Workshop: THE ROLE OF MICROGLIA IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS/B164

The workshop is intended for junior scientists—including early-career principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students—as well as senior, well-established researchers. Participants should be engaged in research related to neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, or neurodevelopmental disorders, with a particular focus on microglia as a central component.

This multidisciplinary workshop aims to explore the diverse roles of microglia in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases, providing a valuable platform for researchers working in this field to exchange knowledge, share recent findings, and foster collaborative efforts that drive scientific progress. Attendance is limited to 35 participants, completing a group of 50 including invited speakers. A key objective of this workshop is to promote interaction between junior scientists (young PIs, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students) and well-established senior investigators. The combination of an intimate setting and a select group of participants will create a unique forum for in-depth discussions, facilitating the exchange of knowledge, the sharing of recent unpublished findings, and the establishment of new collaborations. "See application guidelines".

FORMATE OF THE WORKSHOP:

The workshop will bring together 15 speakers and a maximum of 35 participants. The scientific programme will start on Tuesday 23^rd September in the morning and will end on Thursday 25^th September in the morning. Ample time for informal discussion will be reserved. Participants are encouraged to present a poster. A considerable number of submitted abstracts will be selected for short talks.

VENUE OF THE WORKSHOP:

The workshop will be held in Baeza, at the “Antonio Machado Headquarters”, a XVII century building turned into a Conference Centre of the International University of Andalusia (UNIA). A complex made up of two historic buildings: the Jabalquinto Palace (XV/XVI centuries) and the old Seminary (XVII century) located in the heart of the historic complex, among the old University, church of Santa Cruz, the cathedral and the Upper Town Halls.

This site includes a recently restored residence, where speakers and participants will be accommodated. This same space is where the meetings will be held, which facilitates social interaction and informal discussions.

Baeza is a world historic heritage town, renowned for its Renaissance and Gothic buildings.

ACCOMMODATION:

We recommend all participants to stay in the University Residence, which is located in the same space where the Meetings will take place, to facilitate social interaction and informal discussions.

The accommodation in the University Residence is in shared double rooms, € 20/day and single rooms € 40/day. To make the reservation and the corresponding payment you must be previously registered for the workshop and then contact: residencia.baeza@unia.es.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION:

A) Applicants must complete an application form and submit it, along with:

A brief C.V.
A summary of the current research work of the candidate.

In case of presenting a poster, a summary of the poster of no more than one page, with the title, authorship, research center/institution/university, address and a summary of the communication.

See section "presentation of panels and posters”.

SEE LINK TO:
Application form (odt)
Application form (doc)*:

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B) Send the completed Application Form (doc/odt) and the attached documents as separate text files and in a single email message, to workshops.biomed@unia.es, no later than 22 August 2025.

Selected applicants (with or without poster) will be notified directly. From that moment on, they must pay the corresponding registration fees*.

WORKSHOP FEES 2024:

Registration: 400,00 € (breakfast, lunch, coffe-breaks and dinner included)
Payment method: bank transfer to ‘La Caixa’
IBAN (international bank account number): ES78 21009166752200074348
SWIFT (BIC): CAIXESBBXXX

Registration fees deadline 22 August 2025
Selected applicants must indicate their full name and code number (it will appear in the webpage) in the bank transfer. After completing your payment by bank transfer, a proof of payment must be sent to: workshops.biomed@unia.es.

The bank charges generated by the bank transfer will be paid by the applicants/attendees.

WORKSHOP panels/posters guidelines:

The scheduled dates for the presentation of panels/posters are:

A. Deadline to present the complete panels in digital format 22 AUGUST 2025.

Presentation of the proposal: through the registration form in the Worhshop.

Shipping address for panels/posters: workshops.biomed@unia.es

o For the oral presentation of posters it is essential to have formalized registration and payment of the Workshop.
o The co-director of the Workshop will indicate and assign the session in which to present the work.
o The organization will certify the effective presentation of each panel/poster during the Workshop.
o Each author individually or collectively may present a maximum of 2 panels.
o Researchers may display their panel in the campus facilities. To do this, they must bring their work printed in DIN A0 vertical format (84.1 x 118.9 cm) and arrange it in the provided fastening systems.

Panel/poster contents:

• Title: Arial bold 14 points.
• Subtitle (if applicable).
• Authorship (individual or collective).
• Keywords: maximum 4.
• Presentation / Summary of content: 120 words.
• Methodology: 100 words.
• Description and contents: through text and graphics.
• Conclusions: maximum 100 words
• Sources and essential bibliography.
• Format: to transfer digitally DIN A4; PDF. Type: Arial. Body: minimum 9 and maximum 12 points.