Richard Robitaille (Université de Montréal • Montréal, Canada)
Introduction of IAS: The history and future of the International Astrocyte School
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Elly Hol (UMC Utrecht • Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Human astrocytes: from post-mortem brains to iPSC models
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Coffee break

Eiji Shigetomi (University of Yamanashi • Yamanashi, Japan)
Diversity of astrocytic calcium signals and their role in circuits and behavior
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Frank Kirchhoff (University of Saarland • Homburg, Germany)
Genetic mouse models to study astrocyte physiology in vivo
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Introduction to UNIV and its business activities

Lunch

Visit to UNIV facilities

Xianshu Bai (China Pharmaceutical University • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
Oligodendrocyte lineage cells in health and disease
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Scholar presentations

[7 min + 3 min discussion each]

Xinyi Zhou (Army Medical University • Chongqing, China)
Astrocytic regulation of demyelination or remyelination in a mouse model of multiple system atrophy

Shinji Kinoshita (Waseda University • Tokyo, Japan)
The role of astrocytic ATP release in the response to demyelination

Xiying Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine • Shanghai, China)
BMS-199264 suppresses microglial inflammation through a potential Spi1/PU.1–Phlda1 pathway

SunYeong Choi (Institute for Basic Science • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Longitudinal in vivo spinal cord visualization with customize spinal window for astrocytic H₂O₂ imaging

Rui Xu (Chinese Institute for Brain Research • Beijing, China)
Molecular basis and functional heterogeneity in astrocytic ATP signaling

Coffee break

Scholar presentations

[7 min + 3 min discussion each]

Ruiqi Liu (China Pharmaceutical University • Nanjing, China)
Role of OPC-GABA_BR in PV interneuron survival during epilepsy

Ningjing Wang (China Pharmaceutical University • Nanjing, China)
Astrocytic GABA sensing through GABA_B receptors during epileptogenesis

Huiming Li (The Fourth Military Medical University • Xi’an, China)
Microglia depletion facilitates isoflurane induced unconsciousness via enhanced GABAergic tone

Tengfei Liu (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chengdu, China)
Differential central mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion in alleviating neuroinflammatory and neuropathic pain via S1 cortical neural circuits

Linjun Li (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chengdu, China)
Mechanisms of l/vlPAG somatostatin-positive neurons in overactive bladder pathogenesis and electroacupuncture intervention

Sha Luo (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chengdu, China)
Experimental study on acupuncture and moxibustion for neuropathic pain in CCI-Induced mice

Shantong Guo (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chengdu, China)
Cumulative effects of acupuncture analgesia

Jingjing Lv (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chengdu, China)
Astrocytic P2Y1 and A2A receptors mediate electroacupuncture analgesia in the primary sensory cortex

Dinner

Keynote lecture
Justin Lee (Director, IBS Center for Memory and Glioscience • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Glia in Korea and astrocytes: The good, the bad, and the ugly
[40 min + 15 min discussion]

Matthew Holt (University of Porto • Porto, Portugal)
RNA-seq toolkit and its application to astrocyte biology
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Coffee break

Amit Agarwal (University of Heidelberg • Heidelberg, Germany)
Studying astrocyte Ca²⁺ activity
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Scholar presentations

[7 min + 3 min discussion each]

Chuantao Wu (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, China)
Astrocytic FABP5 drives non-cell-autonomous oligodendrocyte injury in multiple system atrophy by promoting TNF signaling and ferroptotic stress

An Cheng (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, China)
Pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic potential of fatty acid-binding proteins in multiple system atrophy

Xinyue Huang (Soochow University • Suzhou, China)
Investigation of the role and mechanisms of the Parkinson’s disease risk gene TMEM175 in microglia

Jie Jiao (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, China)
α-Synuclein-interfering peptide attenuates synucleinopathy in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease

Zhongshan Shi (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, China)
Astrocytic sensing of extracellular DNA links tissue damage to cognitive dysfunction

Danjie Yang (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, China)
Early restoration of endothelial MFSD2A protects the hippocampal blood-brain barrier and mitigates Alzheimer’s pathology

