Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future (2001)
Chapter: Appendix C: Workshop Agendas
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Appendix C
Workshop Agendas
Workshop on New Prospects and Perspectives on MS Research
November 17-18, 1999
NAS Green Building and Holiday Inn Georgetown
Washington, D.C.
Agenda
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Wednesday, November 17 |
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6:00 pm |
Henry McFarland NIH, NINDS |
Clinical Picture of MS, including use of imaging in diagnosis and research |
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7:00 pm |
DINNER |
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Thursday, November 18 |
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8:30 am |
Continental breakfast |
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9:00-9:10 am |
Richard Johnston, Chair National Jewish Medical & Research Center |
Introduction |
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Frontiers In Imaging | ||
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9:10-9:25 am |
Chien Ho Carnegie Mellon University |
Tracking Immune Cell Migration Through Imaging |
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9:40-9:55 am |
Scott Fraser California Inst. Technology |
In Vivo Imaging Of Neuronal Development |
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10:10-10:40 am |
General Discussion of Imaging |
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10:40-11:00 am |
BREAK |
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Risk Factors and Genetic Tools for Research |
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11:00-11:15 am |
Michael Conneally Indiana University |
Identification Of Risk Factors For MS |
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11:30-11:45 am |
John Roder Mt. Sinai, Univ. Toronto |
Inducible Gene Expression In The Nervous System |
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12:00-12:15 pm |
Larry Steinman Stanford University |
Analysis Of Gene Expression Using Microarray Technology |
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12:30-1:15pm |
LUNCH |
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1: 15-1:45 pm |
General Discussion of Genetic Tools |
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Experimental Therapeutics and Potential Therapeutic Targets |
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1:45-2:00 pm |
Rhona Mirsky University College, London |
Influence Of Schwann Cells On Neural Development And Repair |
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2: 20-2:40 pm |
BREAK |
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2:40-2:55 pm |
Marc Peschanski INSERM, France |
Cell And Gene Therapy For Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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3:10-3:25 pm |
Larry Steinman Stanford University |
Gene Therapy Of Demyelinating Disease |
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3:40-4:10 pm |
General Discussion of Gene Therapy |
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4:10-5:30 pm |
REFRESHMENTS |
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4:30-4:50 pm |
Elliott Kieff Harvard University |
Reflection on the day's discussion through the lens of another field |
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4:50-5:30 pm |
General Discussion |
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6:30 pm |
DINNER |
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Workshop on Therapeutic Frontiers: Exploring the Options in MS Research
January 14, 2000
Hyatt Regency
Denver, Colorado
Agenda
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Friday January 14 |
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9:00-9:30 am |
Continental breakfast |
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9:30-9:35 am |
Richard Johnston, Chair National Jewish Medical & Research Center |
Introduction |
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9:35-10:15 am |
Ole Isacson Harvard University |
Cellular Transplantation in Neurological Disease |
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10:15-10:30 am |
BREAK |
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10:30-11:15 am |
Jeffery Kocsis Yale University |
Neuropharmacological Approaches |
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11:15-12:00 pm |
Joy Snider and Dennis Choi Washington University, St. Louis |
Neuroprotective Strategies |
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12:00-12:45 pm |
LUNCH |
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12:45-1:30 pm |
Jay Siegel U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FDA Perspectives on Clinical Trials in MS |
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1:30-2:30 pm |
General Discussion |
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2:30 pm |
ADJOURN |
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Workshop on Quality of Life
February 23-24, 2000
National Academy of Sciences Building
Washington, D.C.
Agenda
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Wednesday, February 23 |
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9:30-10:15 am |
Michael Weinrich NIH, NICHD, National Center for Rehabilitation Research |
Rehabilitation Research Strategies |
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10:15 am |
BREAK |
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10:30-11:15 am |
Barbara Vickrey UCLA |
Measuring the Quality of Life |
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11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
Deborah Miller Cleveland Clinic and Chair, MS Clinical Care Guidelines Committee |
The Development and Role of Clinical Care Guidelines |
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12:00 pm |
LUNCH |
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Thursday, February 24 |
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11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
Mindy Aisen Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs |
Research to Maximize Function in MS Patients: Rehabilitation and Beyond |
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Individuals That Spoke with the Committee About Meeting Patient Needs
January 13, 2000
Hyatt Regency
Denver, Colorado
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BRIAN HUTCHINSON |
Executive Vice President and Director of Medical Programs at the Jimmie Heuga Center, which provides medical and educational programs for people with MS |
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PAT KENNEDY |
Nurse Practitioner, Rocky Mountain MS Center |
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CHARLOTTE ROBINSON |
Director of Adventures Within, which provides outdoor experience and confidence-building challenges for individuals with MS |
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ERIC SIMONS |
Consultant and Lecturer on living with MS for Berlex Laboratories, Inc, a subsidiary of Schering AG, Germany |
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PAM SORENSEN |
Speech Language Pathologist and President of the Consortium of MS Centers |
