5 th ONWAR Behavior Course, VU University Amsterdam from August 24-29, 2015: In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents: integrating neural activity, neurochemistry, heart rate & behavior organized by Oliver Stiedl, Tommy Pattij and Matthijs Verhage Course Group Photo on the VU University Campus PARTICIPANTS Bastiaan Bruinsma and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: bastiaan4bruinsma@gmail.com Céline Koster Ophthalmolgenetics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: c.koster@amc.uva.nl Demirhan Çetereisi Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: demirhancete@gmail.com
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 2 Guilherme Monteiro Gomes, Ph.D. Research Group Neuroplasticity, Leibnitz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestraße 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany email: ggomes@lin-magdeburg.de Georgios S. Kogias Neuropharmacology of Emotional Systems Group, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Magdeburg, Germany email: gekorgias@hotmail.com Huub Terra and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: h.terra@vu.nl Isabell Ehmer Neuromodulation and Behavior Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam and Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: i.ehmer@hotmail.com Jonathan Robertson School of Life Sciences and School of Psychology, Sussex Neuroscience, Sussex Addiction Research and Intervention Centre, Sussex House, Falmer Brighton, UK email: jonathan.m.robertson@gmail.com Kathrine Louise Jensen Neuropharmacology and Genetics Lab, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark email: kljensen@sund.ku.dk Keith Gunapala Biozentrum of the University of Basel, and he Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland email: kmgunapala@gmail.com
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 3 Luan Castro Tonelli Behavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany email: luantonelli10@gmail.com Madison Carr Behavioural and Translational Neuroscience Group, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: m.carr@vumc.nl Maija Koskinen Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: m.koskinen@vu.nl Maria-Marina Zempeltzi Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestraße 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany email: mzempelt@lin-magdeburg.de Nuno Dinis Alves Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, and 2ICVS/3B s PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal email: nunodloalves@ecsaude.uminho.pt Sara Hijazi Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: s.hijazi@vu.nl
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 4 Sanny Scheffer Pathology Department, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Radiology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands email: s.scheffer@amc.uva.nl Sybren de Kloet and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: sybren.dekloet@gmail.com Theresa Kisko Behavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany email: theresa.kisko@gmail.com Wouter van Elzelingen Neuromodulation and Behavior Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam and Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: w.van.elzelingen@nin.knaw.nl Yingying Han Social Brain Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands email: y.han@nin.knaw.nl COURSE SPEAKERS (besides the organizers) Antonio Luchicchi, Ph.D. and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5987098, email a.luchicchi@vu.nl
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 5 Denise Manahan-Vaughan, Ph.D., Prof. Head of the Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany phone +49 234 32 22042, email dmv-igsn@ruhr-uni-bochum.de Helmut W. Kessels, Ph.D. Head of the Synaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5664593, email: h.kessels@nin.knaw.nl Ilan Golani, Ph.D., Prof. Laboratory of Animal Behavior, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel phone +972 3 6409391, email ilan99@post.tau.ac.il Ingo Willuhn, Ph.D. Joint Department Head, Department of Neuromodulation and Behavior, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5665491, email i.willuhn@nin.knaw.nl Lique M. Coolen, Ph.D., Prof. Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences, 2500 North State Street, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA phone +1 601 815 8761, email lcoolen@umc.edu Maarten Loos, Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer, Synaptologics (Sylics) BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5989410, email maarten.loos@sylics.com
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 6 Stephan von Hörsten, M.D., Prof. Head of the Section for Experimental Therapy, Franz-Penzoldt- Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Palmsanlage 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany phone +49 9131 85 23504 email stephan.v.hoersten@ze.uni-erlangen.de Martien J. H. Kas, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Group Leader Translational Behavioral Genetics, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands phone +31 30 2538179, email m.j.h.kas@med.uu.nl Roger Adan, Ph.D., Prof. Behavioral Neuropharmacology, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands phone +31 88 7568517 email r.a.h.adan@umcutrecht.nl Sabine Spijker, Ph.D., Prof. Group Leader Animal Models of Psychiatric Disease, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5987111, email: sabine.spijker@cncr.vu.nl Thomas Steckler, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Researcher Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Beerse, Belgium phone +32 473 55 1512, email tsteckle@its.jnj.com / thomas.steckler@me.com Wim E. Crusio, Ph.D., Prof. Neurogenetics of Cognitive Abilities Group, Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience (INCIA), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France phone +33 (0)5 40 00 89 00 email wim.crusio@u-bordeaux1.fr / wim_crusio@yahoo.com
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 7 York Winter, Ph.D., Prof. NeuroCure Center of Excellence, Charité Medical School, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 30 2093 47940 E-mail: york.winter@charite.de COURSE ORGANIZERS Oliver Stiedl, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Group Head Behavioral Neuroscience, Departments of Functional Genomics and Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5987100, email oliver.stiedl@cncr.vu.nl / r.o.stiedl@vu.nl Tommy Pattij, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 4448089, email t.pattij@vumc.nl Matthijs Verhage, Ph.D., Prof. Head of the Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone +31 20 5986936, email: matthijs.verhage@cncr.vu.nl COURSE SUPPORT Bastijn Koopmans, Research Technician Bioinformatics Software Developer, Synaptologics (Sylics) BV, Amsterdam and Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam email bastijn.koopmans@sylics.com
ONWAR Behavior Course In vivo phenotyping of mutant rodents August 24-29, 2015 8 Els Borghols, Management Support Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, and Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam Rotterdam (ONWAR) email els.borghols@vu.nl Esther Remmelink, Ph.D. student Synaptologics (Sylics) BV and Departments of Functional Genomics and Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam email: esther.remmelink@sylics.com/ esther.remmelink@vu.nl Mohit Dubey, Ph.D. student and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam email m.dubey@vumc.nl Thomas Penning, Engineer European Sales Manager, Data Science International email TPenning@datasci.com Torben Hager, Ph.D. Synaptologics (Sylics) BV and Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University Amsterdam, now Chief Scientific Officer at Biobserve, St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany email torben.hager@biobserve.com The course organizers greatly acknowledge the FINANCIAL SUPPORT from the following organizations and companies FENS-IBRO (www.fens.org / www.fens.org/training) VU University Amsterdam, Center for Neurogenomics & Cognitive Research (www.cncr.nl) Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam ONWAR (www.onwar.nl) Biobserve (www.biobserve.com) Data Sciences International (DSI; www.datasci.com)