General information
The MS Research Days are scheduled for Monday June 19th and Tuesday June 20th in Amsterdam. The meeting addresses the whole spectrum of MS research including fundamental, translational, and clinical topics. The deadline for abstract submission was Tuesday April 25th.
Date: Monday June 19th and Tuesday June 20th 2023
Location: Van der Valk Oostzaan-Amsterdam (Westeinde 1, 1511MA Oostzaan)
Keynote lectures
These three excellent researchers will give a keynote lecture during the meeting:
- Prof. Gonçalo Castelo-Branco (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) – ‘Spatial and temporal dynamics of multiple sclerosis disease development and progression‘
- Dr. Max Kaufmann (University of Hamburg, Germany) – ‘Understanding progressive multiple sclerosis with single cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics: A data science perspective on pathogenesis‘
- Dr. Niamh McNamara (University of Edinburgh, UK) – ‘Microglia regulate central nervous system myelin growth and integrity‘
Evening lecture
The evening lecture is on Monday June 19th.
- Prof. Dick Swaab (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam) – ‘Sexual differentiation of our brains: a basis for vulnerability for neuropsychiatric disorders’