Neuroscience
New Horizons in Alzheimer's Disease
27-28 October 2021, Leuven, Belgium
Registration and abstract submission has opened
New Horizons in Alzheimer's Disease
New Horizons in Alzheimer's Disease
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Alzheimer’s Disease research is accelerating with exciting new insights into molecular and cellular mechanisms. This upcoming conference brings together some of the thought leaders in the field with young investigators to stimulate discussion and interaction.
We anticipate further insights into the triangle amyloid, Tau and neuroinflammation and how these might provide novel therapeutic approaches.
The following topics will be the focus of this conference:
- Genes and environment
- Synapse and circuitry
- Mechanisms and models of disease
- Seeds and spreading of disease
Besides an inspiring scientific program, conference participants will have ample networking opportunities during the breaks, poster sessions and the conference dinner.
This conference is supported by:
Information for poster submissions
The format for your poster should be: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation. The best ten abstracts will be given a short talk slot in the plenary program. No registration is needed before submitting a abstract. The deadline for abstracts is 27 August 2021. All accepted poster submissions will have a chance to win the NHAD21 Poster Prize.
See also our sister meeting in Lille, France on October 25-26, 2021: http://eurotau.fr/
Confirmed speakers
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager
Division of Neuroimmunology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, US
Beth Stevens
Beth Stevens
FB Kirby Neurobiology Center; Boston Children's Hospital & Broad Institute Member, US
Bart De Strooper
Bart De Strooper
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE & UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
Tara Spires-jones
Tara Spires-jones
The University of Edinburgh and UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
Program
Day 1 - Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
08:30
08:50
Registration & Coffee
08:50
09:00
Welcome by Bart De Strooper
Session 1: Genes and environment
09:00
09:30
Christine Van Broeckhoven
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Sponsored by SAO
09:30
10:00
Mechanisms underlying the development and function of disease-associated microglia
Christopher Glass
University of California, San Diego, US
10:00
10:30
Henne Holstege
Amsterdam UMC, NL
10:30
10:40
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
10:40
10:50
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
10:50
11:20
Coffee break
11:20
11:50
LucÃa Chávez Gutiérrez
VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, BE
Sponsored by SAO
11:50
12:20
Modulation of Amyloid Deposition and Neuroinflammation by the Microbiome
Sangram S. Sisodia
Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, US
12:20
12:50
Steven A. Goldman
University of Rochester Medical Center, US
12:50
13:00
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
13:00
13:10
Presenter to be announced
13:10
14:30
Lunch and poster session
Session 2: Synapse and circuitry
14:30
15:00
Peptide-dependent dysregulation of neural circuit dynamics in Alzheimer’s Disease
Marc Aurel Busche
UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, UK
15:00
15:30
Matthijs Verhage
VU, NL
15:30
16:00
State-dependent vulnerability of hippocampal circuits to familial Alzheimer’s disease mutations
Inna Slutsky
Tel Aviv University, IL
16:00
16:30
Coffee break
16:30
16:40
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
16:40
16:50
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
16:50
17:00
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
17:00
17:30
Through the looking glass: Imaging synaptic changes in Alzheimer's disease
Tara Spires-jones
The University of Edinburgh and UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
17:30
18:00
Li-Huei Tsai
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
19:00
20:00
Keynote Lecture
Sponsored by SAO
Roger M Nitsch
CEO, Neurimmune, CH
Company speaker
Day 2 - Thursday, 28 October, 2021
08:30
09:00
Welcome coffee
Session 3: Mechanisms and models of disease
09:00
09:30
Beyond microglia: Temporal sequencing of perturbations in human cellular communities to establish the causal chain leading to aging-related cognitive decline
Philip L. De Jager
Division of Neuroimmunology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, US
09:30
10:00
Brain rejuvenation through circulatory factors
Tony Wyss-Coray
Stanford University, US
10:00
10:30
Direct neuronal reprogramming to study aging and disease
Jerome Mertens
Institute for Molecular Biology, University of Innsbruck, AT
10:30
10:40
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
10:40
10:50
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
10:50
11:20
Coffee break
11:20
11:50
Anne Rovelet-Lecrux
Université de Rouen, FR
11:50
12:20
Mapping Microglia States and Function in Alzheimer's Disease
Beth Stevens
FB Kirby Neurobiology Center; Boston Children's Hospital & Broad Institute Member, US
12:20
12:50
Update on fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease
Henrik Zetterberg
University of Gothenburg, SE
12:50
13:00
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
13:00
13:10
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
13:10
14:30
Lunch and poster session
Session 4: Seeds and spreading of disease
14:30
15:00
Mathias Jucker
The Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH), DE
15:00
15:30
Karen E. Duff
Columbia University, US
15:30
16:00
Luc Buée
Université de Lille, FR
16:00
16:30
Coffee break
16:30
16:40
Presenter to be announced
Selected from abstracts
16:40
16:50
Presenter to be announced
16:50
17:00
Presenter to be announced
17:00
17:30
Maiken Nedergaard
University of Rochester, Medical Center, US
17:30
18:00
Bart De Strooper
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE & UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
Sponsored by SAO
18:00
18:10
Closing remarks
Organizing committee
Wim Annaert
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
Jean-Pierre Brion
ULB Neuroscience Institute, BE
LucÃa Chávez Gutiérrez
VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, BE
Bart De Strooper
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE & UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
Ilse Dewachter
Hasselt University, BE
Rosa Rademakers
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Patrik Verstreken
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE
Abstracts
Submit your abstract for this event
You can submit an abstract for a poster and/or oral presentation. You do not have to register before submitting your abstract. You will have a chance to be selected for a SAO grant, which covers your registration fee and travel expenses for a total of 400€.
Abstract submission closing date:
Friday, 27 August, 2021
Submit an abstract
The full list of abstracts will be available on 21-10-2021 until 12-11-2021
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
Attendees
The full list of attendees will be available on 21-10-2021 until 12-11-2021
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
