Donate Join Us

Encephalitis Conference 2025

Date: 3rd and 4th December 2025

Location: Royal College of Physicians, London, UK & virtual

Encephalitis 2025 is dedicated exclusively to encephalitis (infectious and autoimmune) and covers epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation in both children and adults.

There will be cutting-edge insights from global leaders in the field of brain inflammation covering hot topics, critical research questions, and approaches to the key clinical challenges informed by the latest research.

Abstracts open now!

Please note – this year, recipients of the Conference bursary will be selected from those that submit an abstract. We look forward to receiving your abstract soon!

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr Nicoline Schiess, World Health Organization

“WHO Technical Brief on Encephalitis: Ways Forward”

Prof Romana Höftberger, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

” Contributions of Pathology to the Understanding of Antibody-mediated Neurological  Diseases”

Programme for the two days Conference to be announced later in the summer – see the current running order for both day 1 and day 2 below!

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 ENCEPHALITIS CONFERENCE 2025: Wednesday 3rd December

8.00 Registration

8.15- 8.45 Satellite (breakfast) meeting

9.00-9.45.00 Basic clinical introduction to infectious encephalitis - Dr Nicholas Davies, Chelsea and Westminster, Charing Cross, and the Royal Marsden Hospitals, London, UK

9.45-10.30 Basic clinical introduction to autoimmune encephalitis - Dr Sophie Binks, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

10.30-10.45 Break

10.45-11.45 Clinical Case Presentation

Dr Nicholas Davies, Chelsea and Westminster, Charing Cross, and the Royal Marsden Hospitals, London, UK
(infectious encephalitis)

Dr Matteo Gastaldi, Neuroimmunology Research Unit Pavia, Italy
(autoimmune encephalitis)

11.45- 12.30 How to get your grant or fellowship - Assoc Prof Deanna Saylor, UNC School of Medicine

12.30- 14.00 Lunch/satellite meeting (1.15- 1.45)

14.00-17.00 Data blitz poster presentation (to include 20 minutes break)

17.00- 18.30 Drinks reception/ poster viewing

18.30- 20.00 London Christmas Walking Tour

DAY 2 ENCEPHALITIS CONFERENCE 2025: Thursday 4th December

8.00 Registration

8.30- 9.30 Poster viewing

9.30- 13.00 Morning session

13.00 -14.00 Lunch

14.00- 17.00 Afternoon session

17.00- 18.00 Drinks reception

FULL PROGRAMME TO BE CONFIRMED LATER IN THE SUMMER

Page Created: 5 March 2025
Last Modified: 5 June 2025
Main Menu