Program: Genetic Epilepsy Family Conference 2018
The program for this year’s conference featured world leading researchers and clinicians at the cutting edge of research in to treatments for genetic epilepsy. Videos of all lectures are available on the conference resource page.
Saturday 26th May, Forum Theatre, University of Melbourne
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Professor Annapurna Poduri | Precision Medicine for Genetic Epilepsy – Small Steps Toward a Big Vision |
| 9:45am – 9:50am | Scotty Sims – Secretary and Co-Founder KCNQ2 Cure Alliance | |
| 9:50am – 10:35am | Professor Ingrid Scheffer | New Discoveries in Epilepsy Genetics Transform Clinical Care |
| 10-:35 – 10:40am | Claire Audibert-Legué – KCNQ2 Parent | |
| 10:40am – 11:00am | Morning tea | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Dr Snezana Maljevic | Brain in a Dish: Modelling Epileptic Encephalopathy Using Human Stem Cells |
| 11:45am – 11:50am | Monica Weldon – President and Founder Bridge the Gap | |
| 11:50am – 12:35pm | Professor Gavin Rumbaugh | Development of Targeted Therapies for Genetically-Defined Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| 12:35pm – 1:30pm | Lunch and group photo | |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Professor Steve Petrou | Therapeutic Approaches in Neurogenetic Disease |
| 2:15pm – 2:20pm | Kimberly Hoffman – Dravet Sibling | |
| 2:20pm – 3:05pm | Professor Glenn King | How Can Venomous Animals Help us Understand and Treat Genetic Epilepsies? |
| 3:05pm – 3:30pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3:30pm – 3:35pm | Will Pierce – SCN2a Champion | |
| 3:35pm – 4:30pm | Panel Discussion | Sara James leads the panel of Professors |
Download the conference program booklet here.
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