Neurophysics Annual Retreat - June 8th & 9th 2005
See pictures and presentations (this latest is password-protected)
Our annual retreat took place this year at the Lac-à-L'eau-Claire Auberge in the scenic Mauricie area. This retreat was the possibility for all of the faculties, post-doctoral and graduate students of the Neuroscience, Photonics and Materials Science research groups to meet, share and discuss their most recent progress. Guest speakers from other institutions were also invited to share their expertise in areas pertinent to the development of Neuroscience:
- Dr. David Warshaw, Cellular and Molecular Biology Department, University of Vermont (USA)
- Dr. Simon Rainville, Rowland Institute at Harvard, Harvard Institute (USA)
- Dr. Andrew K. Dunn, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School (USA).
Final Program
Wednesday, June 8th
| 11:30 |
Arrival at Auberge du Lac-à-l'Eau-Clair |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30 |
Presentations by Eric LeBel, Benjamin Smith, Alexia Bashir, Santiago Costantino
and Katrin Heinze |
| 4:00-6:00 |
PI's business meeting / students activities |
| 6:30-7:30 |
Conference by Dr. David Warshaw, Cellular and Molecular Biology Department
University of Vermont " The Myosin Molecular Motor: Head and Neck Above the Rest"
|
| 8:00- |
Diner |
Thursday, June 9th
| 7:00-8:30 |
Breakfast buffet |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Conference by Dr. Andrew K. Dunn, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
"Optical Imaging of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Normal and Diseased Brain" |
| 10:00-12:15 |
Presentations by Charalampos Labrakakis, Yoan LeChasseur, Suzie Dufour, Pascal
Dufour and Santiago Costantino (coffee break (10:45) |
| 12:30- |
Lunch |
| 2:00-4:00 |
Poster Session (conference room, coffee break 3:30) |
| 4:00-5:00 |
Conference by Dr. Simon Rainsville, Rowland Institute, Harvard University
"Under the hood of E. coli: the bacterial flagellar motor" |
Here is the list of the talks that were presented by the different speakers:
Mechanism of Activity-Dependent Translocation of CAMKII in Hippocampal Neurons
Eric LeBel, Greg L. McDonald, and Paul De Koninck.
Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada.
Mechanical Properties of Dendritic Spines Studied Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Benjamin A.Smith1, 2, Paul DeKoninck3, Peter Grütter1, Yves DeKoninck3.
1Physics Dpt, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2 Physics Dpt, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
3 Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada.
Image Correlation Studies of Quantum Dot Blinking and Diffusion
Alexia Bashir
Physics Dpt, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Image Histogram Analysis
Antoine G. Godin1,Santiago Costantino1, Yves De Koninck2, Paul W. Wiseman1.
1 Physics Dpt, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada.
Quantifying molecular binding dynamics with variable stoichiometry in live cells
Katrin G. Heinze1,2, S. A. Kim1, 3, K. Bacia1, Paul W. Wiseman2, M. N. Waxham3, and P. Schwille1.
1Institute of Biophysics, BioTec, TU Dresden, Tatzberg, Dresden, Germany.
2Physics Dpt, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
3Departments of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Univ. of Texas - Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Labelling subpopulations of cells in the brain
Charalampos Labrakakis.
Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport,QC, Canada.
Novel microprobes for combined optical and electrical recording from single neurons in vivo.
Yoan LeChasseur1, 2, Philippe Lavallée 1, Martin Deschênes 1, Réal Vallée 2, Yves De Koninck 1.
1Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada.
2 Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Optical ionic sensors for in vivo measurements
Suzie Dufour, Réal Vallée and Florin Amzica.
Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Two-Photon Microscopy with High Depth of Field Using an Axicon
Pascal Dufour1, Nathalie McCarthy1, Yves DeKoninck2.
1Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
2Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada.
All-purpose fluorescent micro-lithography for biophysical applications
Santiago Costantino1, Katrin G. Heinze1, Oscar E. Martínez2, Paul DeKoninck3, Paul W Wiseman1,4.
1Physics Dpt, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2Laboratorio de Electrónica Cuántica, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
3Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada.
4Chemistry Dpt, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.