The 2nd Peking University International Neuroimaging Conference and "Brain Research Summit Forum" Held

The 2nd Peking University International Neuroimaging Conference and "Brain Research Summit Forum", co-hosted by the School of Basic Medical Sciences of Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Aerospace Clinical Medical College, Beijing Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, and Peking University Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment and Technology, was successfully held at the Health Science Center on October 13-14, 2018. Academician Pu Muming, a promoter of China's Brain Science Program, was invited to attend and deliver a keynote report. Nearly 200 experts from New York University, University of Virginia, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Max Planck Institute of Germany, Gachon University Brain Institute of South Korea, University of Macau, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and other institutions participated in the conference.

With the emerging frontier direction of brain science—brain cell microenvironment—as the theme, the conference discussed and exchanged innovative work carried out by brain science teams from the United States, China, and Germany in this field. Professor Charles Nicholson from New York University introduced two types of measurement methods invented by his team: electrochemical methods and optical imaging, as well as the research results achieved in the study of the superficial cerebral cortex. Professor Han Hongbin introduced the third type of ECS in vivo detection technology platform invented by the Peking University Brain Research Team led by him, the latest discoveries of the research group on the deep brain ECS and the structure of the brain interstitial system, and the hypothesis of brain regional homeostasis theory proposed based on the discovery of the new structural system, thereby establishing a new drug delivery method through the brain ECS pathway. Professor Moritz Helmstaedter from the Max Planck Institute of Germany introduced the working principle and latest application of three-dimensional electron microscopy technology in the research of brain nerve fiber connections. Professor Johnathan Kipnis from the University of Virginia introduced the glymphatic drainage and its pathological changes in aging and AD and other diseases. Professor Kunlin Jin from the University of North Texas Health Science Center introduced the application of traditional Chinese medicine theory in brain science research and the latest scientific discoveries. Professor Yoo-Hun Suh from Gachon University Brain Institute of South Korea introduced the latest research progress in AD immunotherapy. Professor Huanxing Su and Associate Professor Yan Junhao from the University of Macau introduced the ECS changes in subarachnoid hemorrhage

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Coinciding with the launch of the Beijing Brain Science Program, the team from the Health Science Center obtained the special fund of the Beijing Brain Science Program in this round with the research direction of brain cell microenvironment. Professor Han Hongbin, Director of the Laboratory, was appointed as a cooperative researcher by the Beijing Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence as the project leader. This conference not only demonstrated the research achievements of the close combination of clinical and basic neuroscience research of Peking University Medicine to international brain science peers, but also laid the foundation for the establishment of international cooperation and academic alliances in the fields of brain imaging and in vivo research on brain neural network microenvironment.