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

Jun 08–11, 2025 | Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Michael Ward, Erika L Holzbaur and Sarah L. DeVos

  In Person
  On Demand

Jun 08–11, 2025 | Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Michael Ward, Erika L Holzbaur and Sarah L. DeVos

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
Genetics and Genomics in Neurodegeneration
5:00–7:00 PM
 Sea to Sky C
Jonathan S. Weissman, Whitehead Institute, HHMI, and MIT
Development of Epigenetic Modifiers for Discovery Research and Neurodegenerative Disease Therapies
Juliana Acosta-Uribe, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ancestral Diversity in Neurodegenerative Disease Genomics
Alison Goate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Genetics and Genomics of Alzheimer’s Disease
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 Diseased 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
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Sea to Sky A
Career Roundtable (Joint)
1:30–3:15 PM
 Sea to Sky B
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Critical Cellular Pathways in Neurodegeneration
5:00–7:00 PM
 Sea to Sky C
Erika L. F. Holzbaur, University of Pennsylvania
Organelle Quality Control in Neuronal Homeostasis and Neurodegeneration.
Juan S. Bonifacino, National Institutes of Health
Role of Lysosomes in the Axon in Health vs. Diseased Neurons
Pietro V. De Camilli, Yale University School of Medicine
Cellular Organelle and Lipid Dynamics
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
Therapeutics based in Genetics and Cellular Pathways
8:00–11:00 AM
 Sea to Sky C
Timothy A. Ryan, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dysregulation of Central Metabolism Pathways in Parkinson’s Disease and New Therapeutic Strategies
Azad Bonni, F.Hoffmann La-Roche Ltd.
Talk Title to be Announced
Speaker to be Announced
Sarah DeVos, Denali Therapeutics
Transporting Different Drug Modalities Across the BBB Using Transferrin Receptor
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 C
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Grand Foyer
Transformative New Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience and Disease
5:00–6:45 PM
 Sea to Sky C
Jennifer A. Lippincott-Schwartz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Visualizing Organelle Trafficking and Metabolism in Healthy and Diseased Neurons
Andrew Bassett, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Massively Parallel Profiling of Neuronal and Glial Perturbation States
Michael E. Ward, NIH
Leveraging iPSC Models and ‘Omics to Study Neurodegeneration
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Sea to Sky C
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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