Members of Academia Europaea are invited to join the Zhejiang-Slovenia Glial Cell Joint Laboratory Workshop 2026 to take place in Zhejiang, China on March 27th, 2026.

The Laboratory:#

Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (ZCMU) - University of Lubljana (UL) Translational Gliology Laboratory was formed on March 14, 2024, by the memorandum of understanding signed by Prof. Zhong Chen, ZCMU President and Prof. Gregor Majdič, UL Rector. This memorandum named Prof. Vladimir Parpura MAE of ZCMU and Prof. Robert Zorec MAE of UL, members of Academia Europaea, as the codirectors of this joint laboratory. The laboratory subsequently received accreditation by and funding (for 3 years starting on January 1, 2025) from the Department of Science and Technology, Zhejiang Province People’s Government, as a Zhejiang international joint laboratory entitled “International Joint Laboratory Chinese Name: Zhejiang - Slovenia Glial Cell Biology Joint Laboratory; International Joint Laboratory; English Name: ZCMU, China - UL, Slovenia Translational Gliology Laboratory”.

The Workshop:#

The Zhejiang-Slovenia Glial Cell Joint Laboratory Workshop 2026 is organized in Hangzhou, China, and is supported by Zhejiang Chinese Medical University and Zhejiang Province People’s Government. The Workshop chairs: Vladimir Parpura MAE (ZCMU) and Robert Zorec (UL).

Workshop program at glance:#

March 26, 2026

19:00 Workshop Dinner

March 27, 2026#

WORKSHOP VENUE: Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (ZCMU), Binwen Campus

8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Exhibition (Evident)

9:00 - 9:15 Welcoming remarks: “Introduction: Zhejiang - Slovenia Glial Cell Biology Joint Laboratory”, Vladimir PARPURA MAE, (Zhejiang Chinese Medical University) and Robert ZOREC MAE (University of Ljubljana)

9:15 - 11:45 SYMPOSIUM I (moderator: Robert ZOREC MAE, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

9:15 - 9:45 “Adenosine regulation of glycogen in astrocytes” Marko KREFT (University of Ljubljana)

9:45 - 10:15 “Cell-based ATMP aHyC to treat prostate cancer: clinical results and future directions” Helena H. CHOWDHURY (University of Ljubljana)

10:00 - 10:20 Exhibition and Refreshments (Evident)

10:45 - 11:15 “Impact of metabolic microenvironment on normal and cancerous astrocytes” Vedrana MONTANA (Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)

11:15 - 11:45 “Vesicular glutamate release from malignant astrocytes” Vladimir PARPURA MAE (Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break

13:45 - 17:15 SYMPOSIUM II: (moderator: Vladimir PARPURA MAE, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)

13:45 - 14:15 “KRM-11-81: Preclinical development of a next-generation GABAA potentiator for the treatment of epilepsy” Rok CERNE (RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Glenn Rock, NJ, USA)

14:15 - 14:45 “A mitochondrial energy vent” Felipe BARROS (Centro de Estudios Científicos and Universidad San Sebastián, Valdivia, Chile)

14:45 - 15:15 “Adrenergic regulation of astrocyte vesicle traffic in health and disease” Robert ZOREC MAE (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

15:20 - 15:40 Exhibition and Refreshments (Evident)

15:45 - 16:15 “The next-generation multi-photon microscopy enables deeper discoveries in neuroscience” Xu HAO (Evident)

16:15 - 16:45 “Longitudinal in vivo study of the neurodevelopmental effects of exposing rats to electromagnetic fields at frequencies of 900 and 3,500 MHz” Raphaël BODIN (Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)

16:45 - 17:15 “Mechanisms and Management of Comorbid Epilepsy and Depression” Yi GUO (Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University)

17:15 - 17:45 GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CONCLUDING REMARKS (Robert ZOREC and Vladimir PARPURA)

19:00 Workshop Dinner

Workshop Secretariat:#

Ms. Na ZHI
Tel.+86 13656689000
E-mail: zhina@zcmu.edu.cn
WeChat ID: Imcarrotya
Ms. Emily Yan
Tel.+86 15355436693
E-mail: 20259019@zcmu.edu.cn
WeChat ID: emilyanxiaoyun



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