Mini symposium – Inflammation in Neurological Conditions

Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences & Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre Mini Symposium - Inflammation in Neurological Conditions

Programme:

1.00 – 1.10 Dr Richard Chin + Prof Mike Cousin

1.10 – 1.35 ‘Type I Interferon and neuroinflammation – identifying a novel immune pathway’, Dr Karen Mackenzie, ECAT SCREDS Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh

1.35 – 2.00 ‘Diagnosis of paediatric neuroinflammatory disorders’ , Dr Jay Shetty, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, NRS Fellow, Honorary Senior Lecturer and CLaH Module Organiser, University of Edinburgh

2.00 – 2.25 ‘What paediatric and adult neuroinflammatory medicine can learn from each other’, Dr David Hunt, Intermediate Clinical Fellow & Honorary Consultant in Neurology, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh

2.25 – 2.45 Tea and Coffee Break Hugh Robson Common Room – 1st Floor

2.45 – 3.10 ‘Microglia are redundant’, Dr Clare Pridans, PI, Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh

3.10 – 3.50 The Thomas TS Ingram Memorial Lecture - ‘Immune basis of childhood onset epilepsy’, Dr Sukhvir Wright, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellow, Aston Neuroscience Institute, Aston University, Birmingham

3.50 – 4.00 Questions and Close

4.00 – 5.00 Drinks - Hugh Robson Common Room – 1st Floor

All Welcome!