Program
May 7
1:30pm - Registration
2:30pm - Welcome and Keynote Speaker
NEUROANATOMICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN PREGNANCY
Dr. Susana Carmona, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
3: 15pm - Coffee Break
3:30pm - Symposium 1
THE FATHERING BRAIN: HOW GREAT DADS ARE MADE, NOT BORN
Dr. Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California, USA.
NEUROBIOLOGICAL CHANGES ACROSS THE TRANSITION TO HUMAN FATHERHOOD
Dr. James Rilling, Emory University, USA.
CARING DADS: THE SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE OF ATTACHMENT AND CAREGIVING IN FATHERS
Dr. Pascal Vrticka, University of Essex, England.
SENSORY PLASTICITY IN CALIFORNIA MOUSE FATHERS
Dr. Wendy Saltzman, University of California Riverside, USA.
A NEURAL BASIS FOR REINFORCEMENT OF PARENT-INFANT INTERACTIONS
Dr. Lauren O'Connell, Stanford University, USA.
5:15pm - Poster Presentations (Note posters are vertical - A0. The boards are 102 cm width x 200 cm height)
Young Investigator Apperitif
BeMother Exhibition (All Day)
May 8
9:00am - Keynote Speaker
NEUROENDOCRINE BASIS OF RODENT MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR: MY JOURNEY FROM OXYTOCIN VIA VASOPRESSIN TO CRF – AND BACK
Prof Dr Oliver Bosch, Fakultät für Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin, Universität Regensburg, Germany
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9:45am - JNE Young Investigator Symposium
THE TRANSITION TO MOTHERHOOD: A MULTILEVEL STUDY ON THE BRAIN’S TRAJECTORY ACROSS PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM.
Camila Servin-Barthet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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THE HYPOTHALAMUS UNDERGOES DYNAMIC ADAPTATIONS IN THE TRANSITION TO MOTHERHOOD
Maria Paternina-Die, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING OF THE MATERNAL HYPOTHALAMUS REVEALS A DISTINCT NEUROENDOCRINE TRANSCRIPTOME IN PREGNANCY
Risha Amarsi, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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THE ROLE OF MIDBRAIN DORSAL RAPHE CRFR2 IN POSTPARTUM CAREGIVING AND AFFECTIVE BEHAVIORS
Taryn Meinhardt, Michigan State University, United States
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EXAMINING THE ROLE OF IL-1R ANTAGONISM IN TREATING POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION USING A RODENT MODEL
Romina Garcia de Leon, University of Toronto, Canada
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NEURAL SUBSTRATES IN THE POSTPARTUM BRAIN FOR FLEXIBLE MATERNAL CARE
Mingyu Yang, University Hostpital Cologne, Germany
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11:15am - Coffee Break
11:30am - Symposium 2
SOCIAL PHYSIOLOGY: THE METABOLIC ROOTS OF CAREGIVING
Dr Shir Atzil, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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MOTHERS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER: CLINICAL TRIAL OF MOM POWER PARENTING PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH MULTIMODAL NEUROIMAGING
Dr James Swain, Stony Brook University, USA.
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DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID-ACTING NEUROACTIVE STEROID ANTIDEPRESSANTS FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Dr. Kristina Delligiannidis, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, USA.
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REDUCED EXTRACELLULAR FREE WATER IN THE BRAIN IN POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Dr. Daniel Bergé, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
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CAN TARGETING THE GUT-MICROBIOTA HELP US UNDERSTAND PLASTICITY OF THE MATERNAL BRAIN?
​Dr. Jodi Pawluski, University of Rennes, France.
1:15pm Lunch Break (lunch not provided)
2:45PM - Symposium 3
DEVELOPING A RODENT MODEL OF POSTPARTUM ANXIETY THAT TRANSLATES TO HUMAN SAMPLES
Dr. Bronwyn Graham, University of New South Wales, Australia.
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A PROLACTIN-SENSITIVE NEURAL CIRCUIT THAT REGULATES REWARD PATHWAYS AND PARENTAL BEHAVIOUR IN MALES AND FEMALES
Dr. Rosie Brown, University of Otago, New Zealand.
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NEUROIMMUNE REGULATION OF PLASTICITY IN THE MATERNAL BRAIN FOLLOWING GESTATIONAL STRESS
Dr. Benedetta Leuner, Ohio State University, USA.
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STATE-DEPENDENT FLEXIBILITY OF PARENTAL CIRCUITS
Dr. Jonny Kohl, The Francis Crick Institute, England.
LOVE, DEATH, AND OXYTOCIN: THE CHALLENGES OF MOUSE MATERNAL CARE
Dr. Robert Froemke, New York University, USA.
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4:30pm - Coffee Break
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4:45pm - Poster Presentations (Note posters are vertical - A0. The boards are 102 cm width x 200 cm height)
6:30pm - Conference Dinner
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BeMother Exhibition (All Day)
May 9
9:30am - Symposium 4
CELLULAR MECHANISMS MEDIATING THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF PREGNANCY, POSTPARTUM AND STRESS EXPERIENCES IN THE MATERNAL BRAIN
Dr. Jennifer Chan, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
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DIVERSE FORMS OF PLASTICITY SUPPORTING MATERNAL AGGRESSION IN FEMALE MICE
Dr. Takashi Yamaguchi, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
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UNCOVERING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA TO MATERNAL SENSITIVITY
Dr. Mariana Pereira, Psychological & Brain Sciences University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
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PROMOTING LARGE-SCALE DATASETS AND COLLABORATION IN HUMAN MATERNAL BRAIN RESEARCH
Dr. Magdalena Martínez-García, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
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PUP PHEROMONES INDUCE MATERNAL BEHAVIOURS
Dr. Ferran Martínez-García, UP Medicine, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain.
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SEROTONIN RELEASE IN THE NAC AFFECTS MATERNAL BEHAVIOR
Dr. Clémence Simonnet, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
11:30am - Coffee Break
11:45am - Keynote Speaker
Malasmadres Club, Spain
12:30pm - Closing Comments
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BeMother Exhibition (All Day)
Parental Brain Meetings are sponsored, in part, by the Journal of Neuroendocrinology. After each meeting speakers and attendees are encouraged to submit a review or original research article to the JNE Parental Brain Special Issue. Email j.pawluski@gmail.com if you are interested in more information.