| Thierry Latran Foundation Second Annual Scientific Meeting |
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The 2nd scientific meeting of the Foundation took place in the Hanover Medical school on May 12th and 13th 2011 before the 9th ENCALS (European Network for the Cure of ALS) meeting hosted by Pr Reinhard Dengler and Pr Susanne Petri. A joint session took place on Friday with an invited speaker: Dr Philip A. Goliber, VP, Strategy and Portfolio at UCB. He developed the challenges of Pharma R&D and Drug Discovery in Orphan and Rare Diseases; a productive debate followed his lecture.  Grantees 2009 & 2010 with the members of the Scientific Advisory Board Program of the meeting Presentations by grantees of round 2009: 14 h: Translational research into the role of the ephrin receptor EphA4 in the pathogenesis of ALS 14.30 h: Pathological neuro-immune interactions between the macrophages/microglial cells and the affected motor neurons in animal models of ALS 15 h: Role of TDP43 in motor neurons through studying a unique Tdp43 mutant mouse 16 h – 16.30 h : coffee break 16.30 h: Rescue of mitochondrial damage: new therapeutic strategies Friday 13 May Presentations by grantees of round 2010: 8.30 h: Interplay between Androgenic/Anabolic Steroid and IGF-1 Signaling in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
