Webinars

A webinar series on microglial research

 

Upcoming webinars

March 3rd, 2026 Tara da Silvia (Cleveland Clinic, USA)

April 7th, 2026 Victoria Marshe (Columbia University, USA)

May 5th, 2026. Lindsay de Biase (UCLA, USA)

June 2nd, 2026. Kiavish Movahedi (VUB, Belgium)

European Microglial Webinar Series is currently organized by a group of researchers from the University of Lausanne, the Collège de France, and ACHUCARRO.

Web link for this series is here

Webinars are broadcast via Zoom on the First Tuesday of the Month, 5pm CEST

Zoom link can be found here

https://unil.zoom.us/j/93018596158 (Meeting ID: 930 1859 6158)

You can also follow in X (aka Twitter): @MicrogliaSeries

Contact by E-mail: emws-comms@achucarro.org

Webinar recordings

 

Organised by researchers from University of Lausanne and ACHUCARRO (2023-present)

 

#45 - Professor Steffan Jung

01-04-2025

Monocyte-derived microglia and why origins can matter …

 

#42 - Dr. Michelle Monje

07-01-2025

Neural-immune interactions in cognitive impairment following cancer therapy of COVID

 

#41 - Dr. João Relvas

03-12-2024

Microglia through the lens of RhoGTPase signaling

 

#40 - Dr. Anna Molofsky

05-11-2024

Regulation of microglial function by cytokines

 

#38 - Dr. Elvira Mass

03-09-2024

How microglia meet T cells in neurodegeneration

 

#37 - Professor Long-Jun Wu

04-06-2024

Neuroimmune interaction: how microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity

 

#36 - Dr. Miao Jing

07-05-2024

The Tango between astrocytes and microglia in homeostatic injury response

 

#35 - Dr. Alain Bessis

02-04-2024

Microglial TNFα controls inhibitory synapses in the cortex: consequences on sleep

 

#34 - Professor Marco Prinz

05-03-2024

The myeloid side of the brain

 

#33 - Dr. Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti

06-02-2024

Mitochondrial complex I activity in microglia sustains CNS inflammation

 

#32 - Professor Anne Roumier

09-01-2024

Impaired regulation of postnatal microglia by serotonin has lasting effects on sociability, flexibility, and response to inflammation

 

#31 - Professor Renzo Mancuso

05-12-2023

Biology and modulation of human microglia in vivo in Alzheimer's disease

 

#30 - Professor Francesca Peri

07-11-2023

In the belly of the microglia: Towards a dynamic quantitative understanding of how microglia phagocytose neurons

 

#29 - Professor Sandra Siegert

02-10-2023

From microglia morphology to function (with the help of ketamine)

 

Organised by researchers from University of Cambridge (2021-2023)

 

#25 - Professor Michela Matteoli

03-04-2023

How the immune system affects synaptic function

 
 

#24 - Professor Delphine Boche

06-03-2023

Microglial immunophenotype in the human brain

 
 

#22 - Professor Guy Brown

09-01-2023

Excessive microglial phagocytosis contributes to neurodegeneration

 
 

#21 - Professor Jochen Herms

05-12-2022

Microglia and its fundamental role in synaptic pathology in Alzheimer’s disease

 
 

#20 - Professor Amanda Sierra

07-11-2022

Microglial states and nomenclature

 
 

#16 - Dr. Claudia Verderio

04-04-2022

Role of microglial extracellular vesicles in early synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

 
 

#15 - Professor Mikael Simons

07-03-2022

Functions of microglia in white matter aging and remyelination

 
 

#14 - Professor Agnès Nadjar

07-02-2022

Effect of nutrients on microglial function

 
 

#13 - Professor Christian Haass

10-01-2022

Microglial function and dysfunction of TREM2 and ABI3, two major risk factors for late onset Alzeimer’s disease

 
 

#7 - Professor Trevor Owens

10-05-2021

Microglia as modulators of CNS inflammation

 
 

#6 - Professor Amanda Sierra

12-04-2021

Not just corpse removal: How microglial phagocytosis maintains tissue homeostasis

 
 

#5 - Professor Colm Cunningham

01-03-2021

Microglia at the interface of chronic neurodegeneration and systemic inflammation.

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#4 - Dr. Adams Denes

01-02-2021

Microglia shape neuro-vascular responses via compartment-specific mechanisms.

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#2 - Professor Bart De Strooper

07-12-2020

Astroglia-microglia cross talk as part of the cellular response in Alzheimer's Disease.

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#1 - Professor Sally Cowley

02-11-2020

Modelling neuroinflammation using human induced Pluripotent Stem cell-derived microglia.

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