Name: The INs and OUTs of Glia
Start: 2026-02-16T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-17T22:00:00+01:00
Location: MPINAT City Campus

The INs and OUTs of Glia

from Monday, February 16, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (10:00 PM)

Monday, February 16, 2026
9:00 AM Welcome Note - Klaus-Armin Nave (MPEM)
Welcome Note
- Klaus-Armin Nave (MPEM)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
9:15 AM NG2-glia at the crossroads: from health to disease - Leda Dimou
NG2-glia at the crossroads: from health to disease
- Leda Dimou
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
9:45 AM The art of wrapping: how myelinating glia perfect sheath geometry - Amit Agarwal
The art of wrapping: how myelinating glia perfect sheath geometry
- Amit Agarwal
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
10:15 AM Correlative microscopy and proteome analysis identifies molecular heterogeneity of myelin - Hauke Werner
Correlative microscopy and proteome analysis identifies molecular heterogeneity of myelin
- Hauke Werner
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
10:45 AM Coffee and Tea Break
Coffee and Tea Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
11:15 AM Myelination from development to adult - Mika Simons
Myelination from development to adult
- Mika Simons
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
11:45 AM Transitions of oligodendroglia to disease-associated states in MS: Insights from single-cell and spatial omics - Goncalo Castelo-Branco
Transitions of oligodendroglia to disease-associated states in MS: Insights from single-cell and spatial omics
- Goncalo Castelo-Branco
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
1:30 PM Size matters: axon caliber-driven control of myelin quality - Robert Fledrich
Size matters: axon caliber-driven control of myelin quality
- Robert Fledrich
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
2:00 PM Glial determinants of peripheral nerve repair - Ruth Stassart
Glial determinants of peripheral nerve repair
- Ruth Stassart
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
2:30 PM Novel approaches to understanding the immuno-pathology of human peripheral nerves - Gerd Meyer zu Hörste
Novel approaches to understanding the immuno-pathology of human peripheral nerves
- Gerd Meyer zu Hörste
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
3:00 PM Coffee and Tea Break
Coffee and Tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
3:30 PM Schwann cells in the CNS - Robin Franklin
Schwann cells in the CNS
- Robin Franklin
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
4:00 PM OUTbreak: glial extracellular vesicles and their journey through the brain (and body) - Evi Krämer
OUTbreak: glial extracellular vesicles and their journey through the brain (and body)
- Evi Krämer
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
4:30 PM Neuron-oligodendroglial interactions in health and disease: from cognition to cancer - Michelle Monje
Neuron-oligodendroglial interactions in health and disease: from cognition to cancer
- Michelle Monje
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
5:00 PM Towards a brain-machine-interface - Oriol Vinyals Jr.
Towards a brain-machine-interface
- Oriol Vinyals Jr.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
6:30 PM Apero
Apero
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall

7:30 PM Dinner Buffet
Dinner Buffet
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
9:00 AM Brain myelin as an energy source in humans - Carlos Matute
Brain myelin as an energy source in humans
- Carlos Matute
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
9:30 AM New nanoelectronics insights on the myelin sheath - Maarten Kole
New nanoelectronics insights on the myelin sheath
- Maarten Kole
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
10:00 AM Transport routes across myelin: myelin motors matter - Julia Edgar
Transport routes across myelin: myelin motors matter
- Julia Edgar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
10:30 AM The metabolic symphony of white matter - Aiman Saab
The metabolic symphony of white matter
- Aiman Saab
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
11:00 AM Coffee and Tea Break
Coffee and Tea Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Hall
11:30 AM Defective myelin, microglia and amyloid-beta: a trio infernale driving neurodegeneration - Constanze Depp
Defective myelin, microglia and amyloid-beta: a trio infernale driving neurodegeneration
- Constanze Depp
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
12:00 PM Rethinking amyloid-β production through the lens of oligodendrocytes and axons - Andrew Sasmita
Rethinking amyloid-β production through the lens of oligodendrocytes and axons
- Andrew Sasmita
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
12:30 PM IN and OUT of microglia - Ab clearance under acidic conditions - Simone Eggert
IN and OUT of microglia - Ab clearance under acidic conditions
- Simone Eggert
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
1:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
2:00 PM What is a reactive astrocyte, and what do they do? - Shane Liddelow
What is a reactive astrocyte, and what do they do?
- Shane Liddelow
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
2:30 PM Towards understanding brain ketone body metabolism - Gesine Saher
Towards understanding brain ketone body metabolism
- Gesine Saher
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
3:00 PM "Adaptive" immunity by microglia - Anne Schäfer
"Adaptive" immunity by microglia
- Anne Schäfer
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
3:30 PM Coffee and Tea Break
Coffee and Tea Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
4:00 PM Preserving myelin integrity in aging and neurodegenerative diseases - Tal Iram
Preserving myelin integrity in aging and neurodegenerative diseases
- Tal Iram
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
4:30 PM To be decided - Giovanna Malluci
To be decided
- Giovanna Malluci
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
5:00 PM The concept of glia – a historical journey - Helmut Kettenmann
The concept of glia – a historical journey
- Helmut Kettenmann
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
5:30 PM Closing remarks - Klaus-Armin Nave (MPEM)
Closing remarks
- Klaus-Armin Nave (MPEM)
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall
6:30 PM Dinner Buffet
Dinner Buffet
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall

8:00 PM Collegial Evening
Collegial Evening
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall

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