Neuroimmunology: From the Brain to the Periphery (X3)
January 1-5, 2028
| Location to be Determined
Brian Kim, Lorena Riol Blanco and Nicolas Gaudenzio
Saturday, January 1, 2028
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
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| 8:10–9:30 AM |
Keynote Session (Joint) |
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Bart De Strooper †, University College London
Beyond the Plaque: The Cellular Phase of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Era of Amyloid Clearance |
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Michael Levin †, Tufts University
The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Translating Neuroimmunology to Therapeutics (Joint) |
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Lorena Riol Blanco, Evommune
Treating Inflammatory Diseases: Modulation of Mast Cell, Sensory Neuron, and T-Cell Activity |
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Hua Long †, Alector
Lessons from INVOKE-2: Dissecting the Decoupling of Microglial Activation and Clinical Efficacy in Early Alzheimer’s |
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Ernie Yulyaningsih †, Tenvie Therapeutics
The Inflammasome Frontier: Targeting NLRP3 in the Cardiometabolic-Brain Axis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1 |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Vagus Neuroimmunology |
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Sangeeta S. Chavan †, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health
Vagal Inflammatory Circuits |
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Rui Chang †, Yale University
Organ-Intrinsic Interoception |
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Yaakov Levine †, SetPoint Medical, Inc.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Sensory Neuroimmunology |
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Brian Kim, Feinstein Institutes for Biomedical Research at Northwell Health
The Translational Revolution of Itch |
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Sophie Ugolini †, Universite de Marseille
Sensory Regulation of Infection |
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Caroline Sokol †, Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard
Neuroimmunne Memory |
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Patrik Ernfors †, Karolinska Institutet
Sensory Neurons and Inflammation |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
The Lipid-Immune Nexus (Joint) |
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Mikael Simons †, Technische Universität München
Linking Lipid Metabolism to Neuroinflammation in MS |
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Beth Stevens †, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Lipids, Microglia, and Neurodegenerative Disease |
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Rik van der Kant †, Vrije Universiteit
New Insight into Antigen Presentation in AD from the Neurolipid Atlas |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Brain-Body Neuroimmunology |
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Holly A. Ingraham †, University of California, San Francisco
Central Regulation of Peripheral Organ Function |
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Gloria Choi †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Neuroimmune Interactions Shaping Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
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Hao Jin †, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
A Brain-Body Circuit that Regulates Inflammation |
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Lynn van Olst †, University Medical Center Groningen
Immune Interactions Across the Periphery and Brain |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2 |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Neuroimmunology of Stress |
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Anna Victoria Molofsky †, University of California, San Francisco
Neuro-Immune Interactions in Stress and Behavior |
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Nicolas Gaudenzio, Inserm - Infinity
Prenatal Stress and Regulation of Neuroimmune Circuits |
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Martin Picard †, Columbia University
Mitochondrial Influences on Neural, Endocrine, and Immune Systems |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Wednesday, January 5, 2028
