Program
The Organising Committee is currently developing an exciting and comprehensive program to deliver to the attendees of the Brain & Brain PET 2023.
Official list of Program Topics
| Primary | Secondary topics |
| Brain Development/Aging | Age/comorbidities/sex |
| Cerebral Ischemia: Ischemic stroke | Biomarkers/omics |
| Cerebral Ischemia: Global/cardiac arrest | Brain-gut axis/microbiome |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage | Blood flow and metabolic regulation |
| CNS Trauma (TBI/SCI) | Cell death signaling/neurodegeneration |
| Neurodegenerative diseases (AD/PD/HD/MS) | Cell Therapy |
| Vascular dementia/small vessel disease | Choroid Plexus/Meningeal Barriers/CSF |
| BrainPET | Circadian cycle |
| Other | CNS and peripheral immunity/infection |
| Epigenetics/non-coding RNA/DNA methylation/ Histon modification | |
| Ischemic conditioning/tolerance | |
| Neurovascular unit/coupling/BBB | |
| Neuroprotection | |
| Regeneration/plasticity/repair/functional recovery | |
| Tissue engineering/organoids | |
| Psychiatry | |
| BrainPET: Neuroreceptors | |
| BrainPET: Advanced methods and kinetic modeling | |
| BrainPET: New tracers and targets | |
| Others |
Program At A Glance
Symposia
Peripheral contribution to acute and chronic cerebrovascular disease
Organiser: Maria Moro
Planned speakers: Josef ANRATHER (US), Corinne Benakis (Germany), Monica Santisteban (US), Iben Lundgaard (Sweden)
Topics: Cerebral Ischemia: Other, Choroid Plexus/Meningeal Barriers/CSF, Neuroinflammation and immune responses, Vascular Dementia
Rationale:
The symposium “Peripheral contribution to acute and chronic cerebrovascular disease” intends to provide a holistic view of the multilevel systemic biology contribution to acute and chronic cerebrovascular diseases, with the aim to identify novel therapeutic and diagnostic targets.
Monocyte-derived macrophages in CNS aging and diseases
Organiser: Xiaoming Hu
Current global breakthroughs in research into the cerebrospinal/interstitial fluid systems
Organiser: Kirsten Coupland
Neurodegeneration and dementia - should the vasculature be our main priority?
Organiser: Allan Stuart
Mechanisms of no-reflow in ischemic stroke, consequences for brain recovery
Organiser: Brad Sutherland
When new technologies meet cerebrovascular research
Organiser: Mohamad El Amki
Circadian rhythms in cerebrovascular function and disease
Organiser: Ignacio Lizasoain
Microglia aging and reprogramming in CNS disease
Organiser: Jun Chen
Peripheral contribution to acute and chronic cerebrovascular disease
Organiser: Maria Moro
Planned speakers: Josef ANRATHER (US), Corinne Benakis (Germany), Monica Santisteban (US), Iben Lundgaard (Sweden)
Topics: Cerebral Ischemia: Other, Choroid Plexus/Meningeal Barriers/CSF, Neuroinflammation and immune responses, Vascular Dementia
Rationale:
The symposium “Peripheral contribution to acute and chronic cerebrovascular disease” intends to provide a holistic view of the multilevel systemic biology contribution to acute and chronic cerebrovascular diseases, with the aim to identify novel therapeutic and diagnostic targets.
Monocyte-derived macrophages in CNS aging and diseases
Organiser: Xiaoming Hu
Planned speakers: Xiaoming Hu (US), Sunghee Cho (US), Hazel Quek (Australia), Wei Cai (China)
Topics: Neuroinflammation and immune responses
Rationale:
Monocytes are among the first to infiltrate the brain parenchyma after brain injuries or diseases. Peripheral monocytes enter the brain, give rise to brain macrophages, and remain in the brain for weeks. These monocyte-derived macrophages are important in the development of brain lesions and in brain repair processes. Because circulating monocytes are accessible for treatment, elucidating the function of monocyte-derived macrophages and the underlying mechanism may identify new therapeutic strategies for neurological disorders.
Cell-cell and cell-boundary communication during cerebral tissue responses to injury in the neurovascular unit
Organiser: Gregory del Zoppo
“Reverse translational” approaches in acute ischemic stroke
Organiser: Jin-Moo Lee
Imaging brain plasticity after stroke: from molecules to patients.
Organiser: Renée Turner
History and latest innovations in kinetic models for PET
Organiser: Jocelyn Hoye
Opportunities and challenges in next generation brain PET imaging
Organiser: Sharna Jamadar
Multimodal assessment of brain energy metabolism
Organiser: Andreas Hahn
Neurotransmitter systems, injury and recovery after stroke
Organiser: Michael O’Sullivan
Microglia aging and reprogramming in CNS disease
Organiser: Jun Chen