You can download at ''Information'' the pdf file of program and titles of plenary lectures, short communications and list of posters
Please note!
Poster size:
width 95 cm
height: maximally 230 cm high
Topics of the symposium
• Ischemia: basic mechanisms and neuroprotection
• Molecular neuropathology of brain damage
• Mitochondria as cellular targets
• Role of inflammation and microglia
• Astrocytes as guardians of neuroprotection
• Stem cells as a source for neurorepair
• Endogenous neurogenesis as a therapeutic target
• Axonal regeneration
• Plasticity after neuronal injury and restitution
TOURISTIC HIGHLIGHT
Hundertwasser-House
''Grüne Zitadelle''
has been opened recently.
This is the the last big architectural enterprise of the late artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser
details and informationProgramme
| You can download at ''Information'' page the pdf file of final program with titles of plenary lectures, short communications and list of posters or get a print version of this page by pressing the button ''print version'' at the bottom of this page |
| Wednesday, May 3rd | |
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| For students' activities //see /**/ | |
| from 10 am | Registration |
| 1 pm | Official opening |
Opening lectures | |
| Nicotera, Pierluigi Leicester, UK Death signals in neuronal ischemia: the plasma membrane and mitochondrial role in cell death | |
| Abe, Koji Okayama, Japan Neuroprotection and neurorestoration for ischemic stroke | |
| Bazan, Nicolas New Orleans, USA Endogenous neuroprotective signalling in the response to ischemia-reperfusion | |
| 16:00 - 17:45 | Plenary lectures Panel 1: Stroke - fundamental and clinical aspects |
| Diener, Hans-Christoph Essen, Germany Use of neuroprotective therapy in human stroke | |
| Villringer, Arno Berlin, Germany Pathophysioly-guided Stroke Therapy | |
| Schwartz, Michal Tel Aviv, Israel T cells and microglia are needed for neuronal survival and renewal: Implications for neurodegenerative conditions | |
| Evening | Welcome Reception |
| Thursday, May 4th | |
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Panel 2: Ischemia and stroke: basic mechanisms of neuroprotection | |
| 9:00 - 12:30 | Symposium Lectures |
| Chen, Jieli; Chopp, Michael Detroit, MI, USA Remodeling Brain after Stroke | |
| Witte, Otto Jena, Germany Impact of perilesional dysfunction on brain plasticity - new aspects and therapeutic intervention | |
| Rothwell, Nancy Manchester, UK IL-1 as a therapeutic target in stroke | |
| Anrather, Josef / Iadecola, Costatino New York, USA The multi-functional role of Prostaglandin E2 receptors in excitotoxic brain injury | |
| Reiser, Georg Magdeburg Calcium-independent phospholipase A2 and docosahexaenoic acid-containing phospholipids as targets for neuroprotection in stroke | |
| YouMing, Lu Orlando, USA ADAR2-dependent GluR2 RNA editing in forebrain ischemia | |
| Himmelreich, Uwe Köln, Germany Improved labelling protocols for the cell visualization by Magnetic Resonance Imaging | |
| LUNCH | |
| Poster viewing and discussions | |
Panel 3 Neuroprotective mechanisms in Ischemia: Genomic aspects | |
| 15:00 - 18:15 | Symposium Lectures |
| Sharp, Frank Sacramento, USA Genomic approaches to ischemic and hemorrhagic brain injury: studies in brain and blood | |
| Wieloch, Tadeusz Lund, Sweden Gene profiling of the post-ischemic brain reveals novel pathways for recovery of function following stroke | |
| Milne, Stuart, McCulloch, James Edinburgh, UK Genomics and plasticity in vitro and in vivo | |
Short Communications | |
| Yepes, Manuel Atlanta, USA Tweak disrupts the integrity of the neurovascular unit during cerebral ischemia | |
| Foster Kelley A. Durham, USA Effects of aging and NADH hyperoxidation on neuronal recovery following hypoxia in rat hippocampal slices | |
| Strosznajder, Joanna Warsaw, Poland Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity and expression in brain aging and ischemia reperfusion injury | |
| Onteniente, Brigitte Creteil, France Long term functional efficacy of Tat-XT fusion proteins in ischemic stroke | |
