# Cerebral Fluid Flow and Function: Lymphatics, Glymphatics and the Choroid Plexus

> **NIH NIH R13** · KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA · 2020 · $10,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled Cerebral Fluid Flow and Function:
Lymphatics, Glymphatics and the Choroid Plexus, organized by Drs. Edwin S. Monuki, Maria Lehtinen and
Maiken Nedergaard. The conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico from February 16-19, 2020.
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has long been a "missing link" in our understanding of brain form, function, and
disease. However, recent work has begun to illuminate how the CSF regulates the brain in ways that extend
far beyond its passive historical roles and provides unique opportunities for studying, diagnosing, and
potentially treating brain disorders. This Keystone Symposia conference brings together an interdisciplinary
group of new and established scientists to discuss this newfound excitement about CSF. By exchanging
discoveries about CSF sources (choroid plexus), routes (glymphatics), drainage (lymphatics), clinical utilities,
and by fostering new ideas, collaborations, and training opportunities, this conference aims to coalesce an
international community that can propel the CSF field forward. This conference is being held jointly with the
Keystone Symposia conference entitled Brain Therapeutics: Disruptive Technologies and Opportunities for
Drug Development. The goal of this paring is to stimulate thinking about CSF-based medicinal therapies,
given the advantages of CSF over blood in being "behind" the blood-brain barrier and in equilibrating with the
interstitial fluid surrounding brain cells.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9914453
- **Project number:** 1R13NS115398-01
- **Recipient organization:** KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Thale Cross Jarvis
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9914453

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9914453, Cerebral Fluid Flow and Function: Lymphatics, Glymphatics and the Choroid Plexus (1R13NS115398-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9914453. Licensed CC0.

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