EVENT: Neurohypophyseal Hormones 2019
External event, sponsored by the Journal of Neuroendocrinology through the BSN Symposium Support grant. The event will result in a Special Issue of the Journal of Neuroendocrinology in 2019.
When: 7 April 2019
Where: Weizmann Institute of science, Israel
Registration: Early bird deadline 1 March 2019
Website: www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/WCNH2019
About the 13th World Congress on Neurohypophyseal Hormones
The World Congress on Neurohypophyseal Hormones (WCNH) is the Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation. It has been held every two years in various countries all over the world, starting in 1995 in Nasu, Japan. These meetings have been providing a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the field of the neurohypophysial peptide hormones oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin. These peptides are involved in the maintenance of homeostatic functions such as water, salt, energy balance and reproductive physiology as well as stress, social and sexual behaviors.
WCNH 2019 will continue the tradition of previous meetings to gather young and established investigators who are studying multiple aspects of oxytocin and vasopressin research. These include developmental, physiological, behavioral and clinical aspects related to the action of oxytocin and vasopressin as well as to other associated neuroendocrine systems.
Specific topics that will be covered include:
- Nonapeptides synthesis, trafficking and release.
- Developmental, molecular and cell biology of oxytocin and vasopressin.
- Peripheral activities of the oxytocin and vasopressin systems.
- Neurophysiology of magnocellular and parvocellular neurons.
- Neuronal networks and brain circuits of the oxytocin and vasopressin systems.
- Oxytocin and vasopressin control over sensory information processing in the brain.
- Oxytocin and vasopressin as modulators of mammalian socio-emotional behavior.
- Oxytocin and vasopressin as modulators of metabolism and food consumption.
- Parent-infant interactions for successful reproduction and nurturing.
