We are delighted to welcome world‑leading microglia researchers to Turku, including Laura Airas, Caroline Bergner, Christine Stadelmann, Susanne Wolf, Marco Prinz, and Steffen Jung. Together, they will present their discoveries shaping the next era of neuroimmunology across clinical, translational, and fundamental research. Their combined expertise offers a rare opportunity to hear multiple pioneers in one symposium.

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

Please register by June 22  for catering arrangements: https://eve.utu.fi/event/280/

Confirmed Speakers:

• Professor Marco Prinz, Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Germany
• Dr Susanne Wolf, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
• Professor Steffen Jung, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
• Dr Caroline Bergner, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany
• Professor Laura Airas, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku

Programme

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

9:00 – 10:15     Session I

Opening words, Professor Alexander Mildner

Multiple Sclerosis: Insights into Progression and Smoldering Neuroinflammation
Professor Laura Airas, University of Turku

From Disease to Function: Lessons from Genetic Microgliopathies
Dr Caroline Bergner, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany

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

10:30 –  11:50    Session II

Monocyte-derived microglia – liability or fountain of youth?
Professor Steffen Jung, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Sexual dimorphism in microglia in models of neurodiversity
Dr Susanne Wolf, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany

11:50 – 13:20    Lunch break
A limited number of participants can reserve a seat at one of the speakers’ tables. Please register for the lunch here: https://link.webropol.com/s/Microglia-lunch.

If you need help, please send a message to sampo.koivunen@utu.fi.

13:20 – 14:00    Session III

A novel transcriptomic microglia taxonomy across mouse and human pathologies
Professor Marco Prinz, Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Germany

14:15 –15:30    Reservable 1-to-1 slots with visitors (15 min slots or longer)
Please reserve the slots either by using the reservation calendars at: https://inflames.utu.fi/contact/reservation-calendars/.

Message sampo.koivunen@utu.fi if you need assistance.