| Evening | Congress Banquet |
| Friday, May 5th | |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Short Communications |
Panel 4 Neurorepair and neuroprotection – Cellular and mitochondrial aspects | |
| 9:00 - 12:30 | Symposium lectures |
| Culmsee, Carsten Munich, Germany A causal role for apoptosis-inducing factor in ischemic neuronal cell death | |
| Bossy-Wetzel, Ella La Jolla, USA Mitochondrial fission: an initiator of neurodegeneration | |
| Fiskum, Gary Baltimore, USA Neuroprotection by Inhibition of Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress | |
| Ravindranath, Vijayalakshmi Haryana, India Redox pertubations in neurodegeneration and a role for thiol delivery agents | |
| Herdegen, Thomas Kiel, Germany Activation of the Nrf2 transcription factor as neuroprotective strategy | |
| Maiese, Kenneth Detroit, USA Impacting Inflammatory Cell Activation to Restore Neuronal and Vascular Function through Novel Cellular Targets | |
| Poster viewing and discussions | |
| LUNCH | |
Panel 5 Stem cells as a source for neurorepair | |
| 14:00 - 16:50 | Symposium Lectures |
| Brüstle, Oliver Bonn, Germany ES cell-derived neural precursors: Fate restriction versus controlled differentiation | |
| Emmrich, Frank Leipzig, Germany Cell therapy in stroke | |
| Götz, Magdalena Munich, Germany Glial cells generate neurons: molecular mechanisms | |
| Snyder, Evan La Jolla, USA Stem cells appear to exert homeostatic pressure in degenerative or injured CNS environments | |
| Sykova, Eva Praha, Czech Republic Stem cells and biocompatible hydrogels in the treatment of brain and spinal cord injury | |
Short communications | |
| Evening | Social Event - Hundertwasserhaus and Chamber orchestra concert, Cathedral |
| Saturday, May 6th | |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Short Communications |
Panel 6 Endogenous neurogenesis as a therapeutic target | |
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Symposium lectures |
| Greenberg, David A. Novato, USA Endogenous Neurogenesis in Stroke & Neurodegenerative Disease | |
| Levison, Steve New Jersey, USA Neonatal hypoxic/ischemic brain injury initiates and sustains neocortical and striatal neuronal replacement from the SVZ subsequent to neural stem cell expansion | |
| Lindvall, Olle Lund, Sweden Neurogenesis after stroke and status epilepticus in the adult brain | |
| Nakafuku, Masato Cincinnati, USA Injury-induced neurogenesis in the striatum and neocortex: contribution of parenchymal neural progenitors | |
Short Communications | |
LUNCH | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Panel 7 Pathology of brain damage in stroke |
Symposium lectures | |
| Ehrenreich, Hannelore Göttingen, Germany Erythropoietin and analogues: Promising strategies for neuroprotection in human brain disease | |
| Schneider, Armin Heidelberg, Germany The hematopoietic factor G-CSF is a neurotrophic protein with neuroprotective and regenerative activities | |
| Dirnagl, Ulrich Berlin, Germany Neuroprotection and neurorepair: Laboratory artifacts? | |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Plenary panel General conclusions lecture and round table discussion |
| Bazan, Nicolas New Orleans, USA Stroke research in the coming decade: promise of neuroprotection, regeneration and repair or cul-de-sac? | |
| Forum:16:00-17:00 | Hossmann, Konstantin-A. Köln (Chair) Round Table: Cell replacement therapy with endogenous and transplanted stem cells versus Neuroprotection |
| 17:15 | Summary and Farewell |
| 19:00 | Farewell Dinner |
| Sunday, May 7th | |
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| Day tour | Excursion to ''Schloss Sanssouci'' Optional post congress tour Please register separately: 55.- Euro for tour and visit to historic sites |
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| Morning | Before the conference For students Optional Lab Visit/Model-Demonstrations For students Please register separately by sending an email to the organiser expressing your specific interests |