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DAY 1 - Wednesday, 26 June 2013 (no
CME available) |
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15:00 |
Registration &
Poster Set-Up (at Hotel Russell
Only) |
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18:00 |
Opening
Reception at Hotel Russell, Russell Square, London |
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DAY 2 - Thursday, 27 June 2013 |
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07:00 |
Registration
& Speaker upload available
(at University College London [UCL], 33 Queens Square, No.
33 Lecture Theater, only) |
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08:30 |
Welcome &
Opening Remarks |
Klaus Schmierer,
Ph.D., F.R.C.P.
Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry
London, England, UK |
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Claudia A.
Wheeler-Kingshott, Ph.D.
University College London
London, England, UK |
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Session 1: Non-MRI
Perspectives on MS as a "Whole-Brain Disease"
Moderators: Declan T. Chard, Ph.D. & Klaus Schmierer, Ph.D.,
F.R.C.P. |
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09:00 |
Genetics |
Sreeram
Ramagopalan, Ph.D.
Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry
London, England, UK |
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09:30 |
Immunopathogenic
Mechanisms of Damage & Repair in MS
- permission
withheld |
Gianvito
Martino, M.D.
Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Italy |
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10:00 |
A Pathological
View on Focal & Diffuse Alterations in the MS Brain
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Christine
Stadelmann, M.D.
University Medical Center Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany |
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10:30 |
Break & Speaker
upload available |
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Session 2: Imaging
Tissue Biomarkers for MS
Moderators: Olga Ciccarelli, M.D., Ph.D. & Claudia A.
Wheeler-Kingshott, Ph.D. |
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11:00 |
Oligodendrocytes/Myelin |
Alex L. MacKay,
D.Phil.
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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11:30 |
Neurons/Axons |
Daniel C.
Alexander, Ph.D.
University College London
London, England, UK |
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12:00 |
Microglia |
Bruno Stankoff,
M.D., Ph.D.
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Paris, France |
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12:30 |
Lunch (at Hotel
Russell) & Speaker
upload available |
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Session 3: MRI for
Lesions vs. Non-Lesional Tissue in MS
Moderators: Massimiliano Calabrese, M.D. & Bruce Pike, Ph.D. |
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14:00 |
Lesions in the
Grey & White Matter
- permission
withheld |
Jeroen J. G.
Geurts, Ph.D.
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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14:20 |
Normal Appearing
Tissue |
Alex Rovira,
M.D.
Hospital Universitari Vall D’Hebron
Barcelona, Spain |
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Proffered Papers
– Oral Session |
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14:40 |
The (AAT)n
Repeat of the Cannabinoid CB1 receptor Gene Modulates the
Relationship between Lesion Load & Grey Matter Atrophy in
Patients with Relapsing-Remitting MS |
Mara Cercignani,
Ph.D.
University of
Sussex, Falmer
Brighton,
England, UK |
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14:55 |
Ultra-High-Resolution Assessment Of Brain-Free Water For
Rapid Atrophy Assessment In MS
- permission
withheld |
Katherine C. Gao,
B.A.
National
Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA |
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15:10 |
Heterogeneous
Changes in MWF within Multiple Sclerosis Lesions Over 1-3
Years
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Sandra M.
Meyers, B.Sc.
University of
British Columbia
Vancouver, BC,
Canada |
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15:25 |
Advanced Image
Algebra (ADIMA): A Novel Method for Depicting Multiple
Sclerosis (MS) Grey Matter Lesion Heterogeneity |
Chieh-En Tseng,
B.Sc.
University
College London
London, England,
UK |
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15:40 |
Break & Speaker
upload available |
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Session 4: New Ideas &
Pilot Studies!
Moderators: Alex Rovira, M.D. & Rebecca S. Samson, Ph.D. |
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Proffered Papers
– Oral Session |
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16:00 |
Use of High
Gradient Strength MR to Determine Corpus Callosum Axon
Diameter Distributions in Multiple Sclerosis |
Eric C. Klawiter,
M.D.
Massachusetts
General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA |
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16:15 |
MR Frequency
Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis: The Evolution of Gd-Enhancing
Lesions |
Vanessa
Wiggermann, Dipl.-Phys.
University of
British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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16:30 |
7T 31P
MRSI of the Thalamus in Multiple Sclerosis |
Lisa K. Vingara, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR, USA |
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16:45 |
Cross-Sectional
& Longitudinal Prediction of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption
in Multiple Sclerosis without Contrast Agents |
Russell
Shinohara, Ph.D.
