FightMND and MND Research Australia are proud to announce the first-ever Australian and New Zealand MND Research Symposium. The three-day event will provide a unique opportunity for MND researchers and those with a lived experience of MND to collaborate, connect and learn. Venue: RBWH Education Centre, Bowen Bridge Rd &, Butterfield St, Herston QLD The […]
Advance Promising Targets for Familial & Sporadic Disease, Validate Sensitive Markers of Disease Progression & Enhance Innovative Trial Design to Transform ALS Drug Development Meaningful progress in establishing causative genetic mutations and environmental factors implicated in ALS disease progression and advances in validating emerging biomarkers to evaluate treatment response has meant that the landscape for […]
DAY 1 (Thursday, Oct 6th): 10:30 - 10:45am: WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 10:45am – 11:45pm CURRENT STATE OF ALS TRIALS MODERATOR: Fernando Vieira, MD 10:45 - 11:05am General overview of ALS Trials: What's new, opportunities and challenges Speaker: Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology Service, Director, Sean M. Healey & AMG Center […]
DAY 2 (Friday, Oct. 7th): MODERATOR: TBD 9:30 - 9:45am: Welcome & Introductions 9:45 - 10:45am: Industry Presentations 9:45-10:05am: AC Immune. Speaker: Tariq Afroz, PhD. Abstract Title: “Immunotherapy targeting the C-terminal domain of TDP-43 decreases neuropathology and confers neuroprotection through microglial engagement in mouse models of ALS/FTD”. 10:05am – 10:25am: Axoltis Pharma. Speaker: Sighild Lemarchant, PhD Abstract Title: “A […]
DAY 3 (Tuesday, Oct. 11h) 9:00am - 4:30pm Eastern Time. We proudly present “NEUROTECH NOW”, a collaboration with Indu Navar, Founder of Everything ALS, Dr. Shelena Lalji, Founder of ALS Heroes, and Dr. Leigh Hochberg, of the Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery at MGH. Morning Session (9:00am - 12:00pm ET): Neurodiagnostics: Digital Biomarkers - more […]
ALS Strategic Planning Workshop We would like to remind and encourage you to register for the virtual ALS Strategic Planning Workshop occurring this week on Wednesday October 26th and Thursday October 27th. A draft strategic plan of the highest priorities for research that will lead the way to the discovery of effective interventions for the diagnosis, treatment, management, prevention, or cure of […]
21st Annual NEALS Meeting November 1 - 3, 2022 The 2022 NEALS Meeting will be held in November in a hybrid format – both virtually and at the Opal Sands Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida! 2022 Abstract Submission Abstract submission for the 2022 Annual NEALS Meeting is now closed. Two abstract awards will be given […]
Neuroscience 2022 will be held in-person in San Diego, CA, November 12-16. SfN will also offer a sampling of annual meeting content virtually, including the opportunity for virtual posters. Learn more about the Neuroscience 2022 Virtual Component. Each year, scientists from around the world congregate to discover new ideas, share their research, and experience the best […]
The International Symposium is the biggest annual conference dedicated to ALS and MND research. Each year we bring together researchers from around the world to share new understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neurone disease. This year's event takes place between 6 - 9 December 2022. More details on the event will be online soon.
