Brain Barriers
April 6 - 10, 2027
Abstract Deadline: January 22 2027
Organizers:
Ayal Ben-Zvi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Caroline Menard, Universite Laval/CERVO Brain Research Center, Canada
Natasha O'Brown, Rutgers University
Baptiste Lacoste, University of Ottawa, Canada
We are pleased to announce the tenth Cold Spring Harbor conference on Blood Brain Barrier which will begin at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, April 6th, and run through lunch on Saturday, April 10th, 2027.
The purpose of this Cold Spring Harbor meeting is to explore and encourage new conceptual approaches and to apply novel methods to the neuroprotective physiologies of BBB structures. Our goal is to pair genetic model organism biological methods with recent insights in vertebrate BBB physiology and development. We hope to create cross-fertilization between fields that rarely see each other and get people thinking about how model systems can help parse the regulatory networks necessary for parsimonious BBB function.
The conference is intended to foster the cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and expertise between developmental and evolutionary biologists, vascular and BBB physiologists, and disease-oriented industry scientists interested in modifying or circumventing specific pathways of neuroprotection. While a number of speakers have been invited, please note that the majority of oral presentations will be drawn from openly submitted abstracts.
Keynote Speaker:
Jeremy Nathans, Johns Hopkins University
Sessions & Co-Chairs:
Emerging Concepts and Hot Topics in CNS Barriers
Ayal Ben-Zvi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Caroline Menard, Université Laval, Canada
Barrier Biology Across the Lifespan
Craig E. Brown, University of Victoria, Canada
Carmen Ruiz de Almodovar, University of Bonn, Germany
Cell Biology & Physiology of CNS Barriers
Armen Saghatelyan, University of Ottawa, Canada
Julie Siegenthaler, University of Colorado
Barrier Neighborhoods & Cellular Crosstalk
Chenghua Gu, Harvard Medical School
Karina Yaniv, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Extrinsic Influences on CNS Barriers
Naguib Mechawar, McGill University, Canada
Andy Shih, Seattle Children's Research Institute
Modeling Barriers in Health and Disease
Britta Engelhardt, University of Bern, Switzerland
Aurelie-Rose De Rus Jacquet, Université Laval, Canada
CNS Barrier Damage and Repair in Injury, Infection, and Disease
Ryann Fame, Stanford University
Dritan Agalliu, Columbia University Medical Center
CNS Barrier Access for Therapeutics
Avi Schroeder, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Robert Thorne, Denali Therapeutics
Abstracts should contain interesting and exciting material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. The selection of material for oral and poster presentations will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our website as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers. This year we are emphasizing collaborations, and abstracts mentioning collaborations or including co-presentations will be given special attention.
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to Kelley McGrath stating the need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.
Social Media:
The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlbbb. Note that you must obtain permission from an individual presenter before live-tweeting or discussing his/her talk, poster, or research results on social media. Click the Policies tab above to see our full Confidentiality & Reporting Policy.
Meeting sponsored by:
In-Person Fees:
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $tba
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $tba
Academic Shared Room Package: $tba
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $tba
Student Package/Double Occupancy: $tba
Student Package/No Housing Package: $tba
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $tba
Corporate No-Housing Package: $tba
*Student Housing is default double occupancy. Please inquire about availability and fees to upgrade to a private room.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee housing will be on campus. Room packages close 2 weeks before the meeting start date
Virtual Participation: Includes access to the oral sessions via Zoom, the digital poster gallery, the Slack discussion workspace, and the Leading Strand video archive. If you are submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, please plan to attend the meeting in-person.
Virtual Fees:
Academic Virtual Package: $tba
Grad Student Virtual Package: $tba
Corporate Virtual Package: $tba
Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on April 1):
Late Academic Virtual Package: $tba
Late Student Virtual Package: $tba
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $tba