New insights into the treatment of neurological diseases
MNRC international symposiums started in 2000, opens every year hosted by MNRC research division. The aim of the symposium is to make further progress in neuroscience and international cooperative interactions.2012 MNRC international symposium, hosted by Prof. Ikuo Tooyama, Director of MNRC, has invited leading active international and domestic researchers in the field of neurodegeneration who gave presentations focused on oxidative stresses and neuroinflammations.
Opening Remarks:
President Tadao Bamba
(President and Dean, Shiga University of Medical Science)
Introduction:
Prof. Ikuo Tooyama
(Director of MNRC, Shiga University of Medical Science)
"The aim of the symposium"
"A Neuroprotection Framework in Cerebral Ischemia Based on a 'Stroke in a Dish' Model"
Dr. Joseph S Tauskela (University of Ottawa, NRC, Canada)
"Mitochondrial Ferritin reduces oxidative stress-induced neuronal
death in Alzheimer's disease"
Dr. Hongkuan Yang (MNRC, Shiga University of Medical Science)
"Expression profiles of cytokines in the brain of Alzheimer's disease
patients"
Dr. Yoshihiro Konishi (Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital
Organization Tottori Medical Center)
"Human Brain Discovery Research: Brain Banks and Translational Neuroscience”
Dr. Thomas G Beach (Banner Sun Health Institute, USA)
Closing remarks:
Vice President Takanori Hattori (Vice President and Dean, Shiga University
of Medical Science)
From left:
Dr. Tauskela,
Dr. Konishi,
Dr. Beach,
Vice President Hattori,
Prof. Tooyama,
Dr. Matsuo,
and Dr. Yang
At the reception party
