6th International Symposium on Neuroprotection and Neurorepair

The 6th International Symposium on Neuroprotection and Neurorepair is a highly reputed conference in the field of basic and applied neuroscience. This conference will bring together experts from many different cellular, molecular and systems perspectives of brain injury and repair. This meeting comes at a time when many basic scientific principles are now ready for consideration as translational concepts for human therapies.

“Neuroprotection and neurorepair is an emerging new field in the study of neurodegenerative diseases. This field encompasses a basic understanding of mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases, and the physiological and pharmacological mechanisms required for treating them, ranging between immunological, cellular, molecular, and genetic approaches. Key questions will be discussed relating to the role of inflammation, and the enigma of the different roles played by resident microglia and infiltrating blood-borne macrophages, despite their similar primary origin. In addition, issues such as why anti-inflammatory drugs have shown disappointing results in treating these diseases will be addressed, as well. The upcoming meeting covers a broad range of topics in this emerging new field, and will include an outstanding selection of experts in each aspect of the field. Such a multidisciplinary meeting and its associated discussions are expected to result in novel ideas and directions for therapy.”

- Michal Schwartz, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel