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Neurodegeneration: Opportunities for Collaboration Across Disease-Specific Research and Development Communities - A Workshop

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The Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a public workshop on April 30 - May 1, 2012 to explore commonalities across neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia, and identify potential opportunities for collaboration across the respective research and development communities.

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An ad hoc planning committee will plan and conduct a public workshop that will explore commonalities across neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia, and identify potential opportunities for collaboration across the respective research and development communities. Participants will be invited from academia; pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; government agencies such as NIH, NSF, and VA; and patient advocacy groups. Looking across the neurodegenerative diseases, workshop presentations and discussions will:

  • Identify and discuss commonalities related to genetic and cellular mechanisms.
  • Identify areas of fundamental science needed to facilitate therapeutics development.
  • Explore areas of potential collaboration among the respective research communities and sponsors.

An individually authored workshop summary will be prepared based on the information gathered and the discussions held during the workshop in accordance with institutional policy and procedures.

Collaborators

Committee

Story C. Landis

Co-Chair

John Q. Trojanowski

Co-Chair

Lucie Bruijn

Member

Don W. Cleveland

Member

John Dunlop

Member

Richard J. Hodes

Member

Andreas Jeromin

Member

John E. Kraus

Member

Gareth C. Maher-Edwards

Member

Lennart Mucke

Member

Kathie L. Olsen

Member

Alexander K. Ommaya

Member

Andrew Singleton

Member

William H. Thies

Member

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Sponsors

Department of Health and Human Services

National Science Foundation

Other, Federal

Private: For Profit

Private: Non Profit

Staff

Clare Stroud

Lead

Sheena Posey Norris

Major units and sub-units

Institute of Medicine

Lead

Board on Health Sciences Policy

Lead

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