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2016 Golden Helix Symposium
Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disorders
January 14-16, 2016, Mansoura, Egypt
The 2016 Golden Helix Symposium "Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disorders" will be organized in Mansoura, Egypt, January 14-16, 2016.
The meeting will be organized from the Golden Helix Foundation, jointly with the Universities of Mansoura and Menoufia in Mansoura, Egypt. The 2016 Golden Helix Symposium is the first to be organized in the African continent and will focus on the recent trends in the field of clinical and translational neuroscience. Also, a dedicated workshop on Genomics in Africa will be organized.
The Symposium Faculty consists of international renownded speakers mostly from Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia.
Topics to be covered include:
1. Pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases (prenatal, patholoical, genetic, environmental)
2. Inflammation and immunity, translational and prevention aspects of neurodegenerative disorders
3. Epigenetics mechanisms in embryonic and adult neurogenesis in health and disease
4. Pharmacogenomics of neurodegenerative disorders
5. Genomics and Epigenomics
6. Technology highlights and animal models in neurodegenerative disorders
Lastly, as with the previous Symposia, the2016 Golden Helix Symposium will feature the 2016 Genomic Medicine Alliance - Public Health Genomics award, presented for the best abstract submitted for this meeting.
The 2016 Golden Helix Symposium Organizing Committee
Co-organized by:
Endorsed by:
IMPORTANT DATES:
Early bird registration deadline: November 30th, 2015
Deadline for abstract submission: December 15th, 2015
Venue
2016 Golden Helix Symposium venue
The 2016 Golden Helix Symposium will be held in the University of Mansoura Auditorium and Department of Neurology.
Mansoura University was founded in 1972 in Mansoura city, Egypt. Mansoura is located at the middle of the Nile Delta in Egypt. It is one of the biggest Egyptian universities and has contributed much to the cultural and scientific life in Mansoura and Egypt.
The Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1962 as a branch of Cairo University. In 1972, a presidential decree announced the establishment of the University under the name "East Delta University". Later on, its name was changed to Mansoura University in 1973.
Speakers
Organizing Committee
Wael Mohamed (Menoufia University, Cairo, Egypt; Chairman)
George P. Patrinos (University of Patras, Patras, Greece; Co-Chairman)
Mohamed Salama (Mansoura University, Cairo Egypt; Co-Chairman)
Ahmed G. Azab (Mansoura University, Cairo Egypt; Co-Chairman)
Local Organizing committee
Prof. Mohamed Sobh - Director of MERC, Mansoura University, Egypt
Prof. Abdelhaleem Tantawy - Professor of Neurology, Mansoura University, Egypt
Prof. Ahmed Badawy - Vice Dean for research and graduate studies, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
Prof. Hussein Sheashaa - Professor of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
Dr. Ali Shalash - Assistant Professor of Neurology, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Confirmed Speakers
Mohamed B Abou-Donia (Durham, NC, USA)
Fathi Afifi (Cairo, EG)
Samir Ahboucha (Khouribga, MA)
Basem Awad (Mansoura, EG)
Rudi Balling (Luxembourg, LU)
Robert Deacon (Oxford, UK)
Vita Dolzan (Ljubljana, SI)
Waleed El-Dars (Mansoura, EG)
Passant El-Kafrawy (Cairo, EG)
Farha El-Shennawy (Mansoura Egypt)
Azzabbaz Helmy (Cairo, EG)
Johan Holmberg (Stockholm, SE)
Eman Khedr (Assiut, EG)
Nouria Lakhdar-Ghazal (Rabat, MA)
Ahmed Gaber (Cairo, EG)
Achilles Gravanis (Heraklion, GR)
George P. Patrinos (Patras, GR)
Mohamed Salama (Mansoura, EG)
Ali Shalash (Cairo, EG)
Hussein Sheashaa (Mansoura, EG)
Yasmeen Taalab (Mansoura, EG)
Toshi Yamashita (Osaka, JP)
Magd Zakareya (Cairo, EG)
Scientific Program
Scientific Program
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
08:30 10:30 DELEGATES REGISTRATION
Running Coffee and snacks
10:30 12:30 Pre-Symposium Workshop: Neurobehavioral Assessment of Animal Models
Robert Deacon (Oxford, UK)
- Theoretical background regarding neurobehavioral assessment
- Demo Video showing video tracking software
- Hands on training on animal models
Running Coffee Break
12:30 13:30 Official Opening Ceremony (University Convention Center)
Welcome addresses
Prof. Mohamed Sobh (Director; Medical Experimental Research Center; Mansoura, Egypt)
Prof. Elsaied Abdelhady (Dean; Mansoura School of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt)
Prof. Mohamed El-Kennawy (President; Mansura University, Mansoura, Egypt)
Prof. Geroge P. Patrinos (Associate Professor; University of Patras, Greece & Scientific Director; The Golden Helix Foundation, London, UK)
Dr. Wael Mohamed (Chairman; 2016 Golden Helix Symposium, Mansoura, Egypt)
SESSION 1 CLINICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS (Abulnaga Hall)
Keynote Lecture I
13:15 14:00 Mohamed B Abou-Donia (Durham, NC, USA)
Peripheral Biomarkers: A diagnostic tool for Brain Insults
14:00 14:30 Johan Holmberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
Control of cellular identity and tumor suppression in the nervous System
14:30 15:00Samir Ahboucha (Khouribga, Morocco)
Multiple Sclerosis: Any role for 5-HT?
