△ FALAN LTPN 2026
Schedule

Program schedule

Venue: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday — Auditorio, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Thursday — Sala BNI, Facultad de Medicina Norte, Universidad de Chile.
Week 1 — Santiago (August 10–14)
Time Monday 10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14
9:00–10:00 — Ion channels and membrane excitabilityDr. Patricio Rojas · USACH Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits in vivoDr. Elias Leiva · USACH EEG for Neuroscience Research (I)Dr. Boris Lucero · U. Católica del Maule —
10:00–11:00 Opening SessionIBRO/ISN presentation & Host Organizing Committee The patch-clamp techniqueDr. Fernando Ortiz · USACH In vivo electrophysiological recordingsDr. José Luis Valdés · U. de Chile EEG for Neuroscience Research (II)Dr. Christ Devia · U. de Chile Students' presentations
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 Ion channels as the doors of perceptionDr. Ramón Latorre & Dr. Francisco Bezanilla · CINV Ion channels in thermotransductionDr. Rodolfo Madrid · USACH Integrative Neuroscience ApproachesDra. Alexia Nuñez-Parra · U. de Chile Active perception in the visual systemDr. Pedro Maldonado · U. de Chile Students' presentations
12:30–14:00 Lunch Break
14:00–18:00 Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop

Hands-on workshops offered — Week 1

  • Synaptic Plasticity in the HippocampusCarlos Rozas · USACH

    MondayFernan Alexis Casas Osorio, Franciely Oliveira de Andrade Santos, Francisco Elías Moreno, Javiera Sanzana Rosas, Lucia Sanchez

    WednesdayCamila Ramirez Burgos, Giulia Scarcella Cancelliero, Isidora Almonacid Torres, Lucio Maldonado

    ThursdayBenjamin Cespedes Cortes, Karla Gabriela Medina Medina, Laura Alejandra Lozano Trujillo, Vania Sepúlveda

  • Brain activity using fluorescenceAlexia Nuñez, Jorge Vera · U. de Chile

    TuesdayFernan Alexis Casas Osorio, Franciely Oliveira de Andrade Santos, Ignacio S Pizarro, Isidora Almonacid Torres, Luana Adalice Borges de Araujo Lima, Lucio Maldonado

    WednesdayBenjamin Cespedes Cortes, Brunella Caggiani, Javiera Sanzana Rosas, Julia Dimundo, Leonardo Viana de Lima, María Laura Guayán

    FridayFlorencia Bai, Francisco Elías Moreno, Giselle Espinosa Vásquez, Giulia Scarcella Cancelliero, Laura Alejandra Lozano Trujillo, Lucía Lima de Almeida, Vania Sepúlveda

  • In vitro Ca²⁺-ImagingMaría Pertusa, Rodolfo Madrid · USACH

    WednesdayFrancisco Elías Moreno, Giovanna Matos Rodrigues, Karla Gabriela Medina Medina, Lucia Sanchez, Vania Sepúlveda

    ThursdayGiulia Scarcella Cancelliero, Julia Dimundo, Leonardo Viana de Lima, Lucía Lima de Almeida

    FridayIsidora Almonacid Torres, Javiera Sanzana Rosas, Lucio Maldonado, Mario Alberto Bautista Carro

  • Measurement of the C ReflexLuis Constandil · USACH

    TuesdayBrisa Adriana Suarez Cuacua, Giulia Scarcella Cancelliero, Vania Sepúlveda

    WednesdayEstrella Lirdeya Campos Leon, Florencia Bai, Ignacio S Pizarro, Laura Alejandra Lozano Trujillo

  • Physics of Electrical NeurostimulationLeonel Medina, Cristian Morales, Rodrigo Osorio · USACH

    FridayBenjamin Cespedes Cortes, Fernan Alexis Casas Osorio, Giovanna Matos Rodrigues, Ignacio S Pizarro, Julia Dimundo, Karla Gabriela Medina Medina, Luana Adalice Borges de Araujo Lima, María Laura Guayán

  • How to Set Up a "Dirt-Cheap" Electrophysiology RigPatricio Rojas, Cristian Moreno · USACH

    WednesdayFernan Alexis Casas Osorio, Giselle Espinosa Vásquez, Luana Adalice Borges de Araujo Lima, Lucía Lima de Almeida, Mario Alberto Bautista Carro, Wildo Siancas Villano

    ThursdayEstrella Lirdeya Campos Leon, Florencia Bai, Francisco Elías Moreno, Giovanna Matos Rodrigues, Isidora Almonacid Torres, Lucio Maldonado

