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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION FOR THE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 2021 ARE NOW OPEN! +++ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 16, 2021 +++ REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2021 +++ The Optogenetics Australia Virtual Workshop 2021 will feature Keynote and Invited presentations from (inter)national leaders in the field, contributed presentations from early career researchers honoured with a Best Talk Award, as well as virtual training in application of optogenetics to many tissues and questions. The workshop will be held virtually 16-19 February, 2021. All dates and times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Please see below for the multidisciplinary program and registration/short talk abstract submission (free of charge). We will select as many abstracts for Short Talks as possible with a Virtual Poster Session for abstracts that could not be selected. +++ SHORT TALK AWARDS SPONSORED BY: WARSASH SCIENTIFIC - ADVANCED INSTRUMENTS FOR RESEARCH & INDUSTRY +++
TENTATIVE PROGRAM The multidisciplinary program will cover all aspects of optogenetics including the development of molecular tools (e.g. light-activated enyzmes), light stimulation in cells (e.g. for manipulation of cell signaling) and methods for in vivo optogenetics in a variety of tissues (e.g. new illumination devices). All dates and times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, Melbourne). Tuesday, 16 February 2021Opening Keynote and Short Talks9:00 Workshop Welcome: Harald Janovjak (Chair Optogenetics Australia, Monash University, Australia)9:05 Opening Keynote Lecture: Jared Toettcher (Princeton University, USA)10:30 Contributed Short Talks / Poster Session12:30 (est.) "Best Short Talk Awards" Ceremony (sponsored by WARSASH SCIENTIFIC)
Wednesday, 17 February 2021Photoreceptors and Optogenetic Engineering9:00 Invited Lecture: Andreas Möglich (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 10:00 Invited Lecture: Klaus Hahn (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA)11:15 Workshop Module: “Rational and rapid design of optogenetic tools” Onur Dagliyan (Harvard Medical School, USA) Joseph Szulczewski (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA) --- Alexandra Tichy (Monash University, Australia) Thursday, 18 February 2021Optogenetics in Complex Systems14:30 Workshop Module: “Powerful multi-colour live cell illumination” Lukasz Bugaj (University of Pennsylvania, USA) --- Christina Gangemi (Monash University, Australia) 16:00 Invited Lecture: Seraphine Wegener (University of Münster, Germany) 17:00 Invited Lecture: Florencia Di Pietro (Institut Curie, France)
Friday, 19 February 2021Dissection of Neural Circuitry using Optogenetics9:00 Invited Lecture: Jessica Rodgers (University of Manchester, UK)10:00 Meet the Speakers11:30 Workshop Module: “Optogenetic devices to understand neural circuits in zebrafish and rodents” Itia Favre-Bulle (University of Queensland, Australia) Ethan Scott (University of Queensland, Australia) --- Gavan McNally (University of New South Wales, Sydney)12:30 Closing Keynote Lecture: Gavan McNally (University of New South Wales, Australia)13:30 Workshop End
REGISTRATION - BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Please use this form to register for the workshop. The Zoom links to the workshop will be sent to registered attendees only.

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FOR SHORT TALKS - BEFORE JANUARY 16, 2021If you would like to present a short talk, please use this form to submit an abstract. We will select as many abstracts for Short Talks as possible with a Virtual Poster Session for abstracts that were not selected. By submitting an abstract you consent that your information and abstract will be available in the online program. Your abstract submission is also your registration - you do not need to register using the form above.

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