Microglia: Gatekeepers of CNS Health and Disease

When

June 29, 2026    
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Where

Säätiö lecture hall, Medisiina D
Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku

Welcome to the minisymposium on June 29!

Microglia: Gatekeepers of CNS Health and Disease

Host: Professor Alexander Mildner, Institute of Biomedicine/MediCity Research Laboratory

Please register by June 22  for catering arrangements: (will be update soon)

Confirmed Speakers:

Professor Marco Prinz, Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Germany
https://www.med.uni-freiburg.de/en/faculty/our-professors-1/prinz-en

Professor Christine Stadelmann, Institute of Neuropathology, University of Göttingen, Germany
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/88817.html

Dr Susanne Wolf, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
https://www.mdc-berlin.de/s-wolf

Professor Steffen Jung, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
https://www.weizmann.ac.il/dept/irb/jung/

Dr Caroline Bergner, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany
https://alc2025.nl/caroline-bergner.html

Professor Laura Airas, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku
https://www.utu.fi/en/people/laura-airas

 

Preliminary Programme

8:30 – 9:00      Morning coffee/tea + breakfast rolls

9:00 – 10:15     Session I

10:15 – 10:30    Break (drinks + snacks)

10:30 –  11:50    Session II

11:50 – 13:20    Lunch break

13:20 – 14:40    Session III

15:00 –16:00    Reservable 1-to-1 slots with visitors (15 min slots or longer)
Please reserve the slots by email: sampo.koivunen@utu.fi