Neuroimmune interaction: how microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity

报告题目：Neuroimmune interaction: how microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity

主讲人：Long-Jun Wu,  Professor

主持人：王光辉 教授

报告时间：2024年9月23日 9:30-10:30

报告地点：云轩楼2108会议室

专家简介

Dr. Long-Jun Wu received PhD of Neurobiology at University of Science and Technology of China. He obtained postdoc trainings at University of Toronto and Harvard Medical School.

Currently, Dr. Wu is the C. Harold and Lorine G. Wallace Distinguished University Chair at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM). He also serves as the Professor and Founding Director at IMM – Center for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology. He was Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic prior to joining UTHealth Houston in 2024.

Dr. Long-Jun Wu’s research is focused on neuroimmune interactions, particularly microglia function, in health and disease. His team employs genetic animal models along with a combination of advanced tools such as two-photon imaging, electrophysiology and awake-behavioral studies. The long-term vision of Dr Wu’s research is to identify and manipulate microglia-specific therapeutic targets that will complement existing treatment of neurological disorders, including epilepsy, pain, stroke, neurodegeneration and autoimmune diseases.