Annual Meeting

Sixteenth Annual Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Meeting

We convene an annual Neuro-Oncology and Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium meeting each spring in Oregon or the Pacific Northwest.  The meeting is partially funded by a NIH R13 meeting grant with support from the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders.  The 2010 meeting is organized in collaboration with the International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS).

The 2010 meeting will be held March 18-20 at Sunriver Resort near Bend, Oregon.  The focus of the meeting will be translational research in the blood-brain barrier and/or neuro-oncology.  The meeting is titled "The Interface of Vascular Biology and the Brain Barriers."  The topics to be discussed are:

New Insights into Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis

The Role of Vascular Biology in Neurologic Disease

Up-stream and Down-stream Regulation of the Brain Microcirculation

Trans-vascular Therapeutic Interventions

Aging Blood Vessels and Inflammation

The complete scientific program will be available as soon as the speakers are confirmed and will be posted on a separate page "Scientific Program."

Sunriver is a four-diamond resort located in the high desert of central Oregon, near the Deschutes wilderness area and approximately 18 miles from Mt. Bachelor, a premier Northwest ski destination offering alpine and Nordic skiing.  Sunriver is a popular vacation destination for families as it also offers indoor tennis courts, golf, swimming, unlimited bicycle riding, and a full service Spa.

To reserve a guest room at Sunriver, please phone 1-800-547-3922 and state that you are attending the OHSU Blood-Brain Barrier Meeting in March.  Or, you may book a room online by using this link to the special OHSU Sunriver website for this meeting.