Cell Biology of Neurons and Circuits III
The third installment of this exciting conference will convene leading investigators working at the interface of cell and neuronal biology to explore new concepts underlying neural development, maintenance and degeneration. Sessions will highlight emerging areas of neuronal cell biology, advances in our understanding of intracellular processes in health and disease, and innovative tools and approaches for probing neuronal function across species - from circuits to cells to molecules. Topics will include neuronal endo/lysosomal systems, organelle interaction, proteostasis, metabolism, synaptic development and maintenance, glia–neuron interactions, brain vasculature, signaling pathways, neurodegeneration and more.
Janelia will cover lodging and meals for all participants, and travel support is available to those in need (please indicate need in that portion of the application). Participants are expected to stay for the duration of the meeting.
The meeting will begin at 6pm ET on the first day and end by 1pm ET on the last.
Application deadline: April 30, 2026 (11:59pm ET).
Please note: Because Janelia conferences are intentionally small and selective, we may not be able to accommodate all applicants. We strive for a broad representation across labs and therefore may limit participation to one person per group. Preference is given to applicants who are active researchers in the field and intend to present their work as a poster or selected talk.
Organizers
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, HHMI/Janelia Research Campus
Timothy Ryan, Weill Cornell University
Gerry Rubin, HHMI/Janelia Research Campus
Kang Shen, Stanford University
Jiefu Li, HHMI/Janelia Research Campus
Invited Participants
Monther Abu-Remaileh, Stanford University
Nicola Allen, Salk Institute
Cori Bargmann, Rockefeller University
Juan Bonifacino, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH
Tom Clandinin, Stanford University
Daniel Colón-Ramos, Yale University
Richard Daneman, University of California, San Diego
Pietro De Camilli, Yale University
Aaron DiAntonio, Washington University in St. Louis
Monica Driscoll, Rutgers University
Chantell Evans, Duke University
Ginny Farías, Utrecht University
Marc Freeman, Oregon Health & Science University
Aaron Gitler, Stanford University
Chenghua Gu, Harvard University
Erika Holzbaur, University of Pennsylvania
Erik Jorgensen, University of Utah
Martin Kampmann, University of California, San Francisco
Peri Kurshan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Maya Maor-Nof, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Nisha Mohd Rafiq, University of Tübingen
Erin Schuman, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Thomas Schwarz, Harvard University/Boston Children's Hospital
Stephan Sigrist, Freie University Berlin
Beth Stevens, Harvard University
Charlotte Sumner, Johns Hopkins University
Mark von Zastrow, University of California, San Francisco
Michael Ward, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH
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Application deadline: Apr 30, 2026 (11:59pm ET)