Organization: CCO EMBL Venue: EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Website: EMBL Conference: Microglia: Guardians of the Brain Phone number: +4962213878797
Deadlines
- Abstract Deadline:
16th January 2014 - Registration Deadline:
16th February 2014
Keynote Speakers:
Siamon Gordon, University of Oxford, United Kingdom,
Richard Ransohoff, Clevland Clinic, USA
Microglia are phagocytic cells of hematopoietic origin that enter the brain and play important functions in both health and disease. Although discovered nearly one hundred years ago, microglia have only recently been appreciated to be highly dynamic cells that scan the brain to monitor and eliminate apoptotic, injured and sick neurons.
Topics
- Where do microglia come from?
- How do microglia contribute to neuronal development?
- How do microglia respond to neuronal injuries?
- How do microglia respond to disease?
- Where do microglia come from?
- How do microglia contribute to neuronal development?
- How do microglia respond to neuronal injuries?
- How do microglia respond to disease?