NeuroBelgium 2006

November 10th-11th, 2006
Genval, Belgium
http://neuro.piettecommunication.com

List of the 10 best ranked¹ posters at Neurobelgium 2006

1. Claeys K.G. , Züchner S., Kennerson M., Verhoeven K., Ceuterick C., Martin J-J., Berciano J., Vance J-M., Nicholson G., Timmerman V. and De Jonghe P.
   Dynamin 2 mutations can cause intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and centronuclear myopath
2. Decrock E. , Van Moorhem M., De Bock M., De Vuyst E., D'Herde K. and Leybaert L.
   Connexin channels, possible mediators in apoptosis spread in a glioma cell model
3. Beukelaers P., Borgs L., Vandenbosch R., Mangin J-M., Nguyen L., Moonen G., Maquet P., Albrecht U., Malgrange B. and Belachew S.
   Clock-independent regulation of period1 expression in the dentate gyrus of adult mice. ²
4. Jossin Y. and Goffinet A-M.
   Reelin activates mtor and S6K1 dependently to DAB1, PI3K and PKB to stimulate dendritic growth but not cortical plate development. ²
5. Vandamme P. , Bogaert E., Dewil M., Herijgers P., Callewaert G., Carmeliet P., Van Den Bosch L. and Robberecht W.
   Mutant SOD1 abolishes the astrocytic regulation of the GluR2 expression
6. Hourez R., Millard I., Servais L., Houtteman D., Cuvelier L., Vig P-J., Orr H.T., Gall D., Pandolfo M. and Schiffmann S.N.
   Increased A-type potassium current causes an early neuronal dysfunction of Purkinje cells in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). ²
7. Bouhy D. , Rahmouni S., Schoenen J. and Franzen R.
   GM-CSF enhances phagocytosis by macrophages via complement receptor CR3: in vivo and in vitro data
8. Magis D. , Remacle J-M. and Schoenen J.
   Long term follow-up study of occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) for refractory chronic cluster headache: drastic change from short term outcome
9. Wyckhuys T., De Smedt T., Claeys P., Raedt R., Waterschoot L., Vonck K., Van den Broecke C., Mabilde C., Leybaert L., Wadman W. and Boon P.
   High frequency deep brain stimulation in the hippocampus modifies seizure characteristics in kindled rats
10. Borgs L., Beukelaers P., Vandenbosch R., Moonen G., Malgrange B., Albrecht U. and Belachew S.
    Period2 regulates precursor cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus

¹:The posters were scored on 20 by 9 members of the scientific programme committee and by the poster chairmen. The final score was the mean between the SPC and the chairmen scores. There were 80 posters; 2 last minute posters were not scored.
In bold the recipients of the 5 “best poster prizes”

²:Authors absent during the proclamation and thus not selected for the “best poster” prize.