Dr. Britta Engelhardt was invited for a special summer seminar

A special summer seminar was co-organized by Anika, Bjoern, and Dr Ann Stowe, featuring guest speaker Dr. Britta Engelhardt, Director of the Theodor Kocher Institute at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Dr. Engelhardt is a globally recognized leader in immunobiology and an expert on the blood-brain barrier. She presented a seminar titled “Understanding How the Brain Barriers Orchestrate CNS Immune Privilege” on Thursday, June 26.

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