Programme

IBRO School of Basic and Clinical Neurosciences, FMOS

August 11- 20 2022, Bamako, Mali

Venue: Conference room at FMOS

Day 1: Sunday 11 Aug

15:00 – 19:00
City tour & Welcome Cocktail – Facilitated by Local Organizing Committee

Day 2: Monday 12 Aug

Time Activity
09:00 – 10:00 Registration
OPENING CEREMONY
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction of Guests
10:15 – 10:30 Welcome address – Prof. Bakoroba Coulibaly (President of
Malian Society of Neurosciences)
10:30 – 11:00 Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry - Prof. Seydou
Doumbia (Bamako, Mali)
11:00 – 11:40 Opening Overview of the neurological and neurodegenerative diseases in
Lecture Africa – Prof. Guinto Cheick Oumar (Professor of Neurology
and head of the department of Neurology at the Teaching Hospital
of Point g, Bamako)
11:40 – 12:00 Vote of Thanks
12:00 – 12:30 Short Break/Photographs
12:30 – 13:20 Lecture 1 Dopaminergic perturbation in movement disorders: What is
known? – Dr. Kekouta Dembele
13:25 – 14:40 Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:15 ISN IBRO Educational Talk; history of IBRO, mission, and funding
Presentation opportunities – Pr. Athanase Millogo
15:20 – 16:00 Lecture 2 Pathophysiology of Alzheimer and related dementias, an overview
– Dr. Adama Seydou Sissoko
16:05 – 1:25 Short Break
16:30 – 18:00 Forum 1 Ethics in research – Round table (Profs. Samba Diop, Guinto
Cheick Oumar, Dr Guida Landouré)
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner

Day 3: Tuesday 13 Aug

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Time Activity
09:10 – 10:50 Lecture 3 Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in brain
disease – Prof. Madani Ouologuem
10:55 – 10:15 Tea Break
10:20 – 11:00 Lecture 4 Diagnosis of Parkinson diseases in the African context – Dr.
Mohamed Albakaye
11:05 – 12:30 Forum 2 Opportunities and perspectives of Neuroscience research in Africa-
Dr. Zeinab Koné
12:35 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:40 – 17:40 Practical session 1
17:45 – 18:00 Short Break
18:05 – 19:30 Students’ clinical cases presentation
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner

Day 4: Wednesday 14 Aug

Time Activity
09:10 – 10:50 Lecture 5 Environmental factors and Brain disorders – Dr. Zoumana Traoré
10:55 – 10:15 Tea Break
10:20 – 11:10 Lecture 6 Neurogenetic diseases in Africa. future perspective – Dr Guida
Landouré
11:15 – 11:55 Lecture 7 Molecular insights of peripheral nerve degeneration: Lessons from
a clinical research from Mali – Dr. Lassana Cissé
12:00 – 13:55 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:00 Practical session 2
17:00 – 17:30 Short Break
17:35 – 19:00 Students’ Presentation
19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

Day 5: Thursdays 15 Aug

Time Activity
09:30 – 10:15 Lecture 8 Epilepsy in Africa: challenges of the therapeutics– Dr. Massaman
Camara
10:20 – 11:40 Tea Break
11:45 – 12:00 Forum 3 Round table: writing/publishing a good academic paper and
avoiding the burden of predatory journals – Youssoufa Maiga, Dr
Guida Landouré, Dr Oumar Samassékou
12:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:35 – 17:30 Practical session 3
17:10 – 18:00 Short Break
18:00 – 19:30 Students’ Presentation
19:00 – 20:30

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 Day 6: Friday 16 Aug
Time Activity
09:30 – 10:15 Lecture 8 Cytogenetic abnormalities and neurodegenerative diseases-Dr.
Oumar Samassékou
10:20 – 11:40 Tea Break
11:45 – 12:00 Forum 3 Opportunities for career development of young African scientists –
12:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:35 – 17:30 Practical session 4
17:10 – 18:00 Short Break
18:00 – 19:30 Students’ Presentation
19:00 – 20:30

Day 7: Saturday 17 Aug

Time Activity
09:30 – 10:15 Lecture 8 Insights on the brain vascular disorders. Dr. Dramane Coulibaly
10:20 – 11:40 Tea Break
11:45 – 12:00 Forum 3 Management of Stroke in Africa: time is now for actions. Dr.
Seybou Diallo
12:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:35 – 17:30
17:10 – 18:00 Short Break
18:00 – 19:30 Students’ Presentation
19:00 – 20:30 Farewell / Closing Dinner

Day 8: Sunday 18 Aug

Time Activity
09:30 – 10:15 Lecture 8 Occupation and neurodegenerative disorders. Prof Cheick Oumar
Guinto
10:20 – 11:40 Tea Break
11:45 – 12:00 Forum 3 Therapeutic options of the common neurodegenerative diseases.
What is next? Dr. Guida Landouré
12:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:35 – 17:30 Clinical cases discussion

Day 9: Monday 19 Aug

Time Activity
09:30 – 10:00 Lecture 8 Clinical and therapeutic aspects of brain tumors. Dr Thomas
Coulibaly

10:10 – 10:40 Lecture 8 Surgery approach in the management of brain tumors. Prof Diallo
Oumar
10:50 – 11:40 Tea Break
11:45 – 12:00 Forum 3 Molecular aspects of neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr Papa dit
Souleymane Coulibaly/Dr Joseph Traoré
12:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:35 – 17:30 Social event and networks

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Day 10: Tuesday 20 Aug
Departure

Practical sessions
Practical session 1: Basic molecular neuroscience techniques including; DNA and RNA
extraction and quantification – Instructors: Alhassane Maiga, Abdoulaye Yalcouyé

Pratical session 2: Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnostic of neurodegenerative diseases.

The case of Huntington’s disease and cerebellar ataxias– Instructors: Guida Landouré,
Abdoulaye yalcouyé

Practical session 3: Basics of neurophysiology EEG and EMG in the diagnostic of Neurological
disaeases– Instructors: Zeinab Koné, Samba Djimdé

Practical session 4: Bioinformatic tools for genes search and genetic reseach. Illustrative session
in the neurogenetic laboratory of the teaching hospital of Point G, Bamako – Instructors: Guida
Landouré, Oumarou Samassékou