* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EST.

  • 8:30 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM EDT

    Mots de bienvenue / Opening Statements

    Drs Catherine Larochelle, Alexandre Prat & Nathalie Arbour

    8:45 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    8:45 AM - 9:25 AM 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 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    9:25 AM - 10:05 AM 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 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    10:05 AM - 10:45 AM 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 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    10:45 AM - 11:05 AM EDT

    PAUSE-CAFÉE / COFFEE BREAK

    11:05 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    11:05 AM - 11:45 PM 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 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    11:45 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

    BLOCK 6: Dr Haritha Desu

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

    12:25 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    12:25 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

    LUNCH & SESSION D'AFFICHE / POSTER SESSION

    2:15 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    2:15 PM - 2:55 PM 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

    2:55 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    2:55 PM - 3:35 PM EDT

    BLOCK 7: Dr Raphael Schneider

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

    3:35 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    3:35 PM - 3:55 PM EDT

    PAUSE-CAFÉ / COFFEE BREAK

    3:55 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    3:55 PM - 4:35 PM EDT

    BLOCK 8: Dr Alyson Fournier

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

    4:35 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    4:35 PM - 5:15 PM 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

    7:00 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT

    BANQUET

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