[S-28] New concepts of glia and brain homeostasis: key missing pieces in the puzzle of neurological disorders

[S-28-5] Novel homeostatic function of glial cells in health and disease

Makoto Higuchi, Hiroyuki Takuwa (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan)

During the last few years, novel concepts of glia and glymphatic system have dramatically yielded unexpected results that challenge the traditional view of neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. They also play a crucial role in maintaining brain homeostasis. This symposium will highlight the latest developments in the reserch of glia and glymphatic system for the CNS in health and disease.

1987-1993 Tohoku University School of Medicine
1993-1997 Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
1997-1999 Staff Physician, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine
1999-2003 Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2003-2005 Staff Scientist, Laboratory for Proteolytic Neuroscience, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
2005-2016 Team Leader, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
2016-2018 Team Leader, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
2018- Deputy Department Director, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Specialty and research interest: clinical and non-clinical molecular imaging of neuropsychiatric disorders