2nd Annual Massachusetts ALS Partnership Symposium

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2018 Massachusetts ALS Partnership (MAP) Symposium

The Massachusetts ALS Partnership (MAP) represents a powerful partnership between the ALS ONE, ALS Association, and the ALS Finding a Cure foundations. Together, they are dedicated to unifying the top leaders, researchers, physicians, resources, expertise, and dedicated teams into a powerful coordinated team with single vision, and aligned goal of accelerating finding a treatment for ALS.

On behalf of the MAP Scientific Committee, Drs. Merit Cudkowicz, Lucie Bruijn, Nazem Atassi, James Berry, Robert Brown, and Steve Perrin are hosting the Second Annual MAP Science Symposium which will feature the following themes:

"Stress Granules and Nuclear - Cytoplasmic Transport”

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“ALS Drug Development: New Concepts and Trial Design”

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MAP Scientific Committee

Robert Brown

Chair and Professor,

UMass Medical School

Merit Cudkowicz

Chief of Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Steve Perrin

President, CEO, CSO,

ALS Therapy Development Institute

Nazem Atassi

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Associate Professor Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

James Berry

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Co-Director,

Massachusetts General Hospital Neuromuscular Divison

MAP Scientific Committee

Robert Brown

Chair and Professor,

UMass Medical School

Merit Cudkowicz

Chief of Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Steve Perrin

President, CEO, CSO,

ALS Therapy Development Institute

Nazem Atassi

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Associate Professor Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

James Berry

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Co-Director,

Massachusetts General Hospital Neuromuscular Divison

Speakers

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MAP Scientific Committee

Robert Brown

Chair And Professor,

UMass Medical School

Merit Cudkowicz

Chief Of Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Steve Perrin

President, CEO, CSO,

ALS Therapy Development Institute

Nazem Atassi

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Associate Professor Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

James Berry

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Co-Director,

Massachusetts General Hospital Neuromuscular Divison

MAP Scientific Committee

Nazem Atassi,

md, msc

mass general, ncri

james berry,

md, mph

mass general, ncri

robert brown,

md, dphil

umass medical center

merit cudkowicz,

md, msc

mass general, ncri

steven perrin,

phd

als therapy development institute

Keynote Speakers

Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne, MD, PhD

Assistant in Neuroscience,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Assistant Professor of Neurology,

Harvard Medical School

Chris Coffey, PhD

Director,

Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center (CTSDMC)

Professor of Biostatistics,

University of Iowa

Invited Speakers

Jinsy Andrews, MD, MSc

Director of Neuromuscular Clinical Trials,

Columbia University

Steve Arnold, MD

Professor of Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Daryl Bosco, PhD

Associate Professor Neurology,

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc

Chief, Neurology Department

Massachusetts General Hospital

Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology,

Harvard Medical School

Claudia Fallini, PhD

Assistant Professor,

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Toby Ferguson, MD, PhD

Senior Medical Director,

Biogen

James Shorter, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics,

Perelman School of Medicine,

University of Pennsylvania

Panel Speakers

Jinsy Andrews, MD, MSc

Director of Neuromuscular Clinical Trials,

Columbia University

Steve Arnold, MD

Professor of Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Nazem Atassi, MD, MSc

Co-Director,

Neurological Clinical Research Institute

Associate Professor Neurology,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Christopher Coffey, PhD

Director,

Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center (CTSDMC)

Professor of Biostatistics,
University of Iowa

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc (moderator)

Chief, Neurology Department

Massachusetts General Hospital

Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology,

Harvard Medical School

Schedule

(Subject to Change)

8:00 - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast/Registration

8:30 - 9:15 AM

ALS One Overview

The ALS Association

ALS Finding a Cure and Opening Remarks

Mark Sullivan, Chairman of the Board

Lucie Bruijn, PhD, Chief Scientist

Peter Foss, President

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Chief Medical Officer

Stress Granules and Nuclear - Cytoplasmic Transport

9:15 - 10:00 AM

Keynote Speaker

Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne, MD, PhD, MGH

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Q&A

10:15 - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 - 11:45 AM

Invited Speaker Talks

Daryl Bosco, PhD, UMass Medical School

Claudia Fallini, PhD, UMass Medical School

Toby Ferguson, MD, PhD, Biogen

James Shorter, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

11:45 - 12:45 PM

Lunch

ALS Drug Development: New Concepts and Trial Design

12:45 - 1:15 PM

ALS Clinical Trials -

Challenges and Opportunities

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, MGH

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Keynote Speaker

Chris Coffey, PhD, University of Iowa

2:00 - 2:15 PM

Q&A

2:15 - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 - 3:15 PM

Invited Speaker Talks

Jinsy Andrews, Columbia University

Steve Arnold, MD, MGH

3:15 - 3:45 PM

Panel Discussion

Jinsy Andrews, Columbia University

Steve Arnold, MD, MGH

Nazem Atassi, MD, MSc, MGH

Chris Coffey, PhD, University of Iowa

3:45 - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MS

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Cocktail Reception

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