Fan Ding, RWD
Decoding astrocyte activity in vivo: from fiber photometry to fluorescence life time

Lunch

Wenhui Huang (Sun Yat-sen University • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
Astrocytes in neuroinflammation
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Wuhyun Koh (Institute for Basic Science • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Astrocytes and brain development
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Scholar presentations

[7 min + 3 min discussion each]

Jiayi Chen (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, China‌)
The role of Cx43 hemichannel-mediated glial communication dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

Wonmin Lee (Institute for Basic Science • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Astrocytic EBP1 as a potential link between oxidative stress and amyloid-β pathology

Lili Li (University of Saarland • Homburg,Germany)
Sex-specific neurovascular–glial responses during acute systemic inflammation

Yuwan Qi (Soochow University • Suzhou, China)
Neuroimmunomodulatory mechanisms and intervention research of depression

Xiaoping Zhang (Sun Yat-sen University • Guangzhou, China)
Molecular mechanisms underlying astrocytic A1AR-mediated astrocyte–microglia crosstalk in early sepsis-associated encephalopathy

Wei Liu (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chengdu, China)
The eIF3a/PDK4 metabolic axis in cervical cancer organoids

Agora • Preparation [with coffee]

Dinner

Keynote lecture
Shigeo Okabe (Director RIKEN • Japan)
Glia in Japan
[40 min + 15 min discussion]

Mridula Bhalla (Institute for Basic Science • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Astrocyte metabolism: urea cycle and ammonia metabolism
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Coffee break

Chenju Yi (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
The role of astroglial and microglial Cx43 hemichannels in Alzheimer’s disease
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Matthew Holt (University of Porto • Porto, Portugal)
Astrocyte heterogeneity
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Xianshu Bai (China Pharmaceutical University • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
Disrupted OPC-neuron harmony: a gateway to impaired brain function
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Lunch

Cultural Excursion to Zhou Garden, Lishui

14:00 – Departure by coach for Zhou Garden (Zhou Yuan)
Afternoon – Visit to Zhou Garden (approximately 3–3.5 hours)
18:00 Dinner at a local countryside restaurant near Zhou Garden
After Dinner – Return to the hotel by coach

Keynote lecture
Guanghui Wang (Soochow University • Suzhou, Jiangsu, China)
Glia in China - Role of microglia in Parkinson’s disease
[40 min + 15 min discussion]

Amit Agarwal (University of Heidelberg • Heidelberg, Germany)
Decoding mitochondrial dynamics in cortical astrocytes
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Coffee break

Frank Kirchhoff (University of Saarland • Homburg, Germany)
The astroglial GABA_B receptor and absence epilepsy – sex-specific differences in response to GHB
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Chenju Yi (Sun Yat-sen University • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
The role of LHb astrocytic Cx43 gap junction in adolescent depression
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Lunch

Wuhyun Koh (Institute for Basic Science • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Astrocytes and brain development
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Xiaochun Gu (Southeast University)
Presentation of Transvista

Departure to CPU Campus

15:30 – Presentation of CPU

Agora • Preparation [with coffee]

Dinner and continued discussion on Agora topics

Return to Lishui

Mridula Bhalla (Institute for Basic Science • Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Sexual dimorphism of glial aging
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Eiji Shigetomi (University of Yamanashi • Yamanashi, Japan)
Pathophysiological significance of Gq-GPCR upregulation in reactive astrocytes
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Coffee break

Wenhui Huang (Sun Yat-sen University • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
The role of adenosine signaling in regulating astrocyte reactivity
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Richard Robitaille (Université de Montréal • Montréal, Canada)
Glial CB1 receptors regulate neuromuscular junction in injury and ALS
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Lunch

Elly Hol (UMC Utrecht • Utrecht, The Netherlands)
The astrocyte cytoskeleton in disease
[25 min + 10 min discussion]

Agora presentations [with coffee]

General discussion, Concluding Remarks, Questionnaires

Farewell Dinner