certifications are linked directly to severe traffic violations and car accidents, you may experience an increase in your car insurance premium, and it may be significant.
You may even find that your car insurance company will not file an SR-22 for you, and you will have to shop for another car insurance provider.
In essence, SR-22 drivers are considered "high-risk" drivers, and some car insurance companies will not cover high-risk drivers in the standard market.
Automobile Insurance Plans
If your high-risk driver status is making it difficult for you to find car insurance, you may be able to apply for car insurance through your state's automobile insurance plan.
Through these plans, car insurance companies in your state share the risk of covering high-risk drivers equally among each other.
In most states, you can apply to an automobile insurance plan through any car insurance agent licensed to do business in the state. Contact your insurance agent or representative for more information.
A state automobile insurance plan should be considered a last resort. Policies written through these plans are typically much more expensive than policies written through the standard market.
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