12th Annual Udall Center Directors Agenda

Udall Center Directors’ Presentations: Recent Advances
Moderator: Beth‐Anne Sieber, Ph.D., NINDS

Presenter: Center Director
Goals: (1) Capture the most significant advance(s) from the past year;
(2) Provide introduction to further discussion throughout the meeting.
Format: 20‐minute presentations, with 10‐minute question periods

Order of Presentations:

10:45–11:15 a.m.             D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., Northwestern University

11:15–11:45 a.m.             Robert E. Burke, M.D., Columbia University
                                        Presenter: David Sulzer, Ph.D.

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.     Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

12:15–1:30 p.m.               LUNCH

                                        Biomedical Research: A Congressional Update
                                        Guest Speaker: Amy Comstock Rick, J.D., Chief Executive 
                                        Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network

1:30–2:00 p.m.                 Timothy J. Collier, Ph.D., Michigan State University

2:00–2:30 p.m.                 Marie‐Francoise Chesselet, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, 
                                        Los Angeles

2:30–3:00 p.m.                 Thomas J. Montine, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington

3:00–3:15 p.m.                 BREAK

3:15–3:45 p.m.                 John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
                                        Presenter: Virginia M.‐Y. Lee, Ph.D.

3:45–4:15 p.m.                 Dennis W. Dickson, M.D., Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

4:15–4:45 p.m.                 Jeffery M. Vance, M.D., Ph.D., University of Miami

4:45–5:30 p.m.                 Wrap-up, Introduction of Discussion Topics

Cross‐Cutting Issues: Discussion and Planning

8:30–9:30 a.m.                 Optimization of Model Systems To Advance Parkinson’s 
                                        Disease Research
                                        Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
                                        Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D., NINDS

9:30–10:30 a.m.               Integration of Genetic Information Into Parkinson’s Disease 
                                        Research
                                        Jeffery M. Vance, M.D., Ph.D., University of Miami
                                        Margaret L. Sutherland, Ph.D., NINDS

10:30–10:45 a.m.             BREAK

10:45–11:45 a.m.             Evaluation of Cognitive Dysfunction and other Non-Motor 
                                        Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease Research
                                        Thomas J. Montine, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington, 
                                           Seattle
                                        Debra J. Babcock, M.D., Ph.D., NINDS

11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.     Validation and Discovery of Biomarkers for Parkinson’s 
                                        Disease Research
                                        John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
                                        Katrina Gwinn, M.D., NINDS