2008 Udall Centers Meeting Info and Agenda

10th Annual Centers Directors Meeting
Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research

Tuesday, October 21 through Thursday, October 23, 2008

Avenue Hotel Chicago
160 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Host: D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., Director, Northwestern University Udall Center

WELCOME

Center Directors, investigators and invited guests are welcome to attend the 10^th Annual Meeting of the Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research.

The Udall Centers program was established in 1997 immediately following the passage of the Morris K. Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Act into law. There are currently 13 Udall Centers of Excellence across the United States, as well as the associated Parkinson’s Disease Data Organizing Center (PD-DOC) at the University of Rochester. These Centers represent a key component of the NINDS research portfolio in Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.

Since 2007, the site of the annual Centers Director meetings has alternated among existing Udall Centers. This year’s meeting will be hosted by Dr. Jim Surmeier, Director of the Udall Center at Northwestern University.  The meeting is designed to provide an optimal environment in which participants can discuss emergent issues in the research and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The Agenda will include updates on recent research progress in the Centers and a focused scientific session related to timely issues in Parkinson’s disease research and treatment, as well breakout sessions and poster presentations designed to maximize interactions among participants. By providing a focused and interactive Agenda, the annual Meeting fosters the initiation and maintenance of collaborative efforts among the Centers.

Meeting logistics are being organized by the University of Rochester.  For meeting registration, hotel reservations or any other questions concerning logistics please contact either Ms. Donna LaDonna at (585) 275-7937, donna_ladonna@urmc.rochester.edu or Ms. Sandy Plumb at (585) 275-1034, sandy.plumb@ctcc.rochester.edu.

 

AGENDA (Updated 10/20/08) 

All sessions will take place in Chicago Pre-Function/Grand Avenue Rooms

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.               Registration

2:00 – 5:30 p.m.               Udall Centers Meeting

2:00 p.m.                         Opening Remarks
                                        Story Landis, Ph.D., NIH

                                       Welcome to Chicago
                                        D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., Hosting Udall Center Director

2:15 – 5:30 p.m.               Scientific Session – Calcium and Neurodegeneration                                     

2:15 – 2:25 p.m.           Opening Remarks:  D. James Surmeier, Ph.D.

2:25 – 3:10 p.m.           The Collapse of Proteostasis in Neurodegenerative Disease
                                   Rick Morimoto, Ph. D., Northwestern University

3:10 – 3:55 p.m.           Oxidative Phosphorylation Defects and Oxidative Stress:
                                   Is the Dogma Crumbling?
                                   Carlos Morales, Ph.D., University of Miami

3:55 – 4:10 p.m.               Break

4:10 – 4:55 p.m.           Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake in Living Cells:
                                   From Mechanism to Function
                                   Tullio Pozzan, M.D., University of Padua

4:55 – 5:30 p.m.           General Discussion

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.               Reception with Poster Presentations
                                        Madison Avenue Room (13^th floor)

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.               Dinner – Park Avenue Room (13^th floor)
                                        After dinner remarks by Amy Rick, J.D. (Parkinson Action Network)

                                                           

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.               Breakfast                                          

8:00 – 12:20 p.m.             Center Progress Reports

                                        Moderator: Walter Koroshetz, M.D.      
                                                         Diane C. DiEuliis, Ph.D.
                                                         Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.            Northwestern University
                                   Director:  D. James Surmeier, Ph.D.

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.            Brigham Women’s
                                   Director: Peter Lansbury, Jr., M.D.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.            University of Pittsburgh
                                   Director:  Michael J. Zigmond, Ph.D
                                   Presenter: Judy Cameron, Ph.D.

9:30 am – 10:00 a.m.     University of Virginia
                                   Director: James Bennett, M.D., Ph.D.
                                   Presenter: Patricia Trimmer, Ph.D.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.        University of Kentucky
                                   Director:  Greg A. Gerhardt, Ph.D.
                                   Presenters:  Luke Bradley, Ph.D, Don Gash, Ph.D.

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.            Break

10:50 – 11:20 a.m.        Massachusetts General Hospital
                                   Director: Anne B. Young, M.D., Ph.D.

11:20 – 11:50 a.m.        University of Pennsylvania
                                   Director: John Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D.
                                   Presenters:John Duda, M.D., Andrew Siderowf, M.D.

11:50 – 12:20 p.m.        Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville
                                   Director: Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.            Lunch – Park Avenue Room (13^th Floor)

1:30 – 5:00 p.m.              Center Progress Reports (Continued)

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.           Johns Hopkins University
                                   Director: Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D.

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.           Harvard University
                                   Director: Ole Isacson, M.D.
                                   Presenter: Chee-Yeun Chung, Ph.D.

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.           University of Miami                             
                                   Director: Jeffery M. Vance, M.D.

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.           Columbia University                                                           
                                   Director: Robert Burke, M.D.
                                   Presenter: Lloyd Greene, Ph.D.

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.           University of California Los Angeles                                                           
                                   Director: Marie-Francoise S. Chesselet, M.D., Ph.D

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.           PD-DOC Update   
                                   Roger Kurlan, M.D., University of Rochester

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.           NINDS Updates              

6:15 p.m.                         Buses Leave Hotel Entrance for Navy Pier

7:00- 9:30 p.m.                Dinner at Navy Pier, Lobby #3, Room 329 
                                      Guest Speaker - History of Parkinson’s Disease
                                       Christopher Goetz, MD, Rush University Medical Center 

Thursday, October 23, 2008

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.               Breakfast                              

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.             Workshop on PD Biomarkers

                                       Chairs: D. James Surmeier, Ph.D.
                                                  Diane DiEuliis, Ph.D.
                                                  Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D.

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.           Alpha-Synuclein and Other PD Biomarkers –
                                  Michael Schlossmacher, M.D., University of Ottawa

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.         The Michael J. Fox Foundation Biomarkers Initiative – 
                                  Todd Sherer, Ph.D.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.        The ADNI Project
                                   John Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.         Discussion                                                           

11:30 – 12:00 noon            Closing Remarks
                                         Diane DiEuliis, Ph.D. and Story Landis, Ph.D.