Watch the Hereditary Disease Foundation Research Spotlight Webinar "How Mapping the Brain is Advancing Huntington's Disease Research" with Osama Al-Dalahmah, MD, PhD, Columbia University, and Shawn Davidson, PhD, Princeton University, followed by Ask the Scientists.
NOTE: During our live webinar, Dr. Davidson shared exciting, unpublished data from Huntington's disease. We are eager to share that when it's published. In the meantime, you can find more information about his work here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35132243/.
The Hereditary Disease Foundation Research Spotlight Webinar series features brilliant scientists working to identify treatments and cures for Huntington's disease and other brain disorders.
About the Speakers
Osama Al-Dalahmah, MD, PhD
Department of Neuropathology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Osama Al-Dalahmah’s research is focused on understanding how the brain's glial cells, the supportive cells that maintain the function of other brain cells, become abnormal in neurodegenerative diseases, especially Huntington’s disease. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to find ways to modify the function of glial cells in order to protect the brain from damage and slow down the progression of the neurodegeneration.
Shawn Davidson, PhD
Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
Princeton University
Dr. Shawn Davidson’s research is at the interface of biotechnology and genetics. His lab studies various diseases using imaging mass spectrometry - a technique that allows him to pinpoint where within the brain certain proteins are expressed. He combines understanding of these expression changes with disease-related pathology and mathematical modeling for the development of therapeutic strategies.
Webinar Sponsor: Neurocrine Biosciences and uniQure
28 апр 2023
