The overall meeting goal is to bring together junior and established SMA research experts from around the world to share unpublished data and foster a spirit of communication and collaboration. The majority of the leading investigators in SMA attend this conference each year. The conference also brings in young and...
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The goals of this conference are to (1) provide an opportunity for investigators to become inspired by ichthyosis patients, thereby helping them focus on facilitating diagnosis, improving understanding of long- and short-term medical and social issues, and developing new therapeutic approaches to treatment and (2) identify new ways in which...
The goal of the workshop is to present state-of-the-art technological advances to both the neural prosthesis and DBS communities while encouraging interaction between these two groups to develop new collaborations to create therapies for human use. In addition, inclusion and showcasing of trainees is an important goal. Student poster presentations...
This conference will provide a forum for both new and established investigators to present their most recent work, highlighting new findings relevant to adrenal physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, genetics, and medicine. It is anticipated that these discoveries will provide a framework for further understanding of the function of the...
The goals of this meeting are to review the current evidence for care practices and define gaps for which knowledge regarding care is lacking. It is hoped that information (or lack thereof) presented at this meeting will lead to new initiatives and advancement of knowledge and care in the field.
Goals of this conference are to provide training for junior principal investigators (PIs) and new consortia PIs and to inform advocacy groups. For more information please visit the Conference Web Site
The goal of this meeting is to allow clinicians and scientists to share new data, translate that information into effective strategies for patient diagnosis and management, and provide motivation for new research efforts.
Goals of the symposium include working together to (1) gather information/data to support new clinical trials with drug/gene therapies based upon in vitro and in vivo research results; (2) generate important reagents, including antibodies, animal models, cell lines, tumor samples, recombinant proteins, etc., for distribution to the BHD research community;...
The goal of this conference is to advance the field of craniofacial morphogenesis and regeneration and treatment of rare craniofacial diseases by communicating the most recent findings from the field. The interdisciplinary group of scientists working in basic science and translational fields will encourage cross-fertilization of ideas, experimental systems, animal...
The goals of this conference are to extend the findings in the area of ATM’s role in the DNA damage response into a better understanding of the neurologic phenotype of A-T. For information and registration please visit the Conference Web Site
February 28, 2010, is RARE DISEASE DAY, a series of events in Basel and Zurich designed to raise awareness among the general public about rare diseases and their impact on people’s lives. Throughout the day there will be special celebrity appearances and prizes given away, as well as a children‘s...
The broad objectives for the 2010 LAM Research Conference are to review research developments in LAM; attract new investigators to LAM research; identify promising new LAM research directions; and attempt to reach consensus on difficult clinical issues. The investigators believe that a 2010 LAM Research Conference is needed to sustain...
Workshop goals are to (1) determine the appropriate human, animal, or cell-based models to better understand this correlation; (2) explore the mechanisms and/or pathways involved; and (3) establish international collaborations to enhance progress in the field and to make recommendations for future study.
Themes of ECRD 2010 1. National strategies and plans for rare diseases 2. European Reference Networks and Centres of Expertise for Rare Diseases 3. Science from the bench to the bed side 4. Information and Medical Education 5. The European Committee for Rare Diseases 6. Policy scenarii for rare...
The goals of this workshop are to (1) assess the state of knowledge regarding the musculoskeletal aspects of aging with OI; (2) explore the potential for new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for OI; and (3) build a consensus on essential measures for documenting OI treatment outcomes.
For the first time, ICORD — the International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs — will be convened in the southern hemisphere in agreement with its aim of globalization of rare diseases research and orphan products development activities. For information and registration please visit the Conference Web Site.
The goal of this meeting is to mentor the career development of a “hybrid” junior scientist working in developmental disabilities research, including those within T32 training programs as well as other training programs. The focus is on pre- and post-doctoral students (“scholars-in-training”) because interdisciplinary training after scientific formation appears to...
This conference is expected to generate immediate and long-term contributions to clinical care and basic and translational research similar to those generated by previous conferences. Outcomes from previous conferences have dramatically expanded awareness of this disease among physicians and scientists, led to improvements in patient care and new clinical trials,...
The overall objectives of this workshop are to: (1) define NA and NBIA research priorities (2) determine resources that are needed in order to foster research (3) stimulate interest in research into NA and NBIA among scientists in related fields (4) generate collaborations between those working in related disciplines, with...
Advances in ataxia research are occurring at a rapid pace. Given the breadth of pathogenic processes, methods of evaluation, and clinical and basic science approaches that pertain to ataxia research, there is a clear need for a continued forum, namely AIM2010, at which these multifaceted elements of ataxia research can...