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Twitter hashtag for this meeting: #KSneurodegen
Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Therapy (Z3)
joint with the meeting on New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)Scientific Organizers: Li Gan, Leonard Petrucelli and Morgan H. Sheng
June 17—21, 2018
Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colorado, USA
Sponsored by Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Roche and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT. Abstracts received can no longer be considered for oral short talks. Abstracts for poster display opportunities will be accepted until 6 weeks before meeting start date midnight MST.
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DEADLINES:
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Scholarship Deadline: Feb 15, 2018 [details]
Discounted Abstract Deadline: Feb 15, 2018 [details]
Abstract Deadline: Mar 15, 2018 [details]
Discounted Registration Deadline: Apr 18, 2018 [details]
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Discounted Abstract Deadline: February 15, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard TimeAbstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
Submission by this date receives 50.00 USD discount.
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register
Abstract Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadlines. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Submitting your abstract early allows us to:
- submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
- accept your abstract online
- include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
- reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
(The Abstract Deadline: is March 15, 2018)
Global Health Travel Award Deadline:
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
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You MUST complete your Global Health Travel Award appplication by the Global Health Travel Award Deadline
and complete the other required steps (verify your contact information and submit a recommendation letter)
to be considered for a travel award.
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Scholarship Deadline: February 15, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Scholarship Details:
You MUST submit your abstract by the Scholarship Deadline and complete the other required steps (submit a scholarship application and submit a mentor letter) to be considered for a scholarship.
Abstract Deadline: March 15, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Abstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register
Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadline. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Submitting your abstract by the Abstract Deadline allows us to:
- submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
- include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
- reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
Abstracts submitted after the Abstract Deadline will NOT be considered for a short talk.
(Discounted Abstract Deadline: is February 15, 2018)
Discounted Registration Deadline: April 18, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Registration Fee: 820.00 USD* (includes 200.00 USD discount)
Student Registration Fee: 595.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
After the Discounted Registration Deadline:
Registration Fee: 1020.00 USD*
Student Registration Fee: 795.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
Registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to discounted registration deadline.
Conference Program Print | View meeting in 12 hr (am/pm) time
The meeting will begin on Sunday, June 17 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Thursday, June 21 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Friday, June 22 in order to fully experience the meeting.
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Insights From Rare Disorders Shed Light on Common Neurodegenerative Diseases
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
CNS Myeloid Cell Dynamics Under Steady State & Inflammatory Conditions
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
Genomics and Pathways to Neurodegeneration
Genetic Studies Implicate Microglial Function in Alzheimer's Disease Risk
Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Mouse and Human Brains During Neurodegeneration
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
From Bone Marrow to Brain: How Myeloid Cells Can Enter The CNS
Lymphatics in the CNS and Their Role in Neurological Diseases
Regulation of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Health and Disease
Aging in Protein, Homeostasis and Stress
Contribution of Aging of Selective Autophagy to Neurodegeneration
Dissecting the Role of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Brain Aging
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
Interaction between Neurons, Phagocytes and T Cells in Neuroinflammation
From Protective Autoimmunity to Immune Checkpoint Blockade to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
Protein Aggregation and Pathways of Toxicity
Loss of TREM2 Function Increases Amyloid Seeding but Reduces Plaque Associated ApoE
Genomic Approaches to Dissect Innate Immunity in Neurodegeneration
Microglia in Tau Proteostasis and Toxicity
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
Cholesterol Metabolisms as Key Regulator of Phagocyte Function during Remyelination
Astrocytes and Microglia
Astrocyte-Microglial Communication in Developmental Synapse Remodeling
T Cell Entry into the CNS: How Myelin is Presented
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
A Novel Mechanism for Memory/Synaptic Dysfunction in Tauopathy
Dendritic Ca2+ Signaling in Substantia Nigra Dopamine Neuron Subpopulations
Mechanisms of synapse loss revealed by proteomic analysis of postsynaptic density in tauopathy mouse model
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Neural Stimulations Modulate the Formation of Immune Cell Gateways into the CNS
Regulation of Inflammation after Stroke by Macrophages and Regulatory T Cells
CNS Innate Immunity and Post-Viral Cognitive Dysfunction
A Systems Biology Approach to Understanding ALS Pathogenesis in iPSC-Derived Motor Neurons
Lysosomal Degradation in Parkinson’s Disease
Jump Around, Jump Around: Transposable Element Activation in Tauopathy
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
The Role of Microglia in Learning-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity
In Vivo Analysis of Phagocyte Phenotypes and Effector Function
Microglia Contribution to the Propagation of Abeta Pathology
Microglia and Neuronal Interactions
Deconstructing Polyglutamine Neurodegeneration: From Pathways of Neuron Demise to Therapeutic Intervention
Modeling and Drug Screening of AD Using Patients-Derived iPSCs
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
Therapeutic Effects of Anti-Amyloid-Beta Immunotherapy on Myeloid Cell Transcriptome
Microglia Gene Modifications
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
Disturbance of Phase Transitions in Neurological Disease
Expanding Mechanisms of C9orf72 Mutations in ALS and FTD
C9 Biology and Biomarkers
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
The Power of ONE: Immunology in the Age of Single Cell Genomics
Cytokines and Microglia
Single-Cell Mass Cytometry Reveals Molecular Signatures of Inflammation in Contrasting Models of Neuroinflammation versus Neurodegeneration
Imaging Tau and Beta-Amyloid in the Human Brain
Antisense Oligonucleotide Based Therapies for Neurological Diseases
Translational Challenges in Neuroscience Drug Development
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
What Do Reactive Astrocytes Do?
Talk Title to be Announced
The Genetic and Population Architecture of Aged Human Microglia: Role in Accelerating Tau Pathology and Cognitive Decline
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
Following Session is for New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation: What Happens When CNS and Periphery Meet? (Z4)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 05/17/2018
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