2020 Symposium Archive

13th Annual SoCal Symposium: Friday, January 10, 2020

UC Riverside, Highlander Union Building 302

Arthur Liesz

Dr. Albert Stroberg and Dr. Elizabeth Patterson Keynote Lecture: Arthur Liesz, MD., PhD.

GSN Associate Faculty, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Presentation: "Immunological mechanisms in Stroke”

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Schedule subject to change

9:30am	Registration Badge pick-up & Poster set-up Registration is free (but required) for attendees from non-profit organizations and includes program, lunch and coffee breaks. Registration is $175 for those from for-profit organizations.
10-10:15am	Symposium Opens Welcome and Introduction to the Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions Monica J. Carson, Ph.D., S. Sue Johnson Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor and Chair of Biomedical Sciences Director, Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions University of California, Riverside
10:15-11:15am	Dr. Albert Stroberg and Dr. Elizabeth Patterson Keynote Lecture Arthur Liesz, M.D., Ph.D., Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), Stroke-Immunology Group, Munich Center for Neurosciences – Brain & Mind, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Presentation title: “Immunological mechanisms in Stroke”
11:15am-1:20pm	Lunch Buffet and Poster Presentations Lunch with speakers and attendees is sponsored by CGNI. Student and fellow posters will be available for review.
1:20-1:30pm	Afternoon Address & Introduction Deborah Deas, MD., M.P.H., Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences, Mark and Pam Rubin Dean, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
1:30-2:10pm	Afternoon Session I PRESENTATION I Pam Lein, PhD., Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, MIND Institute - College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis Presentation title: “Neuron-glia interactions in traffic-related air pollution effects on Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related phenotypes in a genetically susceptible rat model”
2:10-2:50pm	PRESENTATION II Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD., The George D. Smith Professor in Translational Medicine, Chemical and Systems Biology Operations at Stanford University Presentation title: "Cytoprotection or cell death propagation from glia to neurons by extracellular mitochondria in neurdegenerative diseases"
2:50-3:00pm	PRESENTATION III Aileen Anderson, PhD., Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Director, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine Presentation title: "Neural stem cell trafficking is stop and go"
3:30-4:00pm	Poster Session with Coffee Break
4-4:40pm	Afternoon Session II PRESENTATION IV Sika Zheng, PhD., Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences at the University of California, Riverside Presentation title: “Neurogenetics of Axonogenesis”
4:40-5:20pm	The Glenn Hatton Lecture Kelly Monk, PhD., Co-Director and Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute, Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program Oregon Health & Science University Presentation title: “Molecular and genetic mechanisms of glial cell development”
5:20-5:40pm	Award Presentations
5:40-6:00pm	Closing Session: Wrap-Up and Summary