2016 Presentations - CJD Foundation

2016 Presentations

FRIDAY

Brian Appleby, MD

Prion Disease Basics

Joel Watts, PhD

The Role of Animal Models in Identifying and Testing Treatments

Click here to watch Dr. Watts’ presentation at the 2016 CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C.

SATURDAY

Zuzana Krejciova, PhD

Human Stem Cell-Derived Neural Models for sCJD Prion Propagation and Drug Discovery

Click here to watch Dr. Krejciova’s presentation at the 2016 CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C.

Hermann Clemens Altmeppen, PhD

Targeting the Endogenous Proteolytic Processing of PrPc as a Therapeutic Strategy Against Prion Diseases

Click here to watch Dr. Altmeppen’s presentation at the 2016 CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C.

Byron Caughey, PhD

Antisense Oligonucleotides to Delay or Prevent Onset of Prion Disease in Mice

Click here to watch Dr. Caughey’s presentation at the 2016 CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C.

Roberto Chiesa, PhD

A New Anti-Prion Compound that Reduces PrPc Levels and Inhibits PrPsc Replications
Awaiting permission to release from Dr. Chiesa.

Valerie Sim, MD, FRCPC

Combination Therapies for Human Prion Disease

SUNDAY

Lori Nusbaum, CJD Foundation

Questionnaire Report
and
Taking Action — How to Make an Impact in Your Community

Kevin Keough, PhD, FCAHS

Alberta Prion Research Institute (APRI) Report

Ryan Maddox, PhD

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report: A CDC CJD Q&A

Click here to watch Dr. Maddox’s presentation at the 2016 CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C.

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