Gordon Research Conference — Neuroimmune Communication in Health and Disease

While neuroimmunology has roots in neurology, neuroscience and immunology, the neuroimmune system has emerged as structurally and cellularly distinct from the peripheral immune system and in its ability to orchestrate a variety of developmental and homeostatic processes, as well as responses to injury, neurodegeneration, toxins and infections. Contrary to early studies that tended to categorize neuroimmune responses, including the entry of all peripheral immune cells, as pathologic, the modern view recognizes these processes may exert neuroprotective roles and contribute to normal central and peripheral nervous system functions. The goal of this meeting is to bring together speakers and attendees with an interest in neuroimmune mechanisms and interactions.

Topics: Neuroimmunology in Organismic Function: Shared Mechanisms and Reciprocal Interactions