Early Career UK and Ireland Blood-Brain Barrier Symposium Event
- Time:
- 10:30 - 17:00
- Date:
- 27 November 2015
- Venue:
- Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, University Road, SO17 1BJ
For more information regarding this event, please email Paul Ibbett at bbb-symposium@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
The University of Southampton has the privilege of hosting the 5th UK & Ireland Early Career Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Symposium.
The focus of this one day annual meeting is on providing a forum for postgraduates/early career researchers to present their research in a supportive environment. PIs are encouraged to attend to provide support and feedback for the students. This conference will enable the establishment of networks and the flow of ideas within the BBB field of the UK & Ireland.
To register for a talk, please email bbb-symposium@soton.ac.uk with a 250 word abstract by Friday 25th September.
This symposium is kindly sponsored by the Institute for Life Sciences and Southampton Neuroscience Group .
SCHEDULE
10:30 - 11:00 Registration and Refreshments
11:00 - 11:45 Professor Joan Abbott, KCL: How does a molecule get into the brain and out again? Grip, flip, zig-zag and flow
11:45 - 13:05 Early Career Researcher Talks
13:05 - 14:30 Lunch and Poster Session
14:30 - 15:50 Early Career Researcher Talks
15:50 - 16:15 Refreshments
16:15 - 17:00 Dr. Kara Gibson, Novartis: The development of pharmacologic agents for retinal diseases - the challenge of the blood-retinal barrier
