International Research Symposium
CurePSP (Foundation for PSP | CBD and Related Brain Diseases) conducts an annual Research Symposium to facilitate dissemination of advances in the fields of PSP, CBD and related brain diseases. This annual symposium highlights research by CurePSP grantees and will be open to all researchers interested in clinical and basic studies of PSP, CBD, and related tauopathies.
The Symposium also assists the Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board in identifying work of exceptional promise, which may then be considered for additional funding.
2011 International Research Symposium
2011's meeting was held in Arlington, Virginia at the Crystal City Marriott on November 17. Click here to download and read the abstracts. Presentations included:
Overview of the CurePSP Grants Program
Lawrence I. Golbe, MD, Director, Research & Clinical Affairs, CurePSP, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School
Update on the CurePSP Brain Bank
Dennis W. Dickson, MD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Specific Triage Decisions for Distinct Neurodegenerative Disease-Associated Proteins that are Facilitated by DnaJ Proteins
Chad Dickey, PhD, University of South Florida
Autophagic Modulation and Clearance of Tau Aggregates
W. Haung (Ho) Yu, PhD, Columbia University
HSP-Peptide Complex-Mediated Immunization in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy
Michael DeTure, PhD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Development of Activators of Puromycin-Sensitive Aminopeptidase to Treat CBD
Stanislav L. Karsten, PhD, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, NeuroInDx, Inc.
Tau-Mediated Effects on Microtubule Structure and Kinesin Translocation
Stuart C. Feinstein, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara
Tau and its Pathology in Neurons Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells of FTDP-17T Patients with PSP- Like Tau Pathology
Maria Grazia Spillantini, PhD, University of Cambridge
Identification of Biomarkers via Comparative Proteomics of CBD and PSP Brains
Dennis W. Dickson, MD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
The Role of the MAPT Locus in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Parkinson's Disease
Nadine M. Melhem, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
PSP Genetics: Progress, Plans, and Comparison to Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
Gerard Schellenberg, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Pictured above: 2011 Symposium researchers and attendees
