Public Conference -
The Changing Brain: Synapse Formation and Plasticity
November 29, 2001

San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT, Milan. Organized by Carla Shatz, Harvard Medical School and Jacopo Meldolesi, DIBIT.

The day was divided into two sessions: synapse formation (and structure) and synapse plasticity.

The speakers included:

: Tobias Bonhoeffer, Max-Planck-Institut for Neurobiology
: Pietro De Camilli, Yale University School of Medicine
: Richard Huganir, HHMI, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
: Antonio Malgaroli, DIBIT
: Joshua Sanes, Washington University School of Medicine
: Carla Shatz, Harvard Medical School
: Erin Schumann, HHMI, Caltech
: Morgan Sheng, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
: Flavia Valtorta, DIBIT

The conference included a workshop for science writers from national newspapers, to communicate some of the ideas discussed in the main conference in a more informal setting.

Contents of the conference (1.8MB PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Additional information on the conference.