Leukodystrophies - from diagnosis towards mechanistic understanding and treatment
Thursday May 22 2025
Location: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) - Auditorium
| 8.30 - 8.45 |
Opening of the symposium - Marjo van der Knaap |
Leukodystrophies: myelin & Oligodendrocytes
| 8.45 - 9.15 |
Myelination and myelin adaptation - Robin Franklin |
| 9.15 - 9.45 |
Is myelin essential for normal CNS function - Hauke Werner |
| 9.45 - 10.15 |
Lack of myelination, causes and consequences - Genevieve Bernard |
| 10.15 - 10.45 |
Myelin vacuolization in defects in ion and water homeostasis - Rogier Min |
| 10.45 - 11.00 |
Tea and Coffee |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
Proffered papers |
| 12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch |
Leukodystrophies: astrocytes, microglia & blood vessels
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
Roles of astrocytes essential for white matter health - Alexej Verkhratsky |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
Diseases of astrocyte dysfunction - Marianna Bugiani |
| 14.30 - 15.00 |
What about microglia? - Caroline Bergner |
| 15.00 - 15.30 |
Let's talk about blood vessels and microangiopathies - Francesco Nicita |
| 15.30 - 16.15 |
Tea and coffee |
| 16.15 - 17.30 |
Proffered papers on leukodystrophies |
