MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Trinity College, Cambridge, UK, July 12 - 13, 2012
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the publication of the Hodgkin-Huxley model of the action potential.
This congress is being organized to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the original publication of the Hodgkin and Huxley model of the generation of the action potential by the squid giant axon. This publication and the mathematical model it describes is at the core of our modern understanding of how the action potential is generated, and has had profound effects on many fields of biological science and in particular on computational studies of neuronal function. The congress will be held at Trinity College, Cambridge which is the home academic institution for the original research and will include several commemorative talks and presentations.
The meeting organizers are now soliciting proposals for 30 minute contributed oral presentations on topics related to the Hodgkin / Huxley model and its impact. The deadline for submitting proposals is Feb. 15, 2012. Those accepted to present talks will have registration and housing fees waved. Proposals for talks should be sent to Simon O'Connor <simon.oconnor@btinternet.com>, in the form of a title, a single paragraph description of the talk (500 words), and recent relevant papers by the author.
The meeting will also include an open poster session for any participant who would like to present their work. There are travel funds available for students making poster presentations .
In addition, travel grants are available for members of the OCNS.
Those interested in either being on the meeting mailing list, or in early registration should also contact Simon O'Connor <simon.oconnor@btinternet.com>.
Housing as well as meals will be provided at Trinity College and therefore the overall size of the meeting is limited.
Meeting registration is therefore on a first come first served basis.
While potential speakers are encouraged to recommend additional topics, the initial list of possible topics include:
- Historical Overview and Context
- Experimental Evidence Today
- The Action Potential Today and Energetics
- Molecular Dynamics of Ion Channels
- Variations in K and Na Channels
- Ion Channel Classifications
Evolutionary Considerations - The Squid Axon in Context
- Ion Channel Evolution
- Computational Applications of the Hodgkin Huxley Model
- Synaptic Transmission
- Dendrites
- Non-Neural Tissues
- Implementations in Modern Simulators
- Variations in the HH formulation
- HH dynamics
- Parameter Fitting
- Adaptations to Other Ion Channels
- Reduced Forms
- Implications for Multi-scale Modeling
- The Limitations of HH
Principle organizers:
James M. Bower (University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio)
Idan Segev (Hebrew University)
Michael Häusser (University College London)
Simon O'Connor (Local Organizer)
Supported by OCNS, The Physiological Society, and The Welcome Trust
Dr. James M. Bower Ph.D.
Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas 78245
Department of Biology
University of Texas - San Antonio
Phone: 210 382 0553
Email: bower@uthscsa.edu
Web: http://www.bower-lab.org
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