[Neuroinfo] Call for Participation: Bernstein Conference Satellite Workshop "In Vitro Neuronal Networks from 2D to 3D, " Sept. 14, 2015, Heidelberg, Germany

[Tanskanen Jarno]

Bernstein Conference Satellite Workshop no. 8

** In Vitro Neuronal Networks from 2D to 3D **

September 14, 2015, 9:00 - 18:30
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Neue Universität
Universitätsplatz, Grabengasse 3-5, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

The content of the workshop is built heavily on the final outcomes of the EU FP7 FET project 3DNeuroN - Biomimiking the brain - towards 3D neuronal network dynamics (http://www.3dneuron.eu/), which has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, Future and Emerging Technologies, grant agreement n°296590.

More Information and Registration
http://www.bernstein-conference.de/

The program and workshop abstract as a pdf: http://goo.gl/D1hwou

Welcome!

Jari Hyttinen and Jarno Tanskanen
Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group
Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering
Tampere University of Technology, BioMediTech
Finland

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P  R  O  G  R  A  M

Welcome & Introduction to 3D in Vitro Technologies - Case: 3DNeuroN
Jari Hyttinen, Tampere University of Technology

* Session 1: 3D and Controlled Culturing of Neuronal Networks

3D Neural Networks in Engineered Hydrogel Matrices
Nicolas Broguiere, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Forming Neuron Networks with Controlled Topology in 2D and 3D
Janos Vörös, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

* Session 2: Neuronal-astrocytic Networks and their Modeling

Role of Astrocytes in Formation of Functional Neuronal Networks in Vitro
Susanna Narkilahti, University of Tampere

Computational Modeling of Neuronal-astrocytic Networks
Kerstin Lenk, Tampere University of Technology

* Session 3: Technology

Signal Acquisition and Measurement System for Neural Networks in Vitro
Peter Husar, Ilmenau University of Technology

Technology and Material Developments for 3D Multielectrode Arrays
Heike Bartsch, Ilmenau University of Technology

Microbioreactor Designs with Integrated 3D MEA Devices for Cultivation of Neuronal Cells
Andreas Schober, Ilmenau University of Technology

* Session 4: Stimulation, Analysis, and 3D Network Modeling

Investigation of Cultured Neuronal Networks and their Dynamics Induced by Novel Stimulation Paradigms
Peter Husar, Fraunhofer IDMT

Signal Analysis Methods for Neuronal Microelectrode Array Data
Jarno Tanskanen, Tampere University of Technology

Computational Modeling from 2D to 3D Networks
Kerstin Lenk, Tampere University of Technology

* Panel Discussion: From 2D to 3D

* Closing of the Workshop
Jari Hyttinen, Tampere University of Technology

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