OIST Mini Symposium: Microglia - Key to Understanding Neural Development and Pathology

Summary

Microglia are the resident macrophages of the brain and function as immune defense. Microglia derive from mesoderm at embryonic stages, migrate into the brain, and are maintained throughout the life. Microglia are suggested to link with age-dependent neural degenerative disorders, including Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases. In addition microglia were reported to regulate neural circuit formation. The aim of this mini-symposium is to invite top-class scientists on microglia and discuss roles of microglia in nervous system development and homeostasis.

Speakers

Francesca Peri, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg
Michal Schwartz, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Wen-biao Gan, New York University School of Medicine 
Dongsheng Cai, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Wai T. Wong, National Eye Institute, NIH
Jiulin Du, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Takayuki Harada, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Hideo Kohno, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Kazuhide Inoue, Kyusyu University
Sumiko Watanabe, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
Akira Murakami, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
(This list is subject to change. Thank you in advance for your understanding.) 

Program and Latest Updates available at:

https://groups.oist.jp/microglia