What is the Role of Reactive Astrocytes in Neurological Disease?

Shane Liddelow, PhD
Associate Professor and Co-Director
‌Parekh Center for Interdisciplinary Neurology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Learning Objectives

• Learn that there are multiple heterogeneous populations of astrocytes associated with neurological diseases.
• Discover methods for the isolation, culture, and functional characterization of these populations.
• Investigate the possibilities to target these populations to ameliorate disease.

Disclosures

• Planners: Bruce L. Miller, MD; Howard J. Rosen, MD; Anil Vora; and Laura Wise have stated they have no relationships to disclose.
• Speaker: Shane Liddelow, PhD, retains ownership of AstronauTx Ltd. and Synapticure. He has received research funding from ONO Pharmaceuticals, and consulted for Fluent Biosciences and Illumina. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Concept Life Sciences, the Cancer Neuroscience Program at MD Anderson, the Global BioAccess Fund, and the Tambourine ALS Research Program.

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit is inclusive of all Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds sessions offered from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. (1 credit per each 1-hour grand rounds session throughout the year).

Virtual attendees must register for this event. Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended for a professional audience with a terminal degree. This activity is not commercially supported.