About the symposium
The symposium will showcase recent research on the regulation of neuronal functions in health and in neurological and degenerative disorders. The focus will be on biological processes that enable and sustain neuronal functions at the cell- and circuitry level with strong mechanistic components and application of state-of-the-art technologies. Invited speakers are leaders in the field, from around the world.
Attendees are welcome to present posters, and a few short (3 min) talks will be selected based on submitted abstracts to highlight the accompanying posters. The program will allow ample opportunity throughout the day for networking.
Featured speakers
Karen Hsiao AsheMinneapolis VA Medical Center
“Jilt Aβ, love tau?â€
Don ClevelandLudwig Institute for Cancer Research
“Designer DNA drug therapy for neurodegenerative diseaseâ€
Marco ColonnaWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
“TREM2-dependent and -independent cellular responses in Alzheimer’s diseaseâ€
Alison GoateIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
“Rare and Common Genetic Variation implicate microglial function in Alzheimer’s disease riskâ€
Thomas KlausbergerMedical University Vienna
“Neuronal circuits of the prefrontal cortex for decision makingâ€
Robert C. MalenkaStanford University School of Medicine
“Neural mechanisms of social rewardâ€
Eliezer MasliahNational Institute of Aging
“Progress and opportunities toward advancing the National Plan to Address AD and related dementiasâ€
Keynote
Thomas Südhof
Stanford University School of Medicine
“Synapse function in health and diseaseâ€