THURSDAY 16 MAY

12:30

Registration

Tea/coffee and biscuits available

Day 1 Theme 1

Chair:  Thora Karadottir

12:55

Thora Karadottir

Welcome

13:00

Stavros Vagionitis

Neuronal activity bidirectionally regulates myelin plasticity

13:25

Peter Arthur Farraj

Non-cell autonomous regulation of axon degeneration

13:50

KEYNOTE:

Adrian Liston

Brain Regulatory T Cells

14:50

DATA BLITZ

PhD students and postdocs TBA

15:05

Break

Tea/coffee and biscuits available

Day 1 Theme 2

Chair: Stefano Pluchino

15:35

Sponsorship talks from 3Brain and Evident 

15:45

Omar De Faria Junior

White matter remyelination is regulated by microglia in the grey matter

16:10

Hani Mousa

Immunogenetic Study of MS-Associated Variant in TNFSF14 (LIGHT) Reveals an Immunoregulatory Role in Human Microglia

16:35

KEYNOTE:

Thomas Misgeld

Maintenance and restoration of cortical myelination patterns

17:35

Poster and drinks session

Programme continues below

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Day 2 Theme 3

09:00

Alasdair Coles

Welcome to Day 2!

09:05

Alexandra Nicaise

Neural Stem Cells as Novel Drivers of Smouldering Brain Disease

09:30

Balazs Varga

Identifying developmental cell states to improve regeneration

09:55

KEYNOTE:

Mina Ryten

Assessing the role of oligodendrocytes in Lewy Body diseases

10:55

Break

Refreshments available

Day 2 Theme 4

11:30

Nicholas Cunniffe

Visual outcome measures for remyelination trials

11:55

KEYNOTE:

Luke Lairson

Remyelination-Inducing Agents:

Mechanisms, Pharmacology and Clinical Hypotheses

12:55

DATA BLITZ

PhD students and postdocs TBA

13:15

Lunch and posters

Buffet lunch and posters

 Public engagement, Chair: Thora Karadottir

14:30

Alasdair Coles

Research Update

14:45

Astrid Iversen

The emergence of the genetic risks for MS amongst steppe pastoralist populations

15:30

Caitlin Astbury

 MS Society

16:00

Break and poster session (lay focus)

PhD students and postdocs

17:00

Panel discussion: neurologists, MS Society, people with MS and scientists 

18:00

PUBLIC SPEAKER: Will Brown

Harnessing real-world data to transform care and research in multiple sclerosis

19:00

Garden party

Kura Kura food truck and drinks