Schedule
(Updated as of June 13, 2025)
Important notes:
| 1. | This symposium will be held in face-to-face mode. |
| 2. | Unauthorized recording of any session is prohibited. |
| 3. | Please obtain the consent from the speaker concerned for any adaptation/sharing of his/her presentation materials. |
| Should you have further enquiries, please feel free to contact the secretariat by email at ias2025ns@ust.hk. | |
Venue: Kaisa Group Lecture Theater (IAS LT), G/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
June 16, 2025 (Mon)
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Event
| 14:00 - 17:00 |
Registration (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 17:00 - 17:15 |
Welcome Address Kai LIU (HKUST) & Christian GÖRITZ (Karolinska Institutet) |
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Keynote Lecture Session Chair: Christian GÖRITZ (Karolinska Institutet) |
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| 17:15 - 18:15 |
KL-#1: Organization and Repair of Brain and Spinal Connections Zhigang HE (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School) |
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| 19:00 |
Dinner (For Speakers & Invited Participants Only; Venue: China Garden Restaurant) |
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June 17, 2025 (Tue)
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Event
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Session I: Novel Approaches to Understand Neurodegenerative Diseases Session Chair: Kai LIU (HKUST) |
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| 09:10 - 09:45 |
S1-#1: Understanding the Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease – Insights into the Development of Diagnostics and Therapeutics [Abstract] Nancy IP (HKUST) |
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| 09:45 - 10:25 |
S1-#2: Immune Network Dysregulation of the Central Nervous System in Parkinson’s Disease [Abstract] Le ZHANG (Yale School of Medicine) |
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| 10:25 - 11:10 |
Group photo taking & Coffee Break / Poster Session (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Session II: Novel Approaches to Understand Neurodegenerative Diseases Session Chair: Kai LIU (HKUST) |
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| 11:10 - 11:50 |
S2-#1: APOE and Brain Lipid Metabolism in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease [Abstract] Guojun BU (HKUST) |
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| 11:50 - 12:30 |
S2-#2: From Neuroplasticity to Drug Development for Amblyopia, Tinnitus, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Motor Rehabilitation [Abstract] Jufang HE (City University of Hong Kong) |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch (For Speakers & Invited Participants Only; Venue: UniQue, Conference Lodge) / Poster Session (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Session III: Neuronal Cell Types and Circuits Session Chair: Yukinori HIRANO (HKUST) |
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| 13:30 - 14:10 |
S3-#1: Neuronal Specification in the Enteric Nervous System [Abstract] Ulrika MARKLUND (Karolinska Institutet) |
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| 14:10 - 14:50 |
S3-#2: The Organization of the Vagus Nerve [Abstract] Rui CHANG (Yale School of Medicine) |
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| 14:50 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break / Poster Session (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Session IV: Neuronal Cell Types and Circuits Session Chair: Yukinori HIRANO (HKUST) |
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| 16:20 - 17:00 |
S4-#1: Spinal Circuit Plasticity for Movement Adaptation [Abstract] Aya TAKEOKA (RIKEN Center for Brain Science) |
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| 17:00 - 17:40 |
S4-#2: Neuron-Glia Interactions in The Pathophysiology Of Epilepsy [Abstract] Chao YAN (Nanjing University) |
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| 17:40 - 17:45 |
Closing Remarks Kai LIU (HKUST) & Christian GÖRITZ (Karolinska Institutet) |
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| 18:00 - 21:00 |
Banquet (For Speakers & Invited Participants Only; Venue: Sai Kung) *Coach departs from Lo Ka Chung Building at 18:00 and returns at 21:00 |
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June 18, 2025 (Wed)
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Event
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Session I: Repair Mechanisms – Immune and Metabolic Control Session Chair: Yi MIAO (HKUST) |
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| 09:10 - 09:50 |
S1-#1: Immune and Metabolic Control of Nervous System Physiology and Repair Simone DI GIOVANNI (Imperial College London) |
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| 09:50 - 10:30 |
S1-#2: Axon Regeneration and Functional Rewiring after Central Nervous System Injury Kai LIU (HKUST) |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break / Poster Session (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Session II: Repair Mechanisms – Scar Formation Session Chair: Yi MIAO (HKUST) |
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| 11:00 - 11:40 |
S2-#1: Decoding Fibrotic Scarring to Improve CNS Repair Christian GÖRITZ (Karolinska Institutet) |
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| 11:40 - 12:20 |
S2-#2: ECM Composition, Structure, and Mechanical Properties Direct Axon Regeneration in the Vertebrate CNS Daniel WEHNER (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light & Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin) |
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| 12:20 - 13:30 |
Lunch (For Speakers & Invited Participants Only; Venue: UniQue, Conference Lodge) / Poster Session (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Session III: Neuro-vascular Crosstalk Session Chair: Jie WANG (HKUST) |
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| 13:30 - 14:10 |
S3-#1: Perivascular Retinal Neurons Direct 3D Vascular Lattice Formation [Abstract] Xin DUAN (University of California, San Francisco) |
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| 14:10 - 14:50 |
S3-#2: Vascular Endothelial Cell-secreted Protein Functions as Early Sensor and Propagator of Neuroinflammation [Abstract] Xiang YU (Peking University) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break / Poster Session (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Session IV: Repair Mechanisms – Gene Regulation Session Chair: Jie WANG (HKUST) |
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| 15:10 - 15:50 |
S4-#1: Decoding Gene Regulation During CNS Repair [Abstract] Enric LLORENS (Karolinska Institutet) |
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| 15:50 - 16:00 |
Closing Remarks Kai LIU (HKUST) & Christian GÖRITZ (Karolinska Institutet) |
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End of Symposium |
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| 18:20 - 21:15 |
Social Event & Dinner (For Speakers & Invited Participants Only) |
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