Organizers: Armen Saghatelyan, David Kaplan, Karun Singh, Anastassia Voronova
Date: May 21, 2025, Full Day
Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Registration link:
Stem Cells, Brain Development and Regeneration
The 7th satellite meeting on Stem Cells, Brain Development and Regeneration brings together Canadian experts and trainees working in the fields of neural stem cells, brain development and regeneration to exchange ideas and discuss recent data. The speakers are from multiple institutions across Canada and all career stages. They will discuss recent advances in the field of stem and glial cell biology, axonal growth and how the dysfunction in distinct developmental processes leads to pathological conditions. The speakers will also discuss novel approaches pertaining to the study of distinct developmental, pathological and regenerative processes. The topics span from the understanding of fundamental properties of neural stem cells biology (session 1), brain development (session 2) and regeneration and novel approaches (session 3). We hope that this meeting will further catalyze the interactions between Canadian neural stem cell researchers and provide a great platform to exchange ideas and develop novel collaborative projects.
Event Agenda: Stem Cells, Brain Development and Regeneration
May 21, 2025; 20min talks + 5 min questions (short-talks: 10min+5min)
- 8h30: arrival and registration
- 8h55 opening remarks
Session 1: Stem cells
- 9h00 Carol Schuurmans (University of Toronto)
Novel fate mapping strategy to label and interrogate precise neuronal populations in the neocortex - 9h25 Michel Cayouette (IRCM)
Reprograming glia into neurons: lessons from development - 9h50 Lisa Julian (Simon Fraser University)
Human stem cell modeling approaches to uncover early drivers of cortical malformation development - 10h25 Justin Belair-Hickey(University of Toronto,short-talk)
Neural crest precursors from the skin are the primary source of directly reprogrammed neurons
10h40 coffee break
Session 2: Brain development
11h00 Artur Kania (IRCM)
Molecular specification of somatotopic maps
- 11h25 Jiamy Guo (University of Calgary)
Primary ciliary signaling modulates astrocyte development and reaction to brain injuries - 11h50 Angelo Iulianella (Dalhousie University)
Impaired radial glial morphology and transient amplification of hippocampal neural progenitors in Mllt11-deficient mice - 12h15 Benoit Laurent (Université de Sherbrooke)
Setting the pace: how barriers orchestrate neuronal maturation - 12h40 Kara Goodkey (university of Alberta, short-talk)
Loss of Ankrd11 in embryonic neural stem cells results in abnormal oligodendrogenesis and structural brain defects
12h55 lunch (included with registration)
Session 3: Regeneration and novel approaches
- 14h00 Farzaneh Nobakht (University of Calgary, short-talk
Discordant mRNA and protein expression governed by the RNA-binding protein CSDE1 delineates neuronal laminar identity in the developing cerebral cortex - 14h15 Edward Yiren Sun (University of Ottawa, short-talk)
Arcuate nucleus neurons mediate ventral subventricular zone neural stem cell differentiation through endocannabinoid signaling - 14h30 Scott Yuzwa (University of Toronto)
Differentiation potential of cortical progenitor populations in the postnatal brain - 14h55 Veronique Miron (University of Toronto)
Microglia prevent spontaneous and recurrent CNS demyelination with aging - 15h20 Cindi Morshead (University of Toronto)
Zapping neural precursor cells to promote self-repair
15h45 closing remarks
17h00 CAN opening
