Please join us in welcoming incoming chairs @tinakim_neuro & @InAnOther, and newly elected vice-chairs @tristanshuman & @lindsayschwarz. We can’t wait to see what this team has in store for #OptoGRC2028!

A heartfelt thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors for supporting #OptoGRC2026! Your generosity played a huge part in making this year’s event a success, and we are so grateful for your partnership 💚💙

#OptoGRC2026 has officially come to a close! Thank you to our incredible lineup of speakers, discussion leaders, and poster presenters – and to everyone who joined us and made this a meeting we won’t forget. Stay tuned for more on #OptoGRC2028!

From cells to behavior, this #OptoGRC2026 session explores how neural activity shapes behavioral outputs 🧠⚡ Featuring @J9Kwapis, Catherine Peña, @Nicole__Ferrara, @thefrankslab, Priya Rajasethupathy, Jennifer Lawlor & @YasmineAyman20, you won't want to miss this lineup!

Join us for an exciting #OptoGRC2026 session on advances in microscopy, tool development & sensors 🔬⚡ With discussion leader @iaahmed123 & speakers @ianOldenburg, @LabMasseck, @LinlinZFan, @SageScientific, Tommaso Fellin & Adam Gordon-Fennell!

Take a closer look at biology in action at #OptoGRC2026 🔬⚡ Led by Daniel Aharoni with keynote speaker @yusterafa alongside Takashi Kitamura, @BriMcR & @PancottiLuca, join us for a session exploring cutting-edge approaches to visualizing biological systems.

Join us as we explore where optogenetics is headed next at #OptoGRC2026 ⚡ With @MeghaSehgal_ and speakers Nicolo Accanto, @FlavioDonato82, @logangrosenick, Sydney Trask, @HodaShamss & Susoban Das 💡

Don’t miss this session exploring the computational side of brains and behavior at #OptoGRC2026 🧠 💻 Discussion to be led by Sweta Agrawal, featuring speakers Yaniv Ziv, @mazen_kheirbek, Takashi Yamaguchi & Jesse Kaminsky, Wednesday evening!

Can't wait for this #OptoGRC2026 keynote session that will shine a light on the ideas and tools driving optogenetics🔦🧠 Bringing together @CurioNeuro, @OferYizhar & @sjo09, expect a powerful discussion from leaders in the field!

Be sure to join us for this session where we take opto beyond the brain at #OptoGRC2026 🧠⚡➡️🫀 Featuring discussion leader @choekatr & speakers @liye_tsri, @GappKatharina, @Luthi_FMI & @machado_ta!