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Conference venue Sep 19th-20th

Scientific Program Sep, 19th

TimeSpeakerInstitution
08:00Registration
09:00Tamara Becker,
Henri Bertrand,
Stefan Treue,
Katharina Peters
EPV, DPZWelcome
ModeratorTamara Becker
09:20Hans ScherbergerDPZMotorcontrol of Hand Grasping
09:50Nicolas ZdunDPZMarkerless Hand Tracking
10:20Roman StillingTVVUnderstanding Animal Experiments: Lessons Learned from 8 Years of "Tierversuche verstehen"
10:50Zurna AhmedDPZThe Exploration Room: A Novel Setup for Neurophysiology in Freely Moving Macaques
11:20coffee breakSponsored by Intuitive Bio
11:45Tamara BeckerDPZThe German Primate Center: Nhp Research since 1977 (guided tour)
12:45lunch breakSponsored by Neoplas
ModeratorHenri Bertrand
13:30Kate ReadLabCorpA Novel Method of Cannulation of the Parotic Duct of Cynomolgus Macaques
14:00Samuel Merida RuizLabCorpNon-systemic Delivery Therapeutics in NHP: Intra-cisternal Microcatheter Administration as a Minimal Invasive Approach
14:30Javier MotaVRLAAV-based Gene Therapies to Tract Neurological Diseases: Opportunities and Challenges
15:00coffee breakSponsored by EBRC
15:30EPV business meetingEPV members
16:30bus to dinner location
17:00Hardenberg Distillery toursponsored by VRL
19:00Dinner Burghotel Hardenbergsponsored by Hartelust and Bioculture

Scientific Program Sep, 20th

TimeSpeakerInstitution
ModeratorSamuel Merida Ruiz
09:00Danielle Abreu LopesStanford UniversityCage Site Training of Nhp
09:30Rabea HinkelDPZSkills Lab in the Context of Nhp Research
10:00Mario RodriguezPrinceton UniversityEnhancing Nhp Research: Evaluation and Interpretation of Environmental Enrichment Strategies
10:30Tamara BeckerDPZCare of Chronic Implants
11:00coffee breakSponsored by Charles River- Animal Welfare
ModeratorAntje Semrau
11:30Henri BertrandAgenda Veterinary ServicesGood Anesthesia Practices in Neuroscience
12:00Greena KimEmory UniversityLong-term Impact of Early Anesthesia Exposure in a Rhesus Macacque Model
12:30Stéphanie de VleeschauwerKU LeuwenHumane Endpoints in Macaques in Neurophysiology Research at KU Leuwen
13:00lunch breakSponsored by BSI/enos
ModeratorTamara Becker
13:30Priscilla RamlochunBioculture MauritiusUnusual Congenital Eye Defect in a Juvenile Macaca Fascicularis
14:00Bettina Wolf,
Nancy Rueger
UMG, DPZ.The Common Marmoset in Auditory Research - Insights in Audiometry, Cochlear Implants and Deafness Models
15:00coffee breakSponsored by Charles River-Animal Welfare
ModeratorHenri Bertrand
15:30Lina KlösenerDPZCardiovascular Aging in the Common Marmoset
16:00Liliya IskhakovaWeizmann InstituteInnovative Care Protocol Successfully Rehabilitates Non-human Primates After MPTP-induced Parkinsonism
16:30Javier MotaVRLPurpose Bred Screen: A Tool to Provide Confidence in the Ethical Use of Non-Human Primates for Compliance and Animal Welfare
17:00Henri Bertrand,
Tamara Becker
EPVSeminar closure

Conference venue Sep 19th-20th

This year’s conference will take place at the German Primate Center in Göttingen. To get there, buses can be used from various stops in the city centre. Buses 21, 22, 23 stop within walking distance of the DPZ at the Kellnerweg stop. A bus network map is available here: https://netz.goevb.de/#

If you are travelling by car, please follow the directions on https://www.dpz.eu/en/contact/map.html

Taxis and are available from the train station, the theatre, the old town hall and other places in the city center, as well as on call, Tel.: 0551 69300. Puk minicar is an alternative to taxis, Tel.: 0551 484848. Uber is not available in Göttingen.

If you are feeling brave enough and prefer a modern form of travel, there are e-scooters all over the city provided by Yoio https://yoio.app/ or Bolt https://bolt.eu/en-de/cities/gottingen/.

Icebreaker Sep 18th, 6pm-9pm

Dear participants of the conference, please note: Included in the registration fee, there will be an icebreaker party on the roof terrace of Hotel FREIgeist Nordstadt with drinks and snacks on the evening before the conference, Wednesday, September 18th 2024, 6pm-9pm. We look forward to your participation and a nice evening to get to know each other or to meet old friends and colleagues. Important: Please make sure that you visit the FREIgeist Nordstadt, not the FREIgeist hotel near Göttingen railway station.

Conference dinner Sep 19th

Conference dinner will take place at Burghotel Hardenberg, 20 min from Goettingen  https://www.hardenberg-burghotel.de/en/ . There will be private bus transport from DPZ and back to the city center via DPZ included in the conference fee. Before dinner, we have organized a guided tour of the Hardenberg distillery, est. 1700, where we can experience the process of manufacturing high quality spirits https://hardenbergdistillery.com/ .

We sponsor EPV