Neuroimmunology Today & Tomorrow Symposium

Program

Salk Institute for Biological Studies - Neuroimmunology Today & Tomorrow Symposium - Program

Neuroimmunology Today & Tomorrow Symposium – Program


Program

9:30 a.m. Breakfast and registration
10:00 a.m. Opening remarks
SESSION 1: IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE & INFLAMMAGING
10:10 a.m. Jony Kipnis, Washinton University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Navigating turbulent neuroimmune waters
10:50 a.m. Lara Labarta Bajo, Salk Institute, Allen lab
The antiviral Interferon pathway modulates astrocyte aging and motor function
11:15 a.m. Carla Shatz, Stanford University
Does neural development have lessons for Alzheimer’s Disease?
11:55 a.m. Lunch break
SESSION 2: MOOD AND MEMORY
12:55 p.m. Christian Haas, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Modulating protective activities of microglia in neurodegenerative diseases
1:35 p.m. Irene Lopez Gutierrez, Salk Institute, Kaech lab
History of infections, T cells, and Alzheimer’s Disease
2:00 p.m. Scott Russo, Mount Sinai
Neuroimmune mechanisms of stress and depression
2:40 p.m. Afternoon break
SESSION 3: NEURO-FLOW: KEEPING THE BRAIN IN BALANCE
3:00 p.m. Maria Lehtinen, Harvard University
Illuminating lifelong functions of the choroid plexus-CSF system
3:40 p.m. Mary Kaye Duff, Salk Institute, Nimmerjahn lab
Uncovering astrocyte-neuron interactions in neuropathic pain
4:05 p.m. Fran Quintana, Harvard University
Astrocytes and neuroinflammation
4:45 p.m. Closing remarks
5:00 p.m. Reception