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Cellular and Molecular Treatments of Neurological Diseases

At the: American Academy of Arts and Sciences

136 Irving Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 29-30, 2006

4th CONFERENCE ON THE PROSPECTS FOR NEURAL TRANSPLANTATION, GENE THERAPY AND PROGENITOR CELL BIOLOGY

Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital

Organizers: Dr. Ole Isacson, Dr. Xandra Breakefield and local and international organizing committee.

In a workshop structure, this conference addresses recent issues in experimental therapies and neuroscience relative to neurodegenerative diseases.

Venue Homepage: American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Sponsored in part by The Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair, to enhance postgraduate education on the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.

Friday, Sept. 29, 2006

	7:00 - 7:50 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
	7:50 - 8:00 am	Welcome: O. Isacson and X.O. Breakefield
	8:00 - 10:00 am	Theme I: Novel Clinical Therapeutics for Neurological Disease
		Chairs: C.W. Olanow and A.-L. Benabid Speakers: C.W. Olanow, M.F. Beal, I. Mendez, A.-L. Benabid
	10:00 - 11:00 am	Coffee Break and Posters
	11:00 - 12:00 pm	Theme II: Potential Biological Routes to Regeneration in Models of Neurological Disease
		Chairs: C. Henderson Speakers: H. Federoff, J. Surmeier
	12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch (Included with registration at AAAS)
	1:30 - 3:00 pm	Theme III: Novel Biomaterials in Cellular and Molecular Treatments
		Chairs: J. Elisseeff and C. Freed Speakers: J. Elisseeff, G. Underhill, Noo-Li Jeon
	3:00 - 3:30 pm	Coffee Break
	3:30 - 5:00 pm	Theme IV (1): Progenitor Cell Biology, Development and Connectivity
		Chairs: G. Fishell and O. Isacson Speakers: G. Fishell, C. Henderson, J. Macklis

Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006

7:30 - 8:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 am	Theme IV(2): Progenitor Cell Biology, Neuronal Differentiation and Functional Studies
	Chairs: A. Ivinson and J.M. Schumacher Speakers: L. Studer, D. Kerr, S. Goldman, R. Sanchez-Pernaute
10:00 - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 pm	Theme IV (3): Progenitor Cell Proliferation, Programming and Epigenetic Stability
	Chairs: E. Arenas and K. Eggan Speakers: K. Eggan, E. Arenas, K. Spalding
12:00 - 12:30 pm	Theme V: Gene and Molecular Therapy against Neurological Disease
	Chairs: M. Bohn, X.O. Breakefield Speaker: B.L. Davidson
12:30 - 2:30 pm	Lunch (included) at AAAS
2:30 - 4:00 pm	Theme V: Gene and Molecular Therapy against Neurological Disease (cont'd)
	Chairs: M. Bohn, X.O. Breakefield Speakers: J. Kordower, M. Filbin, L. Naldini
4:00 - 4:15 pm	Coffee Break
4:15 - 5:00 pm	Conference Summary/Discussion/Comments
	Chairpersons: O. Isacson and X.O. Breakefield
5:00 pm	End of Meeting

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