Webinar - Safety Tests in the Clinical Management of MS

Join the insightful webinar of ParadigMS exploring the critical role of safety tests in the clinical management of multiple sclerosis (MS) presented from the regional perspectives of Europe and the MENA region.

The session will provide an in-depth look at the latest advancements and practical applications of safety monitoring tools to enhance treatment outcomes and patient care.

📅 When? Thursday, March 6th, 2025
⏰ Time? 16:30 - 17:30 CET
💻 Where? Online via Zoom 
For more information and registration click here.
Topic: Restoring the Multiple Sclerosis Associated Imbalance of Gut Indole Metabolites Promotes Remyelination and Suppresses Neuroinflammation
Authors: Pavan Bhargava and Larissa Jank (John Hopkins University School of Medicine – Baltimore, MD, USA)
Presenter: Jessica Perego (IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute – Milan, Italy) 
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday February 25, 2025
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Topic: Ultrahigh frequencies of peripherally matured LGI1- and CASPR2-reactive B cells characterize the cerebrospinal fluid in autoimmune encephalitis
Authors: Jakob Theorell and Sarosh Irani (Oxford University – Oxford, UK)
Presenter: Nawara Ahsan (Kiel University – Kiel, Germany) 
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday January 28, 2025
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: STING orchestrates the neuronal inflammatory stress response in multiple sclerosis
Authors: Marcel Seungsu Woo (University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf – Hamburg, Germany)
Presenter: Jessica Perego (IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute – Milan, Italy) 
Moderators: Lesley Probert (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece)

                                Tuesday November 26, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: Targeting TGFβ-activated kinase-1 activation in microglia reduces CAR T immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome
Authors: Janaki Manoja Vinnakota & Rachael Adams (University of Freiburg – Freiburg, Germany)
Presenter: Aisling McGarry (King's College London – London, UK) 
Moderators: Lesley Probert (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece)

                                Tuesday October 29, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Announcement of the
11th Helani Congress 

For more information on the 11th Helani Congress which will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 12th-15th of December, 2024, please click here.
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Topic: Innate immune training restores pro-reparative myeloid functions to promote remyelination in the aged central nervous system
Authors: Vini Tiwari and Mikael Simons (Technical University Munich – Munich, Germany)
Presenter: Athena Boutou (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece) 
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday September 24, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Topic: Multiple sclerosis endophenotypes identified by high-dimensional blood signatures are associated with distinct disease trajectories
Authors: Olga Steinberg and Andreas Schulte-Mecklenbeck (University of Münster – Münster, Germany)
Presenter: Sahra Kabiri (Koc University – Istanbul, Türkiye)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday August 27, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: Optogenetic stimulation of mouse Hoxb8 microglia in specific regions of the brain induces anxiety, grooming, or both
Authors: Naveen Nagarajan and Mario R Capecchi (University of Utah School of Medicine – Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
Presenter: Hanna Lemmik (King's College London – London, UK)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday June 25, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC



IMPORTANT NOTICE
POSTPONED!
EARLY BIRD AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
POSTPONED TO MAY 28!

5th Americas School of Neuroimmunology Course

For more information on the 5th ASNI - Americas School of Neuroimmunology Course which will take place in Toronto, Canada from the 22nd-25th of July 2024, please click here.
Topic: The astrocyte-produced growth factor HB-EGF limits autoimmune CNS pathology
Authors: Mathias Linnerbauer & Veit Rothhammer (University Hospital Erlangen – Erlangen, Germany)
Presenter: Ilias Roufagalas (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece)
Moderators: Lesley Probert (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece)

                                Tuesday May 28, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

                                                                           ATTENTION: NEW DATE!

