A NordicPOP sponsored event.
Venue: Rudbecksalen, Rudbecklab, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Organizing committee:
Birger Brodin, Professor, University of Copenhagen;
Kristiina Huttunen, Associate Professor, University of Eastern Finland;
Margareta Hammarlund-Udenaes, Professor Emerita, Uppsala University;
Christoffer Bundgaard, Director, H. Lundbeck A/S.
Registration is mandatory, attendance is free.
Attendees are accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis (maximum number of participants is 130).
For registration click here.
Posters are welcome from PhD students. If so, please send an abstract (1 A4 page, standing PDF format) to
PROGRAM
08:30-09:00 | Registration & coffee |
09:00-09:15 | Welcome from the organizers |
SESSION 1: GLYMPHATICS – FACTS OR FICTION? |
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09:15-09:45 |
Steven T. Proulx, University of Bern In vivo imaging of cerebrospinal fluid circulation and clearance in mice |
09:45-10:15 |
Laura Bojarskaite, University of Oslo Cortical blood vessel dynamics during sleep in health and disease |
10:15-10:45 | Coffee and posters |
SESSION 2: NEURODEGENERATION AND THE BBB |
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10:45-11:15 |
Dag Sehlin, Uppsala University Lecanemab interactions with amyloid-beta in the brain – implications for Alzheimer therapy |
11:45-12:15 |
Annakaisa Haapasalo, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Contribution of immune system alterations to the pathogenesis of frontotemporal dementia |
11:15-11:45 |
Pekka Kallunki, Lundbeck, Copenhagen Clinical dose selection for alpha synuclein-targeting antibodies based on target protein binding levels in the brain and CSF and PKPD modelling |
12:15-12:45 |
Helena Karlström, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Vascular changes in CNS disease and treatment strategies |
12:45-14:00 | Lunch and poster session |
SESSION 3: BEYOND THE BBB |
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14:00-14:30 |
Irena Loryan, Uppsala University The role of central and peripheral nervous system barriers in the development and treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy |
14:30-15:00 |
Heidi Kidron, University of Helsinki Impact of genetic variation on transporter activity |
15:00-15:45 | Coffee and posters |
SESSION 4: BARRIER MODELING AND MECHANISTIC STUDIES |
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15:45-16:15 |
Peetra Magnusson, Uppsala University Modelling cavernoma using patient-derived and engineered induced pluripotent stem cells |
16:15-16:45 |
Morten Schallburg Nielsen, Aarhus University In vitro transcytosis of antibody constructs |
16:45-17:00 | Goodbye from the organizers |
17:00-18:30 | Wine, snacks & networking outside the auditorium |