  • EEG Analysis During Continuous Speech Perception Using Multivariate Temporal Response Functions (mTRF)Ana Campos · U. de Chile, Medicina Norte

    ThursdayBrisa Adriana Suarez Cuacua, Camila Ramirez Burgos, Fernan Alexis Casas Osorio, Franciely Oliveira de Andrade Santos, Giselle Espinosa Vásquez, Ignacio S Pizarro, Luana Adalice Borges de Araujo Lima, Mario Alberto Bautista Carro, Wildo Siancas Villano

  • Two-electrode voltage-clamp of the neuromuscular Drosophila synapseRicardo Delgado · U. de Chile

    MondayGiulia Scarcella Cancelliero, Isidora Almonacid Torres, Lucio Maldonado, Vania Sepúlveda

    TuesdayFlorencia Bai, Francisco Elías Moreno, Javiera Sanzana Rosas, Lucía Lima de Almeida

    FridayBrunella Caggiani, Franciely Oliveira de Andrade Santos, Leonardo Viana de Lima, Lucia Sanchez

  • Analysis of Neuroinflammation by Flow CytometryLuisa Duarte

    MondayBenjamin Cespedes Cortes, Brunella Caggiani, Camila Ramirez Burgos, Giovanna Matos Rodrigues, Giselle Espinosa Vásquez, Julia Dimundo, Karla Gabriela Medina Medina, Laura Alejandra Lozano Trujillo, Leonardo Viana de Lima, Mario Alberto Bautista Carro, María Laura Guayán, Wildo Siancas Villano

    TuesdayBenjamin Cespedes Cortes, Brunella Caggiani, Camila Ramirez Burgos, Giovanna Matos Rodrigues, Giselle Espinosa Vásquez, Julia Dimundo, Karla Gabriela Medina Medina, Laura Alejandra Lozano Trujillo, Leonardo Viana de Lima, Mario Alberto Bautista Carro, María Laura Guayán, Wildo Siancas Villano

Venue: Auditorio, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso — all week.
Week 2 — Valparaíso (August 17–21)
Time Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19 Thursday 20 Friday 21
9:00–10:00 Principles of Neural Modeling: from Neurons to Networks IDr. Patricio Orio · U. de Valparaíso Whole-brain modeling and applications IDr. Wael El-Deredy · U. de Valparaíso Structural Brain Connectivity AnalysisDra. Pamela Guevara · U. de Valparaíso The Vulnerable Adolescent Brain: Parvalbumin Interneuron Dysfunction in Neuropsychiatric DisordersDr. Marco Fuenzalida · CENFI, U. de ValparaísoThe fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism for studying Autism Spectrum DisorderDra. Angelina Palacios · CINV, CICOM, U. de Valparaíso Neuromodulation at central synapses in health and diseaseDr. Andrés Chávez · CINV, U. de ValparaísoFunctional Crosstalk Between α7 nAChRs and P2X7 Receptors: Implications for microglia activationDra. Constanza Maldifassi · CINV, U. de Valparaíso
10:00–11:00 Principles of Neural Modeling: from Neurons to Networks IIDr. Patricio Orio · U. de Valparaíso Whole-brain modeling and applications IIDra. Mónica Otero · U. San Sebastián Entropy and complexity analyses of electrophysiological signals: Application to Alzheimer's disease detection in the eye (I)Dr. Leonel Medina · USACH Impact of dopamine levels and D2 receptors on the generation of compulsive behaviorsDra. Angélica Escobar · CENFI, U. de ValparaísoGlutamatergic alterations underlying compulsive behaviorDr. Pablo Moya · CINV, C-ESTRES, U. de Valparaíso Pannexin 1 in Alzheimer's disease, bridging Aβ toxicity, neuroinflammation and synaptic dysfunctionDr. Álvaro Ardiles · CINV, CiTNE, U. de ValparaísoThe Olfactory Sensory System as a Window into Inflammation-Based DementiaDra. Kathleen Whitlock · CINV, U. de Valparaíso
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 Exploring Basal Ganglia Function Through Computational ModelingDr. Javier Baladrón · USACH Whole Brain Modelling and Brain OscillationsDr. Felipe Torres · U. Católica del Maule Entropy and complexity analyses of electrophysiological signals: Application to Alzheimer's disease detection in the eye (II)Dr. Leonel Medina · USACH Neurobiology of stress resilience and depression: role of GR/MR balanceDr. Alexies Dagnino · CIES, U. de ValparaísoEffects of chronic exposure to a high-fat diet on the lateral septum–lateral hypothalamus pathwayDr. Ramón Sotomayor · CENFI, U. de Valparaíso A bone drug with a twist: Zoledronic acid eases pain through TRPV1 inhibitionDra. Karen Castillo · CINV, U. de ValparaísoRole of hemichannels in caries-mediated dentinal hypersensitivityDr. Isaac García · CINV, CICOM, U. de Valparaíso
14:00–17:00 Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop —
17:00–18:00 — — — — Keynote Lecture: Properties of large pore channels and their role in animal models of nervous system diseasesDr. Juan Carlos Sáez · CINV, U. de Valparaíso

