day 1 agenda

 

6th Edition of Global Experts Meeting on
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCES
June 18 - 19, 2026, in Prague, Czech Republic
Scientific Program
   Day -1: June (18, 2026)
 Meeting Hall - 1
Registrations Open (08:30-09:00)
Opening Ceremony (09:00-09:10)
Keynote Talks
Italo Mocchetti ,
Georgetown University Medical Center, USA
09:10-09:40 Title: Human immunodeficiency virus 1 glycoprotein gp120 Induces amyloid pathology in neurons
Stephen E Nadeau,
University of Florida College of Medicine, USA
09:40-10:10 Title: Concentration Disorder
Cheng Long,
South China Normal University, China
10:10-10:40 Title: CYLD deletion in parvalbumin interneurons drives hippocampal neuron microglia crosstalk and impairs contextual fear memory of mice
Group Photo & Refreshment Break (10:40-11:00)
Scientific Session I
Noëlle Callizot,
Neuro-Sys, France
11:00-11:20 Title: Alpha-Synuclein: The spark that flames dopaminergic neurons, in vitro and in vivo evidence. 
Gary R Ten Eyck,
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, USA
11:20-11:40 Title: Monoamine neurochemistry, behavior, and microhabitat contribute to male coquí frog modes: silent, territorial, and paternal
Monique Vallee,
University Bordeaux, INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, France 
11:40-12:00 Title: Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function for cannabis-related disorders. 
Yangming Ou,
Harvard Medical School, USA
12:00-12:20 Title: Consortium Effort of Big data and AI for Neonatal Brain Injury Biomarker Development 
Pavla Jendelova,
Institute of Experimental Medicine, CAS, Czech Republic
12:20-12:40 Title: Gene therapy strategies to enhance axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury via PI3Kδ signaling and integrin-mediated mechanisms 
Qi Yuan,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
12:40-13:00 Title: Early Tau Sets the Stage: Lifelong Environmental Shaping of Locus Coeruleus Vulnerability
Lunch Break @ Restaurant(13:00-14:00) 
Scientific Session II
Ryan Kenly Betters,
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA
14:00-14:20 Title: Chronic stress alters neurotransmitter co-expression in the medial septum of female mice
Therese Riedemann,
Paracelsus Medical University, Austria
14:20-14:40 Title: Common and contrasting effects of serotonergic signaling in pyramidal cells and SOM interneurons of the mouse cortex
Med Siegfried Trattnig,
Hochfeld MR Zentrum Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
14:40-15:00 Title: 7 Tesla MRI and Multiple Sclerosis
Dennis Shen,
University of Southern California, USA
15:00-15:20 Title: Obtaining personalized predictions from a randomized controlled trial on Alzheimer’s disease
Seokbum Ko,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
15:20-15:40 Title: Multi-Head Trajectory Prototypical Networks for Myasthenia Gravis Detection from Eye-Tracking Data
Refreshment Break(15:40-16:00)
Baraa Rayed,
Istanbul University-Cerrahpa?a, Turkey
16:00-16:20 Title: A dual-diagnostic multimodal agent-based system for Alzheimer’s and epilepsy detection using 3D brain interpretation
Patrizia Rosso,
Synchronic Lines Foundation & N.G.o. - Morosini Foundation, Milano, Italy
16:20-16:40 Title: Panksepp’s Emotions Theory and Ritualization of the Mechanism of Play. A case study: Damanhur Ecospiritual Community
Meral Ayd?n,
Masterson Institute Turkey
16:40-17:00 Title: Functional Brain Connectivity Changes Following Masterson Psychotherapy in Borderline Personality Disorder
Pannel Discussions
Day-01 Concludes

day 2 agenda

   Day -2: June (19, 2026)

Scientific Program

Keynote Talk

Graziano Pinna,
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

10:00-10:30

Title: Rodent models of AUD and PTSD show altered brain PPAR-α expression and signaling in stress- and addiction-related neuroadaptations

Scientific Session III

Jong-Ki Kim,
Kocaeli University, South Korea

10:30-10:50

Title: Transcranial electric field stimulation targeting iron deposition cures multiple pathologies of Aß, tau, and microglia and improves cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's mouse model

Derek Bowie,
McGill University, Canada

10:50-11:10

Title: Glutamatergic synapses as a hub for intellectual disability

Mariana Bernardo Fiadeiro,
University of Beira Interior, Portugal

11:10-11:30

Title: Pre-clinical validation of a new drug candidate to halt the progression of Parkinson’s Disease based on NOX1 inhibition to target oxidative stress

