Lezing 'Interdisciplinary Medical & Health Seminar about 'Sleep''
- Voor wie
- Medewerkers , Studenten
- Wanneer
- 02-05-2024 van 16:00 tot 18:00
- Waar
- Hybrid: Zebrastraat and MS Teams, Zebrastraat 32/001, 9000 Gent
- Voertaal
- Engels
- Door wie
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Department of Head and Skin & Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- Contact
- Kim.DeKeyser@UGent.be
- Website
- https://www.ugent.be/ge/en/research/interdisciplinary-medicine-health-seminars.htm
IMHS about the role of sleep for our immune system and the modulation of our brain activity during sleep.
Interdisciplinary Medical & Health Seminar about 'Sleep' The departments GE34 and GE35 jointly invite two international guest speakers to discuss the theme of sleep from an interdisciplinary perspective. Professor Luciana Besedovsky will give a lecture on the role of sleep in our immune system. Additionally, professor Antoine Adamantidis will talk about how our brain activity changes during sleep and its potential clinical implications. Lecture I – Prof. dr. Luciana Besedovsky (Institute of Medical Psychology LMU Munich) - ‘Role of circadian rhythm in inflammation and inflammatory disease’ Lecture II – Prof. dr. Antoine Adamantidis (University of Bern) - ‘Optogentic manipulation of sleep waves to promote brain plasticity and repair’