Program

PLENARY SESSIONS

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Zebrafish: One-cell at a time (single cell)
Chair(s):
Bushra Raj, Upenn, USA
Ian Scott, University of Toronto, Canada

Brain & Behavior / Sensorimotor systems / Neurodevelopment
Chair(s):
Martha Bagnall, Washington University St Louis, USA
Eric Horstick, West Virgina University, USA

Brain-Body Interactions (and metabolic disease)
Chair(s):
Misha Ahrens, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia, USA
Lihua Ye, Ohio State University, USA

Cellular Mechanisms of Embryogenesis
Chair(s):
Yinan Wan Biocentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 
Ashley Bruce, University of Toronto, Canada

Gene Regulation: Central Dogma / GRNs / Epigenetics
Chair(s):
Cecilia Winata, International Institute of Molecularand Cell Biology, Poland
Vince Tropepe, University of Toronto, Canada

Germ Cells, Gametogenesis, Sex Determination
Chair(s):
Flo Marlow, Icahn School of Medicine New York, USA
Andrea Pauli, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) at the Vienna Biocenter, Austria

From embryonic pattern to form and function
Chair(s):
In memory of Bernard Thisse.
Max Furthauer, Institut de Biologie Valrose, France
Marc Ekker, University of Ottawa, Canada

Ecology & Evolution / Evo-devo / Comparative Biology
Chair(s):
Alex Keene, Texas A&M, USA
Tamara Franz-Odendaal, Mount St. Vincent University, Canada

Regeneration and Stem Cells
Chair(s):
Kazu Kikuchi, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan 
Marie-Andrée Akimenko, University of Ottawa, Canada

Ageing and Neurodegeneration
Chair(s):
Christopher Winkler, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Kessen Patten, Institut National de Recherche Scientifique, Canada

Zebrafish: From disease modeling to therapeutics
Chair(s):
Summer Thyme, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Eric Samarut, Université de Montréal, Canada

Cardiac, Craniofacial and Musculoskeletal Systems
Chair(s):
Gage Crump, USC. USA
Ruben Juez Marin, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Saint-Justine Hospital, Canada

Sustainability
Chair(s):
Corinne Houart, MRC Centre for NeuroDev Disorders King’s College London

Physiology and Metabolism
Chair(s):
Nicolas Rohner, Stowers, USA
Raymond Kwong, York University, Canada

Cancer and Growth Control
Chair(s):
Yi Feng, University of Edinburgh, UK
Jason Berman, University Ottawa, Canada

Blood and Lymphatic Systems, Hematopoiesis, Vascular Biology
Chair(s):
Shigetomo Fukuhara, Nippon Medical School, Japan
Jason Fish, University of Toronto, Canada

Infection and Immunity, Wound Healing
Chair(s):
Carmen Feijoo, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile
Peng Huang, University of Calgary, Canada

Glia & Myelination
Chair(s):
Ryan MacDonald, University College London, UK
David Lyons, Centre for Neuroregeneration, Edinburgh, UK

Technology Development
Chair(s):
Yonghua Sun, Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS
Takaaki Matsui, Nara Institute of Science and Technology,