Editorial www.anatomy.org.tr doi:10.2399/ana.15.V Welcome Address of the Congress Presidents Anatomy 2015; 9(Suppl 2):V ©2015 Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy (TSACA) Dear Colleagues, The XXIV ISMS will be hosted by the Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy in September 02-06, 2015 in Istanbul Although considerably a young society, we are rewarded to have organized the 4th Congress of APICA (Kusadasi – 2005), the 10th Congress of EACA (Istanbul – 2009) and the Joint Meeting of Anatomical Societies (Bursa – 2011) with perfect memories from the attendants of these important meetings. The significance and scope of ISMS lead us to organize this meeting in Istanbul – the extraordinary, proud and mystical city. While attending a high level congress, our participants will also H. Hamdi Çelik Erdo¤an fiendemir have the chance to enjoy the unsurpassable history, charm and beauty of a city of eight thousand years, the capital of three empires, the only city built on two continents, a unique link ing the best invited speakers of the morphological society cer- between East and West, past and present. A place brimming tain enough to ensure you a lifetime experience. with history, Istanbul has modern European infrastructure laced with great palaces, mosques, ancient churches, bazaars and Come to Istanbul, come to the XXIV ISMS! museums. With its perfect location, Istanbul is a city easy to Sincerely, reach by plane, train, car or ship and one of the safest metropo- lises on earth. H. Hamdi Çelik We are promising colorful and exciting social activities, Erdo¤an fiendemir coupled with the breathtaking panorama and exotic surround- Congress Presidents ings of Istanbul, together with a rich scientific program includ- Istanbul, 2015 Committees and Biographies VII Honorary Council Erdogan fiendemir Hakan Hamdi Çelik Professor of Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Professor of Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Uluda¤ University, Bursa, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Turkey Ankara, Turkey [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Erdogan Sendemir was born in Bursa, Turkey in 1960. He was Dr. Hakan Hamdi Celik was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1961. He was graduated from Bursa Anatolian High School in 1978 and from Uludag graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1985. He University Faculty of Medicine in 1985. After finishing his obligatory started his doctoral studies at Hacettepe University, Faculty of service in Akhisar, Manisa, he started his specialty in Uludag Medicine, Department of Anatomy in 1988 and received PhD degree University, Medical Faculty, Department of Anatomy in 1988 and gave with his thesis titled “Examination of Dimensions of Ventricular sys- his thesis about "Effects of insulin and/or alfamethylparathyrosine tem by CT” in 1992. After completing his military service, he was injections on thyrosine hydroxylase activity and catecholamine levels in appointed as assistant professor to Hacettepe University, Faculty of the adrenal medulla of rats following hemi- or transection of their Medicine, Department of Anatomy in 1994. He received his associate spinal cords" in 1990. After his military service, he was attended as professor title in 1996. He has been working at the same department as assistant professor at Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, professor since January 2003. Dr. Celik has more than 100 interna- Department of Anatomy in 1993. In 1994 he spent nine months as a tional publications, more than 150 international presentations in inter- “Visiting Scientist in Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, national congresses and more than 600 citations in indexed interna- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA" and tional scientific journals. He has 2 international and 11 national scien- studied in G. Schneider's lab with R.S. Erzurumlu and S. Jhaveri. He tific awards. His scientific fields of interest are neuroanatomy, scanning received his associate professor title in 1997. Between 1999 and 2000, electron microscopy of biologic materials (advanced SEM techniques he continued his research as a "Research Fellow in Louisiana State and anaglyph techniques), radiological anatomy and micro- computer- University (LSU), School of Medicine, Anatomy and Cell Biology ized tomography. Dr Celik is a member of FICSP (Federative Department, New Orleans, LA" for six months with R.S. Erzurumlu. International Committee for Scientific Publications) set up under By 2002 he received his professorship and elected as the head of IFAA (International Federation of Associations of Anatomists) and del- department. He spent two years with G.F. Jirikowski in Friedrich- egate of ICSMS (International Committee of Symposia on Schiller Universitaet (FSU), Anatomie Institut, Anatomie II , Jena as a Morphological Sciences). Dr. Celik was Congress President of EACA visiting scientist in 2003-2005. He has about 20 international publica- 2009 (10th European Congress of European Association of Clinical tions, 25 international presentations in international congresses and Anatomy). Dr. Celik serves as a project consultant for Health Sciences about 40 citations in indexed international scientific journals. He has Research Group and is a panelist of Project Evaluation Committee two international awards. His scientific fields of interest are: under the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Thalamocortical development, and neural regulation of sympathoad- (TUBITAK). Dr. Çelik has been Deputy Chief Physician of the renal system. Hacettepe Adult Hospitals since 2013. Invited Speakers Sten Grillner ronal circuits - he developed a simpler vertebrate model (lamprey). The (Stockholm–Sweden) different network interneurons, their synaptic interaction (transmitters, receptor subtypes), and their membrane properties (ion channel subtypes Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm expressed) have been identified. The palette of different subtypes of ion channels expressed in different neurones is found to be of critical impor- tance for network function. Through an interaction between detailed multi-faceted experimentation and large scale modelling with biophysi- Sten Grillner is Professor at the Karolinska Institute since 1975 and is a cally realistic numbers of Hodgkin-Huxley neurons, the operation of this member of the National Academy of Science (US), Institute of Medicine entire motor control system has been uncovered. Most recently Sten (US), and several other academies and his awards include The Kavli Prize Grillner has been working on the neural mechanisms underlying selec- in Neuroscience (2008). He is currently Secretary General for IBRO and tion of behaviour using the lamprey as a model, which has had a focus on was President for FENS 2010-2012. Sten Grillner´s research has focused the role of the basal ganglia. A detailed analysis of the connectivity with- on the intrinsic function of the modular network organization underlying in the different parts of the basal ganglia and the habenulae demonstrates fundamental aspects of our motor repertoire. His initial work defined the that it is conserved in considerable detail. Furthermore, transmitters, basic organisation of the mammalian locomotor system in terms of receptor subtypes, and membrane properties, are also maintained from supraspinal command systems, spinal networks coordinating the move- lamprey to mammals. The inference is that the forebrain design with ments (CPGs), and the sensory control of the CPGs. To address the next regard to the basal ganglia and related structures evolved very early in level question - the molecular, cellular and synaptic design of these neu- vertebrate evolution, and has been conserved. Anatomy • Volume 9 / Suppl 2 / September 2015 VIII XXIV International Symposium on Morphological Sciences, 2nd-6th September, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey Reha S. Erzurumlu and University of Virginia Teaching Fellow Award. Her lab is specialized (Baltimore–USA) in track tracing and ultrastructural anatomy approaches to study synaptic circuits in sensory pathways, and synaptic plasticity in developing and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University aging brains. of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, 21201 USA Emel Ulup›nar (Eskiflehir–Turkey) Ph.D. is Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Director of Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Neuroscience course at University of Maryland School of Eskiflehir Osmangazi University, Eskiflehir, Turkey Medicine, Baltimore, MD. USA. Professor Erzurumlu received his undergraduate degree from University of Ankara, Turkey, Masters degree from Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA and PhD in biological sciences from University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. He Professor Emel Ulup›nar was born in 1969, in Ankara. After graduation had postdoctoral training at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA and from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1992, she was awarded a Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. Professor scholarship for doctoral education by Higher Education Council of Erzurumlu is a member of several professional organizations and he has Turkey. She studied at Cell Biology and Anatomy Department of organized many international meetings and chaired symposia. He is an Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and received her PhD active member of both the Society for Neuroscience and European degree in 1999. Since then she has been working as a faculty member at Federation