[BIC-announce] FW: ALS Symposium at the Neuro, Sept 9-10, 2005

[Jennifer Chew, Ms.]

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From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF@LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms.
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Subject: ALS Symposium at the Neuro, Sept 9-10, 2005

 

Symposium at the Neuro
Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Causes and Therapeutic Perspectives September 9-10, 2005

The Montreal Neurological Institute will host a symposium, "Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Causes and Therapeutic Perspectives" on September 9-10, 2005.  Research scientists, clinicians and students are encouraged to attend. Thanks to the generous support of the Fondation Andre Delambre, the symposium is free to all participants.

The symposium will include scientific presentations and poster sessions in English.  Lunch will be provided each day at no cost. More than 20 invited speakers from North America and Europe will address topics of special interest to researchers and clinicians interested in ALS, such as
                Genetics of Motor Neuron Disease
                Neuron-Glial Interactions in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 
                Mechanisms of Motor Neuron Disease
                Therapeutics: Issues in Clinical Trials and Drug Development
                Therapeutics: New Techniques for Therapeutic Delivery           	

The symposium will run from 8:30 am to 5 pm on Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, in the 
        Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre
        Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University
        3801 University Street
        Montreal, Quebec  

The symposium was organized by Dr. Gilles Cloutier, Scientific Director, Fondation Andre Delambre; Dr. Heather Durham, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University; and Dr. Jean Pierre Julien, Centre de recherche du CHUQ, Université Laval, with Dr. Angela Genge, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University.     

Please go to http://www.fondationandredelambre.com/ to view the program and to register for the symposium (NO CHARGE)

or contact      Anne Pinsonneault at the Fondation Andre Delambre 
                telephone: 450-973-7574 
                email:  Anne.pinsonneault@feelingprod.com



Elizabeth A. Kofron, PhD

Associate Director
Montreal Neurological Institute
3801 University Street
Montreal, Quebec, Canada  H3A 2B4

Tel:  514-398-2316
Fax: 514-398-8248
Email: beth.kofron@mcgill.ca