Topic: Co-transplantation of autologous Treg cells in a cell therapy for Parkinson's disease
Authors: Kwang-Soo Kim (McLean Hospital | Harvard Medical School – Belmont, MA, USA)
Presenter: Romain Peroceschi (Université Toulouse, INSERM – Toulouse, France)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday April 30, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany -PHD position

The research group of Prof. Dr. Christine Stadelmann-Nessler/Dr. Stefan Nessler at the Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany, is offering a position for a PhD student (f/m/d) - salary according to TV-L (65%).
Applications should be addressed to Dr. Stefan Nessler ([email protected]) or Prof. Dr. Christine Stadelmann-Nessler ([email protected]).
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DUE TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES THE JOURNAL CLUB WILL BE RESCHEDULED

Topic: Co-transplantation of autologous Treg cells in a cell therapy for Parkinson's disease
Authors: Kwang-Soo Kim (McLean Hospital | Harvard Medical School – Belmont, MA, USA)
Presenter: Romain Peroceschi (Université Toulouse, INSERM – Toulouse, France)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                Tuesday March 26, 2024
                                     15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Topic: Ineffective control of Epstein-Barr-virus-induced autoimmunity increases the risk for multiple sclerosis
Authors: Hannes Vietzen and Paulus Rommer (Medical University of Vienna – Vienna, Austria)
Presenter: Olivia Thomas (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                         Tuesday February 27, 2024
                                 15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC


18th European School of Neuroimmunology Course


For more information on the 18th European School of Neuroimmunology Course which will take place in Hasselt, Belgium from the 7th-10th of July 2024, please click here.
Topic: The enteric nervous system relays psychological stress to intestinal inflammation
Authors: Kai Markus Schneider (University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Presenter: Rebecca Barascud (Université Toulouse, INSERM – Toulouse, France)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                         Tuesday January 30, 2024
                                 15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: Antigen recognition detains CD8+ T cells at the blood-brain barrier and contributes to its breakdown
Authors: Sidar Aydin and Javier Pareja Román (University of Bern – Bern, Switzerland)
Presenter: Éloise Dufourd (INSERM, Université Toulouse III – Toulouse, France)
Moderators: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden) & Chiara Sorini (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                         Tuesday November 28, 2023
                                 15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature
Authors: Dorian McGavern (National Institutes of Health – Bethesda, MD, USA)
Presenter: Bridget Ashford (University of Sheffield – Sheffield, UK)
Moderator: Lesley Probert (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece)

                           Tuesday October 31, 2023
                                 15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Topic: Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke
Authors: Marco Bacigaluppi and Giorgia Gullotta (IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University – Milan, Italy)
Presenter: Caroline Lindblad (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                             Tuesday September 26, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Announcement of the
10th Helani Congress 

For more information on the 10th Helani Congress which  will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 14th-17th of December, 2023, please click here.



The conference titled “Forty Years of Neurodegenerative Research in Thessaloniki” will take place on the
13th of September 2023,
in Thessaloniki at the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Research Dissemination Center.

Conference Programme
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Topic: Myelin dysfunction drives amyloid-β deposition in models of Alzheimer's disease
Authors: Klaus-Armin Nave, Constanze Depp & Ting Sun (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences – Göttingen, Germany)
Presenter: Goran Stegnjaic (University of Belgrade – Belgrade, Serbia)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                   Tuesday August 29, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Official Journal of the
Hellenic Academy for Neuroimmunology

Journal - Neuroimmunology - Volume 4 - Issue 1.pdf
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Topic: Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion
Authors: Isaac Chiu & Felipe A. Pinho-Ribeiro (Harvard Medical School  – Boston (MA), USA)
Presenter: Elisa Eme-Scolan (Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy – Marseille, France)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                   Tuesday June 27, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK:https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: Neural stem cell transplantation in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: an open-label, phase 1 study
Authors: Gianvito Martino and Angela Genchi (IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy – Milan, Italy)
Presenter: Océane Perrot (Institut du Cerveau – Paris, France)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                   WEDNESDAY APRIL 26, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

GENDER-IN (Integrating Gender in Interdisciplinary Research) - Live Workshops

Gender-In invites researchers and academics who wish to develop their skills in the integration of the gender dimension in research to participate in live workshops that will take place in Athens, 11-12 May 2023, and Thessaloniki 8-9 May 2023.

