Symposium I: Light and chronotherapeutic approaches in cancer, SAD and healthy people
Symposium II: Genetic Influence on Biological Rhythms
Symposium III: Impact of Lighting Environment on Health and Work Safety
| Sunday, June 24, 2012 |
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| 15:00 - 17:30 |
SLTBR Board Meeting |
| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Welcome Reception |
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| Monday, June 25, 2012 |
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| 8:00 - 16:00 |
Registration |
| 8:45 - 9:00 |
Welcome |
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Panteleimon Giannakopoulos, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva |
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Farhad Hafezi, Chair, Division of Ophthalmology, Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Chair of the Local Organising Committee |
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Marc Hébert, Laval University, Québec, Canada, President SLTBR |
| 9:00 - 11:00 |
Symposium I: Light and chronotherapeutic approaches in cancer, SAD and healthy people |
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Chair: Gilles Vandewalle, PhD, University of Liège, Belgium.
Co-chair: Eric Lainey, MD, CENAS-Sleep Center, Geneva, Switzerland. |
9:00 - 9:30
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Light as a modulator of executive and emotional brain functions |
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Gilles Vandewalle, University of Liège, Belgium |
9:30 - 10:00
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Effects of morning light on cognitive performance, mood and melatonin during sleep restriction |
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Antoine Viola, University of Basel, Switzerland |
10:00 - 10:30
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Blue light compared to Standard Light Therapy in the treatment of SAD |
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Ybe Meesters, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands |
10:30 - 11:00
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Synchronizing circadian clocks for cancer chronotherapeutics |
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Francis Lévi, Inserm U776, France |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Coffee break & Poster Session I |
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Presenters with an even number will be asked to remain in front of their posters.
Posters will be up on Monday and Tuesday. |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:50 |
Oral Presentations I |
| 14:50 - 15:50 |
Coffee break & Poster Session II |
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Presenters with an odd number will be asked to remain in front of their posters.
Posters will be up on Monday and Tuesday. |
| 15:50 - 17:00 |
Roundtable exchanges open to all psychiatrists with experience of light therapy |
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Chair: Michael Terman, PhD, Columbia University, New York USA. |
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| Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
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| 8:00 - 16:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 - 11:00 |
Symposium II: Genetic Influence on Biological Rhythms |
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Chair: Kathryn Roecklein, PhD, University of Pittsburg, USA.
Co-chair: Christian Cajochen, PhD, University of Basel, Switzerland. |
9:00 - 9:30
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Genetics of biological rhythms in healthy populations--what are the implications for mood disorders? |
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Namni Goel, University of Pennsylvania, USA |
9:30 - 10:00
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Melanopsin gene variations in the pupil light reflex in seasonal affective disorder |
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Kathryn A. Roecklein, University of Pittsburgh, USA |
10:00 - 10:30
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Association between melanopsin gene polymorphism and non-visual response to light |
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Shigekazu Higuchi, Kyushu University, Japan |
10:30 - 11:00
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Human melatonin and alerting response to blue-enriched light depend on a polymorphism in the clock gene PER3 |
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Sarah L Chellappa, University of Basel, Switzerland |
11:00 - 11:30
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Circadian clocks in health and disease |
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Urs Albrecht, University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Invited Speaker: The Daily Rhythms of Genes, Cells and Organs |
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Ueli Schibler: University of Geneva, Switzerland. |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:30 - 14:50 |
J. Christian Gillin Junior Investigator Award Presentation |
| 15:40 - 16:10 |
Oral Presentations II |
| 16:10 - 17:10 |
SLTBR Annual Business Meeting |
| 19:00 |
Annual Banquet (Villa - Fondation Louis Jeantet) |
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| Wednesday, June 27, 2012 |
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| 8:00 - 12:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 - 11:00 |
Symposium III: Impact of Lighting Environment on Health and Work Safety |
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Chair: Mirjam Münch, PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Co-chair: Claude Gronfier, PhD, Inserm U846, Lyon, France. |
9:00 - 9:30
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Indoor lighting conditions and the impact on visual and non-visual functions |
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Mirjam Münch, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland |
9:30 - 10:00
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TBA |
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Torbjörn Akerstedt, Stockholm University, Sweden |
10:00 - 10:30
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Optimising the light environment for sleep, performance and circadian phase |
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Jo Arendt, University of Surrey, United Kingdom |
10:30 - 11:00
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Exploration of 5 theses regarding effects of light hygiene and rhythm hygiene on health, sleepiness at work and sleep disorders at home |
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Thomas C. Erren, University of Cologne, Germany |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:50 |
Oral Presentations III |
| 12:50 - 13:00 |
Presedent's Closing Remarks |
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Marc Hébert, Laval University, Québec, Canada. |
