| 1-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY:
ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM(S) (Wed 26 Mar; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Clare O'Connor |
| 1000 |
Introduction
& Overview of the elements involved in
bidirectional communication between the immune and nervous
systems
Dr Clare O’Connor |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Molecular
and cellular immune mediators of neuroprotection
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
|
|
2-ROLE
OF GLIAL CELLS IN CNS FUNCTION, NEUROPROTECTION AND
NEUROINFLAMMATION (Wed
2 Apr; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1000 |
Astrocytes
and Microglia function
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Neuron-glia
interactions
Dr Gethin McBean |
|
3-NEUROENDOCRINE
MODULATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE
(Wed 9 Apr; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Clare O'Connor |
| 1000 |
Neurotransmitter
modulation of leukocyte function
Dr Clare O’Connor |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Neuroendocrine
modulation of the mucosal immune system
Dr Ann Hopkins |
|
| 4-NEUROPROTECTIVE
IMMUNITY
(Wed 16 Apr; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1000 |
Innate
and adaptive immune responses in neuroprotection and neurodegeneration
?Role of Complement in neural plasticity and function
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Role
of Regulatory T Cells in the CNS
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
|
5-NEUROIMMUNE
MODULATION OF NEURONAL FUNCTION
(Wed 23 Apr; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1000 |
Inflammatory
mediators and ion channels
Dr Caroline Herron |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Modulation of neurotransmitters receptors function by cytokines
Dr John O’Connor |
|
6-NEUROPATHOLOGY
AND NEUROINFLAMMATION FROM BASIC SCIENCE TO
CLINICAL ISSUES I. (Wed
30 Apr; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1000 |
Alzheimer’s
disease
Dr Dominic Walsh |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
ALS
& Huntington’s
Dr Gethin McBean |
|
7-NEUROPATHOLOGY
AND NEUROINFLAMMATION FROM BASIC SCIENCE TO
CLINICAL ISSUES II. (Wed 7 May; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Antonio Campos-Torres |
| 1000 |
Multiple
Sclerosis
Dr Michelle Armstrong |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Therapeutic
strategies & Drug discovery
Dr Billy O’Connor |
|
| 8.
EXEMPLES OF NEUROENDOCRINE MODULATION OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
(Wed 14 May; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Clare O'Connor |
| 1000 |
Arthritis
(autoimmune)
Dr Evelyn Murphy |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Acute
and chronic effects of stress on the immune system
Dr Philip Newsholme |
|
| 9-
IMMUNOMODULATION AND BEHAVIOUR
(Wed 21 May; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Clare O'Connor |
| 1000 |
Sickness
Behaviour and depression
Dr Jana Haase |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
A
role for immune signals in cognitive function and behaviour
Dr Keith Murphy |
|
10-CLINICAL
OVERVIEW AND PERSPECTIVE ON THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES
(Wed 28 May; 1000-1300) |
| Co-ordinator:
Dr Clare O'Connor |
| 1000 |
Clinical
overview of neurodegenerative diseases
Dr Gavin Rush |
| 1115 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 |
Clinical perspective on current and developing therapeutic
strategies for neuro-immunological diseases
Dr Gavin Rush |
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