Registration Form:  https://elegyp.gr/el/gender-in-webinar-registration
Participation is free of charge.
Certificates of attendance will be provided to participants.

For more details see here and attached invitations.
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ISNI YOUNG TIME

Topic: Trajectories of immune aging in diverse adults reveal an immunosenescent cytotoxic NK cell population
Speaker: Prof. Philip De Jager (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA)
Presenter: Hanane Touil (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA)
Moderated by: Olga Rojas (University of Toronto, Canada)

                                   MONDAY APRIL 17, 2023
                                  10:00 am EST / 4:00 pm CET

LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89513944631?pwd=WG5jM20wZEFleUxlYXZyY1lsY1JsQT09
Topic: Cognate microglia–T cell interactions shape the functional regulatory T cell pool in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis pathology
Authors: Steffen Jung and Zhana Haimon (the Weizmann Institute of Science – Rehovot, Israel)
Presenter: Melanie Loix (BIOMED, University of Hasselt – Hasselt, Belgium)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                   TUESDAY MARCH 28, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

ISNI YOUNG TIME

Topic: MuSK myasthenia gravis patients have a normal B cell compartment
Speaker: Dr. Maartje Huijbers (Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands)
Presenter: Laurent Pardekooper (Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands)
Moderated by: Hedwich Kuipers (University of Calgary, Canada)

                                   MONDAY MARCH 20, 2023
                                  11:00 am EST / 4:00 pm CET

LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89513944631?pwd=WG5jM20wZEFleUxlYXZyY1lsY1JsQT09
Topic: Antigen-specific depletion of CD4+ T cells by CAR T cells reveals distinct roles of higher- and lower-affinity TCRs during autoimmunity
Authors: Gregory Wu and Jaeu Yi (Washington University St. Louis – St. Louis, (MO), USA)
Presenter: André Ortlieb Guerreiro Cacais (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                   TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: APOE4 impairs myelination via cholesterol dysregulation in oligodendrocytes
Authors: Joel W. Blanchard (MIT – Cambridge (MA) & Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai – New York, (NY), USA)
Presenter: Rucsanda Pinteac (Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat) – Barcelona, Spain)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                   TUESDAY JANUARY 31, 2023
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CET

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC




34th National Conference of the Hellenic Neurological Society

 For more information on the 34th National Conference of the Hellenic Neurological Society, which will take place in Athens, Greece on the 15th -18th of June 2023 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, please click here. 

LINC - INTERNATIONAL NEUROVASCULAR COURSE

For more information on the LINC III International Neurovascular Course – Cavernous Malformations: A holistic approach, which will take place in Athens, Greece on the 17th and 18th of March 2023 at the Royal Olympic Hotel, please click here.
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Topic: Gut microbiome of multiple sclerosis patients and paired household healthy controls reveal associations with disease risk and course
Authors: Sergio Baranzini (University of California, San Francisco – San Francisco, (CA), USA)
Presenter: Jessica Perego (San Raffaele Hospital – Milan, Italy)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)
                             
                                      TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2022
                                            16:00 - 17:00 CET

