April 9 – 11, 2018
Brain energy metabolism is altered in most neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders not to mention ischemic conditions and stroke. It is also at the basis of functional brain imaging techniques that detect signals of metabolic or vascular origin. It is therefore crucial to understand the cellular and molecular basis of brain energy metabolism to assess its relevance for information processing, for brain disorders and for the development of novel therapeutic targets.
Metabolic coupling between glia and neurons is key to brain function. The workshop will focus on novel data based obtained with advanced imaging techniques, including the use of genetically-encoded cell-specific nanosensors in vivo and 3D full immersion virtual reality imaging of electron microscopy data that provide novel insights, with unprecedented cellular and subcellular resolution, on metabolic trafficking between brain cells.
Find out more about the workshop, the speakers and the program here.
For registration please contact KRW.ITSBEM2018@kaust.edu.sa