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EMBL, Germany, Heidelberg
26 - 29 March 2014
Preliminary Programme Day 1 – Wednesday 26 March 2014 | Time | Topic | | 13:00 - 14:30 | Registration | | 14:30 - 14:45 | Welcome | | 14:45 - 18:30 | Session 1 “Where do microglia come from?”
Marco Prinz, University of Freiburg, Germany
Microglia in the universe of myeloid cells
Francesca Peri, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Title TBA
Josef Priller, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Therapeutic potential of myeloid cells in neurodegenerative diseases
Selected talks
| | 18:30 - 20:00 | Dinner and welcome reception in the ATC Foyer | | 20:00 - 21:00 | Keynote lecture 1: Siamon Gordon, University of Oxford, UK
Macrophage plasticity in Health and Disease | | 21:00 - 23:00 | Drinks in the ATC Lounge | Day 2 – Thursday 27 March 2014 | Time | Topic | | 09:30 - 12:15 | Session 2: “How do microglia contribute to neuronal development?”
Beth Stevens, Boston Children’s Hospital: Harvard Medical School, USA
To Prune or not to prune? Mechanisms that Control Microglia-mediated Synaptic Pruning
Florent Ginhoux, Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Origin and differentiation of microglia
Margaret M. McCarthy, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Mast cells and microglia mediate male brain development
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| | 12:15 - 14:00 | Lunch | | 14:00 - 16:45 | Session 2 Continued
Stefano Pluchino, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, UK
How grafted stem cells speak with the host immune system
Ania Majewska, University of Rochester, USA
Microglial roles in plasticity in the visual cortex
Helmut Kettenmann, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Transmitter receptors in microglia
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| | 16:45 - 19:00 | Poster Session 1 | | 19:00 - 20:30 | Dinner | | 20:30 - 21:30 | Keynote lecture 2: Mike Salter, University of Toronto, Canada | | 21:30 - 23:00 | Meet the speakers in the ATC Lounge | Day 3 – Friday 28 March 2014 | Time | Topic | | 09:30 - 12:30 | Session 3: “How do microglia respond to neuronal injuries?”
Kazuhide Inoue, Kyushu University, Japan
The role of microglia in neuropathic pain after nerve injury
Kenneth Muller, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA
Glial signals and microglia movement to nerve lesions
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| | 12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch | | 14:30 - 17:30 | Poster Session 2 | | 17:30 - 18:30 | Keynote lecture 3: Richard Ransohoff, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Microglia: Form and Function | | 18:30 - 18:45 | Poster Awards | | 18:45 - 00:00 | Conference Dinner and Party | Day 4 – Saturday 29 March 2014 | Time | Topic | | 09:30 - 12:30 | Session 4: “How do microglia respond to disease?”
Bertrand Joseph, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Caspases regulate microglia activation states
Claudia Verderio, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Italy
Role of microglial microvesicles in cell-to-cell communication
Anne Régnier-Vigouroux, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz / DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
Microglia in glioma biology
Lawrence Rajendran, Systems and Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration, University of Zurich
Systems approaches in understanding the role of microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
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| | 12:30 - 12:45 | Closing remarks | | 12:45 - 13:15 | Packed Lunch |
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Invited Speakers:
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to be announced
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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16 January 2014
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Registration:
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Registration We only accept online registrations EMBL staff member registration The payment deadline: Sunday 16 February 2014 at 23:59 CET Registration
Confirmation and payment
Press passes Registration Fees (includes admission, conference materials, meals and coffee breaks): Registration fees | Academia | 500 Euro | | PhD Student | 450 Euro | | Industry | 725 Euro |
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E-mail:
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events@embl.de
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