20th German-American Symposium
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Potsdam, Germany - March 10-13, 2016
Sessions:
- Experience-dependent Modifications of the Genetic Code
- Life in the Subsurface - the Geomicrobiology of the Deep Biosphere
- Microbial Control of Host Behavior
- Model Reduction for Complex Systems
- Oxytocin: Hormone of All Trades
- Shining New Light on Chemistry: Frontiers in Photocromic Systems
- Solid State Materials for Fault Tolerant Quantum Computation
Experience-dependent Modifications of the Genetic Code
Organizers: Susan Harbison and Felix Engel
Introductory Speaker:
Getting at the "Blur" of Disease Genetics
J. Andrew Pospisilik, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Freiburg
Speakers:
Using Olfaction to Examine Ancestral Imprints on Descendant Biology
Brian Dias, Emory University School of Medicine
Reprogramming Future Generations of an Animal Using RNA
Antony M. Jose, University of Maryland
Technologies to Track Non-genetic Phenotypic Programming
Matt Simon, Yale University
Life in the Subsurface – the Geomicrobiology of the Deep-Biosphere
Organizers: Sonya Dyhrman and Andreas Held
Introductory Speaker:
Geomicrobiology of the Deep Biosphere
Jason Sylvan, Texas A&M University
Speakers:
Why Bother About Microbes in the Underground?
Jens Kallmeyer, German Research Center for Geosciences Potsdam
Something New from Something Old? Identifying Factors that Constrain Life 2500 meters Below the Surface
Kelly Wrighton, Ohio State University
Microbial Control of Host Behavior
Organizers: Nels Elde and Jens Mutke
Introductory Speaker:
Microbial Control of Host Behavior
David Hughes, Penn State University
Speakers:
Evolution of an Optimal Immune Response
Tobias L. Lenz, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
The Role of Gut Microbes in Ant Evolution
Corrie Moreau, Field Museum
Model Reduction for Complex Systems
Organizers: Melvin Leok and Nicole Marheineke
Introductory Speaker:
Model Reduction of Complex Dynamical Systems
Tatjana Stykel University of Augsburg
Speakers:
Model Reduction of Complex Systems: A Key Enabling Technique for Efficient and Certified Simulation in Real-time Applications and Complex Analysis Tasks
Bernard Haasdonk, University of Stuttgart
Active Subspaces: Emerging Ideas for Dimension Reduction in Parameter Studies
Paul Constantine, Colorado School of Mines
Oxytocin: Hormone of All Trades
Organizers: Karen Bales and Simone Kurt
Introductory Speaker:
New Avenues for the Treatment of Mental Disorders by Oxytocin: Acceleration of Fear Extinction and Promotion of Sociality
René Hurlemann, University of Bonn
Speakers:
On the Importance of Studying the Brain on a Single Cell Level: A Way to Find and Optimize Treatment Options for Emotional Dyusfunctions?
Benjamin Jurek, University of Regensburg
Oxytocin: Clinical Applications and Challenges for Pharmacotherapy
Suma Jacob, University of Minnesota
Shining New Light on Chemistry: Frontiers in Photoresponsive Systems
Organizers: Jennifer Kohler and Mike Boysen
Introductory Speaker:
Shining New Light on Chemistry: Frontiers in Photoresponsive Systems
Stefan Hecht, Humboldt University Berlin
Speakers:
Playgrounds, Opportunities and Limitations of Light-induced Chemical Reactions
Axel Jacobi von Wangelin, University of Regensburg
Photochemistry, Stereochemistry and the Origin of Life
Teshik Yoon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Solid State Materials for Fault Tolerant Quantum Computation
Organizers: Derek Stein and Ursula Wurstbauer
Introductory Speaker:
Protecting Electronic and Photonic Wave Transport through Topology
Mikael Rechtsman, Pennsylvania State University
Speakers:
HgTe as a Topological Insulator
Christoph Brüne, University of Würzburg
How to Create Majorana Fermions in the Solid State
Katja Nowak, Cornell University
The Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium is sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional funding from the National Academy of Sciences.