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Agenda
DAY 1: Wednesday, December 3
| 7:15 – 8:15 a.m. | Registration check-in and Breakfast |
| 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| SESSION I: Glia-neuron metabolic interactions | |
| 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. | Pierre Magistretti (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) |
| 8:55 – 9:20 a.m. | Juan Bolanos (University of Salamanca, Spain) |
| 9:20 – 9:45 a.m. | Aiman Saab (University of Zurich, Switzerland) |
| 9:45 – 10:10 a.m. | Gilles Bonvento (University of Paris-Saclay, France) |
| 10:10 – 10:20 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| 10:50 – 11:15 a.m. | Gulcin Pekkurnaz (UC San Diego, USA) |
| 11:15 – 11:40 a.m. | Bruno Weber (University of Zurich, Switzerland) |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Reyna Hernandez-Benitez (Altos Labs, USA) |
| 12:05 – 12:15 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| SESSION II: Metabolic flexibility of glial cells | |
| 1:15 – 1:40 p.m. | Hugo Bellen (Baylor College, USA) |
| 1:40 – 2:05 p.m. | Klaus-Armin Nave (Max Planck Institute…, Germany) |
| 2:05 – 2:30 p.m. | Gesine Saher (Max Planck Institute…, Germany) |
| 2:30 – 2:55 p.m. | Anne-Karine Bouzier Sore (Univ of Bordeaux, France) |
| 2:55 – 3:05 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:05 – 3:35 p.m. | Break |
| 3:35 – 4:00 p.m. | Maria Ioannou (University of Alberta, Canada) |
| 4:00 – 4:55 p.m. | Stefanie Schirmeier (Dresden Technical University, Germany) |
| 4:55 – 5:20 p.m. | Juan C. Izpisua Belmonte (Altos Labs, USA) |
| 5:20 – 5:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Poster Session & Reception, Dinner |
DAY 2: Thursday, December 4
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration check-in and Breakfast |
| SESSION III: The role of glial metabolism… | |
| 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. | Cristina Alberini (NYU, USA) |
| 8:55 – 9:20 a.m. | Giovanni Mariscano (Univ of Bordeaux, France) |
| 9:20 – 9:45 a.m. | Angeles Almeida (Univ of Salamanca, Spain) |
| 9:45 – 9:55 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:55 – 10:25 a.m. | Break |
| SESSION IV: Metabolic interactions… | |
| 10:25 – 10:50 a.m. | Carmen Sandi (EPFL, Switzerland) |
| 10:50 – 11:15 a.m. | Blanca Diaz Castro (Univ of Edinburgh, UK) |
| 11:15 – 11:40 a.m. | Manu Goyal (Wash Univ, USA) |
| 11:40 – 11:50 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:25 p.m. | George Brooks (UC Berkeley, USA) |
| 1:25 – 1:50 p.m. | Vincent Prevot (INSERM Lille, France) |
| 1:50 – 2:15 p.m. | Sabrina Diano (Columbia, USA) |
| 2:15 – 2:40 p.m. | Maribel Rios (Tufts Univ, USA) |
| 2:40 – 2:50 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:50 – 3:20 p.m. | Break |
| 3:20 – 3:45 p.m. | Cristina García-Cáceres (Helmholtz Munich, Germany) |
| 3:45 – 4:10 p.m. | Leena Ibrahim (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) |
| 4:10 – 4:35 p.m. | Navdeep Chandel (Northwestern, USA) |
| 4:35 – 4:45 p.m. | Discussion |
| 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | General Discussion |
DAY 3: Friday, December 5
Morning Snorkeling Trip
| SESSION V: Emerging technologies | |
| 2:00 – 2:25 p.m. | L. Felipe Barros (CECs & San Sebastián Univ, Chile) |
| 2:25 – 2:50 p.m. | Alejandro S. Martin (San Sebastián Univ, Chile) |
| 2:50 – 3:15 p.m. | Jaime De Juan (Paris Brain Institute, France) |
| 3:15 – 3:25 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:25 – 3:55 p.m. | Break |
| 3:55 – 4:20 p.m. | Joshua Rabinowitz (Princeton Univ, USA) |
| 4:20 – 4:45 p.m. | Theodore Alexandrov (UC San Diego, USA) |
| 4:45 – 4:55 p.m. | Discussion |
| 4:55 – 5:10 p.m. | General Discussion |
| 5:10 – 5:20 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
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Confirmed Speakers
Maribel Rios Neuroscientist Tufts University
Pierre J. Magistretti Vice President for Research KAUST
Leena Ibrahim Assistant Professor KAUST
Reyna Hernandez Benitez Scientist Altos Labs
Carmen Sandi Professor EPFL
Juan Pedro Bolaños Biochemist and Neuroscientist Universidad de Salamanca
Ángeles Almeida Professor The University of Salamanca
L. Felipe Barros Full Professor Universidad San Sebastián
Stefanie Schirmeier Professor Technische Universität Dresden
Cristina García-Cáceres Professor Helmholtz Munich
Bianca Diaz Castro Group Leader University of Edinburgh
Giovanni Marsicano Team Leader University of Bordeaux
Gilles Bonvento Researcher CNRS Paris
Joshua Rabinowitz Professor Princeton University
Vincent Prevot Researcher INSERM Lille
Sabrina Diano Professor Columbia University
Gesine Saher Project Group Leader Max Planck Institute Gottingen
Klaus-Armin Nave Molecular biologist Max Planck Institute Gottingen
George Brooks Professor UC Berkeley
Alejandro San Martin Medical Technologist Universidad San Sebastian
Anne-Karine Bouzier-Sore Project Coordinator University of Bordeaux
Cristina Alberini Professor New York University
Bruno Weber Professor University of Zurich
Aiman Saab Professor University of Zurich
Manu Goyal Associate Professor Washington University
Hugo Bellen Professor Baylor College