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Minisymposia

KSBNS Minisymposia is a prestigious recognition session for young neuroscientists. It is not just an oral presentation session, but a program promoting innovation and inspiring young neuroscientists who will shape the future. All the presentations in Minisymposia have been carefully chosen by the selection committee of experts in the various neuroscience fields based on scientific excellence and the clear manifestation of research content.

Minisymposium 1
- Date October 15
- Time 14:50-15:50
- Location Hall 1
Moderator
Jeongjin Kim / Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Ingie Hong	Johns Hopkins University	Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors govern PV neuron feature selectivity
Seokjae Park	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology	HMBA ameliorates obesity by MYH9- and ACTG1-dependent regulation of hypothalamic neuropeptides
Mi-Sook Chang	Seoul National University	Glia-like cells induced from human mesenchymal stem cells exhibit enhanced therapeutic effects for the sequelae of cerebral infarction
Sang Wook Shim	Seoul National University	Sympathetic nerve sprouting in dorsal root ganglion relies on the type of peripheral nerve injury in mice.

Minisymposium 2
- Date October 15
- Time 14:50-15:50
- Location Hall 2
Moderator
Hoon Ryu / Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Ali Yousefian-Jazi	Korea Institute of Science and Technology	Astrocytic WNT5B-MMP14 pathway-induced neuropathogenesis is rescued by phytoestrogen in Huntington’s disease mice
Jiye Han	Korea Institute of Science and Technology	Group 2 innate lymphoid cells are associated with the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease
Subin Oh	Korea Institute of Science and Technology	Role of MARCO for microglial amyloid plaque phagocytosis in Alzheimer’s disease
Amelia T. Y. Yam	National University of Singapore	Plasma IGF-1 is decreased in Alzheimer's Disease dementia and associated with brain atrophy

Minisymposium 3
- Date October 15
- Time 14:50-15:50
- Location Hall 3
Moderator
Seok Jun Hong / Sungkyunkwan University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Xiaojia Liang	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Focused ultrasound stimulation of corticothalamic regions for selective neuromodulation of visual pathways in mice
Yeonzu Son	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Neuroinflammation-mediating multifunctional fiber interface with neuron-friendly coating for everlasting seamless operation
Maryam Samavaki	Tampere University	Advanced modelling of cerebral blood flow in a realistic multi-compartment head model: effects on electrical conductivity and hemodynamic response
Gyeongtae Kim	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	Competition effect of the engram formation via mossy fiber to CA3 interneurons with heterosynaptic plasticity

Minisymposium 4
- Date October 15
- Time 14:50-15:50
- Location Hall 4
Moderator
Sooyoung Chung / Ewha Womans University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Seung-Eon Roh	Johns Hopkins University	Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption by NPTX2 loss of function
Xuebing Zhang	City University of Hong Kong	Understanding of how sleep disturbance affects hippocampal memory via circadian clock-mediated communication in the brain
Inah Park	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology	Circadian regulation and serotonin system: a role of dorsal raphe REV-ERBα in serotonin-mediated depression

Minisymposium 5
- Date October 16
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 1
Moderator
Doyun Lee / Institute for Basic Science

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Gabriela Manzano Nieves	Weill Cornell Medicine	Divergent prefrontal cortex reward cue representations underlie differences in reward motivation between adolescents and adults
Eun Ju Shin	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	The contribution of distinct types of motor cortical projection neurons to value-based action selection
Jongrok Do	Institute for Basic Science	Investigation of context-dependent decision making along the olfactory pathway

Minisymposium 6
- Date October 16
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 2
Moderator
Hansang Cho / Sungkyunkwan University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Dong-Jun Koo	Seoul National University	How does drinking rapidly quench thirst?
Joon Seok Park	Seoul National University	GLP-1 increases pre-ingestive satiation via hypothalamic circuits in mice and humans
Kyung Jin Seo	Kyung Hee University	PDGFR mediates neuropathic pain after lumbar spinal stenosis by regulating JAK2/STAT3 signaling in activated macrophages
Yen N. Diep	Sungkyunkwan University	mTORC2-downregulated glioblastoma promoting proinflammatory glia via glutamate/C3 activity in a neuroimmune platform

Minisymposium 7
- Date October 16
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 3
Moderator
ChiHye Chung / Konkuk University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Chun Hui Park	Deakin University	Age-specific sex effects in extinction of conditioned fear in rodents
Tae-Yong Choi	Korea Brain Research Institute	Mesocorticolimbic circuit mechanisms of social dominance behavior
Woonhee Kim	Konkuk University	Sex-specific stress responses within the intra-circuitry of the medial prefrontal cortex

Minisymposium 8
- Date October 17
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 1
Moderator
Jeehyun Kwag / Seoul National University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Jung Hoon Jung	Keimyung University	Examining temporal-based memory linking and generalization using scFLARE2, activity-dependent tagging system
Ukbong Kwon	Baylor College of Medicine	Learning-associated astrocyte ensembles regulate memory recall
Vladislav Sekulic	RIKEN Center for Brain Science	Bidirectional impact on memory formation by local dendrite-targeting CA1 hippocampal interneurons
Ilsong Choi	Institute for Basic Science	Learning contingency sharpens the selectivity of cross-modal inhibition in the mouse posterior parietal cortex

Minisymposium 9
- Date October 17
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 2
Moderator
Hyeon-Ae Jeon / Seoul National University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Saba Baskoylu	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Sensory stimuli control C. elegans arousal via a defined set of integrator neurons that have diverse temporal properties
Kwon Heo	Sungkyunkwan University	Neural dynamics of context transitions in spontaneous thoughts
Jae-Youn Keum	Sungkyunkwan University	Spatiotemporal dynamics of mouse forelimb sensory circuits via Direct Imaging of Neuronal Activity (DIANA) fMRI

Minisymposium 10
- Date October 17
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 3
Moderator
Tae Kim / Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Hyosang Kim	Institute for Basic Science	Genetic background can determine synaptic characteristics in ASD mutant mice
Sung-Hoon Kim	Chungnam National University	Novel and potential role of threonine-TARS2-mTORC1 pathway in neurodevelopmental disorders
Judy C. G. Sng	National University of Singapore	Effect of early life experiences on the epigenetic changes of RELN gene and development of schizophrenia

Minisymposium 11
- Date October 17
- Time 10:50-11:50
- Location Hall 4
Moderator
HyungGoo Kim / Sungkyunkwan University

Time table
Speaker	Affiliation	Title
Hyun-Jin Kim	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	GABAergic-like dopamine synapses in the brain
Jihoon Kim	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology	Suprachiasmatic VIP neurons shape circadian priority of social instincts
Jiyeon Lee	Ajou University	Circadian gene, REV-ERBα, regulates brain NAD+ levels via astrocyte-specific NFIL3-CD38 axis for AD therapy

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