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