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Microglia
Microglia: glial cells, derived from the germ layer, mesoderm, that function as scavengers (macrophages) in the central nervous system. This, in turn, forms part of the reticuloendothelial system.
AUG 25, 2021 | 1:30 PM
In this preliminary experiment, we used spatial transcriptomics to assess the gene expression profiles of microglia or astrocytes in relation to their distance from plaques. We compared 18-m...
JUN 10, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: June 10, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Microglia, the primary brain macrophages, regulate a plethora of processes that impact the organization of neural circuits, including sy...
APR 21, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Date: April 21, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Spatial Answers Trilogy - Spatial Answers in Immunology Immunology Researchers share their Spatial Discoveries in SARS-C...
JUL 07, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Brain malignancies can either originate from within the CNS (gliomas) or invade from other locations in the body (metastases). A highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) influen...
MAR 11, 2020 | 10:30 AM
The accumulation of neurotoxic amyloid beta peptides and/or neurofibrillary tangle formation are key pathological hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases including but not limited to Alzheim...
DEC 03, 2019 | 9:00 AM
DATE: December 3, 2019 TIME: 9:00am PST Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells and play key roles in normal development, maintenance of homeostasis, and disease. Using a combina...
NOV 19, 2019 | 10:00 AM
DATE: November 19, 2019TIME: 10:00am PSTMicroglial cells are the resident innate immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS) and are responsible for regulating inflammatory activati...
JUN 08, 2017 | 10:00 AM
DATE: June 8, 2017TIME: 10:00AM PDT, 1:00PM EDT, 7:00PM CESTAlzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the result of complex interactions between risk factors that cause pleiotropic changes in m...
JAN 19, 2017 | 8:00 AM
DATE: January 19th, 2017TIME: 8:00AM PT, 11:00AM ETLiquid biopsies have the potential to be a less invasive method than traditional biopsies to detect advanced solid tumor mutational st...
MAR 19, 2014 | 10:00 AM
Neuron-glial interactions are increasingly recognized as being key for physiological and pathological processes in the central nervous system. Microglia have been found to play a causal role...
MAR 19, 2014 | 7:00 AM
Down syndrome (DS) is a complex multi-system disorder affecting more than 5.8 million individuals around the world and it causes significant physical, psychological, and cognitive abnormaliti...
MAR 11, 2020 | 10:30 AM
The accumulation of neurotoxic amyloid beta peptides and/or neurofibrillary tangle formation are key pathological hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases including but not limited to Alzheim...