Online LMU-China Scientific Forum

You are kindly invited to participate the upcoming LMU-China Scientific Forum - Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases: from mechanism to potential therapeutic application, which will be held online on Nov. 25 starting at 8:00.

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https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/j/3425767609?pwd=REFPanlmM1gvNlFhUFdqR2F3TjFOQT09

Meeting ID: 342 576 7609
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Abstract: Neuroinflammation is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Microglia is a key immune regulator for inflammatory response in the central nervous system (CNS). In this workshop, we invite experts from LMU and China to present their up-to-date findings covering basic mechanistic studies on microglia to potential therapeutic applications in neurodegenerative disease. These topics provide important aspects not only in basic research but also for clinical application. We seek to establish and expand Chinese-German scientific cooperation to better investigate the importance of microglia in the pathomechanisms of neurodegenerative disease; better understand the crosstalk between microglia and other CNS cells in the context of neuroinflammation; explore potential therapeutic strategies targeting neuroinflammation.

25 November - 8:00-10:00

Chair:

1. Dr. Dieter Edbauer
Division of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, LMU Munich & German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE)

2. Dr. ZHOU Qihui
German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

3. Dr. XIANG Xianyuan
Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institue of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

4. Dr. ZHANG Yu
Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Speakers:

NeuroD1 induces microglial apoptosis and cannot induce microglia-to-neuron cross-lineage reprogramming
Dr. Bo Peng, Institue for Translational Brain Research, Fudan University

Cellular mechanism of progranulin associated FTD
Dr. Anja Capell, Division of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, LMU Munich

The emerging roles of the therapeutic potential of soluble TREM2 in Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Xiaofen Chen, School of Medicine, Xiamen Univeristy

Active vaccination prevents poly-GA driven neuroinflammation in C9orf72 ALS/FTD animal model
Dr. Qihui Zhou, German Center for Neurodegerative Disease (DZNE), Munich

Looking forward to see many of you in this meeting. If you are interested in LMU-China International network, feel free to check the whole meeting program https://www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu/international-network/lmu-china-academic-network-lmu-chan/5th-scientific-forum-2021.html