Hands-on workshops offered — Week 2

  • Behavioral assays in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogasterAngelina Palacios-Muñoz
  • Electrophysiology: Interneurons and GABA TransmissionMarco Fuenzalida Núñez
  • Basic simulation of neural excitabilityPatricio Orio
  • Stress ResilienceAlexies Dagnino
  • Introduction to the use and analysis of Multielectrode ArraysAdrián Palacios
  • Chemogenetic inhibition of Amygdala–NAcc projectionDra. Angélica Escobar / Dr. Jorge Mallea
  • Visualization of Neurons in Live AnimalsKathleen Whitlock
  • Use of inducible genetic systems to study animal behaviorJohn Ewer
  • Whole-brain modellingMónica Otero / Fernando Lehue
  • Neural activity from freely behaving miceIgnacio Negrón-Oyarzo
  • Techniques for Measuring Brain NeurotransmittersRamón Sotomayor-Zárate
  • NeuroKit2 tutorial: Hands-on entropy and complexity estimationLeonel Medina
Venue: Monday, Tuesday & Friday — Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Wednesday & Thursday — Sala BNI, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. ⚠ Source document lists Friday under both PUC and USACH — please confirm the correct Friday venue before publishing.
Week 3 — Santiago (August 24–28)
Time Monday 24 Tuesday 25 Wednesday 26 Thursday 27 Friday 28
9:00–10:00 Molecular Mechanism of synaptic dysfunction in neurodegenerationDra. Alejandra Álvarez · PUC Molecular and cellular mechanisms mediating sensory transmissionDra. Evelyn Avilés & Dra. Margarita Calvo · PUC Bulk short-read and long-read sequencing for isoform discoveryDra. Christine H. Tabuloc · UC Davis Multi-omics approaches in biomedicine (to be confirmed)Dra. Lucia Peixoto · Washington State University Adaptive optics for in vivo brain imagingDra. Cristina Rodríguez · Yale University
10:00–11:00 Intracellular trafficking of membrane proteins in neuronsDra. María Paz Marzolo · PUC Molecular bases of the nervous system developmentDr. Ignacio Cancino & Dr. Claudio Pérez-Leighton · PUC Single-cell sequencingDr. Vinicius Maracaja-Coutinho · U. de Chile Spatial transcriptomics in neuroscienceDr. Xiangmin Xu · UC Irvine Optogenetic manipulation of visual perceptionDr. Luis Carrillo · UNAM
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 Intravital microscopy techniques for monitoring brain activity and metabolismDr. Víctor Hugo Cornejo & Dr. Andrés González · PUC Molecular and cellular mechanisms mediating sensory transmissionDra. Margarita Calvo · PUC Transcriptional profiling of cell lineages of sex-differentiated neuronsDra. E. Josie Clowney · University of Michigan Integration of spatial and single-cell transcriptomics datasetsDr. Sergio Hidalgo · Washington State University Title to be confirmedDr. Xiangmin Xu · UC Irvine
14:00–18:00 Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Hands-on Workshop Professional Development Workshop

Hands-on workshops offered — Week 3

  • In vivo Microdialysis in Rat or Mouse Models, Including Stereotaxic Surgery and Live Rat DemonstrationMaría Estela Andrés, Claudio Pérez-Leighton · PUC
  • Preparation of Hippocampal Neuron Cultures and Analysis of DendritogenesisAlejandra Álvarez · PUC
  • Studying Central Nervous System Development Using Brain OrganoidsIgnacio Cancino, Francisca Cornejo · PUC
  • Learning About the Nervous System and Locomotor Behavior in Invertebrate Models (C. elegans and Drosophila)Loreto Véliz, Alicia Nogueras, Carlos Oliva · PUC
  • In vivo Imaging of Neuronal Activity in the Mouse Somatosensory Cortex Using Multiphoton MicroscopyVíctor Hugo Cornejo · PUC
  • Low-Cost Laser Illumination for MicroscopyVicente Parot · PUC
  • Eye TrackingPedro Maldonado · U. de Chile
  • Single-Cell Transcriptomics in NeuroscienceVinicius Maracaja, Sergio Hidalgo, Patricio Olguín · U. de Chile