* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EDT.

  • 8:30

    Canada/Eastern

    08:30 - 08:45 EDT

    Mots de bienvenue / Opening Statements

    Drs Catherine Larochelle, Alexandre Prat & Nathalie Arbour

    8:45

    Canada/Eastern

    08:45 - 09:25 EDT

    BLOCK 5: Dr Stephanie Zandee

    Neuroimmune mechanisms in MS and their clinical relevance from a neuropathological perspective Dr Imke Metz Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany

    9:25

    Canada/Eastern

    09:25 - 10:05 EDT

    BLOCK 5: Dr Stephanie Zandee

    Phenotyping immune cell-derived extracellular vesicles in MS provides novel insights into potential disease mechanisms and biomarker discovery Dr Craig Moore Memorial University, St. John's NL Canada

    10:05

    Canada/Eastern

    10:05 - 10:45 EDT

    BLOCK 5: Dr Stephanie Zandee

    Immune Mediated Remodeling of Damaged CNS Vasculature Dr Dorian McGavern National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

    10:45

    Canada/Eastern

    10:45 - 11:05 EDT

    PAUSE-CAFÉE / COFFEE BREAK

    11:05

    Canada/Eastern

    11:05 - 23:45 EDT

    BLOCK 6: Dr Haritha Desu

    The central nervous system at risk – interaction with the immune system Dr Frauke Zipp Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

    11:45

    Canada/Eastern

    11:45 - 12:25 EDT

    BLOCK 6: Dr Haritha Desu

    Improving the lesion microenvironment for remyelination Dr V. Wee Yong University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    12:25

    Canada/Eastern

    12:25 - 14:15 EDT

    LUNCH & SESSION D'AFFICHE / POSTER SESSION

    14:15

    Canada/Eastern

    14:15 - 14:55 EDT

    BLOCK 7: Dr Raphael Schneider

    The interleukin-1 cytokine system mediates neuroinflammation and pain in MS Dr Steve Lacroix Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

    14:55

    Canada/Eastern

    14:55 - 15:35 EDT

    BLOCK 7: Dr Raphael Schneider

    The inflammasome/pyroptosis axis in progressive MS Dr Christopher Power University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada

    15:35

    Canada/Eastern

    15:35 - 15:55 EDT

    PAUSE-CAFÉ / COFFEE BREAK

    15:55

    Canada/Eastern

    15:55 - 16:35 EDT

    BLOCK 8: Dr Alyson Fournier

    Grey Matters: B cells, Ageing and MS Dr Jennifer Gommerman University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    16:35

    Canada/Eastern

    16:35 - 17:15 EDT

    BLOCK 8: Dr Alyson Fournier

    The T cell/Phagocyte interface in NeuroinflammationThe T cell Dr Burkhard Becher University of Zurich, Institute of Experimental Immunology, Zurich, Switzerland

    19:00

    Canada/Eastern

    19:00 - 22:00 EDT

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