Program
Main topics of the symposium
- Physiology of non-visual opsins
- Circadian rhythm
- Non-visual opsins and the related diseases
- Utilization of non-visual opsins
[Day1] Friday, July 26
- 12:50-13:00
Opening Remarks
- 13:00-14:00
Plenary session 1
Moderator: Toshihide Kurihara
OPN3, OPN4 and OPN5 Light Sensing in Development, Homeostasis and Disease
- Richard Lang
- Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Visual Systems Group, Science of Light Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA
- 14:00-15:20
Session1 | Physiology of Non-Visual Opsins 1
Moderator: Richard Lang
Hypothalamic Opsin 3 Suppresses Melanocortin 4 Receptor Signaling and Potentiates Kir7.1 the Potassium Channel to Promote Food Consumption
- Elena Oancea
- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, USA
Molecular Physiology of a Pineal Bistable Opsin and Its Optogenetic Potential
- Akihisa Terakita
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
- 15:20-15:50
Coffee Break/ Poster Session
- 15:50-16:00
Oral Presentation 1
Moderator: Kazuo Tsubota
- 16:00-18:00
Session 2 | Circadian Rhythm
Moderator: Kazuo Tsubota
OPN5 Signal and Sleep/Wakefulness
- Akihiro Yamanaka
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing (CIBR), China
Interactions of Non-Visual Opsins and the Circadian Clock
- Ethan Buhr
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, USA
Network Connectivity of the Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells
- Satchidananda Panda
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
- 18:00-
- Cocktail party/ for all participants
[Day2] Saturday, July 27
- 8:30-
Doors Open
- 9:00-11:00
Session3 | Physiology of Non-Visual Opsins 2
Moderator: Takahiro Yamashita
Non-Image-Forming Photoreceptors Improve Visual Orientation Selectivity and Image Perception
- Tian Xue
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Influence of the Blue-Light Sensitive Non-Visual Opsins on Refractive Development and Myopia
- Reece Mazade
- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
Melanopsin Properties and Their Downstream Influences
- Michael Tri H. Do
- Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
- 11:00-12:00
Plenary Session 2
Moderator: Toshihide Kurihara
The Broad Roles of Non-Visual Opsins
- Russell N. Van Gelder
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, USA
- 12:00-13:00
Lunch
- 13:00-14:30
AMED Joint Session | Multi-Sensing
Moderator: Akihisa Terakita
Optogenetics in Non-Neuronal Cells
- Kenji Tanaka
- Division of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
Design of Photocyclic Visual and Non-Visual Opsins as Optogenetic Tools
- Takahiro Yamashita
- Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan
Myopia Development and Control by Non-Visual Opsins
- Toshihide Kurihara
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
- 14:30-15:00
Coffee Break/ Poster Session
- 15:00-15:10
Oral Presentation 2
Moderator: Russel N. Van Gelder
- 15:10-16:30
Session 4 | Future of the Studies of Non-Visual Opsins
Moderator: Russel N. Van Gelder
Clinical Application of OPN5
- Kazuo Tsubota
- Tsubota Laboratory, Inc., Japan
Is the Retina Part of the Pacemaker?
- Samer Hattar
- National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, USA
- 16:30-16:50
Closing Session
- 16:50-17:00
