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29th CInP WoRlD
ConGReSS 2014
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
| PRelIMInaRY SCIenTIfIC PRoGRaMMe
S-29
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Symposium
15:00 – 17:00
Topic: biomarkers (including pharmacogenomics and
brain imaging) for diagnosis and treatment response (C)
Track: Translational
Clinically useful biomarkers in psychiatry: The promise and
problem
Chair:
Chad Bousman, Australia
Co-chair: Brian Dean, Australia
Progress toward clinically useful biomarkers in psychiatry
brian Dean, australia
Biomarkers for psychosis onset: Promising candidates
from the genome
Chad bousman, australia
Measuring oxidative damage to cortical white matter in
blood samples from patients with mood disorders: Evolu-
tion of biomarkers in psychiatry
Trevor Young, Canada
Biomarkers for psychiatric disorders: Expectations and
problems from a clinical point of view
Hans-Jürgen Möller, Germany
PC-4
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Pro-Con Debate
15:00 – 16:30
antidepressants act to induce neurogenesis in the adult
brain
Capilano Suspension bridge – Tourism Vancouver
W-10
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Scientific Workshop
15:00 – 16:30
opto-genectics
S-30
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Symposium
15:00 – 17:00
Topic: neurodegenerative disorders:
Parkinson, alzheimer, Huntington,
fronto-Temporal Dementia, Vascular Dementia (a)
Track: Translational
brain-Derived neurotrophic factor (bDnf) and synaptic
plasticity as a drug target for cognitive dysfunction in CnS
disorders
Chair:
Pradeep Nathan, United Kingdom
Co-chair: Liliana Minichiello, United Kingdom
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity:
Role of BDNF
liliana Minichiello, United Kingdom
BDNF and the dimensions of memory
Pedro bekinschtein, argentinia
Effect of BDNF polymorphism on markers of synaptic
activity and cognition in healthy subjects
Pradeep nathan, United Kingdom
BDNF and markers of disease progression in Alzheimer’s
disease: Findings from the Australian Imaging Biomark-
ers & Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing
Paul Maruff, australia