Madalina E Tivarus,
University of Rochester, USA

11:30-11:50

Title: Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adolescents with Primary Hypertension

Poster Presentations (11:50-13:00)

Sanaa Khosla,
King’s College London, UK

PP-I

Title: Immunohistochemical characterisation of dopaminergic and cholinergic alterations in
the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of MPTP-treated marmosets

Yumi Kim, Joyoung Son & Dongkuk Ahn,
Kyungpook National University, South Korea

PP-II

Title: Spinal NLRP3 inflammasome attenuates trigeminal neuropathic pain via HIF-1α pathway in rats

Alice Semenova,
Moscow State University/MEG-Center for Neurocognitive Research, Russia

PP-III

Title: Magnetoencephalographic analysis of system consolidation in configuration
learning 

Tamar Matitaishvili,
Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Georgia

PP-IV

Title: Behavioral and cognitive effects of chronic isolation in rats of different social statuses

Tamar Domianidze,
Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Georgia

PP-V

Title: Stress-related behavioral and monoamine alterations in dominant and submissive adult rats

Clara Wolfe,
University of California, San Diego, USA

PP-VI

Title: A stage-dependent model of human neurodevelopment for ketamine exposure in cortical organoids 

Jorge Ivan Botello Rueda,
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

PP-VII

Title:Characterization of the expression and activity of kynurenine pathway enzymes in the brain during gestational, early postnatal, and adult stages in mice.

Pilar Sanchis Cortes,
University of Balearic Islands,Spain

PP-VIII

Title: Higher protein-to-carbohydrate energy ratio is associated with better cognitive performance in type 2 diabetes

Miquel Adrover Estelrich,
University of Balearic Islands, Spain

PP-IX

Title: Iron chelation and protein aggregation control by phytate (IP6): a dual strategy against neurodegeneration

Sareh Panjeh,
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

PP-X

Title: Slow wave sleep dynamics may not be a reliable marker of dissipation of homeostatic sleep pressure in adulthood

Richardson Sarfo-Yeboah,
ThinkNeuro LLC, New York University, USA 

PP-XI

Title: The Contribution of Ferroptosis Cell Death to Progressive Neurodegeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a Bibliometric Analysis

Sophia Jeanne,
Think Neuro, USA

PP-XII

Title: Disciplinary siloing at the neuroimmune-decoder interface: a bibliometric analysis of chronic brain-computer interface literature and structural inference gaps in neuroprosthetic biomarker stability

Certificate Presentation for Best Poster

Pannel Discussions

 

6th Edition of Global Experts Meeting on

FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCES

June 18 - 19, 2026, in Prague, Czech Republic

Day-1 (June 18, 2026) Thursday

Time Zone: Virtual program runs CEST Prague time 

Scientific Sessions

Derk Draper,
 Utrecht University, Netherlands

13:40-14:00

Title: HOPS disruption impairs APP trafficking and processing

Rebeca Mira Sanchez,
Instituto de Ciencias Medioambientales y Neurodesarrollo ICMYN, and University of Murcia, Spain

14:00 – 14:20

Title: Air pollutants, endocrine disruption and their association with neurodevelopmental disorders

Payam Rezaie,
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK       

14:20 – 14:40

Title: Microglia: Early History and Founding Concepts

Herbert B. Newton,
Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, USA

14:40 – 15:10

Keynote: Overview of Ayurveda and Ashwagandha: Bioactive Phytochemicals and Potential Applications to Gliomas

Jonathan A. Edlow,
Harvard Medical School, USA

15:10 – 15:30

Title: Diagnosis of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS)

Pushpa Verma,
Harvard Medical School, USA

15:30 –15:50

Title: Brain-specific microRNA-mediated regulation of metabolic homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster

Marjan Gharagozloo,
Johns Hopkins University,USA

15:50 –16:10

Title: NLRX1 Limits Inflammatory Neurodegeneration in the Experimental Models of Multiple Sclerosis 

Laura Beth McIntire,
Weill Cornell Medicine, USA

16:10 –16:35

Pleanary Talk:  Aberrant lipid homeostasis and acyl chain remodeling in mild cognitive impairment, depression and Apolipoprotein E4 carriers

Akshaya Venkatesh,
University of Texas, Medical Branch, USA

16:35 –16:55

Title: Effects of Early-Life Pesticide Exposure on Neurodevelopment

Madina Sukhanova,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA

16:55 –17:20

Pleanary Talk: Chromosomal aneuploidy in meningioma: two subgroups with nonrandom chromosomal gains (polysomy) or losses (hypodiploidy) with distinct methylation signature and prognosis