University of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA, USA |
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17:00 |
Poster Session &
Social Event – Poster Award (no CME available)
(Poster Session held at Hotel Russell) |
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19:00 |
Dinner |
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Day 3 – Friday, 28 June 2013 |
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07:00 |
Registration &
Speaker upload available (at UCL, No. 33 Lecture Theater,
only) |
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08:30 |
Keynote
Address:
A Multi-Modal Approach on MS as a "Whole-Brain
Disease" |
Daniel S. Reich,
M.D., Ph.D.
Neuroimmunology Branch, NINDS, NIH
Bethesda, MD, USA |
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Session 5: MS as a
"Whole-Brain Disease"
Moderators: Gareth J. Barker, Ph.D. & Elizabeth Fisher,
Ph.D. |
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09:15 |
Interaction &
Relevance of White & Grey Matter Atrophy |
Hugo Vrenken,
Ph.D.
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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09:35 |
Problems in the
Interpretation of Fractional Grey & White Matter Volumes in
MS |
Daniel R.
Altmann, D.Phil.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, England, UK |
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Proffered Papers
– Oral Session |
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09:55 |
Exploring the
Mouse Brain Functional Networks in a Mouse Model of Multiple
Sclerosis
- permission
withheld |
Neele S. Hübner,
M.Sc.
University
Medical Center Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany |
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10:10 |
Pairwise
Jacobian Integration Method to Measure Grey Matter Atrophy
in Multiple Sclerosis |
Kunio Nakamura,
Ph.D.
McGill
University
Montréal, QB, Canada |
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10:25 |
Myelin-Water
Fraction Measurements in Clinically Isolated Syndrome
Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis
- permission
withheld |
Hagen H. Kitzler,
M.D.
Technische
Universitaet Dresden
Dresden, Germany |
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10:40 |
Break & Speaker
upload available |
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Session 6: Debate –
The Urgent Questions in MS Research: How Can MRI Help to
Address Them?
Moderators:
Gavin Giovannoni,
Ph.D., F.R.C.P. & Ponnada A. Narayana, Ph.D. |
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11:15 |
Statement &
Presentation |
Xavier G. Golay,
Ph.D.
University College London
London, England, UK |
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11:25 |
Statement &
Presentation |
Paul M.
Matthews, M.D., D.Phil.
Imperial College, London & GSK
London, England, UK |
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11:35 |
Statement &
Presentation
- permission
withheld |
Daniel
Pelletier, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT, USA |
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11:45 |
Statement &
Presentation |
Christine
Stadelmann, M.D.
University Medical Center Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany |
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11:55 |
Discussion –
Questions from the Audience |
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12:45 |
Lunch & Speaker
upload available |
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Session 7:
Cutting-Edge Work – Young Investigator Awards - Proffered
Papers
Moderators: Nicola De Stefano, M.D., Ph.D. & Daniel S.
Reich, M.D., Ph.D. |
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13:45 |
Diffusion
Weighted Spectroscopy of NAA in Multiple Sclerosis:
Microstructure, Macrostructure & Organization of Axonal
Tracts in the Corpus Callosum |
Emily T. Wood,
B.Sc.
Johns Hopkins
University
Bethesda, MD,
USA |
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14:00 |
In Vivo
Estimation of Neuronal Orientation Dispersion & Density of
the Human Spinal Cord |
Francesco Grussu,
M.Sc.
University
College London
London, England, UK |
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14:15 |
mcDESPOT in
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Brain & Spinal Cord
Describes both Cognitive & Motor Impairment |
Shannon Kolind,
Ph.D.
University of
British Columbia
Vancouver, BC,
Canada |
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14:30 |
Evidence for
Early Neuronal Damage in the Cervical Cord of Patients with
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis |
Khaled
Abdel-Aziz, M.R.C.P.
University
College London
London, England,
UK |
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14:45 |
Discussion |
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15:15 |
Break & Speaker
upload available |
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Session 8: The
Privilege of Advanced Technology
Moderators:
Klaus Schmierer, Ph.D., F.R.C.P. & Claudia A. Wheeler-Kingshott,
Ph.D. |
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15:30 |
Keynote:
Non-Conventional MRI: A Need or A Luxury? |
Xavier G. Golay,
Ph.D.
University College London
London, England, UK |
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16:00 |
The Contribution
to High-Field MRI
- permission
withheld |
Caterina Mainero,
M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA |
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16:30 |
The “Connectome”
View |
Heidi
Johansen-Berg, D.Phil.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK |
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17:00 |
Awards &
Conclusions – Perspectives & Prospects
(no CME available) |
Daniel
Pelletier, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT, USA |
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17:30 |
Adjournment
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