Program Schedule

Tuesday, September 9: Arrival Day

Wednesday, September 10
Session #1
  • 08:45 - Welcome
  • 09:00 - 09:45: Steve Chang (Yale Univ, USA); State-dependent prosocial effects of oxytocin in the primate brain.
  • 09:45 - 10:30: Karen Parker (Stanford University, USA); Vasopressin’s role in autism detection and treatment.
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Coffee Break
Session #2
  • 11:00 - 11:45: Xiang Yu (Peking University, China); Renormalizing oxytocin neuronal firing as a potential treatment strategy for autism.
  • 11:45 - 12:30: Katrina Choe (McMaster University, USA); Investigating the link between ASD-risk genes, oxytocin, and social behaviour.
  • 12:30 - 14:15: Lunch
Session #3
  • 14:15 - 15:00: Zoe Donaldson (University of Colorado, USA); How social experience is transformed into attachment.
  • 15:00 - 15:45: Takefumi Kikusui (Azabu University, Japan); Social bonds between human and dog, and its effects on well-being.
  • 15:45 - 16:15: Coffee Break
Session #4 - Short Talks
  • 16:15 - 16:25: Speaker 1
  • 16:25 - 16:35: Speaker 2
  • 16:35 - 16:45: Speaker 3
  • 16:45 - 16:55: Speaker 4
  • 17:00 - 18:30: Poster session

Thursday, September 11

Session #5
  • 09:00 - 09:45: Adam Guastella (University of Sydney, Australia); Novel applications and markers for oxytocin response in humans and autistic people.
  • 09:45 - 10:30: Robert Froemke (New York University, USA); Love, Death, and Oxytocin.
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Coffee Break
  • 11:00 - 11:45: Elizabeth Lawson (Harvard University, USA); Oxytocin deficiency: Clinical Implications and Future Directions
  • 11:45 - 12:00: Atila Cihan (university of Basel, Switzerland); Is there Evidence for Oxytocin Deficiency in Patients with Vasopressin Deficiency?

Session #6 - Short Talks
  • 12:00 - 12:10: Speaker 1
  • 12:10 - 12:20: Speaker 2
  • 12:20 - 12:30: Speaker 3
  • 12:30 - 14:15: Lunch

Session #7
  • 14:15 - 15:00: Valery Grinevich (University of Heidelberg, Germany); Oxytocin promotes social bias via interneurons in the prefrontal cortex.
  • 15:00 - 15:45: Markus Muttenthaler (University of Queensland, Australia); New Probes for Oxytocin Neuroscience.
  • 15:45 - 16:15: Coffee Break

Session #8 - Short Talks
  • 16:20 - 16:30: Speaker 1
  • 16:30 - 16:40: Speaker 2
  • 16:40 - 16:50: Speaker 3
  • 16:50 - 17:00: Speaker 4
  • 17:00 - 18:30 Poster session

Friday, September 12
excursion/visit to archeological sites

Saturday, September 13

Session #9
  • 09:00 - 09:45: Suma Jacob (University of Arizona, USA); Neurodevelopment and human translational approaches to investigate oxytocin
  • 09:45 - 10:30: Devenand Manoli (University of California San Francisco, USA); Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying social attachment in health and disease.
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Coffee Break
  • 11:00 - 11:45: Yannis Paloyelis (King’s College, UK); Targeting the central oxytocinergic system in humans: therapeutic potential and pitfalls.
  • 11:45 - 12:30: Simon Gregory (Duke University, USA); Molecular, cellular, and preclinical characterization of oxytocin signaling.
  • 12:30 - 14:30: Lunch

Session #10 - Short Talks
  • 14:30 - 14:40: Speaker 1
  • 14:40 - 14:50: Speaker 2
  • 14:50 - 15:00: Speaker 3
  • 15:00 - 15:10: Speaker 4
  • 15:10 - 15:45: Coffee Break

Session #11 - Conclusion
  • 15:45 - FINAL REMARKS and AWARDS CEREMONY
  • 20:00 - SOCIAL DINNER

Sunday, September 14 - Departure