Kedar N Prasad,
Engage Global,Inc, USA

17:20-17:40

Title: The role of a micronutrient mixture, probiotics, collagen peptides, omega3, and  cannabidiol (CBD) in improving quality of life during aging, and reducing the risk and improving treatment of  Alzheimer’s disease

Katelyn West,
Western University of Health Sciences, USA

17:40–18:00

Title: Innovative Contrast Advances ‘Big Data’ for Improved Neuroscience, Neuropathology, Neurosurgery and Neurohealth

Rodica Elena Petrea,
CTU/Saint Joseph's Medical Center Stockton CA USA

18:00-18:20

Title: Transthyretin cardiac (TTR) amyloidosis, polyneuropathy and dementia

Yifan Wang,
Mayo Clinic, USA

18:20-18:40

Title: Interneuron loss and microglia activation by transcriptome analyses in the basal ganglia of Tourette disorder 

Day 1 Virtual Concludes

Day-2 (June 19, 2026) Friday

Scientific Sessions

Sakura Ciara Brennan,
University of Sydney, Australia

10:10-10:30

Title: A Data-driven approach to predicting cognitive performance in simulated spaceflight conditions

Henrique Oyama,
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

10:30-10:50

Title: A predictive coding account for spontaneous transitions between focus and mind wandering in humanoid robots 

Cai Meng,
Beihang University, China

10:50 – 11:15

Pleanary Talk:  Development and Application of the Portable Electromagnetic Navigation for Neurosurgery

Wanqing Peng,
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China

11:15-11:35

Title:Qihuang Needle Therapy for Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease

Qingyan Wang,
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China

11:35 – 11:55

Title:The identification of metabolites from gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease via network pharmacology

Michelle Henry,
University of Cape Town, South Africa

11:55 – 12:15

Title: The association between sleep quality and cognitive function in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma

Sirko Swetlana,
LMU, Biomedical Centrum Munich, Germany

12:15 – 12:40

Pleanary Talk: From Heterogeneity to Plasticity: How Diversity and Context-Dependent Adaptivity of Human Astrocytes Can Shape Diagnostic and Therapeutic Innovation in Neuropathology

Simona Daniele,
University of Pisa,Italy

12:40 – 13:00

Title:Sex Specific Blood Changes in Neurodegenerative Proteins and Antioxidant Responses to Exercise

Okan Ekinci,
Okan Ekinci Psychiatry centre, Turkey

13:00 – 13:20

Title: Charles Bonnet syndrome and its treatment

Francesco Cavallo,
University of Padua, Italy

13:20 – 13:40

Title: Beyond calcifications: NODDI reveals widespread microstructural alterations in PBC

Federico Gaiti,
University Health Network, Canada

13:40-14:00

Title: Neurodevelopmental hijacking of oligodendrocyte lineage programs drives glioblastoma infiltration

Amanda M. Brown,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA

14:00-14:20

Title: Reversal of memory deficits in HIV-1 infection after osteopontin knockdown

Avantika Ahiya,
University of Illinois, USA

14:20-14:40

Title: Caveolin-1 mediated Blood-Brain barrier permeability contributes to neurologic impairment in post-acute sequalae of COVID (“Long COVID”)

Mark Y. Czarnolewski,
Independent Scholar, USA

14:40-15:00

Title: Status of the Everyday (Spatial) Behavioral Questionnaire (ESBQ) 11 Component model 

Noriko Kamei,
University of California, Irvine, USA

15:00-15:20

Title: Injured Inflammatory Environment Overrides the TET2 Shaped Epigenetic Landscape of Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Human Neural Stem Cells

Maneesha Rajora,
University of Toronto, canada

15:20-15:40

Title: Leveraging microbubble labeling for image-guided advancement of oncologic therapeutic ultrasound applications

Irma Rukhadze,
Albany Medical College, USA

15:40-16:00

Title: Unlocking potential targets for Obstructive sleep apnea treatment  

Shiaoching Gong,
Weill Cornell medicine, USA

16:00-16:20

Title: Human iPSC 4R tauopathy model uncovers modifiers of tau propagation 

Sammi Chou,
Baylor University, USA

16:20-16:40

Title: Benzodiazepine and ssri co-prescription vs. monotherapy: a review of effects on adherence and anxiety relief 

Andreas Miles-Novelo,
Fielding Graduate University, USA

16:40-17:00

Title: The Violent Brain: Media, Adolescents, and Neuroscience

Day-02 Concludes

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