International Society of Neuroimmunology (ISNI) Symposium: Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Neurodegenerative Disorders

15 May 2017
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Room 206

International Society of Neuroimmunology (ISNI) Symposium: Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Chairs:
Jonathan Kipnis, Univ. of Virginia
Ari Waisman, Johannes Gutenberg Univ. of Mainz, Germany

Speakers:

  • Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui, Cedars Sinai Med. Ctr., Therapeutic roles of monocytes in Alzheimer’s disease
  • Frauke Zipp, Johannes Gutenberg Univ. of Mainz, Germany, Counteracting inflammatory attacks on the brain
  • Steve Lacroix, Laval Univ., Canada, Involvement of the IL-1 system in spinal cord cell death after injury
  • Michal Schwartz, Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Israel, Harnessing the immune system to protect the brain: the prospect of immune checkpoint blockade for treating Alzheimer’s disease