Stem Cells and Parkinson’s Disease
Research Advances + Patient Experiences
An ISSCR Digital Webinar in partnership with the World Parkinson Coalition
Program Description: Co-organized by ISSCR and the WPC, this open access webinar will provide a high-level outlook of current cell therapy research and clinical applications for Parkinson’s disease. Presenters will highlight advances in cell and gene therapies, including basic research discoveries and the latest clinical trials. Attendees will hear a first-hand account of the journey to receive a gene therapy from a person living with Parkinson’s disease. The program is geared to researchers across the stem cell field who will gain understanding of the newest research advances and enhance their knowledge of patient perspectives and to people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers who will learn the progress toward novel cell and gene therapy development and have the opportunity to ask questions of innovative scientists in the field.
The webinar will take place on 21 October 2024 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT (USA)
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Registration for this webinar is complimentary and open to everyone.
Registration will close 3 hours prior to the beginning of the webinar
The webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Registrants will receive an email reminder with the webinar link one day, and one hour prior to the event.
This webinar event is created in partnership with the World Parkinson Coalition
Presenters
Roger Barker, PhD
Mikael Rydberg
Lund, Sweden
Agnete Kirkeby, PhD
Viviane Tabar, MD