Cell-cell communication

…niches, neighbourhoods and cell–cell communication. The course concludes with project design and a team hackathon using participant or public data, connecting computational outputs to biological interpretation. 2026-12-14–2026-12-18, 14:00–18:00 daily, Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+01:00). Online course; fee €530. Designe

The meninges are a protective and nutritious tissue that surrounds the central nervous system (CNS) and supports the brain. Recent data, including from our team, have revealed that the meninges contain a myriad of immune cells, such as meningeal macrophages (MM). Interestingly, the meninges penetrate the brain parenchyma and contact sub-structures such as the hippocampus, which is one of the main neurogenic niches. This strategic position of the meninges and thus MM raised the hypothesis that these cells could play a role in hippocampal neonatal neurogenesis. To address this question, we used