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Event - - Francis Crick Institute

World Immunology Day 2025 - The immune system and your brain

Celebrate World Immunology Day 2025 by attending this evening event chaired by Award winning BBC broadcaster Claudia Hammond.

 Timings for the evening

18:00: Welcome and introductions

18:05: "How the immune system links with the brain and nervous system"

18:30: Panel discussion and audience Q&A

19:20: Closing remarks

19:30: End of event followed by short reception in the Manby Gallery

This scientific panel discussion is aimed at the interested public and students from year 13 and beyond.

This will be run as a hybrid event, with an in-person audience at the Crick joined by online attendees. Zoom details sent via confirmation email.

This event is held in partnership with the Francis Crick Institute, Nature Portfolio, and the British Society for Immunology.

Date and time

Location

Francis Crick Institute

Panel

Soyon Hong

Dr Soyon Hong

Group Leader

UK DRI at UCL

Dissecting pathways by which microglia contribute to region-specific synapse dysfunction in neurodegeneration

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Paul Morgan

Prof Paul Morgan

Interim Centre Director

UK DRI at Cardiff

Investigating exactly how key immune proteins contribute to Alzheimer's disease development

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Lorena Arancibia profile

Dr Lorena Arancibia Carcamo

Principal Staff Scientist

UK DRI at UCL

Investigating the cellular reaction to amyloid beta and tau protein in Alzheimer's disease

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Jessica Teeling profile

Prof Jessica Teeling

Prof of Experimental Neuroimmunology

University of Southampton

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