Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration 2017

Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration 2017 is organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and would be held during Jun 14 - 17, 2017 at EMBL Advanced Training Centre, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The targeted audience for this medical event are Physicians.

This symposium will focus on the molecular basis of major neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, with a strong emphasis on mechanism based drug development. The meeting will cover the various molecular mechanisms linked to these diseases, including RNA biology, nuclear transport, protein processing, protein aggregation and protein folding. The symposium will also address the genetic components underlying neurodegeneration and the involvement of innate immune responses, discuss disease biomarkers and therapeutic options, as well as using animal models for studying neurodegenerative disease.

Topics
• Genetics: From Gene To Function
• Innate Immunity and Related Mechanisms
• Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
• Proteases in Neurodegeneration
• Biomarkers & Clinical Research
• Special Session on Animal models

Aims
The aim of the meeting is to promote discussions and sharing of new findings among basic scientists, clinical researchers, and their counterparts from pharmaceutical industry, in order to advance our understanding of neurodegeneration and to further drug development in an area urgently requiring therapeutic progress.