On November 10, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., join us for a series of stimulating talks addressing some of the latest research in New England and beyond.
This event will be held online. Registration is free but required. Click here to register.
If you have registered, click here to view the symposium.
This event was co-organized by The Alana Down Syndrome Center, The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and The Lumind IDSC Foundation
Schedule:
8:45 – 9:00am Introduction (featuring remarks from Kate Barlett, MDSC Self-Advocate Advisory Council)
Session 1: Developmental biology
9:00 – 9:40am Elizabeth Fisher (keynote), University College London : Working with mouse models to understand Down syndrome
9:40 – 10:05am Laurie Boyer, MIT, Getting to the Heart of Down Syndrome
10:05 -10:30am Tarik Haydar, Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s National Hospital, Variation in phenotypic presentation of mouse models of Down syndrome, findings and implications
10:30 -10:55am Lindy Barrett, Broad Institute, MIT and Harvard, Probing molecular convergence between Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome
10:55 – 11:10am Break
Session 2: Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome – Recent Advances
11:10 -11:35am Diana Rosas, Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology
11:35am – 12:00pm Stephanie Santoro Massachusetts General Hospital Down Syndrome Program, LIFE-DSR study and assessment scales for AD in DS
12:00 -12:25pm Li-Huei Tsai and Diane Chan, Alana Down Syndrome Center at MIT, Leveraging Brain Rhythms As A Therapeutic Intervention For Alzheimer’s Disease
12:25 – 12:45pm Tribute to Angelika Amon (featuring remarks from Li-Huei Tsai, Claudia Moreira, Manolis Kellis, Laurie Boyer, Brian Skotko, Ed Boyden, and Emily Niederst)
12:45 – 1:30pm Lunch
Session 3: Dosage compensation/aneuploidy
1:30 -2:10pm Jeannie Lee (keynote), Harvard Medical School, Manipulating X-chromosome dosage to treat human disorders
2:10 – 2:35pm Stefan Pinter , University of Connecticut, Trisomy 21 silencing: Towards a dynamic in vitro model of Down Syndrome
2:35 – 3:00pm Mitzi Kuroda, Harvard Medical School , X chromosome dosage compensation in Drosophila
3:00 – 3:15pm Break
Session 4: Sleep Apnea in Down Syndrome
3:15 – 3:40pm Daniel Combs, University of Arizona, Medications for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Down Syndrome
3:40 – 4:05pm Christopher Hartnick, Harvard Medical School, HGN Implant for Severe Sleep Apnea: Where are we now?
4:05 pm Closing Remarks and Angelika Amon Tribute Video
