January 6, 2026 –

January 8, 2026

Seventh Annual Symposium: Microvascular Networks: Brain Capillaries in Health and Neurodegenerative Disease

Scientific Planning Committee

Dr. Andy Shih, Program Chair

Dr. Thomas Longden, Program Co-Chair

Dr. Anusha Mishra, Program Co-Chair

Susan Brogan, BBDI Executive Director, Program Co-Chair

January 7, 2026

9:10 am

Capillary heterogeneity and vascular disease

Leif Ostergaard

9:35 am

AD versus VCID

Rod Corriveau

10:00 am

Vascular/microglia

Tom Carmichael

10:50 am

Capillary networks, pericyte chemogenetics, in vivo imaging

Andy Shih

11:15 am

High resolution 3D mapping to unveil cerebrovascular organizations and aging induced changes in mouse brains

Yongsoo Kim

11:40 am

In silico modeling of network function

Sylvie Lorthois

1:35 pm

Vascular Signaling Plasticity Reprograms Brain Hemodynamics to Optimize Learning

Thomas A Longden

2:00 pm

A Window into Microvascular Health: Capillary Mechanisms Revealed by the Pressurized Retina Preparation

Nicholas Klug

2:25 pm

Capillary neurovascular coupling impairment in VCID

Anusha Mishra

January 8, 2026

9:40 am

Microglial-vascular interactions

Dimitrios Davalos

10:05 am

Oligodendrocytes and capillaries

Ken Arai

10:30 am

Pericyte release of growth factors and non-nutritive roles of capillaries

Cristina Alberini

11:25 am

The Endothelium-Pericyte Axis: Key to Understanding Cerebrovascular Changes in Dementia

Axel Montagne

11:50 am

Loss of Endothelial Lamiin Causes Vascular Dysfunction and Cognitive Impairment

Yao Yao

12:15 pm

Mapping the Diversity of Mouse Brain Pericytes

Annika Keller

2:05 pm

New mouse models for brain capillary research

Zhen Zhao

2:30 pm

Microvascular transcriptomics in AD

Andrew Yang