Thursday-Friday
October 20-21, 2005
LOCATION
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas
4150 N. MacArthur Blvd driving directions
Irving, TX 75038
COURSE DIRECTORS
Roger N. Rosenberg, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology; Abe (Brunky), Morris and William Zale Distinguished Chair, Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Margaret Higgins, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Sciences; Director, Education Core, Alzheimer's Disease Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for physicians, neuroscientists and other health professionals who are interested in genetics of Alzheimer's and other dementing diseases.
PURPOSE AND CONTENT
This course is designed to update health care professionals in the filed of neuro-genetic research on the advancements and recent discoveries of Alzheimer's disease.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Review the basic principles of neurogenetics that apply to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
- Discuss new research strategies to determine genetic polymorphisms and risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
- Describe potential molecular therapies for the dementias based on recent developing genetic data.
CREDIT
11.5 category 1 credits, AMA PRA
COURSE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
FEE
$100
ACCOMODATIONS
A block of rooms is being held at the Four Seasons Resort and Club for this meeting. Identify yourself as a participant in the UT Southwestern Medical Center "Genetics of Alzheimer's" program to be eligible for the group rate listed. Reservations received after September 20, 2005 are subject to space and group rate availability.
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas
4150 N. MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75038
(972)717-0700
Rate: $260 (Superior Room)
$290 (Deluxe Room)
$320 (Villa)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
| 12:30 PM |
Registration |
| 1:00 PM |
Introduction - George R. Buchanan, MD |
| PHENOTYPE-GENOTYPE RELATIONSHIPS |
| 1:10 PM |
Overview of Genetic Initiatives - Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc |
| 2:00 PM |
Phenotype/Genotype Linkages in Dementia - Thomas Bird, MD |
| 2:45 PM |
Tau: Multiple Forms - Gerald Schellenberg, PhD |
| 3:30 PM |
Break |
| 3:45 PM |
Mitochondrial Genetics of Dementia - M. Flint Beal, MD |
| 4:30 PM |
Panel Discussion - Moderator: Roger N. Rosenberg, MD Panelists: Drs. Mayeux, Bird, Schellenberg, Beal |
| 5:00 PM |
Adjourn and Reception |
Return
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
| 7:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| MOLECULAR GENETICS OF DEMENTIA |
| 8:00 AM |
Introduction - Roger N. Rosenberg, MD |
| 8:10 AM |
Molecular Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease - Rudolph Tanzi, PhD |
| 9:00 AM |
Molecular Genetics of Tau and the Fronto-Temporal Dementias - Kirk C. Willhelmsen, MD, PhD |
| 9:50 AM |
Break |
| 10:05 AM |
APOE Alleles and Alzheimer's Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities - Lennart Mucke, MD |
| 10:55 AM |
Genomics of Dementia - John Hardy, PhD |
| 11:45 AM |
Panel Discussion - Moderator: Roger N. Rosenberg, MD Panelists: Drs. Tanzi, Willhelmsen, Mucke, Hardy |
| 12:15 PM |
Lunch |
| LATE ONSET ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL GENES |
| 1:30 PM |
Finding Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Genes - Steven Younkin, MD, PhD |
| 2:15 PM |
Chromosomes 10 and 12 Alzheimer's Disease Genes - Alison Goate, PhD |
| MOLECULAR GENETIC THERAPY |
| 3:00 PM |
Vaccination Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease - Peter St. George-Hyslop, MD |
| 3:45 PM |
Break |
| 4:00 PM |
Panel Discussion - Moderator: Roger N. Rosenberg, MD Panelists: Drs. Younkin, Goate, St. George-Hyslop, Rosenberg |
| 5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
Return
