Conference Description
The Parkinson's Disease GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by January 7, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Matching Therapies to Disease
Discussion Leaders
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J. Timothy Greenamyre (Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, United States)
Speakers
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Glenda Halliday (University of Sydney)
Complex Genetics of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
Discussion Leaders
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Vincenzo Bonifati (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Sonja Scholz (National Institutes of Health, United States)
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Huw Morris (UCL, United Kingdom)
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Sara Bandres Ciga (NIH, United States)
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Mina Ryten (University College London)
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Alice Chen-Plotkin (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Physiology of Non-Motor Systems Relevant To PD
Discussion Leaders
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Benjamin Wolozin (Boston University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Michael Burton (University of Texas at Dallas, United States)
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Karen Gamble (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
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Yang Dan (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Non-Nigral and Mixed Pathology in PD
Discussion Leaders
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Alexandra Nelson (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
Speakers
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Vincenzo Bonifati (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
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Lorraine Kalia (University of Toronto, Canada)
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Le Zhang (Yale University, United States)
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Michael Henderson (Van Andel Institute, United States)
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Caleb Webber (UK Dementia Research Institute, United Kingdom)
Vesicular Sorting
Discussion Leaders
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Sabine Hilfiker (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, United States)
Speakers
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Darren Moore (Van Andel Research Institute, United States)
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Sreeganga Chandra (Yale University, United States)
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Hilal Lashuel (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Lysosomal Function
Discussion Leaders
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Darren Moore (Van Andel Research Institute, United States)
Speakers
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Peter Vangheluwe (KU Leuven)
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Monther Abu-Ramaileh (Stanford University, United States)
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Matthew LaVoie (University of Florida, United States)
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Aimee Kao (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Shawn Ferguson (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
Neuroinflammation and Glial Cell Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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Matthew LaVoie (University of Florida, United States)
Speakers
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Shane Liddelow (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
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Max Gutierrez (The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom)
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Ashley Harms (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
Cellular and Intracellular Parkinson’s Disease Pathways
Discussion Leaders
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Peter Vangheluwe (KU Leuven)
Speakers
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J. David Beckham (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
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Luis Bonet-Ponce (National Institues of Health (NIH)/ National Institue of Aging (NIA), United States)
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Miratul Muqit (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
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Lindsay De Biase (UCLA, United States)
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Sabine Hilfiker (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, United States)
Emerging Topics in Neurodegeneration
Discussion Leaders
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Shalini Padmanabhan (The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, United States)
Speakers
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Wilma van de Berg (AmsterdamUMC, Vrije University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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James Shorter (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Benjamin Wolozin (Boston University School of Medicine, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Alexandra Nelson (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Shalini Padmanabhan (The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, United States)