DAAD/CAPES Workshop
University of São Paulo - Ribeirão Preto - Brazil
Differentiation and regeneration potential of glial cells in acute and
chronic Central Nervous System pathologies
24 and 25 of October 2013
Prof. Dr. Frank Kirchhoff
University of Saarland (German coordinator)
Profa. Dra. Elaine Del-Bel
FORP-University of Sao Paulo (Brazilian coordinator)
Local: Salão Nobre da Faculdade de Ciências
Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto
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Program
OCTOBER 24th 9:00hs
Modern techniques to study brain function and pathology
1. Principles of two-photon imaging
45 min
Prof. Dr Frank Kirchhoff University of Saarland
2. Animal models to study behavior
Prof. Dr. Francisco S Guimaraes FMRP- University of Sao Paulo
45 min
3. Animal models of brain diseases
4. Prof. Dr. Elaine Del-Bel FORP-University of Sao Paulo
30 min
COFEE BRAKE
5. RNA interference – the place of gene silencing in the study of glial biology
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Titze: University of Brasília
30 min
6. Role of genetic background and transgenic strategy for faithful cell-specific
gene recombination
Dr. Anja Scheller University of Saarland
45 min
LUNCH and DISCUSSIONS
7. Analysis of astrocyte-specific purinergic P2Y1 receptor knockout mice
Hannah M. Jahn, PhD student University of Saarland
30 min
8. In vivo and in vitro neuroprotective and anti-inflamatory effects of doxycycline
30 min
Rita Raisman-Vozari Directeur de Recherche CRIC –ICM INSERM 975 Hopital de La
Salpetriere; Programa de Cátedra Francesa Lévi-Straus -Universidade de São
Paulo/Embaixada da França em Ribeirão Preto.
Glia in injury and repair
9. Reactive gliosis and synaptic plasticity following axonal lesion: different experimental
approaches.
45 min
Prof. Dr. Alexandre Oliveira University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
10. Stem cells and growth factors in neuronal repair
Dr. Sergiy Kyrylenko (Visiting Professor) UNICAMP
11. Analysis of diverse glial responses upon white matter injuries
Prof. Dr. Frank Kirchhoff University of Saarland
30 min
45 min
COFEE BRAKE
12. Astrocytic differentiation of oligodendrocyte lineage cells following acute
cortical injury
30 min
Xianshu Bai, PhD student University of Saarland
13. Physiological biomarkers in the Alzheimer disease
Dr. Leonardo Cruz de Souza Federal University of Minas Gerais
30 min
DISCUSSIONS
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OCTOBER 25th 9:00hs
Glial signaling in health and mental disease
14. New insights in brain energy metabolism
Prof. Dr. Johannes Hirrlinger University of Leipzig
45 min
15. Highlighting glial cells increase in a L-DOPA induced dyskinesia preparation 45 min
Prof. Dr. Elaine Del-Bel FORP-University of Sao Paulo
16. Possible role of Calcium-Calmodulin signaling in depressive disorder.
30 min
Dr. Frederico Ferreira Researcher Instituto Osvaldo Cruz
COFEE BRAKE
The cannabinoid system and brain pathology
17. Chronic cannabidiol attenuates the behavioural and glial changes induced by repeated
treatment with the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 in mice.
15 min
Felipe Gomes PhD student FMRP-University of Sao Paulo
18. Neuroinflammatory mechanisms involved with impared extinction of fear conditioning
in an model of PTSD: involvement of cannabinoid system.
15 min
Dr. Sabrina Lisboa FMRP-University of Sao Paulo
19. Neuroprotection and Reduction of Glial Reaction by Cannabidiol Treatment After
Sciatic Nerve Transection in Neonatal Rats.
15 min
Matheus Perez PhD student UNICAMP
LUNCH and DISCUSSIONS
Repair in the peripheral system
20. Neuroprotective Effects of Tempol After Sciatic Nerve Transection in Neonatal Rats.
Gabriela Bortolança Chiarotto MSc student UNICAMP
15 min
21. Neuroprotective Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Spinal Motoneurons Following
Ventral Root Axotomy
15 min
Aline Barroso Spejo PhD student UNICAMP
22. Neuro-imune interaction in spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion account for the
development of chronic pain.
30 min
Dr. Ricardo Kusuda FMRP-University of Sao Paulo
Intermediate filaments and schaffolds for axonal repair
23. Deletion of the cell adhesion adaptor protein vinculin disturbs
the localization of GFAP in Bergmann glial cells
Dr. Ulrike Winkler University of Leipzig
30 min
24. Regeneration and Neuroprotection after Ventral Root Avulsion and Repair with fibrin
Sealant Combined with Bone Marrow Mononuclear Stem Cells (BMSC)
Roberta Barbizan PhD student UNICAMP
15 min
25. Use of Fibrin Sealant as Scaffold for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Grafts in the Peripheral
Nerve Regeneration
15 min
Luciana Cartarozzi MSc student UNICAMP
COFEE BRAKE
DISCUSSIONS
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