Seminars & Events

Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
Measuring disease activity before symptom onset in people with multiple sclerosis
Speaker: Raphael Schneider, MD, PhD, FRCPC, CIP
Neurologist, BARLO MS centre at St. Michael''s Hospital, Unity Health
Associate Scientist, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 3248 and ZOOM
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Giulia Fadda

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify key clinical and radiological predictors of MS progression in Radiologically Isolated Syndrome (RIS)

2. Assess the utility of advanced MRI markers in monitoring RIS and early MS.

3. Evaluate fluid biomarkers for tracking neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in RIS
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
Deregulation of Ubiquitin Signaling in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Speaker: Azad Bonni, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President and Global Head
Neuroscience and Rare Diseases Roche Pharma
Research & Early Development
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 2003 and ZOOM
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Arezu Jahani-Asl

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain understanding of fundamental mechanisms of ubiquitin signaling in brain development
2. Gain understanding of how ubiquitin signaling is deregulated in genetic neurodevelopmental disorders: Ferguson-Bonni syndrome and Hao-Fountain syndrome
3. Update on an open label Phase 1 trial of Rugonersen in children with Angelman syndrome

Please note that OHRI seminars are open to all members of OHRI and partner institutions. Members of the general public are asked to contact the communications office (jganton@ohri.ca) for more information about the research presented at OHRI seminars.