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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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You are kindly invited to attend the <font face="Calibri"><big><small>EMBO
Workshop on Dendritic Anatomy, Molecules and Function
(DENDRITES 2016)</small></big></font> in Crete. <br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Dendrites provide the substrate for
inter-neuronal communication, and their nonlinear properties play
a key role in information processing. <span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Following a very successful
meeting in 2014, Dendrites 2016 aims to bring together scientists
from around the world to present their research on dendrites,
ranging from the molecular to the anatomical and biophysical
levels. <o:p></o:p><br>
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With the backdrop of an informal yet spectacular setting on
Crete, the meeting has been carefully planned not only to
satisfy our scientific curiosity but also to foster discussion
and encourage interaction between attendees well beyond
traditional presentations. In this spirit, the workshop will
also provide a soft skills day for the training of young
researchers in subjects such as scientific writing/publication
issues, fundraising and gender balance.<br>
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Abstract submission for poster and oral presentation is open until <b>February
15, 2016</b><b></b><br>
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On behalf of the organizing committee,<br>
<br>
Yiota Poirazi <br>
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<font face="Calibri"><big><small>EMBO Workshop on Dendritic Anatomy,
Molecules and Function (DENDRITES 2016)<br>
</small></big></font>
<div>Heraklion, Crete, Greece <br>
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<div>June 18-21, 2016<br>
<a href="http://www.dendrites2016.gr/" target="_blank">http://dendrites2016.gr/</a></div>
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<div><u>Invited speakers (scientific talks): </u><br>
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Claudia Clopath<br>
Daniel Dombeck<br>
Casper Hoogenraad<br>
Arthur Konnerth<br>
Attila Losonczy<br>
Judit Makara<br>
Rishikesh Narayanan<br>
Elly Nedivi<br>
Jackie Schiller<br>
Erin Schuman<br>
Idan Segev<br>
Nelson Spruston<br>
Greg Stuart<br>
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<u>Invited speakers (Career Issues in academia):</u><br>
<div> Monica Di Luca, FENS President: "Publication issues: right
time for a reality check"<br>
Camilla Belone, FENS-Kavli Scholar: "Retention of women in high
levels of neuroscience - Perspectives" <br>
Emre Yaksi, FENS-Kavli Scholar: "Funding opportunities in
Neuroscience: how to write a successful grant proposal"</div>
<font face="Calibri"> Matthew Larkum: "How to write an influential
scientific publication" <br>
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<b>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</b><br>
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We are soliciting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. We
welcome both experimental and theoretical contributions addressing
novel findings, methods or databases related to dendrites that
fall into one or more of the following domains:<o:p></o:p></font><font
face="Calibri"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<ul>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">morphological and
functional characterizations,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">dendritic
integration and compartmentalization,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">dendritic channel
distribution and their functional implications,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">molecular pathways
and signaling networks,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">RNA trafficking and
local protein synthesis,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">functional or
structural plasticity and homeostasis,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color:transparent">the role of
dendrites in complex processes, including learning/memory,
neural computations etc.</span></li>
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<font face="Calibri">Please note that places are limited and subject
to availability. Attendees are highly encouraged to submit
abstracts for presentations, since presenters will be given
priority for registration.<br>
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Instructions for on-line submission can be found at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.dendrites2016.gr/call-for-papers"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dendrites2016.gr/call-for-papers">http://www.dendrites2016.gr/call-for-papers</a></a><br>
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</font><b>Important dates </b>
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<li>Abstract submission opens: December 15th, 2016<br>
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<li>Abstract submission closes: February 15th, 2016</li>
<li>Notification of abstract acceptance: February 29th, 2016</li>
<li>Notification of oral/poster presentation: early March 2016</li>
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<div><u>Organizing committee:</u></div>
<div>Yiota Poirazi, IMBB-FORTH<br>
Michael Hausser, UCL <font size="4"><b><span
style="line-height:12.896px;background-color:transparent"> <br>
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Matthew Larkum, Humboldt University<font face="Calibri"><br>
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Workshop takes place on the island of Crete
and is followed by the <a href="http://areadne.org/">AREADNE 2016
meeting</a> (June 22-26th, 2016), focusing on </font><font
face="Calibri">Research in Encoding And Decoding of Neural
Ensembles, on the neighboring island of Sandorini. </font><font
face="Calibri">DENDRITES 2016 participants are encouraged to
consider attending both meetings.<br>
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION<br>
Please see the conference web site </font><font face="Calibri"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://dendrites2016.gr/"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://dendrites2016.gr/">http://dendrites2016.gr/</a></a>
or </font>send an email to <a href="mailto:info@dendrites.gr"
target="_blank">info@dendrites2016.gr</a> <br>
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-- <br>
Panayiota Poirazi, Ph.D.<br>
Director of Research<br>
Computational Biology Laboratory<br>
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)<br>
Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)<br>
Vassilika Vouton, P.O.Box 1385<br>
GR 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE<br>
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Tel: <a href="tel:+30%202810%20391139">+30 2810 391139</a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:+30%202810%20391101">+30 2810 391101</a><br>
Εmail: <a href="mailto:poirazi@imbb.forth.gr">poirazi@imbb.forth.gr</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dendrites.gr">http://www.dendrites.gr</a><br>
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Chair<br>
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href="http://www.fens.org/Outreach/FENS-Kavli-Network-of-Excellence/">http://www.fens.org/Outreach/FENS-Kavli-Network-of-Excellence/</a><br>
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