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Authors:
Papazoglou A, Jiang W, Diaconu O, Büchele F, Kohn-Cordeiro K, Döbrössy MD, Nikkhah G

Institutions:
Department of Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Laboratory of Molecular Neurosurgery,
Neurocentre, University Hospital Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 64, 79106 Freiburg, Germany

Title of abstract : The influence of pellet density on the graft-induced functional recovery in a skilled paw-reaching test in the rodent unilateral 6-OHDA Parkinson’s disease [...]

Authors:
Ferreira, I 1
Pawar, K 1
Mueller, R 2
Rivera, F 1
Caioni, M 1
Weidner, N 1
Weidner, N

Institutions:
1 Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Germany
2 Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Title of abstract : Combining alginate-based anisotropic hydrogels and adult neural progenitor cells for spinal cord repair
Abstract text:
The injured spinal cord lacks the intrinsic [...]

Authors:
Dunnett SB 1
Brundin P 2
Mendez I 3
Rosser AE 1

Institutions:
1 Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
2 Lund University, Lund, Sweden
3 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Title of abstract : Getting cells ready for clinical transplantation
Abstract text:
Taking cells to clinical trial involves a range of challenges over and above the biological issues of cell survival, integration and function addressed in experimental [...]

Authors:
Europe: Li J-Y 1, Englund E 2, Holton JL 3, Soulet D 1, Hagell P 4, Lees AJ 3, Lashley T 3, Quinn NP 5, Rehncrona S 6, Bjoörklund A 7, Widner H 4, Revesz T 3,9, Lindvall O 4,8,9 and Brundin P 1, 9
USA: Kordower JH 1, Chu Y 1, Hauser RA 2, Freeman [...]

Authors:
Mirjam Sibbe, Eckart Förster and Michael Frotscher

Institutions:
Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany

Title of abstract : Reelin functions in hippocampal development by interacting with Notch1 signalling
Abstract text:
Reelin is required for the proper positioning of neurons in the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus. In the reeler mutant mouse lacking Reelin, an ordered hippocampal [...]

Authors:
Ernest Arenas

Institutions:
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, MBB, CEDB, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Title of abstract : Wnt5a, a key pro-differentiation factor that reduces tumor formation and enhances the engraftment of stem cell-derived DA neurons
Abstract text:
Wnt5a is a morphogen that activates the Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway and serves multiple functions during development. We previously found that Wnt5a [...]

Authors:
Wessolleck J 1*, Klein A 1,2*, Papazoglou A 1, Metz GA 2 and Nikkhah G 1
* These authors contributed equally to this work.
Institutions:
1 Laboratory of Molecular Neurosurgery, Dept. of Stereotactic Neurosurgery, University Hospital – Neurocentre, Breisacher Str. 64, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
2 Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K [...]

Authors:
Tomas Björklund1, Ludovic Leriche2, Nathalie Breysse1, Laurent Besret2 , Marie-Claude Grégoire2, Thomas Carlsson1, Frédéric Dollé3, Ronald J Mandel4, Nicole Déglon2, Philippe Hantraye2 and Deniz Kirik1

Institutions:
1 B.R.A.I.N.S Unit, BMC D11, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden; 2 URA CEA/CNRS 2210, MIRCen, France; 3 Laboratoire d’Imagerie Moléculaire Expérimentale, CEA, Orsay, France; 4 Department of Neuroscience, [...]

Authors:
Sandner B, Rivera F, Caioni M, Aigner L, Weidner N

Institutions:
Dept. of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Germany, 93053.

Title of abstract : Co-transplantation of adult neural progenitor cells with cells of mesenchymal origin for oligodendrogia replacement after spinal cord injury.
Abstract text:
The loss of oligodendroglia and the resulting demyelination represents one of the key problems inhibiting recovery from [...]

Authors:
Ole Isacson1, Ivar Mendez2, Angel Viñuela1, Arnar Astradsson1, Penelope Hallett1, Karim Mukhida2, Harold Robertson2, Travis Tierney1, Renn Holness2, Alain Dagher3 and John Q. Trojanowski4

Institutions:
1 Harvard University and McLean Hospital, NINDS Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Center of Excellence, Boston, MA 02478, USA; 2 Dalhousie University and Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Division of Neurosurgery [...]