The Brain Mosaic: cellular heterogeneity in the CNS

External Event - 22nd to 23rd Sep 2016

This meeting assembles leaders in the field of single cell analysis, together with junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students. Cutting-edge technological developments allowing analysis of single cells and their function in specific neuronal circuits will be discussed, along with how they are changing our view of CNS function in both health and disease.

Where: LEUVEN, BELGIUM

More Information: http://www.vibconferences.be/event/the-brain-mosaic-cellular-heterogeneity-in-the-cns

Advances in genomics through to in vivo physiology allow us, for the first time, to explore cellular heterogeneity at multiple experimental levels. Nowhere is this more important than in the Central Nervous System (CNS), where cellular heterogeneity has profound effects on all aspects of normal brain function and behavior, and explains important aspects of disease pathology.

This meeting assembles leaders in the field of single cell analysis, together with junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students.  We will discuss both cutting-edge technological developments in single cell analysis and what they reveal about CNS function and disease.

The conference will be preceded by a training day for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, which will introduce junior researchers to essential techniques used in the field. More information about this will follow.

In addition to a great scientific and training program, there will be ample opportunities to network during the breaks, poster sessions, Meet the Expert-session and conference dinner.

Top speakers:
Kári Stefánsson
deCODE, IS

Michael Häusser
University College London

Chris Walsh
Harvard Medical School, US

Chris Ponting
MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK

Amita Sehgal
University of Pennsylvania, US

Sten Linnarsson
Karolinska Institute, SE

Registration Information

Register at  http://www.vibconferences.be/event/the-brain-mosaic-cellular-heterogeneity-in-the-cns

Contact Information

Evy Vierstraete (Program questions)
+32 9 244 66 11
evy.vierstraete@vib.be

Rob Van Ham - Event assistant VIB (Practical questions)
+32 9 244 66 11
rob.vanham@vib.be

Deadline Information

Abstract submission: September 1st
Early Bird Deadline: Aug 15th