II Symposium
May 24, 2017 - ICVS, Braga
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Keynote Speaker
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Scientific Program
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Frank Kirchhoff
University of Saarland, Germany "Specializations of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes determine brain function" Research interests Recent work Complete scientific program:
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9:00 - Participant reception
10:00 - OLYMPUS Keynote lecture Frank Kirchhoff (University of Saarland, Germany) - Specializations of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes determine brain function 10:50 - Coffee break 11:00 – MCS Session I – Neuronal and Glial Physiology João Relvas (I3S, Porto) - Regulation of glial homeostasis Adelaide Fernandes (iMed.UL, Lisboa) - Glia interplay during demyelination Sandra Vaz (iMM, Lisboa) - On the role of astrocytes in synaptic plasticity Camila Portugal (I3S, Porto) - Sodium Vitamin C co-Transporter-2 (SVCT2): A critical molecule for microglial physiology Ligia Tavares (I3S, Porto) - The influence of the niche fitness in glia (over)migration 13:00 – Lunch 14:00 – NOLDUS Session II – Glial Dysfunction and Modulation in CNS Disorders Dora Brites (iMed.UL, Lisbon) - Microglia phenotypic heterogeneity and vesicular trafficking in ALS disease António Salgado (ICVS, Braga) - Extracellular Matrix-like Hydrogels and Stem Cells Secretome in CNS Regenerative Medicine Ana G Mestre (U. Algarve, Faro) - Electrical detection of extra-cellular long-lasting potentials in astrocytes using polymer based devices Rita Gaspar (IBILI/FMUC, Coimbra) - Modulation of microglia morphology by adenosine A2A receptors: impact for anxiety and cognition Cláudia Filipa Afonso (FMUL, Lisboa) - Rat oligodendrogenesis is modulated by adenosine a2a receptors in vivo 15:45 – Coffee Break 16:00 – VIEWPOINT Session III – Neuroinflammation Francisco Ambrósio (IBILI, Coimbra) - Treatment of retinal degenerative diseases: targeting neuroinflammation? Teresa Summavielle (I3S, Porto) - New insights on psychostimulant regulation of microglia activation Andrea Cruz (INL, Braga) - Identification of actomyosin-based biomarkers relevant for microglia activation Marta Barbosa (iMed-UL, Lisboa) - Recovery of miR-146a levels through overexpression reverts astrocyte reactivity in cells from ALS mice and modulate astrocytic exosome cargo Renato Socodato (I3S, Porto) - Microglia homeostasis requires RhoA and its conditional ablation leads to phenotypes commonly associated with neurological disorders 17:45 – Closing remarks |
Registration
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Venue |
Registration and abstract submission for oral communication is now closed.
Important dates
Registration: Feb 13 to April 21
Abstract submission: Feb 13 to March 17 |
ICVS
School of Medicine, Seminar A0.02, Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, Braga |