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC


Position paper on diagnosis and
classification of optic neuritis

There is no consensus regarding the classification of optic neuritis, and precise diagnostic criteria are not available. This reality means that the diagnosis of disorders that have optic neuritis as the first manifestation
 can be challenging. Accurate diagnosis of optic neuritis at presentation can facilitate the timely treatment of individuals with multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease. Epidemiological data show that, cumulatively, optic neuritis is most frequently caused by many conditions other than multiple sclerosis. Worldwide, the cause and management of optic neuritis varies with geographical location, treatment availability, and ethnic background. We have developed diagnostic criteria for optic neuritis and a classification of optic neuritis subgroups. Our diagnostic criteria are based on clinical features that permit a diagnosis of possible optic neuritis; further paraclinical tests, utilising brain, orbital, and retinal imaging, together with antibody and other protein biomarker data, can lead to a diagnosis of definite optic neuritis. Paraclinical tests can also be applied retrospectively on stored samples and historical brain or retinal scans, which will be useful for future validation studies. Our criteria have the potential to reduce the risk of misdiagnosis, provide information on optic neuritis disease course that can guide future treatment trial design, and enable physicians to judge the likelihood of a need for long-term pharmacological management, which might differ according to optic neuritis subgroups.
For more information click here:  https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00200-9
Topic: Brain motor and fear circuits regulate leukocytes during acute stress
Authors: Wolfram C. Poller & Filip Swirski (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – New York, (NY), USA)
Presenter: Tommaso Croese (Weizmann Institute of Science – Rehovot, Israel)
Moderator: Lesley Probert (Hellenic Pasteur Institute – Athens, Greece)
                             
                                      TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2022
                                            15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC
Topic: Identification of four novel T cell autoantigens and personal autoreactive profiles in multiple sclerosis
Authors: Hans Grönlund, Tomas Olsson & Mattias Bronge (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)
Presenter: Ikram Ayoub (Université Toulouse – Toulouse, France)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                              TUESDAY AUGUST 30, 2022
                                       15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

Announcement of the
9th Helani Congress 

For more information on the 9th Helani Congress which  will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 8th-11th of December, 2022, please click here.
Topic: Identification of four novel T cell autoantigens and personal autoreactive profiles in multiple sclerosis
Authors: Hans Grönlund, Tomas Olsson & Mattias Bronge (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)
Presenter: Ikram Ayoub (Université Toulouse – Toulouse, France)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                              TUESDAY AUGUST 30, 2022
                                       15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC

ISNI YOUNG TIME
Submit your work for presentation

The ISNI Young Committee is organizing a monthly "ISNI Young Time". The first meeting is on August 15, 2022. During this time we will dedicate 30 min to Ph.D. students (in their last 1-2 years) and postdoctoral fellows to present their work and get feedback from peers and experts. The presentation will be 20 min and a 10 min discussion. To present your work please fill in the form that you can find here.

18th ESNI Course

For more information on the 18th European School of Neuroimmunology Course  which  will be conducted virtually from the 5th-8th of September 2022, please click here.
Topic: Twin study reveals non-heritable immune perturbations in multiple sclerosis
Authors: Burkhard Becher & Florian Ingelfinger (University of Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland)
Presenter: Vasilisis Gouzouasis _(Hellenic Pasteur Institute - Athens, Greece)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                             TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2022
                                  15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK: https://zoom.us/j/91227642247?pwd=ZitqNCt1YVNyRTJ5eU5SaXFVSkpwQT09
PASSCODE: ESNIJC ​

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                      HELLANI E-JOURNAL CLUB
The Executive Committee of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology cordially invites you
 to its monthly webinar event of the “Helani e-journal club”.
 
  This month’s webinar topic is “Myelin: A gatekeeper of activity-dependent circuit plasticity”
and will be presented by Dr Giulia Bonetto, Senior Scientist at Stemnovate Ltd, Cambridge, UK
 
Moderator: Dr. Domna Karagogeos, Professor of Molecular Biology - Developmental Neurology, University of Crete, Member of the HELANI Executive Committee
 
The webinar will take place on Wednesday the 25th of May 2022 at 16.00
via zoom at the following link
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88975605320?pwd=OVBGOHdqZHh3dzJPenVJaHV5VVQyQT09
Passcode: helaniej

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We are seeking motivated postdoctoral fellows to join a highly interactive research team that operates across immunology, molecular biology, systems biology and animal modeling. Our lab focuses on understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms orchestrating complex phenotypes in chronic inflammation, immunity and cancer and we have recently acquired an Advanced ERC grant to study the “Contextual specification of fibroblast-driven causalities in chronic intestinal inflammation and fibrosis” (2022-2027).

