Joint with: Neurodegeneration: Linking Cellular Pathways to Therapeutic Strategies
Neural-Immune Interactions: A Systems-Wide Perspective on Whole Organism Physiology

Jun 08–11, 2025 | Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Dorothy Schafer, Asya Rolls and Anne Schaefer

  In Person
  On Demand

Jun 08–11, 2025 | Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Dorothy Schafer, Asya Rolls and Anne Schaefer

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Monday, June 9, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Sea to Sky A
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
 Sea to Sky B/C
Catherine G. Dulac, Harvard University
Neural-Immune and Regulation of Whole-Body Physiology in Health and Disease
Cell Biology of Neuroinflammation within Diseased Brain Circuits (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
 Sea to Sky B/C
Veronique Miron, University of Toronto
Immune Regulation of Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis
Timothy Hammond, Sanofi
Therapeutic Targeting of Microglial Inflammatory Responses within Diseased Brain Circuits
Beth Stevens, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Lysosome Dysfunction Driving Neuroinflammation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Grand Foyer
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
On Own for Lunch
11:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Symposia Spotlight 1: The Digital Era in Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation (Joint)
2:30–4:30 PM
 Sea to Sky B/C
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Neural-Immune Signaling Intrinsic to Brain Circuits
5:00–7:00 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Anne Schaefer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, MPI Ageing
The Operational Principles of Neuron-Microglia Circuits
Ádám Dénes, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Microglia Control Circuit Homeostasis and Pathological States
Dorothy Schafer, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Neural-Immune Signaling Governing Microglia Function Within Brain Circuits
Baljit S. Khakh, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Astrocyte Control of Neural Circuits During Inflammation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Sea to Sky A
Mechanisms of Aging in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
 Sea to Sky B/C
Robin Franklin, Altos Labs
The Impact of Aging on Remyelination Potential in the Inflamed Brain
Andrea Ablasser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Role of cGAS/Sting in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Judith Frydman, Stanford University
Age-Related Translational and Ribosomal Dysfunction and its Contribution to Neurodegeneration
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Grand Foyer
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Career Roundtable (Joint)
1:30–3:15 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Meet the Editors
3:30–4:30 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Neural Circuit Control of Immunity
5:00–7:00 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Asya Rolls, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Immunoception- Neuronal Representation of Immune Processes to Modulate Behavior
Erica K Sloan, Monash University
Stress-Induced Regulation of Immune System Function
Isaac Chiu, Harvard Medical School
Neural Control of the Peripheral Immune Response
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Sea to Sky A
Neural-Immune Regulation of Peripheral Organ Homeostasis
8:00–11:00 AM
 Sea to Sky B
Jens C. Brüning, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research
Neural Control of Age-Related Metabolic Dysfunction
Ivan E. de Araujo, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Neural Networks Controlling Peripheral Organ Function
Ana Domingos, University of Oxford
Neuroimmune Control of Obesity
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Grand Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Immune System Control of Behavior
5:00–6:45 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Maayan Levy, University of Pennsylvania
Understanding the Bi-Directional Communication Between the Gut and the Brain
Richard Daneman, University of California, San Diego
The Brain Vasculature: A Conduit between the Periphery and Control of Brain Circuits
Jonathan Kipnis, Washington University School of Medicine
Immune Environment in Brain Borders Governing Circuit Function and Behavior
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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