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Joint meeting with NeuroImmune Interactions in Health and Disease

Neurodegenerative Diseases: Genes, Mechanisms and Therapeutics

June 7-9, 2021 | 9:00AM EDT | 1:00PM UTC | 3:00PM CEST*
*Program is in development and subject to change



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Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related disorders (ADRD) are quickly becoming a global burden. The number of diagnosed cases of neurodegenerative diseases is staggering and rising at an alarming rate as the population ages. While it is well-recognized that neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by aberrant protein misfolding and aggregate formation, the mechanisms that initiate or promote proteinopathy in disease-specific neural circuits remain poorly understood. Recent advances in human genetics and genome-wide association study (GWAS) have uncovered several genetic loci that are critical for the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, technological advances in transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics offer many critical new insights into the disease mechanism, as well as opportunities for the development of novel therapeutics that can reverse or mitigate neurodegeneration. Despite these exciting new developments, there are significant gaps in connecting genetic information with disease mechanism and in harnessing the critical role of glia-neuron interactions to develop therapeutic interventions. 

This conference aims to provide an integrated discussion of the latest advances in research and therapeutic development for neurodegenerative diseases. This conference program will focus on the roles of genetic risk factors and their contributions to glial and neuronal health in the aging brain, the biophysical properties of protein misfolding and the propagation of disease-specific proteinopathy, the role of intracellular vesicular trafficking in disease pathogenesis, new insights into the diverse role of glia, innate immunity and microbiomes in neurodegeneration, and novel therapeutic approaches that specifically target each of the novel biological areas. It is anticipated that this conference will stimulate more discussions and promote new collaborations among scientists in the academia and industry that ultimately lead to new therapeutic targets to combat neurodegenerative diseases.

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Pricing:

Regular Registration Rate: $275 USD
Student Registration Rate: $150 USD

Deadlines:

Abstract Submission
‣ For Short Talk Consideration: Passed
‣ For ePoster Presentation: Passed
Final ePoster / SciTalk Submission: Passed
Financial Aid Application: Passed

*Abstract submission is required in order to submit an ePoster and/or Scitalk

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Program Details



Keynote Speakers


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Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego


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Akiko Iwasaki, PhD
HHMI/Yale University School of Medicine



Speaking at this eSymposia


Mathew M. Blurton-Jones

University of California, Irvine, USA


Anne Brunet

Stanford University, USA


Beverly L. Davidson

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, USA


Valina L. Dawson

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA


Philip L. De Jager

Columbia University Medical Center, USA


Ádám Dénes

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary


Fred H. Gage

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA


Christopher K. Glass

University of California, San Diego, USA


Alison Goate

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA


Michael T. Heneka

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany


Akiko Iwasaki

HHMI/Yale University School of Medicine, USA


Holly Kordasiewicz

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, USA


Virginia M. Y. Lee

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA


Joseph W. Lewcock

Denali Therapeutics, USA


Johan Luthman

Lundbeck, Denmark


Marco Prinz

University of Freiburg, Germany


Anne Schaefer

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA


Sjors Scheres

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK


Lorenz Studer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA


Charlotte J. Sumner

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA


J. Paul Taylor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA


Hui-Hsin Tsai

Biogen, USA


Li-Huei Tsai

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA


Jennifer Yokoyama

University of California, San Francisco, USA





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Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1R13AG072818-01 from the National Institutes of Health. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.




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