2024 BIE Schedule

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Time Event

Wednesday 7/31/24

9:00-11:30am

Students Arrive

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-18:00

Settle in, Get ID cards

18:00-20:00

Welcome BBQ

20:00-21:00

Faculty/TA Intros 1

21:00

Open Lab

Thursday 8/1/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00am

Seminar 1: MBL presentation - HYMAN
Student intros

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30am

Seminar 2: Sound - JORIS

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorial: Chick inner ear - WARCHOL

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: Dissecting, immunostaining chick utricle - WARCHOL, DICKMAN, TAS

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

Faculty/TA Intros 2

21:00

Open Lab 

Friday 8/2/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00am

Seminar 1: Cochlear structure & function - RUTHERFORD

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Intro to Vestibular System - DICKMAN

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Genetically modified mice - GROVES 

14:30-16:00

Structured Labs: Dissecting, immunostaining neonatal mouse cochlea - GNEDEVA

Paint fills of the inner ear - WU

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) 1: ANIMALS

21:00

Open Lab

Saturday 8/3/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00am

Seminar 1: Inner ear development - GNEDEVA

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Neuronal development & afferent innervation of the ear - COATE

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Confocal Microscopy - ZEISS

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: Culturing, immunostaining, vibratome  -   GNEDEVA

Paint Fills of the inner ear - WU

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

DORIS WU - Development of the vestibular inner ear

21:00

Open Lab

Monday 8/5/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00am

Seminar 1: Ototoxicity - COFFIN

10:00-10:30am

Break

10:30-11:30am

Seminar 2: Hair cell regeneration - GALE

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Spiral ganglion - DABDOUB, COATE

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: Dissecting, culturing spiral ganglia - DABDOUB, COATE

Paint fills of the inner ear - WU

18:00-20:00

Student Feedback / Dinner

20:00-21:00

ALLI COFFIN - Science communication

21:00

Open Lab

Tuesday 8/6/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Lateral Line development - KINDT

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Lateral Line function - SHEETS

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Zebrafish labs - TRAPANI

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: Lateral Line projects - KINDT, SHEETS, TRAPANI, JIMENEZ

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

FACULTY/ TA INTROS 3

21:00

Open Lab

Wednesday 8/7/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00am

Seminar 1: Tonotopy in cochlea - MANN

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Hair bundle structure-function - JB SHIN

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Electron microscopy - SEM and TEM - LYSAKOWSKI, GRILLET

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: SEM & TEM labs - LYSAKOWSKI, GRILLET

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

EDUARDO PEROZO - Comparative mechano - transduction 

21:00

Open Lab

Thursday 8/8/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00am

Seminar 1: Hair cell transduction physiology - RICCI

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Cochlear hair cell synapses - RUTHERFORD

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: CELL EPHYS lab intro - RICCI, VINCENT, ROBERTS

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: CELL EPHYS 1:
HC transduction - PENG & RICCI;
Inner ear transmission - VINCENT & REIJNTJES;
Neuronal properties in auditory brain slice - ROBERTS & SILVEIRA

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

GOLDRING - Laser-based photomanipulation technology

21:00

Open Lab

Friday 8/9/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Vestibular hair cells & synapses - EATOCK

10:00-10:30am

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Hair cell transduction channels and gating - SOTOMAYOR

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: CELL EPHYS data collection, analysis - PENG, REIJNTJES, SILVEIRA

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: CELL EPHYS 2:
HC transduction - PENG & RICCI;
Inner ear transmission - VINCENT & REIJNTJES;
Neuronal properties in auditory brain slice - ROBERTS & SILVEIRA

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

MATLAB tutorial - BREMEN & VAN DER HEIJDEN

21:00

Open Lab

Saturday 8/10/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Hair bundle amplification - SOTOMAYOR

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: OHC motility & Cochlear mechanics - VAN DER HEIJDEN

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-18:00

CELL EPHYS 2:
HC transduction - PENG & RICCI;
Inner ear transmission - VINCENT & REIJNTJES;
Neuronal properties in auditory brain slice - ROBERTS & SILVEIRA

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

Career guidance - BREAK RM

21:00

Open Lab

Monday 8/12/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Vestibular analysis of head motions - CULLEN 

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Vestibular disorders - WARD 

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Vestibular lab tutorial - SADEGHI
LB160

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: Vestibular reflexes: labs / demos; SADEGHI, WARD, VERDONE, CULLEN

18:00-20:00

Student Feedback/Dinner

20:00-21:00

DAWN NELSON / BRYAN WARD - Vestibular symptoms and Sickle Cell Disease 

21:00

Open Lab

Tuesday 8/13/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Development of auditory circuitry - BERGLES

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Behavior - DENT

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Cochlear prostheses - GOLDSWORTHY
Loeb 374

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: 
Cochlear Implant - GOLDSWORTHY
OCT demo - VAN DER HEIJDEN

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

PETER TYACK - Communication in whales

21:00

Open Lab

Wednesday 8/14/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Auditory nerve information - HUET

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Structure-function in auditory brainstem - TRUSSELL

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Systems labs intro - JORIS

14:30-18:00

Structered Labs: SYSTEMS 3: ABR/DPOAE - LAUER;
VICENCO-JIMENEZ;
In vivo gerbil nerve/CN - H-W LU;
IC/CTX - BREMEN

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

FACULTY/ TA INTROS 5

21:00

Open Lab

Thursday 8/15/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Processing of binaural disparities - JORIS

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Midbrain circuits - APOSTOLIDES

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Evoked auditory responses - LAUER

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: SYSTEMS 2: ABR/DPOAE - LAUER, VICENCO-JIMENEZ;
In vivo gerbil nerve/CN - HW LU;
IC/CTX - BREMEN

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) 2

21:00

Open Lab

Friday 8/16/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Auditory cortex - SADAGOPAN 

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Hearing loss / aging functional perspective  - TOLLIN

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Optical coherence tomography - VAN DER HEIJDEN

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: SYSTEMS 3: ABR/DPOAE - LAUER, VICENCO-JIMENEZ
In vivo gerbil nerve/CN - H-W LU
IC/CTX - BREMEN

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

NIK FRANCIS - Auditory cortex & Music 

21:00

Open Lab

Saturday 8/17/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Hair cell evolution - GROVES

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Cephalopod Hair Cells - McDERMOTT

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Tutorials: Invertebrate Hair Cells tutorial - GROVES, McDERMOTT

14:30-18:00

Structured Labs: Squid and tunicate Hair cells - GROVES, McDERMOTT

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

CAREER discussions / Student feedback
BREAK Room

21:00

Open Lab

Monday 8/19/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Seminar 1: Hereditary Hearing Loss & Treatment - SMITH

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Gene Therapy - CUNNINGHAM

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:30-14:15

MRC TOUR

14:15-18:00

Open Lab

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00-21:00

ALAIN DABDOUB - Strial development, function and disease

21:00

Open Lab

Tuesday 8/20/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

GEMMA Boat Cruise - meet at MRC 9:00 am

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Seminar 2: Stem Cells and Organoids KOEHLER

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-16:00

Seqing your inner ear - HELLER

16:00-18:00

Open Lab

18:00-20:00

Dinner

20:00

Students Present

Wednesday 8/21/24

7:00-9:00am

Breakfast

9:00-10:00

Students present

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-11:30

Students present

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:30-14:15

MRC TOUR 

14:15-18:00

Students present

18:00-20:00

Farewell Dinner