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2025 CGNI Symposium Program
2025 Symposium Program and Schedule
18th Annual Regional Symposium on Glial-Neuronal Interactions in Health & Disease
Friday, February 7, 2025 I 9:30am-5:30pm
Highlander Union Building, 302 - UC Riverside
Schedule subject to change
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9-9:30am
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Onsite registration. Badge pickup. Poster set-up. |
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9:30-9:40am
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Introduction to the 18th annual CGNI symposium
Welcome opening remarks
Monica Carson, PhD. , Center Director
Center for Glial Neuronal Interactions
UC Riverside
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9:40-10:10am
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Honorary presentation"When… two worlds collide: Neuroinflammation (IL-1b) and The Alzheimer Gene (APOEe 4)"
Sue Griffin, PhD.
Alexa and William T. Dillard Professor in Geriatric Research Director of research at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Founding Chief Editor of the Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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10:10-10:50am
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Morning session I:Presentation I"Neuroinflammation and Staphylococcus aureus craniotomy infection- an epic battle"
Tammy Kielian, PhD.
Professor and Choudari Kommineni Endowed Professor of Pathology University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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10:50-11:30am
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Presentation II"NOXious inflammation in the aged and injured brain"
David J. Loane, PhD.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience School of Biochemistry and Immunology Trinity College Dublin The University of Dublin |
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11:30am-1:30pm
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Lunch and Poster Session |
Afternoon session I, moderator:Djurdjica Coss, PhD., Professor, Biomedical Sciences
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1:30-2:10pm
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Presentation III"Fractalkine-Mediated Neuroprotection in the Diabetic Retina"
Astrid E. Cardona, PhD.
Professor and Department Chair Molecular Microbiology and Immunology University of Texas at San Antonio |
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2:10-2:50pm
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Presentation IV“Dynamic regulation of microglial metabolism and function in the CNS injury and repair”
Dandan Sun, MD., PhD.
UPMC Endowed Chair Professor of Brain Disorders Research Professor of Neurology Department of Neurology, School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh |
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2:50-3:20pm
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Afternoon break and poster viewing |
Afternoon session II, moderator:
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3:20-4:00pm
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Glenn Hatton Lecture"Targeting Invariant Chain (CD74) in Glia and Immune Cells to Improve Post-Traumatic Syndromes"
Lee A. Shapiro, PhD.
Associate Professor Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics Texas A&M University School of Medicine Associate Editor, Journal of Neuroinflammation
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4-4:40pm
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Presentation V“Role of Innate Immune Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disease” 
John Lukens, PhD.
Director, Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Neuroscience Center for Brain Immunology and Glia University of Virginia |
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4:40-5:15pm
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Neuroinflammation Panel Discussion
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| 5:15-5:30pm |
Awards and Thank you's!
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| 5:30pm | Symposium Adjourns |
