Myelin - Biology, Physiology and Pathology of Myelinating Glia

The 2014 Myelin Gordon Conference will reflect the dynamic expansion in this field of neuroscience by bringing together researchers who are at the cutting edge of myelin biology to discuss the latest and most significant progress in the field. The emphasis of this conference will be on the relationships between myelin development, disease and regeneration, and will highlight basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of significant clinical relevance. Tentative topics include the biology of oligodendrocyte and Schwann cell progenitors, stem cells, inducible pluripotential stem cells, cytoskeleton of myelinating glia, myelin and axonal integrity, physiology of myelinating glia, ER stress and myelination, myelin regeneration and repair, developmental white matter injury, adult myelinogenesis, and the role of social and cognitive experience in myelination.