NCL2018: 16th International Conference on Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease)
Founder’s Building, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX
Abstract Submission
General Information
The Batten community convene an international scientific meeting every two years to share recent discoveries and advances for NCL disorders in order to support basic and clinical research and the development of new treatments.
NCL2018 will be held at the modern conference facilities of Royal Holloway, University of London in September 2018. This meeting is expected to attract around 250 participants and will be of particular interest to basic scientists, clinicians, industry representatives and patient advocacy leaders with an interest in Batten disease.
Deadline for submissions: 11th August
Meeting organisers:
Sara Mole s.mole@ucl.ac.uk
Claire Russell crussell@rvc.ac.uk
Bioscientifica ncl2018@bioscientifica.com
Speakers:
Long clinical experience of the NCLs – looking back to step forward
Alfried Kohlschuetter (Univ. Hamburg, Germany)
Genetics and biology of the NCLs
Susan Cotman (Harvard medical School, USA)
Gene therapy for lysosomal storage disorders
Ahad Rahim (UCL, UK)
Drug development for a lysosomal disease
Frances Platt (Oxford Univ., UK)
The path to treatment
Elin Haf Davies (Bangor University (Honorary Research Fellow), UK; Aparito (Founder, CEO), UK))
