Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

Thematic series
CNS Fluid and Solute Movement: Physiology, Modelling and Imaging
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

Thematic series
Brain barriers and their microenvironment: Emerging models and techniques
Edited by Danica Stanimirovic, Britta Engelhardt, Elizabeth de Lange

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Abstracts from the 13th International Conference on Cerebral Vascular Biology (CVB 2019)
Meeting abstracts
Miami, FL, USA. 25-28 June 2019

Hydrocephalus 2018 - The Tenth Meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders
Meeting abstracts
Bologna, Italy. 19-22 October 2018

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Lester R Drewes, Editor-in-Chief

Lester Drewes is currently Professor  of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School, and past President of the International Brain Barriers Society. Read more

International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS)

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an official journal of the IBBS: a scientific and educational non-profit organisation advocating scientific and clinical research on the biological barriers in the central nervous system.

International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders (ISHCSF)

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an official journal of the ISHCSF: a non-profit organisation that aims to advance the art and science of clinical care and research into hydrocephalus and CSF disorders, and promote the best possible care for patients.

All IBBS and ISHCSF members are eligible for a 25% discount when publishing with Fluids and Barriers of the CNS.

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Lester R Drewes, University of Minnesota, USA
Hazel C Jones, King's College London, UK
Richard F Keep, University of Michigan, USA

We are pleased to announce that FBCNS now has an official Impact Factor of 3.727. 

FBCNS is now publishing papers to our latest thematic series, focused on Advances in in vitro modeling of the blood-brain barrier and neurovascular unit.

CNS Fluid and Solute Movement: Physiology, Modelling and Imaging.

This series brings together papers focusing on all aspects of fluid movement in the brain, helping to address current controversies in an area of intense research and debate.

FBCNS is ranked in the top quartile of the Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology and Neuroscience subject categories, by SCImago Journal Rank.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the awards for best oral or poster presentations sponsored by FBCNS for young investigators at Hydrocephalus 2019, the 11^th meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders, 13^th-16^th September Vancouver, Canada.

• Nicholas Salterio
• Lucas Sass
• Linda D’Antona (sponsored  by ISHCSF)

Find out more about this year's winners here.

We are pleased to announce the winners of prizes for best presentations sponsored by FBCNS at the Cerebrovascular Biology Meeting in Miami, Florida, June 25-28, 2019.

• Natasha O'Brown
• Julia Schulz

26^th Annual Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Meeting; Portland, Oregon, USA on March 12-13, 2020. https://www.ohsu.edu/bbbmeeting. Rescheduled - the new dates will be Oct 29-30 2020. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.

Barriers of the CNS Gordon Research Conference; Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, USA on June 14-19, 2020. https://www.grc.org/barriers-of-the-cns-conference/2020/. Withdrawn and rescheduled for 2022. 

12^th Meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders; Hydrocephalus 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden September 11-14, 2020. Postponed until September 10-13 2021. https://www.hydrocephalus-meeting.com/

International Symposium on Signal Transduction at the Blood-Brain Barriers; Bari, Italy, September 23-25, 2020. Currently under review.

11th International Symposium on Neuroprotection and Neurorepair (ISN&N) and the 18th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury (BEM); Berlin, Germany, October 5-7, 2020 https://www.neurorepair-symposium.de/

Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida; 64th Annual Meeting 2020 – Doha, Qatar, November 4 – 7. https://srhsb.com/conferences/

Cerebral Vascular Biology meeting Uppsala, Sweden, 2021, June 20-24. https://www.ibbsoc.org/events-calendar/save-the-date-for-the-14th-save-the-date-for-the-14th-cerebral-vascular-biology-meeting-cerebral-vascular-biology-meeting