The conference program is given below. Click on the list to change the day. View the abstract by clicking on its title.
Note: Minor changes in the schedule are still possible.

FRIDAY, MAY 29

SESSION 4. GLIA AND THE BRAIN DISEASES (Chair: Heffer M.)
09:00 – 09:30 Zorec R.: "Astrocytes from the other brain"
09:30 – 09:50 Andjus P.: "Imaging subcellular glial markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"
09:50 – 10:10 Motaln H.: "Cellular cross-talk in glioma"
10:10 – 10:30 Rivera F.: "Mesenchymal stem cells and pericytes in CNS myelin repair: a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis"

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

SESSION 5. GLOWBRAIN PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS (Chair: Pochet R.)
11:00 – 11:30 Mitrečić D.: "Follow-up of neural stem cells transplanted into the mouse brain affected by stroke"
11:30 – 11:40 Renić M.: "Toll–like receptor 2 deficiency impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function in mice"
11:50 – 12:10 Pongrac I.: "In vitro and in vivo platform to evaluate the potential of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for neural stem cell applications after mouse ischemic brain injury"
12:10 – 12:30 Polšek D.: "TLR2 is involved in the acute reaction to intermittent hypoxia"

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch time

14:00 - 15:30 POSTER SESSION (click here for poster list)

SESSION 6. NANOBRAIN APPROACHES (Chair: Lovrić M.)
15:30 – 16:00 Oliveira M.: "Application of microfluidics system for the investigation of nanoparticles cellular uptake and development of 3D in vitro models"
16:00 – 16:20 Tekinay A. B.: "Bioactive peptide nanofibers for neuroregeneration"
16:20 – 16:40 Martinez Perez S.: "Autologous bone marrow intra-spinal grafts develop a neurotrophic activity in CNS motor areas of ALS patients"
16:40 – 17:00 Rustichelli F.: "X-Ray Holotomography: an innovative synchrotron technique for soft tissue visualization"

17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break

CLOSED SESSION
17:30 – 18:30 GlowBrain Steering Committee meeting

19:00 - Conference Dinner