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URL:https://inflames.utu.fi/events/microglia-gatekeepers-of-cns-health-and
 -disease-2/
SUMMARY:Microglia: Gatekeepers of CNS Health and Disease
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nWelcome to the minisymposium on June 29!\n\nMicroglia: Ga
 tekeepers of CNS Health and Disease\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to welcome wor
 ld‑leading microglia researchers to Turku\, including Laura Airas\, Caro
 line Bergner\, Christine Stadelmann\, Susanne Wolf\, Marco Prinz\, and Ste
 ffen 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 multi
 ple pioneers in one symposium.\n\nHost: Professor Alexander Mildner\, Inst
 itute of Biomedicine/MediCity Research Laboratory\, University of Turku\n\
 nPlease register by June 22  for catering arrangements: https://eve.utu.f
 i/event/280/\n\nConfirmed Speakers:\n\n 	Professor Marco Prinz\, Institute
  of Neuropathology\, Medical Center – University of Freiburg\, Germany\n
  	Dr Susanne Wolf\, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine\, Berlin\,
  Germany\n 	Professor Steffen Jung\, Weizmann Institute of Science\, Israe
 l\n 	Dr Caroline Bergner\, University Hospital Leipzig\, Germany\n 	Profes
 sor Laura Airas\, Turku PET Centre\, University of Turku\n\nProgramme\n8:3
 0 – 9:00      Morning coffee/tea + breakfast rolls\n\n9:00 – 10:15
      Session I\n\nOpening words\, Professor Alexander Mildner\n\nMultip
 le Sclerosis: Insights into Progression and Smoldering Neuroinflammation\n
 Professor Laura Airas\, University of Turku\n\nFrom Disease to Function: L
 essons from Genetic Microgliopathies\nDr Caroline Bergner\, University Hos
 pital Leipzig\, Germany\n\n10:15 – 10:30    Break (drinks + snacks)\n\
 n10:30 –  11:50    Session II\n\nMonocyte-derived microglia – liabi
 lity or fountain of youth?\nProfessor Steffen Jung\, Weizmann Institute of
  Science\, Israel\n\nSexual dimorphism in microglia in models of neurodive
 rsity\nDr Susanne Wolf\, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine\, Ber
 lin\, Germany\n\n11:50 – 13:20    Lunch break\nA limited number of par
 ticipants can reserve a seat at one of the speakers’ tables. Please regi
 ster for the lunch here: https://link.webropol.com/s/Microglia-lunch.\n\nI
 f you need help\, please send a message to sampo.koivunen@utu.fi.\n\n13:20
  – 14:00    Session III\n\nA novel transcriptomic microglia taxonomy a
 cross mouse and human pathologies\nProfessor Marco Prinz\, Institute of Ne
 uropathology\, Medical Center – University of Freiburg\, Germany\n\n14:1
 5 –15:30    Reservable 1-to-1 slots with visitors (15 min slots or lon
 ger)\nPlease reserve the slots either by using the reservation calendars a
 t: https://inflames.utu.fi/contact/reservation-calendars/.\n\nMessage samp
 o.koivunen@utu.fi if you need assistance.\n\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:Events in English,Tapahtumat
LOCATION:Säätiö lecture hall\, Medisiina D\, Kiinamyllynkatu 10\, Turku\
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