Invertebrate Neurobiology
Suzhou, China
June 18-22, 2012

Organizers:
Aike Guo, Institute of Neuroscience, CAS, China
Alison Mercer, University of Otago, New Zealand
Ikue Mori, Nagoya University, Japan
Bing Zhang, University of Oklahoma, USA

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Invertebrate Neurobiology which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference will begin at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday June 18, and will conclude after lunch on Friday, June 22, 2012. It will include a combination of oral sessions and poster sessions, covering the latest findings across many topics in neurobiology by bringing together a group of scientific leaders.

Major Topics:
- Neural development
- Neural function and synaptic plasticity
- Neural circuits and behaviors
- Sensory and motor systems
- Learning and memory
- Evolution of nervous systems
- Modeling human neurological diseases
- Neural techniques

Registration available until June 18, 2012
The on-line registration will be available until the meeting starts. But early registration will help to save cost. Rates vary for corporate/industry, academic (PhD, MD, staff scientists) and student (up to PhD) attendees. Endowed student package costs as low as USD250/CNY1530 before April 6, 2012.

Abstract Deadline Extended to April 27, 2012
We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. Selection results for short talks (10-20) and poster presentations will be made by the organizers on the basis of scientific merit and relevance.

Fellowships of up to $500 (USD) are available to participants who have an abstract accepted for poster presentation.

Keynote Speakers
Martin Chalfie, Columbia University, USA
Nicholas Strausfeld, FRS, University of Arizona, USA

Invited Speakers
Ann-Shyn Chiang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Mario de Bono, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK
Aki Ejima,Kyoto University, JAPAN
Martin Giurfa, University Paul-Sabatier, FRANCE
David Glanzman, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Zhefeng Gong, Zhejiang University, CHINA
Ron Harris-Warrick, Cornell University, USA
Binyamin Hochner, Hebrew University, ISRAEL
Yishi Jin, University of California, San Diego/HHMI, USA
Ryohei Kanzaki, University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Christoph Kleineidam, University of Konstanz, GERMANY
Tzumin Lee, HHMI, Janelia Farm Research Campus, USA
Li Liu, Institute of Biophysics, CAS, CHINA
Karen Mesce, University of Minnesota, USA
Daniel Robert, Bristol University, UK
Bruno van Swinderen, University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Daisuke Yamamoto, Tohoku University, JAPAN
Fengwei Yu, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, SINGAPORE

Cold Spring Harbor Asia
No.299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Tel: +86-512-62729029
Fax: +86-512-62729028
Email: mikeji@cshl.edu 
Website: www.csh-asia.org