«Mario Negri» Institute AuditoriumVia G. La Masa 19, Milan, Italy

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEEGiovanni Ferrara University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa (Italy)Stefano Angiari Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland)Barbara Bettegazzi San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (Italy)Enrica Boda Neuroscience Institute «Cavalieri Ottolenghi», Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Turin (Italy)Giovanna Calabrese University of Catania (Italy)Giuseppina D’Alessandro «Sapienza» University of Rome (Italy)Manuela Medelin University of Verona (Italy)Alessandra Musella IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome (Italy)Giovanni Nardo «Mario Negri» Institute, Milan (Italy)Ilaria Prada Italian National Research Council, Milan (Italy)Rosa C. Paolicelli University of Lausanne (Switzerland)Matteo Tamborini Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Italy)Elisabetta Volpe Santa Lucia Foundation Scientific Institute, Rome (Italy)

MENTORSMariapia Abbracchio University of Milan (Italy)Michela Matteoli Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Italy)Luca Ramenghi IRCCS «Giannina Gaslini» Institute Genoa (Italy)Giuseppe Remuzzi «Mario Negri» Institute, Milan (Italy)Antonio Uccelli IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa (Italy)

INVITED SPEAKERSJean-Michel Cioni San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (Italy)Chiara Gabbi Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan (Italy)Rossella Galli San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (Italy)Sonia Garel IBENS, Paris (France)Pierre Gressens INSERM, Paris (France)Daniel Jaque Garcia Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid (Spain)Marco Prinz University of Freiburg (Germany)Giacomo Rizzolatti University of Parma (Italy)

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIATJose Lifante Cañavate Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid (Spain)Valentina Petrosino University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa (Italy)Margherita Romeo «Mario Negri» Institute, Milan (Italy)Maria Chiara Trolese «Mario Negri» Institute, Milan (Italy)

ORGANIZING SECRETARIATSymposia Organizzazione Congressi SrlContact person Alessandra Crippa a.crippa@symposiacongressi.comwww.symposiacongressi.com • tel. (+39) 010 25 51 46

Abstract submission opens May 13rd. Deadline July 31st

Early Bird Registration: May 13rd / August 31st, € 50 + VATLate Bird Registration: September 1st / November 13rd, € 70 + VAT

NOVEMBER 14th

13:30 Registration

14:30 Opening Ceremony

14:40 Lecture | DANIEL JACQUE GARCIA Near infrared (NIR)-II imaging for brain studies.

15:10 Lecture | JEAN-MICHEL CIONI Axonal protein synthesis in health and disease: a new role for endosomes.

SESSION 1 - NEURAL PLASTICITY • ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

15:40

Accepted oral presentations (3)15:55

16:10

Sponsor Symposium 1 (16:25-17:05)

17:05

Accepted oral presentations (3)17:20

17:35

(17:50-20:00)Poster Session 1 • Coffee break mini 1 • Sponsor Practical Workshop 1

20:00 Closing Remarks

NOVEMBER 15th

9:00 Lecture | MARCO PRINZ, Myeloid cell diversity in the central nervous system.

SESSION 2 - NEUROINFLAMMATION • ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

9:30

9:45 Accepted oral presentations (3)

10:00

Sponsor Symposium 2 (10:15-10:50)

10:50

11:05 Accepted oral presentations (3)

11:20

11:35 Workshop | CHIARA GABBI How to write a succesful grant and/or a fellowship application?

(12:00-14:00)Lunch box with Poster Session 2 • Sponsor Practical Workshop 2

14:00 ROSSELLA GALLI Leveraging brain tumor stem cells for disease modeling and therapy improvement.

SESSION 3 - NEURO-ONCOLOGY • ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

14:30

14:45 Accepted oral presentations (2)

Sponsor Symposium 3 (15:00-15:30)

15:30

15:45 Accepted oral presentations (3)

16:00

(16:15-18:30)Coffee break with Poster Session 3 • “Lost in the Protocol” session

18:30 Lecture | PIERRE GRESSENS, Neuroinflammation and encephalopathy of prematurity.

SESSION 4 - PERINATAL NEUROLOGY • ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

19:00

19:15 Accepted oral presentations (3)

19:30

20:30 BraYn Social Dinner

NOVEMBER 16th

9:00 Lecture | GIACOMO RIZZOLATTI, The mirror mechanism: a neural mechanism for understanding others.

9:30 Lecture | SONIA GAREL, Microglia at the crossroads of cortical wiring and environmental signals.

SESSION 5 - NEURODEGENERATION • ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

10:00

Accepted oral presentations (4)10:15

10:30

10:45

Sponsor Symposium 4 (11:00-11:30)

11:30

Accepted oral presentations (4)11:45

12:00

12:15

12:30 Closing Remarks • BraYn Awards (Best Oral and Poster Presentation and BraYn Starting Grant)

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