The Winter School will cover a series of biological subjects relating to neural stem cells, their involvement in brain diseases and their potential use in regenerative medicine. Main sessions will cover topics on adult neurogenesis, in vivo and in vitro neural stem cell lineage and neurodegenerative/neurodevelopmental disorders.

The School is open to PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and senior researchers from universities, research institutes and industry. A maximum of 40 participants will be selected on the basis of their CV, publications and submitted abstract. Extensive discussions, poster sessions and meetings will promote the interaction of participants with speakers. Sessions dedicated to oral presentations selected from participants are also planned. Two prizes will also be assigned, one for the best poster and one for the best oral presentation.

The first edition of this school, held in 2012, saw the participation of some of the most renowned experts in the field and attracted many international students. This contributed to create a lively atmosphere, leading to many stimulating scientific discussions. For the second edition, we aim to recreate and strengthen the positive scientific environment we established during the previous edition.

Confirmed speakers are:

Stefano Bifari (Leuven, BELGIUM), Luca Bonfanti (Turin, ITALY), Vania Broccoli (Milan, ITALY), Marco Canossa (Bologna, ITALY), Federico Cremisi (Pisa, ITALY), Fiona Doetsch (Basel, SWITZERLAND), Rossella Galli (Milan, ITALY), Sebastian Jessberger (Zurich, SWITZERLAND), Merab Kokaia (Lund, SWEDEN), Meng Li (Cardiff, UK), Stefano Pluchino (Cambridge, UK), Jack Price (London, UK), Antonio Simeone (Naples, ITALY), Lukas Sommer (Zurich, SWITZERLAND)


Abstract submission deadline: November 16, 2015

Website: http://events.unitn.it/en/neuralstemcells2015