On October 17-18, 2024, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, held an international conference entitled:

16th International Symposium: Molecular Basis of Pathology and Therapy in Neurological Disorders (ncs2024.imdik.pan.pl)

The symposium was part of a cyclical event taking place every two years.

The Conference Organizers:

Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
Committee on Neurobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences

 The event was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

 The project is co-financed from the state budget, allocated by the Minister of Science under the “Excellent Science II” Programme (Polska);po module “Support for scientific conferences”, contract no. KONF/SP/0259/2024/02

 The contract was signed on 05/12/2024.

 Ministry Funding: 88 500.00 zł
 Total value of the project: 124 500.00 zł

The event included four thematic sessions dedicated to the latest advances in research on the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases, as well as the search for therapies. The conference provided an opportunity for young researchers in these areas to present their research findings.

Session topics:

1. New paradigms in brain tumor therapy
2. Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders: an overview of the underlying mechanisms
3. Recent advances in therapeutic strategies for neurodevelopmental diseases
4. New insights into mechanisms in neurodegenerative and neuromuscular disorders

The lectures were delivered by scientists from the country's leading research centers:

• Katarzyna Rolle (The Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, PAS, Poznan, Poland)
• Anna Wilkaniec (Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
• Katarzyna Kuter (Maj Institute of Pharmacology, PAS, Cracow, Poland)
• Hanna Kletkiewicz (Department of Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland)
• Jan Mazela (Department of Neonatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland)
• Luiza Stanaszek (NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
• Malgorzata Zaremba (Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Preclinical Research (CePT) Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
• Marek Konop (Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
• Michal Wegrzynowicz (Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Warsaw, Poland)

from abroad:

• Sean Lawler (Legoretta Cancer Center Brown University, Providence, USA
• Katrin Lamszus (Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany)
• Guy C. Brown (Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
• Shreyasi Chatterjee (Department of Biochemistry, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
• Julien Puyal (Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
• Silvia V. Conde (NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)

and young researchers:

• Adrian Szczepaniak (Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Warsaw, Poland)
• Karolina Ziabska (NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Warsaw, Poland)
• Aleksandra Skweres(Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, PAS, Poland

Sponsors:               

We thank very much the participants and Sponsors of this year's Conference for their participation and support!
We look forward to see you at the next Symposium in the series in 2026!