Lectures and seminars Taiwan Sweden mini-symposium

13-05-2026 1:30 pm - 5:35 pm Add to iCal
Campus Solna Room D1012 (Lars E. Gustafsson), Biomedicum

Welcome to the Taiwan Sweden Mini-Symposium, bringing together researchers from Academia Sinica, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, and Karolinska Institutet. This afternoon will feature a series of talks on neural circuits and brain function, highlighting current advances across both research communities.

Programme

First session

13:30-13:45: Introduction.

13:45-14:15: “Integration of progenitor cells from the adult brain into mature neural circuits”- Hwai-Jong Cheng (Academia Sinica)

14:15-14:45: "Deconstruction of brainstem circuits controlling movement" - Li-Ju Hsu (KI)

14:45-15:15: "Protein N-glycosylation regulates dendrite self -avoidance and pruning” - Cheng-Ting Chien (Academia Sinica)

15:15-15:45: “Modular brain-body circuits regulating body weight and tissue homeostasis” - Alessandro Furlan (KI)

15:45-16:00: coffee break

Second session

16:00-16:30: “Patterning the cerebral cortex by transcription factor gradients” - Shen-Ju Chou (Academia Sinica)

16:30-17:00: “Cortico-basal ganglia circuits for sensorimotor functions” - Gilad Silberberg (KI)

17:00-17:30: “Predicting Threat in Time: A New Role for the Hippocampus” - Cheng-Chang Lien (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

17:30-17:35: final words Shun-Fen Tzeng (NSTC)

Organized at KI by:

Li-Ju Hsu and Gilad Silberberg 

 

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The Taiwan Sweden mini symposium is organised with the support of The Strategic Research Area Neuroscience (StratNeuro).