have in idea of the wealth of information that will come out of the
conference.
I hope a DVD will be made available for those who cannot attend, like it was
done in 2006. Thanks to the folks at the Foundation for Retinal Research for
making this possible!
Fran
Saturday, July 26, 2008
FRR-LCA Family Conference - SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
INTRODUCTION
8:30 - 8:40 am Welcoming and Opening Remarks - David Brint, Dr. Joe
Hollyfield
SESSION I: LCA CHARACTERISTICS: PHENOTYPES AND GENOTYPES
Moderator: Dr. Elias Traboulsi
8:40 - 9:00 am Phenotype-Genotype Relations: An Overview - Dr.
Elise Heon
9:00 - 9:25 Project 3000 - Dr. Ed Stone
9:25 - 9:45 LCA in Adults - Dr. Elias I. Traboulsi
9:45 - 10:00 Question & Answer Session - Drs. Heon, Stone,
Traboulsi
10:00 - 10:15 Break
SESSION II: LCA GENES
Moderator: Dr. Ed Stone
10:15 - 10:25 am LCA Genes: An Overview - Dr. Jerry Chader
10:25 - 10:50 RPGRIP Gene, CEP290 & LCA5 - Dr. Tiansen Li
10:50 - 11:10 The RPE65 Gene - Dr. Michael Redmond
11:10 - 11:20 Question & Answer Session- Drs. Li, Redmond and
Chader
11:20 - 12:20 Lunch
SESSION III: LCA THERAPIES
Moderator: Dr. Elise Heon
12:20 - 12:30 pm LCA Therapies - An Overview - Dr. Jerry Chader
12:30 - 12:55 Gene Therapy - Dr. Jean Bennett
12:55 - 1:20 Stem Cell Technologies - Dr. Michael Young
1:20 - 1:45 Pharmaceutical Therapy - Dr. Krzysztof
Palczewski
1:45 - 2:10 Retinal Electronic Prostheses - Dr. Mark
Humayun
2:10 - 2:35 Questions & Answers - Dr. Bennett, Young,
Humayun and Drs. Chader, Palcewski
2:35 - 2:50 Break
SESSION IV: LCA THERAPIES - 2
Moderator: Dr. Joe Hollyfield
2:50 - 3:15 Nanotechnology Applications to LCA - Dr. Muna
Naash
3:15 - 3:35 Encapsulated Cell Technology - Mr. Konrad
Kauper
3:35 - 4:00 NEI Resources for LCA Research - Dr. Neeraj
Agarwal
4:00 - 4:25 Question & Answer Sessions - Drs. Naash,
Agarwal and Mr. Kauper
4:25 - 4:40 General Questions & Discussion - Drs. Chader,
Hollyfield and Traboulsi
4:40 - 4:45 0 Concluding Statements and Adjournment - Mr.
and Mrs. Brint
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