Expressions of interest should be sent electronically to Prof. George Kollias (kollias.admin@fleming.gr) and should contain a cover letter outlining the candidate’s interests and areas of expertise (maximum 1 page long) and a CV including full publication list and contact information of two or more referees.

Deadline for expression of interest: 10/6/2022
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For more information about the lab, please visit: https://www.fleming.gr/kollias-lab-research
For information about the project, please visit: https://www.fleming.gr/impact/fleming-highlights/highlight-20220429
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​18th ESNI Course

For more information on the 18th European School of Neuroimmunology Course  which  will  take place in Belgrade, Serbia from the 21st-24th of June 2022, please click here.
Topic: Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis

Authors: Alberto Ascherio & Kjetil Bjornevik (Harvard Medical School, USA)
Presenter: Karl Carlström (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
Moderator: Maja Jagodic (Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden)

                                        TUESDAY MARCH 29, 2022
                                             15:00 - 16:00 CEST

LINK: https://isniweb.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bc8a58a6a7daa52d480d891d7&id=cc7b2111e3&e=aa3b338d68
PASSCODE: ESNIJC ​

                         





​                         HELLANI E-JOURNAL CLUB
The executive board of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology cordially invites you
 to its monthly webinar event of the “Helani e-journal club".

​  This month’s webinar topic is 
“B-cells expressing NgR1 and NgR3 are localized to EAE-induced inflammatory infiltrates and are stimulated by BAFF” 
and will be presented by
 Paschalis Theotokis MSc, PhD , University Academic Fellow, Medical School, AUTH (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Lab of Exp Neurol and Neuroimmunol, 2nd Dept of Neurology, AHEPA Hospital.
 
The webinar will take place on the 23rd of March 2022 at 16.00
via zoom at the following link 
https://zoom.us/j/99241920966?pwd=NGJ5Q2lkVUJnY0Z5ZnBVMTlWTzg4Zz09
 Meeting ID: 992 4192 0966
Passcode: helaniej
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                          HELLANI E-JOURNAL CLUB

​
The executive board of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology cordially invites you
 to its first webinar event launching the “Helani e-journal club”.
This month’s webinar topic is “Selective vulnerability of inhibitory networks in multiple sclerosis” 
and will be presented by
 Lida Zoupi, Ph.D., Chancellor's Fellow at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, Edinburgh

The webinar will take place on the 23rd of February 2022 at 16.00
via zoom at the following link 
https://zoom.us/j/99588886576?pwd=eXM1M2pWc3ZnbDBwVElXajZwYWdEUT09
Meeting ID: 995 8888 6576
Passcode: helaniej
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Medical Cannabis Academy - Basics and Beyond

The Medical Cannabis Academy - Basics and Beyond webinar will take place on Saturday Februay 19th 2022.
You can register for the event here.

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CALL FOR STUDENT APPLICATIONS-INTRODUCTION OF EXAMS

The Athens International Master's Programme in Neurosciences has announced a call for student applications for the Academic year 2022-2023.

Please, note that students will be evaluated through their CV, exams in cell biology and neuronal physiology (multiple choice question-via online platforms) and interview.
Exams are introduced for the first time to evaluate the knowledge of students in Cell Biology and Physiology of the Nervous System. Basic knowledge in these subjects is considered necessary for the students to achieve the maximum performance during their studies and have homogeneity in terms of the level of knowledge.
Applicants who have not been taught the specific subjects must make sure to attend the relevant undergraduate courses and/or online seminars or read relevant books.

For more information, please, visit the webpage of the program http://masterneuroscience.biol.uoa.gr/

ISNI Mid-Career Award

For more information press here.

