2026 Molecular Tools Workshop
The CCB is co-hosting a workshop for internal and external attendees regarding genetic technologies for systems neuroscience to be held at the NIH campus in December 2026. More details to be announced later and agendas for previous meetings are found below.
2024 Molecular Tools Workshop
December 5-6, 2024
“Mapping neuron identity/circuits”
Chair – Veronica Alvarez (NIMH)
Martin Bohlen (Duke)
Khadijah Crawford (Icahn MSSM)
Arpiar Saunders (Vollum Institute/OHSU)
“Pathway tracing and manipulation”
Chair – Mark Eldridge (Newcastle University)
Takafumi Minamimoto (QST, Japan)
Yogita Chudasama (NIMH)
Masaki Isoda (NIPS, Japan)
“Advances in vector delivery”
Chair – Wim Vanduffel (KU Leuven)
Elisa Konofagou (Columbia)
Ana Gomes (NIMH)
Javier Blesa (HM CINAC, Madrid)
“Probing the visual system”
Chair – Jessica Raper (Emory) Ariana Andrei (HMRI/Rice U.)
Bing Li (NIMH)
Reza Azadi (NIMH)
“New tools and techniques”
Chair – Masahiko Takada (HM CINAC, Madrid)
Hye Jin Kang (Yonsei University, Seoul)
Changfan Lin (Caltech)
Matthew Gardner (Emory)
“Cell-type specific targeting”
Chair – Marie-Eve Paquet (CERVO/Laval University)
Jonathan Ting (Allen Institute)
Gord Fishell (Harvard)
David Leib (Latus Bio/CHOP)
“Molecular sensors”
Chair – Adriana Galvan (Emory)
Chand Chandrasekaran (Boston University)
Eyal Seideman (UT-Austin)
Juliette McGregor (Rochester)
Innovative applications
Chair – Greg Horwitz (UW)
Yefei Chen (MIT)
Xuefei Yu (NEI)
Adriana Galvan/Oscar Solis (Emory)
2022 Molecular Tools Workshop
Genetic technologies for systems neuroscience in non-human primates
December 5-6, 2024
“Optogenetics I“
Chair – Michele Basso (UW)
John Reynolds (Salk Institute)
Kohitij Kar (MIT)
Arash Afraz (NIMH, NIH)
“Chemogenetics – ligands & receptors“
Chair – Hirotaka One (Kyoto U., Japan)
Sarah Heilbronner (UMN)
Scott Sternson (UCSD)
Adriana Galvan (Emory University)
“Transgene delivery & monitoring“
Chair – Jessica Raper (Emory University)
Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad (UW)
Alyssa Luz-Ricca (U of Virginia)
Mike Michaelides (NIDA, NIH)
“Neuromodulators“
Chair – Ned Kalin (UW-Madison)
Zayd Khaliq (NINDS, NIH)
Veronica Alvarez (NIAAA, NIH)
Anita Disney (Duke University)
“Chemogenetics – modifying behavior I“
Chair – Cat Elorette (MSSM)
Takafumi Minamimoto (QST, Japan)
Maya Smith (NIMH, NIH)
Keisuke Kawaskai (Niigata University, Japan)
“Chemogenetics – modifying behavior II“
Chair – Martin Bohlen (Duke University)
Kathy Grant (OHSU)
Tom Kash (UNC)
Christian Wood (Cambridge, UK)
“Novel Techniques“
Chair – Ken Pelkey (NICHD, NIH)
Bill Stauffer (Pitt)
Cliff Kentros (Kavli Institute, Norwav) lennifer Stapleton-Kotloski (Wake Forest)
“Optogenetics II“
Chair – Veronica Alvarez (NIAA, NIH)
Alessandra Angelucci (U. of Utah)
Greg Horwitz (UW)
Sebastian Tremblay (U Penn)
2018 Molecular Tools Workshop
Genetic technologies for systems neuroscience in non-human primates
December 13-14, 2018
“Chemogenetics – Translational“
Chair – Jessica Raper
Johan Alsiö (Cambridge University, UK)
Tadashi Isa (Kyoto University, Japan)
Ned Kalin (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
“Chemogenetics – Ligands and visualization“
Chair – Ned Kalin
Takafumi Minamimoto (NIRS, Japan)
Mike Michaelides (NIDA)
Scott Sternson (HHMI)
“Chemogenetics – Delivery and expression“
Chair – Mark Baxter
Mark Eldridge (NIMH)
Walter Lerchner (NIMH)
Adriana Galvan (Emory University)
Chaired discussion
“Chemogenetics – Behavior”
Chair – Adriana Galvan
Jessica Raper (Emory University)
Mineki Oguchi (Tamagawa University, Japan)
Taku Hasegawa (NIPS, Japan)
“Vectors and enhancers for selective expression”
Chair – William Stauffer
Jordane Dimidschstein (Broad Institute)
Yasmine El-Shamayleh (University of Washington)
Cliff Kentros (Kavli Institute, Norway / University of Oregon)
“Receptor and vector development”
Chair – Yasmine El-Shamayleh
Ben Deverman (Broad Institute)
Leila Haery (Addgene)
Ken-ichi Inoue (Kyoto University, Japan)
“Optogenetics – Networks and action”
Chair – Arash Afraz
Wim Vanduffel (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Hidetoshi Amita (NIMH)
Bijan Pesaran (NYU)
“Optogenetics – Visual system”
Chair – Okihide Hikosaka
Michael Schmid (Newcastle University)
Arash Afraz (NIMH)
Rufin Vogels (KU Leuven, Belgium)