15:00 16:30 LUNCH BREAK
16:30 17:00 Eman Khedr (Assiut, Egypt)
Prevalence of Parkinsons Disease in Arab countries
17:00 17:30 Nouria Lakhdar-Ghazal (Rabat, Morocco)
Neurotoxicity and Parkinsons disease
18:00 WELCOME COCKTAIL (7 Days Floating Restaurant- Nile Cruise )
Friday, January 15th, 2016
SESSION 2 MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE (Abulnaga Hall)
Keynote Lecture II
09:00 09:45 Rudi Balling (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Title to be confirmed
09:45 10:15 Achilles Gravanis (Heraklion, Greece)
From evolution to pharmacology of neurotrophins: Developing agonists for neurotrophin receptors
10:15 10:30 Ali Shalash (Cairo, Egypt)
Wilsons disease in Egypt: Clinical and genetic aspects
10:30 11:00 Toshi Yamashita (Osaka, Japan)
Mechanisms of neural network reorganization under neurodegenrative disorders
11:00 11:20 Magd Zakareya (Cairo, Egypt)
Smoke and mirrors in clinical trials of Multiple Sclerosis
11:20 11:50 Farha El-Shennawy (Mansoura Egypt)
Immunogenetics of autism
11:50 12:30 COFFEE BREAK and Prayer
12:30 13:00 George P. Patrinos (Patras, Greece)
The genomic basis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Insights from Whole Genome Sequencing
13:00 13:30 Ahmed Gaber (Cairo, Egypt)
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: New Egyptian mutations
13:30 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 3 TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS (Abulnaga Hall)
14:30 15:00 Robert Deacon (Oxford, UK)
Using rats and mice in genetic behavior research
15:00 15:30 Azzabbaz Helmy (Cairo, Egypt)
Dementia: State of the art
15:30 16:00 Fathi Afifi (Cairo, Egypt)
Step stages in Parkinsons Disease
16:00 16:15 Passant El-Kafrawy (Cairo, Egypt)
Bioinformatics of Parkinsons Disease
16:15 16:30 Mohamed Salama (Mansoura, Egypt)
Translational Neuroscience in Egypt, where do we stand?
16:30 18:00 Poster Session
20:00 FORMAL DINNER (By invitation only; Steak Out Grill)
EVENING FREE (For delegates)
Saturday, January 16th, 2016
SESSION 4 INDIVIDUALIZING TREATMENT IN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS (Abulnaga Hall)
09:00 09:20 Basem Awad (Mansoura, Egypt)
The sympathetic nervous system and phrenic intercostal neuronal interconnectivity mediates respiratory recovery following cervical cord injury
09:20 09:40 Vita Dolzan (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Pharmacogenomics of schizophrenia
09:40 10:00 Hussein Sheashaa (Mansoura, Egypt)
Pharmacogenomics of immunosuppression: Where do we stand?
10:00 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 11:15 Samir Ahboucha (Khouribga, Morrocco)
Hepatic Encephalopathy: Alzheimer type II astrocytosis
11:15 11:30 Yasmeen Taalab (Mansoura, Egypt)
What can SNPs tell us about drug abuse?
11:30 11:45 Waleed El-Dars (Mansoura, Egypt)
Autophagy: Pros and cons in neurodegenerative disorders
11:45 12:15 Toshi Yamashita (Osaka, Japan)
Neuro-immune interactions in the central nervous system
12:15 12:30 Closing Remarks and Future Meetings
Mansoura University Officials; Golden Helix Foundation Representatives; Conference chair
MEETING ENDS
OPTIONAL EXCURSION HALF DAY TOURISTIC ACTIVITY