Announcement of the
8th Helani Congress 

For more information on the 8th Helani Congress  (hybrid form) which  will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 16th-19th of December, 2021, please click here.

Web Scientific Event
"1821-2021: 200 Years Greek World & Neurosciences"

For more information on the Web Scientific Event "1821-2021: 200 Years Greek World & Neurosciences, which will take place on the 14-15 of May 2021, please click here.
200 Years Greek World & Neurosciences - Preliminary Program
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Announcement of the
7th Helani Congress 

For more information on the 7th Helani Congress  (hybrid form) which  will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 10th-13th of December, 2020, please click here.
Helani - 7th Congress - Scientific Programme - GR
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15th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI)

For more information on the 15th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI), which will take place in Nice, France  from the 8-12 November, 2021, please click here.

 19th International Conference on Behçet’s Disease

For more information on the 19th International Conference on Behçet’s Disease, which will be held on July 8-10th, 2021 in Athens, Greece, please click here.
Behcet 2020 - Program
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HELANI – COVID 19
Questionnaire for patients with Multiple Sclerosis and their carers.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Thessaloniki, April 20th 2020
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
      The Hellenic Academy of NeuroImmunology (HELANI) sends its warmest wishes in light of the Easter period.
We would like to inform you that HELANI in co-operation with the Laboratory of Medical Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in the line with the international effort currently underway, has decided to undertake a series of initiatives in order to capture the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) and their caregivers.
      One of these initiatives is the adaptation of a questionnaire which intends to improve the actions taken at a national level as a response to the new COVID-19 pandemic whilst emphasizing on people with MS. Additionally, this initiative is expected to contribute  to the World community's efforts to tackle the current and potential future pandemic.
      The answers will be used exclusively for scientific purposes and will help to improve the response of the medical community in the field of COVID-19 and in relation to people with MS.
      You are kindly asked to respond as broadly as possible to this invitation so as to to achieve reliable conclusions and in order to tackle in the most effective way possible the problems and needs of our patients and carers under circumstances such as the ones we are currently going through.
      We thank you in advance.
      On behalf of HELANI

Patient Questionnaire:
Patient, Part 1:https://forms.gle/KLpb7UeNHyx9DUjd7
Patient, Part 2:https://forms.gle/vGKYeoFBkXdVxVvu9
Patient, Part 3:https://forms.gle/Q54fow4VdRBNmXF26

Caregiver Questionnaire:
Caregiver, Part 1:https://forms.gle/ZjTHT7vyhekXyxLt6
Caregiver, Part 2:https://forms.gle/smnnyofCHzT171LE7
Caregiver, Part 3:https://forms.gle/JR7ANYGPi3uESk968

Announcement of the
6th Helani Congress 

For more information on the 6th Helani Congress  which  will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 12th-15th of December, 2019, please click here.
6th Helani Congress - A' Announcement
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6th Helani Congress - Scientific Programme
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LINC - INTERNATIONAL NEUROVASCULAR COURSE

For more information on the LINC-INTERNATIONAL NEUROVASCULAR COURSE on Multimodality Management of Intracranial and Spinal AVMs  which will  take place in Athens, Greece from the 29th-30th of March 2019, please click here.
LINC -2019 - Scientific Program
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17th ESNI COURSE

For more information on the 17th European School of Neuroimmunology Course  which  will  take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from the 16th-19th of July 2019, please click here.

Announcement of the
5th Helani Congress  

For more information on the 5th Helani Congress  which  will  take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 5th-8th of December, 2018, please click here.
Programme of the 5th Helani Congress
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The International Congress on
Advanced Treatments & Technologies in Multiple Sclerosis

For more information on the International Congress on Advanced Treatments & Technologies in Multiple Sclerosis, which  will  take place in London, UK, from the 13th-14th of December, 2018, please click here.

