The 15th Great Lakes Glia Meeting will be held in downtown Traverse City, Michigan. We look forward to welcoming you to the Park Place Hotel & Conference Center, our favorite meeting place. We will see you October 11-13, 2026 – save the dates!
CLICK HERE for the 2026 Great Lakes Glia flyer and meeting invitation (general meeting information).
CLICK HERE for the 2026 Great Lakes Glia schedule with speaker information.
CLICK HERE for the 2026 Great Lakes Glia registration form.
Our 2026 Keynote Speakers
(Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
(Univ Kentucky College of Medicine)
Our 2024 Poster Winners
Congratulations!
Postdoctoral Researcher – Dr. Jacques Gonzales (Michigan State University)
Enteric pannexin-1 regulates intestinal motility
Mentor: Brian Gulbransen
Graduate Researcher – Alexandra Putka (University of Michigan)
Cerebellar lipid dysregulation is conserved across spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 patients and mouse models
Mentor: Hayley McLoughlin
Undergraduate Researcher – Jacqueline Rocha (University of Illinois – Chicago)
Long-acting anti-coagulants (LAARs) induce glial cell activation in adult rabbit cerebellum
Mentor: Doug Feinstein
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