By: Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar, Director of the Institute for Neurovascular Cell Biology - University of Bonn (Germany)
When: Monday, March 4th at 12PM
Where: Salón de Actos, ICMM
Abstract: To build such a precise and unique organ like our brain, precise control of distinct processes such as neurogenesis, axonal growth, astrogenesis, synaptogenesis, etc need to occur. At the same time as those processes are happening during the development of our central nervous system, the neural tissue is being vascularized in order to deliver oxygen and nutrients to all cells. In this seminar, I will discuss how blood vessels and neural cells communicate with each other during development to assure proper formation and function or our brain and spinal cord. Understanding these fundamental mechanisms is essential for better defining approaches to induce and instruct neuronal regeneration in CNS pathologies or upon injury.
