Recent Trends in CNS Regenerative Medicine

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Summary

The complexity of Central Nervous System disorders demands the development of innovative therapies. Areas cell transplantation approaches, bio and neuro-engineering, molecular/pharmacotherapy therapies and enabling technologies are key in regenerative medicine approaches that target injury and disease within the CNS. On the other hand, it also critical to be aware of the most important ethical issues, as well as the proper steps to take a therapy from the bench to the bed side, including the limitations of animal models of injury and disease.

Having this in mind, the objectives of the present course are to:

Describe the basic biology and anatomy of the CNS, and how injury and disease affects its balance;
Discuss the limitations of the present therapies used in the clinics;
Introduce the recent trends in different field field of CNS regenerative medicine including cell transplantation, bio and neuro-engineering, molecular/pharmacotherapy therapies and enabling technologies;
Present successful cases of translation of basic research to first-in-human trials, and the steps needed to follow this path.

The final purpose of this course is to create a unique multidisciplinary forum that can lead the pariticipants foster new ideas and strategies that can pave the way for the future development of this field.

This course does not provide credentials for the exercise of medicine for those without appropriate training, recognition and registered at the "Ordem dos Médicos" or international equivalent institutions.

Coordinator

António Salgado
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Speakers

Abhay Pandit
CURAM, National University of Ireland, Galways, Ireland

Ana Paula Pêgo
IBMC/I3S, Porto, Portugal

António Salgado
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Clévio Nóbrega
University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Fernanda Marques
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Hugo Almeida
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Ioannis Sotoripoulos
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

James Phillips
Universtity College London (UCL), London, UK

Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Martin Schwab
University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland

Miguel Gago
Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal

Moises Mallo
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal

Nadine Santos
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Ronaldo Ichyiama
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Susana Monteiro
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Xavier Navarro
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain

Lab Instructors

Aline Fernandes
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Ana Marote
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

António Salgado
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Fábio Teixeira
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Eduardo Gomes
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Luis Rocha
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Raquel Marques
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Rita Silva
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Sofia Serra
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Programme

Week 1: Lectures (limited to 60 participants)

March 2nd to 6th, 2020

09:00-17:00	Click here to download the detailed programme.

Week 2: Hands-on (limited to 20 participants)

March 9th to 13th 2020

09:00-17:00	Hands on in the lab: Mini-projects

Week 3: Evaluation (for students enrolled in the MSc and PhD programs of the School of Medicine)

March 20th 2020

10:00-12:00	Exam
14:00-16:00	Project Presentation

Registration

To register, please fill out the registration form. Within 48/72h, we will send you the confirmation and details for the payment. Please contact us if you do not receive a response in the next 5 days.

Target Group: Post-Graduate students, Post-Doctoral Researchers and Group Leaders, with or without a background on Neurosciences.
Registration deadline: February 20th 2020
Fees: 250,00 EUR (lectures only) / 350,00 EUR (lectures and hands-on)

The fee includes all the necessary material for the course and certificate of attendance.

Click here to access the online form and further details for the registration.

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Programme

Week 1: Lectures (limited to 60 participants)

Week 2: Hands-on (limited to 20 participants)

Week 3: Evaluation (for students enrolled in the MSc and PhD programs of the School of Medicine)

Registration

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