Preliminary Scientific Program
MONDAY – NOVEMBER 2 | DAY 1
3RD GLOBAL SCHOOLS OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY – GSNI PRE-CONGRESS COURSE
TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 3 | DAY 2
Morning Session
08:30-10:10 Plenary Session
Brain-Immune system interactions in physiological conditions
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
10:30-12:35 Astrocytes, microglia and their dialog in neuroimmunology
10:30-12:35 Parasites and neuroinflammation
10:30-12:35 Antibody-mediated diseases: new targets and new mechanisms
12:35-14:00 LUNCH / INDUSTRIAL SYMPOSIUM / PANEL DISCUSSION
Afternoon Session
WORKSHOPS
14:00-16:00 T cell immunity in AD, Parkinson and ALS: do they really play a role?
14:00-16:00 Immunomodulation and remyelination
14:00-16:00 Modeling neuroinflammation using IPSC, organoids and animal models
14:00-16:00 Neural inflammation and pain
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 The Newsom-Davis Lecture
17:30-20:00 Poster & Mini-Oral session
WEDNESDAY – NOVEMBER 4 | DAY 3
Morning Session
08:30-10:10 Plenary Session
Regeneration and neuroimmunomodulation
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
10:30-12:35 BBB-Endothelial cells: actors in neuroinflammation
10:30-12:35 Neuroinflammatory disorders (other than MS)
10:30-12:35 Viruses and neuroinflammation
12:35-14:00 LUNCH / INDUSTRIAL SYMPOSIUM / PANEL DISCUSSION
Afternoon Session
WORKSHOPS
14:00-16:00 Brain ageing: impact of immunity and infection
14:00-16:00 Does our food affect our brain via the immune system?
14:00-16:00 Neuro-ophtalmology: an integral aspect of neuroimmunology
14:00-16:00 Sex, chromosomes, and hormones in neuroimmunology
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 The Immunology Lecture
17:30-18:30 ISNI General Assembly
ISNI PARTY!
THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 5 | DAY 4
Morning Session
08:30-10:10 Plenary Session
Neuroimmunology of neurodegenerative diseases and ageing
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
10:30-12:35 Neurons as active players in neuroinflammation
10:30-12:35 Peripheral nervous system: a central target of neuroinflammation
10:30-12:35 Gut microbiota and CNS inflammation
12:35-14:00 LUNCH / INDUSTRIAL SYMPOSIUM / PANEL DISCUSSION
Afternoon Session
WORKSHOPS
14:00-16:00 Behavior and immunity
14:00-16:00 Single cell analyses in neuroimmunology: essential or overrated?
14:00-16:00 Immunology in neuro-oncology
14:00-16:00 Myasthenia Gravis
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 The Rita Levi-Montalcini Neurobiology Lecture
17:30-20:00 Poster & Mini-Oral session
FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 6 | DAY 5
Morning Session
08:30-10:10 Plenary Session
Neuroimmunology of CNS demyelinating disorders
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
10:30-12:35 Drainage and immunosurveillance of the CNS
10:30-12:35 Multi-omics in Neuroimmunology
10:30-12:35 Immunopsychiatry: is it a nascent field?
12:35-13:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
WORKSHOPS
13:30-15:15 Immune checkpoint inhibitors and neuroinflammation
13:30-15:15 Diversity of brain myeloid cells
13:30-15:15 Metabolism in Neuroimmunology
13:30-15:15 Tissue-resident T cells in CNS inflammation
15:30-16:30 The Dale McFarlin Lecture
16:30-17:00 Congress Closure
See you in Quebec in 2022!