Program

Thursday, 16th of October 2025

1:00 – 2:00 PM Arrival and Check-in

2:00 – 2:30 PM Coffee Time 

2:30 – 2:45 PM Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs

2:45 – 3:45 PM Marco Prinz, University of Freiburg, Germany

“The myeloid side of the CNS” (Chair Anna Malik)

3:45 – 4:00 PM Short Coffee Break

Astrocyte Session 1 (Chair Piotr Michaluk)

4:00 – 4:25 PM Bożena Kamińska, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Poland

“Spatial heterogeneity and plasticity of astrocytes in brain tumors resolved by spatial transcriptomics and immunostaining.”

4:25 – 4:50 PM Francesco Petrelli, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

“How astrocytes regulate lipid metabolism during postnatal brain development"

4:50 – 5:15 PM Joao Oliveira, University of Minho, Portugal 

“The involvement of astrocyte calcium-dependent signaling in the hippocampus and fear memory” 

5:15 – 5:50 PM Aleksandra Pekowska, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Poland

“Modeling evolution of primate astrocyte regulome”

5:50 – 6:50 PM Poster Session, Wine & Snacks

8:00 – 10:30 PM Networking Event: Gala Dinner

Friday, 17th of October 2025

9:00 – 9:30 AM Coffee Time 

Microglia Session (Chair: Łukasz M. Szewczyk)

9:30 – 10:05 AM Soyon Hong,  University College London, United Kingdom

“Neuro-glia-immune crosstalk mediating synapse loss in neurodegeneration”

10:05 – 10:30 AM Paulina Kaminska, University of Warsaw,  Poland

“Lack of SorLA sorting receptor exacerbates inflammatory potential of mouse glioma microenvironment”

10:30 – 10:55 AM Sebastian Werneburg, University of Michigan, United States 

“Microglia-mediated Visual Circuit Disassembly in Multiple Sclerosis”

10:55 – 11:20 AM Blanca Aldana, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

“Metabolic Crosstalk in the Brain: How Microglial Impacts Neuronal Metabolism. Implications in Neurodegeneration” 

11:20 – 11:40 AM Short Coffee Break 

Oligodendrocyte Session  (Chair: Luiza Stanaszek)

11:40 – 12:15 PM Klaus-Armin Nave,  Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany

“Oligodendrocytes in brain energy metabolism and degenerative disease”

12:15 – 12:40 PM Aleksandra Rutkowska, Medical University of Gdańsk (MUG), Poland

“Targeting Neuroinflammatory Microenvironment with Psychodelics to Promote Remyelination in the CNS”

12:40 – 1:05 PM Ragnhildur Káradóttir,  University of Cambridge, United Kingdom / University of Iceland, Iceland

“Consequences of focal white matter lesions and failed regeneration”

1:05 – 1:30 PM Justyna Janowska, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Poland

“Investigating the process of autophagy in oligodendrocytes after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia”

1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch

Astrocyte Session 2 (Chair: Aleksandra Tempes)

2:30 – 3:05 PM Nicola Allen, The Salk Institute, United States

“Astrocyte neuron interaction in health and disease”

3:05 – 3:30 PM Piotr Michaluk, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Poland

“Role of astrocytic IGFBP2 in synaptic plasticity”

3:30 – 3:55 PM Marta B. Wisniewska, University of Warsaw, Poland

“Navigating Astro-Neuro Dynamics: The Impact of Glial Wnt Signalling on Neuronal Development and Function”

3:55 – 4:20 PM Mariusz Popek, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Poland

“Architects in Crisis: Astrocyte Remodeling During Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy”

4:20 – 4:40 PM Closing remarks

7:00 – 9:30 PM Sightseeing Warsaw Old Town (optional)