바이오인

 

 

Wednesday, January 21
3:00 - 7:30 PM  Registration  Promenade 
6:30 - 7:30 PM  Refreshments  Promenade 
7:30 - 8:30 PM  Keynote Address
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this
session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
Howard L. Weiner, Brigham and Women`s Hospital
Role of Innate Immunity in MS  
Thursday, January 22
7:00 - 8:00 AM  Breakfast  Chamisa 
8:00 - 11:00 AM  Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Demyelination and MS
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this
session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
* John Fleming, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The MS Hygiene Hypothesis and Overview of MS and Major Challenges  
Claudia Lucchinetti, Mayo Clinic
Evolution of Pathogenetic Concepts in MS  
Alberto Ascherio, Harvard School of Public Health
Epidemiology of MS  
Stephen D. Miller, Northwestern University Medical School
Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Regulation of Theiler`s Virus-Induced
Demyelination  
Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 




9:20 - 9:40 AM  Coffee Break  Promenade 
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM  Poster Setup  Ortiz 
11:00 AM-  On Own for Lunch  
1:00 - 10:00 PM  Poster Viewing  Ortiz 
4:30 - 5:00 PM  Coffee Available  Promenade 
5:00 - 7:00 PM  Biology and Pathobiology of the Myelinated Axon Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
* James L. Salzer, New York University School of Medicine Axo-glial Signaling and the Molecular Architecture of Myelinated Axons  
  
Klaus-Armin Nave, Max Planck Institut of Experimental Medicine Oligodendroglial Support of Axon Function   Bruce D. Trapp, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research
Institute Mechanisms of Neural Degeneration in MS  

Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 




7:00 - 8:00 PM  Social Hour w/ Lite Bites  Ortiz 
7:30 - 10:00 PM  Poster Session 1
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/21/2008  Ortiz 
Friday, January 23
7:00 - 8:00 AM  Breakfast  Chamisa 
7:00 - 8:00 AM  Poster Setup  Ortiz 
8:00 - 11:00 AM  Immunopathogenetic Mechanisms in MS
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
* Joan Goverman, University of Washington
Role of CD8+ T Cells in Autoimmune Demyelination  
Colleen E. Hayes, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Regulatory Role of Vitamin D in Immune System and Autoimmune Demyelination  
Vijay K. Kuchroo, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Role of Regulatory T Cells in CNS Inflammation Dan R. Littman, New York University School of Medicine IL23 and Th17 Cells in Autoimmune Disease  

Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 




9:20 - 9:40 AM  Coffee Break  Promenade 
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM  Lunch  
12:00 - 2:30 PM  Poster Session 2
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Ortiz 
2:30 - 4:30 PM  Workshop 1: Animal Models of Autoimmue Demyelination Mesa Ballroom 
4:30 - 5:00 PM  Coffee Available  Promenade 
5:00 - 7:00 PM  Mechanisms of T Cell Trafficking into the CNS
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
  
Speaker to be Announced,
 
* Richard M. Ransohoff, Cleveland Clinic Chemokines and Inflammatory Cell Migration Across the Blood Brain Barrier  
Britta Engelhardt, Theodor Kocher Institute/Universitat Bern
Imaging Leukocyte Recruitment across the Blood Brain Barrier  
Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 




7:00 PM-  On Own for Dinner  
Saturday, January 24
7:00 - 8:00 AM  Breakfast  Chamisa 
8:00 - 11:00 AM  Identification of Genetic Risk Factors for MS and Autoimmune Diseases
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
* Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Genetic Approaches to Complex Disease Abderrahim Hadi, Serono Pharmaceuticals
The Genetic Basis of Autoimmune Diseases   David A. Hafler, Harvard Medical School
Haplotype Mapping and SNP Associations in MS  
  
Roland Martin, University of Hamburg Proteomic Approaches to Studying MS  

Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 





9:20 - 9:40 AM  Coffee Break  Promenade 
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM  Poster Setup  Ortiz 
11:00 AM-  On Own for Lunch  
1:00 - 10:00 PM  Poster Viewing  Ortiz 
4:30 - 5:00 PM  Coffee Available  Promenade 
5:00 - 7:00 PM  Evaluation of MS Lesions and Axonal Pathology
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
Sheng-Kwei Song, Washington University School of Medicine Distinguishing Axonal from Myelin Pathology by DTI  
Paul M. Matthews, Hammersmith Hospital
Use of fMRI in the Evaluation of MS Patients  
Gavin Giovannoni, Queen Mary`s School of Medicine and Dentistry Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis  
Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 



7:00 - 8:00 PM  Social Hour w/ Lite Bites  Ortiz 
7:30 - 10:00 PM  Poster Session 3
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Ortiz 
Sunday, January 25
7:00 - 8:00 AM  Breakfast  Chamisa 
8:00 - 11:00 AM  Emergent Immunotherapeutics: What Do They Teach Us About MS?
Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
Lawrence Steinman, Beckman Center for Molecular Medicine Antigen Specific Tolerance in MS, Better & Safer than Blockade of Homing  
Susan Schwab, Skirball Institute Program of Molecular Pathogenesis
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) Receptor-1: Role in Lymphocyte Sequestration and Egress  
* Anne H. Cross, Washington University
B Cell Depletion Strategies: Rituximab (antiCD20)  
Gordon Francis, Elan Pharmaceuticals Natalizumab Therapy in MS  



9:20 - 9:40 AM  Coffee Break  Promenade 
11:00 AM-  On Own for Lunch  
2:30 - 4:30 PM  Workshop 2: Remyelination Strategies: Transplantation vs. Endogenous Stem Cells
Mesa Ballroom 
4:30 - 5:00 PM  Coffee Available  Promenade 
5:00 - 7:00 PM  Neural Protection and Remyelination

Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this
session starting on 12/21/2008  Mesa Ballroom 
  
* Robin Franklin, University of Cambridge
Strategies to Promote Remyelination in the CNS  
Sha Mi, Biogen Idec, Inc.
Enhancing CNS Remyelination by Targeting LINGO-1  
Rhonda R. Voskuhl, University of California, Los Angeles Testosterone and Estrogens as Neuroprotective Agents  

Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
 




7:00 - 8:00 PM  Social Hour w/ Lite Bites  Ortiz 
8:00 - 11:00 PM  Entertainment  Ortiz 

Monday, January 26
Departure  
      *=Session Chair     †=Speaker invited, not yet responded.