Hosted by Associate Professor Amy Brodtmann, with support from the Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, the Dementia Team Research Grant is excited to welcome you to the second annual Vascular Neurodegeneration Symposium.

This year's event will include sessions on Impacts of Vascular Risk, Animal Models of Neurodegeneration and What's Hot in Neurodegeneration Research. The symposium will also feature an exciting debate between leaders in the field, and a Keynote lecture by Professor Vladimir Hachinski, the worlds leading expert on vascular dementia.

Please join the organizing committee, fantastic line up of local and international speakers, and our colleagues and friends for this event.

Registration is mandatory to attend the event, however available for free. Admission includes lunch, afternoon tea and beverages throughout the day.

Program:

Registration Desk Opens: 8:30am

9:30-9:45am – Introduction

Amy Brodtmann: Welcome

Emilio Werden - Vascular mechanisms of neurodegeneration: an update on the Brodtmann NHMRC Dementia Research Team Grant

9:45-11:15am - First session: Impacts of Vascular Risk

CHAIR: Associate Professor Amy Brodtmann

Andrew Bivard - Significant brain atrophy after a Transient Ischemic Attack

Natalia Egorova – White matter degeneration after ischaemic stroke

Velandai Srikanth - Type 2 Diabetes and the Brain - Underlying Pathways

Yen Ying Lim - Self-reported cardiovascular risk is associated with age-related cognitive dysfunction in the Healthy Brain Project

Matt Pase – Vascular risk factors at younger ages most strongly associate with brain volume

Michael O’Sullivan – White matter microstructure and neurodegeneration in the memory system: chicken or egg?

11:15-11:30am – Discussion

11:30-12:00pm - Morning Tea Break

12:00- 1:30pm - Second session: Animal models of neurodegeneration

CHAIR: Professor Ashley Bush

Peng Lei – ACSL4-mediated ferroptosis participates in neuronal damage induced by ischemia/reperfusion

Carli Roulston - Targeting the Neurovascular unit to reduce secondary injury and restore lost functions after Ischaemic stroke

Vanessa Brait – Middle cerebral artery occlusion does not produce hippocampal atrophy in healthy wild-type mice unless directly infarcted

Warda Syeda – Understanding mechanisms of neurodegeneration through MRI biomarkers of stroke

David Wright – Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration

Jess Nithianantharajah - Modelling longitudinal deficits in attention, working memory and processing speed following ischaemic stroke in mice

1:30-1:45pm – Discussion

1:45-2:45pm - Lunch Break

2:45-3:45pm - Keynote: Vladimir Hachinski – Stroke and dementia prevention: What can we do now?

3:45-4:15pm – Afternoon Tea Break

4:15-5:15pm - Third session: What’s hot in neurodegeneration?

CHAIR: Associate Professor Jess Nithianantharajah

Jessica Lo – “Profile and Risk Factors of Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment in Diverse Ethno-Regional Groups: the STROKOG consortium”

Scott Ayton – Metal ions in cerebrovascular physiology and pathophysiology

Matthew Pase – Blood biomarkers for vascular cognitive impairment

Nicola Lautenschlager - Physical activity for cognitive health: what can we tell older adults with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment?

5:15-5:30pm - Discussion

5:30pm - Speaker’s Cocktail Party

When:

Friday February 22nd 2019

Where:

Ian Potter Auditorium

Kenneth Myer Building

30 Royal Parade

Parkville, VIC 3052

For any inquiries, please contact the event organizer Gabrielle Jean at gabrielle.jean@florey.edu.au