XI European Meeting on Glia Cells in Health and Disease
3 Jul 2013 to 6 Jul 2013
Berlin, Germany
Organizers:
Helmut Kettenmann (Chair)
Abstract Submission Deadline:
Monday, February 4, 2013
Registration Deadline:
Monday, February 4, 2013
Other Deadlines:
Early registration and stipend application: February 4, 2013; online registration: June 17, 2013; On-site registration: July 3-6, 2013
Description:
Topics to be covered include:
- glial-based opportunities for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders
- axoglial interactions in the assembly and stability of axonal domains essential for rapid nerve impulse conduction
- microglial phagocytosis and ROS in development and neurodegeneration
- contributions of endogenous and exogenous stem cells to remyelination of the CNS
- biomarkers of glial injury in CSF and blood
- endoplasmic reticulum stress and neurological disorders
- the neuro-glia interactions that control repair in the nervous system
- how neural stem cells speak with immune cells
- signaling pathways in myelination
- glia in the pathogenesis of polyglutamine neurodegeneration
Venue:
Estrel Hotel
Berlin
Contact:
Scientific Organizer
Prof. Dr. Helmut Kettenmann
Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin, Germany
kettenmann@mdc-berlin.de
Scientific Secretariat
VI European Glial Meeting
Meino Alexandra Gibson
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
D-13092 Berlin, Germany
gibson@mdc-berlin.de
Meeting Secretariat
Stéphane Talboom
K.I.T. Group GmbH (http://www.kit.de/)
Director of Operations and Sales
Kurfürstendamm 71
10709 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 30 24603 301
Fax: +49 30 24603 310
stalboom@kit-group.org