WCN 2021 | Understanding the mechanisms of communication between CNS cell subtypes

Francisco Quintana, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, talks on the next steps following the identification of different central nervous system (CNS) cell subsets playing a role in the pathogenesis of MS and other neurological diseases. Prof. Quintana explains that new technologies for single-cell analysis of CNS cell interactions in vivo, such as RABID-seq, are enabling us to understand the mechanisms of communication between different cell subsets, which may help to identify new therapeutic targets designed to correct dysregulated cell-cell interactions in disease. This interview took place during the XXV World Congress of Neurology.