PROGRAM
PORTO ALEGRE HUB
Day Zero – April 21st, 2024 (Sunday)
ICBS UFRGS – 2600 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre – RS, 90035-003
03:00 pm – 06:00 pm (in person)
Networking preconference event
Day One – April 22nd, 2024 (Monday)
Centro Cultural UFRGS – 333 Eng. Luiz Englert Street, Porto Alegre – RS, 90040-040
08:30 am – 10:00 am (in person)
Credentials
10:00 am – 10:30 am (in person)
Opening Ceremony
10:30 am – 11:15 am (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Luc Pellerin | University of Poitiers, France
“Neuroenergetics: Importance of the Astrocyte-Neuron Lactate Shuttle for Learning and Memory”
11:15 am – 12:00 pm (in person)
Oral Presentation + Q&A
Wyllians Borelli | UFRGS, Brazil
Alessandra Rieder | UFRGS, Brazil
Pedro Sanches Marinho | USP, Brazil
Roberta Diehl | USP, Brazil
12:00 pm – 02:00 pm (in person)
Lunch Break (not provided)
02:00 pm – 02:45 pm (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Pâmela L. Ferreira | University of Pittsburgh, USA
“Clinical Utility of Plasma p-tau217″
03:00 pm – 03:05 pm (hybrid)
Welcome: Introduction to the Porto Alegre Hub
03:05 pm – 03:25 pm (hybrid)
Plenary Presentation
Sandrine Humbert | Paris Brain Institute, France
“The Future of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research: Neurodegenerative Diseases in the Context of Neurodevelopment”
03:25 pm – 03:35 pm (hybrid)
Plenary Q&A
03:35 pm – 03:55 pm (hybrid)
Lightning Presentation Round (Porto Alegre Hub)
Álvaro de Oliveira Franco | UFRGS, Brazil
Raissa Rilo Christoff | UFRJ, Brazil
Nicolás Corvalán | Fundación Fleni, Argentina
Juliana Beker Godoy | UFPR, Brazil
03:55 pm – 04:00 pm (hybrid)
Session Closing Remarks
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm (in person)
Coffee-break
04:30 pm – 04:35 pm (virtual)
Welcome: Introduction to the San Francisco Hub
04:35 pm – 04:55 pm (virtual)
Plenary Presentation (San Francisco Hub)
Russell Swerdlow | University of Kansas, USA
“The Future of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research: The Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease”
04:55 pm – 05:00 pm (virtual)
Plenary Q&A
05:00 pm – 05:25 pm (virtual)
Lightning Presentation Round (San Francisco Hub)
Shubir Dutt | University of California, USA
Amanda McQuade | University of California, USA
Amie Wallman-Jones | University of California, USA
Liara Rizzi | University of California, USA
05:25 pm – 05:45 pm (virtual)
Session Closing Remarks
06:30 pm – 09:30 pm (in person)
Networking Reception (Aqui tem Churras – 791 Dona Eugênia Street)
Day Two – April 23rd, 2024 (Tuesday)
Centro Cultural UFRGS – 333 Eng. Luiz Englert Street, Porto Alegre – RS, 90040-040
09:30 am – 10:00 am (in person)
Credentials
10:00 am – 10:45 am (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Anne-Karine Bouzier-Sore | University of Bordeaux, France
“Neuroenergetics: Importance of the Astrocyte-Neuron Lactate Shuttle for Brain Activity and Neuroprotection“
10:45 am – 11:30 am (in person)
Oral Presentation + Q&A
Maiele Dornelles | UFRGS, Brazil
Shirine Moukaled | Tulane University, USA
Ricardo Lima-Filho | UFRJ, Brazil
Daniel Arnold | UFRGS, Brazil
11:30 am – 01:30 pm (in person)
Poster Session with Lunch Boxes
01:30 pm – 02:15 pm (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Pedro Rosa-Neto | McGill University, Canada
“Biomarker-based AD Staging”
02:15 pm – 03:00 pm (in person)
ISTAART Presentation and Round-table Discussion
03:00 pm – 04:00 pm (in person)
Group Photo
04:00 pm – 06:30 pm (in person)
Boat Trip
Day Three – April 24th, 2024 (Wednesday)
Centro Cultural UFRGS – 333 Eng. Luiz Englert Street, Porto Alegre – RS, 90040-040
10:00 am – 10:45 am (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Tharick Pascoal | University of Pittsburgh, USA
“Contributions of Microglial Activation to the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease”
10:45 am – 11:30 am (in person)
Oral Presentation + Q&A
Cristiano Aguzolli | Brain Institute of RS, Brazil
Amanda Story | UNIFESP, Brazil
Eliana Toscano | UFJF, Brazil
Wembley Vilela | UNB, Brazil
11:30 am – 12:15 pm (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Lucia Crivelli | Fundación FLENI, Argentina
“Why LatAm-FINGERS Matters: Insights from the First Randomized Controlled Trial of Non-Pharmacological Interventions Across Latin America”
12:15 pm – 02:00 pm (in person)
Lunch Break (not provided)
02:00 pm – 02:45 pm (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Mychael Lourenco | UFRJ, Brazil
“Novel Mechanisms of Defective Proteostasis and Metabolism in Alzheimer‘s Disease”
02:45 pm – 04:15 pm (in person)
Coffee-break with Poster Discussion
04:15 pm – 05:00 pm (in person)
Seminars in Brain Disorders
Bruna Bellaver | University of Pittsburgh, USA
“Contributions of astrocyte reactivity to the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Day Four – April 25th, 2024 (Thursday)
Centro Cultural UFRGS – 333 Eng. Luiz Englert Street, Porto Alegre – RS, 90040-040
10:00 am – 10:30 am (in person)
Cultural Presentation – CTG Tiarayú
10:30 am – 11:00 am (in person)
Sannette Hall | Quanterix
“Simoa Technology: Powering Neurology Breakthroughs with Ultra-sensitive Biomarker Detection”
11:00 am – 11:45 am (in person)
Diversity in Neuroscience (Next) Award Announcement and Oral Presentation
11:45 am – 01:00 pm (in person)
Brunch with Poster Presentation and Networking
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm (virtual)
Awardees Panel and Closing Remarks live from Chicago, USA
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