Reporting from the 22nd International Symposium on ALS/MND
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Opening Session theme on how the disease progresses within the Central Nervous System (CNS) continued with the presentation by Prof Stan Appel from Baylor College of Medicine, Huston on neuroinflammation. Examination of post-mortem brain and spinal cords from people with MND shows clear evidence of inflammation (although Prof Appel was quick to point out…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Proteins are the building blocks of our cells and have a variety of important roles within our bodies. The instructions for how to build our proteins sit within our DNA, our genetic code in the control centre of our cells (the nucleus). There are many steps to go through from reading that ‘raw’ instruction to…
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the end of the opening session of the International Symposium on ALS/MND, two members of the MND research community were recognised for their contribution to the field. Professor Orla Hardiman, from Trinity College, Dublin is this year’s recipient of the Forbes Norris Award. Presented by Dee Forbes Norris, this award recognises care and compassion…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Entering the room for the opening session of the International Symposium on ALS, there was a real air or anticipation. Organisers (yes, that included you, Brian!) nervously pacing back and forwards, checking final details and greeting old friends and colleagues. Then Wim Robberecht, chair of the Programme Committee, called us all to order. A ripple…
Reading Time: 2 minutes At 6pm this evening, there was a real air of anticipation at the conference hotel. On level 2 the poster presenters were gradually finding their allocated slots and gaps were being filled. Up the escalator on level 3, the registration desk has now closed for the night. It will open again at 6am in the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We organise the International Symposium on ALS/MND every year, and this year, the symposium will be going ‘down under’ to Sydney Australia on 30 November – 2 December 2011. We opened our online abstract submission system back in February –this is a place where researchers from around the world can compose and submit their work to…
