NOTICE FOR THIS EDITION
- The Organisation will select participants among the candidates who correctly complete the (pre)Application Form (check the right column).
- Candidates commit to paying the tuition if selected.
- Tuition covers all the sessions, coffee breaks, lunches (Wed, Thu), Social Dinner and accommodation (shared rooms) at Hotel Bahía or Casa Marineros (Plentzia).
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 | Wednesday 16 September
Session 1 -Understanding Glial Cells: Cellular Breakthroughs
- “Born to be a phagocyte: microglial phagocytosis from development to disease” Amanda Sierra (Achucarro)
- “From metabolism to signaling: astrocytic mitochondria in cognition” Juan Pedro Bolaños (U. Salamanca)
- “Beyond Insulation: How Oligodendrocytes Shape Neuronal Signaling” Arne Battefeld (U. Bordeaux)
- Scientific career development: round table with speakers.
Session 2 – New Insights on Glial Cells in Neurodegeneration: A Focus on Metabolism
- “Breathing microglia, the relevance of oxygen metabolism in health and disease” Alberto Pascual (IBiS, Hospital U. Virgen del Rocío, CSIC, U. Sevilla)
- “Astrocytic metabolic changes in Alzheimer’s disease” Maite Solas (U. Navarra)
- “Myelin Regeneration in Multiple Sclerosis: Metabolism and Therapeutic Opportunities” Vanja Tepavcevic (U. Valencia).
DAY 2 | Thursday 17 September
Session 3 – The Integrative Functions of Glial Cells in Neural Circuit Physiology
- “The many roles of microglia in early brain development” Rosa Paolicelli (U. Lausanne)
- “Impact of astrocytes in synaptic transmission: from tripartite synapse to engrams” Marta Navarrete (Instituto Cajal, CSIC)
- “The Role of Oligodendroglia in Sculpting Cortical Circuits for Cognitive Function” María Cecilia Angulo (Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris)
- “Astrocytes as Multiscale Modulators of Sensory Circuit Function” Juliana M. Rosa (Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo)
- Project mentoring workshop with speakers and Achucarro PIs
- Social dinner at Hotel Bahia Plentzia
DAY 3 | Friday 18 September
Session 4 – Innovative Experimental Approaches to Studying Glial Cells
- “Human iPSC and organoid models in glial research: Advances and Limitations” – Fabio Cavaliere (Achucarro)
- “Watching Glia in Action: Zebrafish as a Window into Glial Cell Biology” – Minou Djannatian (Technical U. Münich)
- “Illuminating the brain’s dark matter: two-photon imaging of extracellular matrix and glia” – Federico N. Soria (Achucarro)
- “Transcriptomic landscapes of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease” – José P. López-Atalaya (Inst. de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC, Alicante)
- Technical mentoring with speakers and Achucarro experts
Location
PIE Plentzia - EHU
Dates
September 16-18, 2026
Applications
Tuition: 450 EUR
Deadline: March, 31 at noon.
Application Form: GO
Organization committee
María Domercq García
Elena Alberdi Alfonso
Arjen Boender
Izaskun Buendia Abaitua
Estibaliz Capetillo González-Zarate
Maria Kukley
María Victoria Sánchez-Gómez
Edgar Soria-Gómez
Federico N. Soria Lannes
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