Educational satellite: “How have methods shaped the BBB field?”

Wednesday 16th, Sept. 8:45 to 13:00. Venue: Conference centre, Aarhus University

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:40

Roberto Villaseñor (Roche, Basel). In vitro methodologies: High-throughput in vitro models to study the brain barrier

09:40 – 10:20

Annika Keller (University Hospital Zurich). Developing a transgenic mouse model: from target identification to a validated in vivo model

10:20 – 10:35

Coffee Break

10:35 – 11:15

Michael Vanlandewijck (Karolinska Institutet). Proteomics & transcriptomics: From tissue to data: Interpreting omics in brain barrier research

11:15 – 11:55

Britta Engelhardt (University of Bern). Visualizing the brain barriers in vivo: from surgery to image analysis

11:55 – 12:30

Panel Discussion

12:30 –

Sandwiches and walk to The Old Town

 

28th European Brain Barriers Meeting, 2026

Wednesday 16th, Sept. 14:00 to 17:45. Venue: Elsinore Theatre, The Old Town

13:00 – 14:00

Registration

14:00 – 15:30

Session 1: Blood Brain Barrier, Cannabinoids and Behaviour

14:00 – 14:10

Opening Words

14:10 – 14:50

Caroline Menard (Université Laval, Québec). Cannabinoids and resilience

14:50 – 15:10

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

15:10 – 15:30

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:0017:40

Session 2: Blood Brain Barrier and Neuronal Circuitry

16:00 – 16:20

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

16:20 – 16:40

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

16:40 – 17:40

Keynote Lecture: Richard Daneman (University of California, San Diego). BBB impact on the neuronal circuitry

18:15 –

Welcome Reception at “Møntmestergaarden”

Thursday 17th, Sept. 9:00 to 17.55. Venue: Stakladen, Aarhus University

09:00 – 10:20

Session 3: Ependymal Barriers

09:00 – 09:40

Vincent Prevot (Inserm, Lille). Tanycytes, a dynamic blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier

09:40 – 10:00

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

10:00 – 10:20

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

10:20 – 11:30

Poster Session 1

11:30 – 12:50

Session 4: Signal Transduction and Receptor Trafficking at the BBB

11:30 – 12:10

Benoit Vanhollebeke (Université Libre de Bruxelles). An endothelial stalk cell selection mechanism warrants blood-brain barrier integrity

12:10 – 12:30

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

12:30 – 12:50

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

12:50 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:50

Session 5: In Vitro Cultures - from Monolayers to Organoids

13:30 – 14:10

Maria A. Deli (Hungary Academy of Sciences, Szeged). Lab-on-a-chip models of the blood-brain barrier

14:10 – 14:30

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

14:30 – 14:50

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

14:50 – 16:00

Poster Session 2

16:00 – 17:40

Session 6: Brain Barriers, Drug Delivery and Neurodegenerative Diseases

16:00 – 16:20

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

16:20 – 16:40

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

16:40 – 17:40

Keynote lecture: Joy Zuchero (Denali, San Francisco). Current status and next generations of antibody-based brain shuttles

19:00 –

Conference Dinner

 
Friday 18th, Sept. 9:00 to 13:00. Venue: Stakladen, Aarhus University

9:00 – 10:40

Session 7: Novel Approaches for Analysing Brain Barriers

09.00 – 09:40

Ayal Ben-Zvi (The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Jerusalem). A deep view into the structure of brain endothelial cells

09:40 – 10:00

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

10:00 – 10:20

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

10:20 – 10:40

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

10:40 – 11:10

Coffee Break

11:10 – 11:30

Awards and Announcements

11:30 – 12:50

Session 8: Novel Therapies for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

11:30 – 12:10

Isabell Aubert (Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto). Blood-brain barrier modulation to promote brain plasticity and the delivery of therapeutics

12:10 – 12:30

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

12:30 – 12:50

Short talk (selected from abstracts)

12:50 –

Wrap Up and Lunch Boxes

Locations:

·        Conference Centre: Fredrik Nielsens Vej 2-4, 8000 Aarhus C

·        The Old City: Viborg Vej 2, 8000 Aarhus C

·        Stakladen: Frederik Nielsens Vej 2-4, 8000 Aarhus C

Organizers:

Prof. Birger Brodin

Prof. Morten S. Nielsen

Dr. Andras Harazin

Dr. Judit Prat Duran

Sponsors: Lundbeck Foundation, IBBS, Vibraint, Bionordika, Miltenyi, Zeiss, Gubra,
H. Lundbeck A/S, NeuVasq, Neuroscience Academy Denmark

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Registration: https://event.au.dk/events/ebbm26/registration