Workshop on Epigenetic underpinnings of sex-differences in neurodegeneration

On behalf of Dr. Lasse Sinkkonen (UL) & Prof Julia Schulze-Hentrich (UdS), we are pleased to invite all interested parties to the upcoming event:

“Workshop on Epigenetic underpinnings of sex-differences in neurodegeneration”
Friday,  January 30th
12:00 PM (in person)  
Campus Saarbrücken, Building A 2.4 - Seminarraum 0.33

→ A registration is requested latest by Monday before the workshop (so on 26.1.2026):
     https://forms.gle/75azMsdgR8MAa4iC8

This workshop will bring together researchers across the Greater Region interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying sex-specific differences in central nervous system and related diseases. 
Guest speakers from University of Luxembourg and Saarland University will present their on-going projects and current status of our understanding on functional differences between
males and females, and the implications on disease on-set and progression. This will be followed by discussions with aim to develop new collaborative projects on the topic.

Speakers:
Prof Enrico Glaab (UL)
Vivien Hoof (UdS)
Johann Brand (UL)
Prof. Frank Kirchhoff (UdS)

Preliminary schedule: 
12.00 - Opening remarks - Dr Lasse Sinkkonen and Prof Julia Schulze-Hentrich
12.10 - Guest talk - Prof Enrico Glaab (UL): Computational analysis of sex differences in disease-associated omics data
12.50 - Lunch break
13.30 - Student talk- Vivien Hoof (UdS): Sex-specific transcriptional changes in Parkinson’s disease at single-cell resolution
14.00 - Student talk - Johann Brand (UL): Sex-specific oxidative stress response in glial cells
14.30 - Guest talk - Prof. Frank Kirchhoff (UdS) - Title to be announced
15.15 - Coffee and discussion