International Joint Israel-Greek Neuroimmunological Meeting

For more information on the International Joint Israel-Greek Neuroimmunological Meeting  which  will  take place in Chania,Greece, from the 27th-30th of September, 2018, please click here.
International Joint Israel - Greek Neuroimmunological Meeting - Preliminary Program
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14th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI)

For more information on the 14th International Congress of Neuroimmunology and the 2nd Global Schools of Neuroimmunology ESNI-ASNI-APSNI, which will take place in
Brisbane, Australia, from 27-31st August, 2018, please click here.
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The B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", based in Athens, Greece, announces:
  • 26 Bio-scientist positions of all levels (BSc, MSc, PhD holders) in the fields of Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Proteomics, Neurobiology, Histology and Immunology
  • 2 Bioinformatics positions
  • 2 Project Management positions
  • 1 Technology Transfer position
Application deadline: January 12th, 2018.
More information here (in Greek).

"ECTRIMS CONGRESS, PARIS 2017, HIGHLIGHTS"
ECTRIMS2017 Medicom Conference

Report Editor, Professor Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Secretary of HELANI.
For more information, click here.
ECTRIMS Conference Report 25-28/10/2017
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ANNOUNCEMENT of the 4th HELANI Congress

For more information press here. (information in Greek)

Athens International Master’s Programme in Neurosciences  Call for expression of Interest

The Departments of Biology, Nursing, Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the School of Medicine of the national and Kapodistrian University of Athens in cooperation with the of Foundation Biomedical Research of the Academy Athens (BRFAA), the Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), the Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming" / (BSRC Fleming) and the National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", (E.KE. F.E. DEMOKRITOS) organize and function together the Master’s Program entitled «Athens International Master's Programme in Neurosciences»  from the academic year 2017-2018.

Interested graduate students are invited to submit their documents, from May 1st, 2017 until May 31st, 2017.

Please visit the webpage of the program for more details here.

4th BTCure Annual Workshop on Animal models

For more information on the 4th BTCure Annual Workshop on Animal Models, which will take place in Athens-Greece, September 18-20/9/2016, please click here for the Workshop's program and online registration form.

Translational Neuroimmunology: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics

For more information on the Conference titled "Translational Neuroimmunology:From Mechanics to Therapeutics" which will take place in Montana-United States, July 24-29/2016, please click here.

13th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI)

For more information on the 13th International Congress of Neuroimmunology and the 1st GSNI Course -Global Schools of Neuroimmunology ESNI-ASNI-APSNI which will take place in Jerusalem, September 26-29/2016, please click here.

Meeting of the Executive Committee ​

The next meeting of the Executive Committee is announced for the 20th of November 2015, during the 3rd Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology.

Meeting of the General Assembly ​

The next meeting of the General Assembly is announced for the 21st of November 2015, during the 3rd Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology.

10th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy)

For more information on the 10th CONy which will take place in Lisbon, March 17-20/2016, please click here.

FENS FEATURED REGIONAL MEETING 2015

For more information on the FENS Featured Regional Meeting, 7-10 October 2015, Thessaloniki please click here.

Technical requirements regarding the submission of proposals.

Detailed information on the structure and the submission of the proposals follow in the attached document.
HELANI - Call for proposals - Grant applications
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Call for proposals for the award of nine (9) fellowship grants and the funding of three (3) research projects.

Announcement of fellowship grants and funding of reserach projects .
HELANI - Announcement of fellowship and project grants
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ANNOUNCEMENT of the 3rd HELANI Congress


INTERNATIONAL JOINT ISRAELI -GREEK - ITALIAN NEUROIMMUNOLOGY MEETING


All information regarding the ISNI Joint Israeli - Greek - Italian NeuroImmunology Meeting, 11 - 14/06/2015, Crete isavailable at the following site which is continually being updated.

 


THE NEXT ESNI COURSE

The next ESNI Course will take place in Prague Czech Republic June 1st - 4th, 2015. For more information click here.

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
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HELANI - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
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