Research Seminars @ Illinois

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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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"Neurovascular Interactions: Mechanisms, Imaging and Therapeutics," by Katerina Akassoglou, Phd, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, Senior investigator, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Director, Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology at Gladstone Institutes/ UCSF

Event Type: Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor: Neuroscience Program
Location: Beckman Institute 1005
Date: Apr 8, 2025 4:00 pm
Contact: Adrienne Antonson
E-Mail: aantnsn2@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Neuroscience Program Seminars; The communication between the brain, immune and vascular systems is a key contributor to the onset and progression of neurological diseases. Our research has uncovered pleiotropic roles for the blood coagulation factor fibrinogen in neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and inhibition of repair in a wide range of neurological diseases. Fibrin-targeting immunotherapy inhibits autoimmunity-and amyloid-driven neurotoxicity in animal models of multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19 neuropathology. Selective fibrin targeting might be beneficial for suppressing vascular-driven neurodegeneration.

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