Advances in Gene and Molecular Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Recent Subcellular and Clinical Insights

Esteemed Colleagues, Dear Students,

We are honored to announce the 6th Suna Kıraç Conference on Neurodegeneration Istanbul, titled Advances in Gene and Molecular Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Recent Subcellular and Clinical Insights and the launch of the Conference website (ndal.ku.edu.tr). The Conference is organized by the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Harvard University, and Koç University, School of Medicine KUTTAM-NDAL. This is the first Conference after Suna Kıraç’s passing and the first virtual Suna Kıraç Conference at the same time. We wholeheartedly assure you that our dedication to honoring Suna’s legacy remains unwavering, and we will explore meaningful ways to commemorate her contributions during the virtual event.

We plan to have five sessions, each session will be followed by a dedicated moderated discussion. The Conference will commence (Day 1) with a focus on genes associated with neurodegeneration and the underlying cellular mechanisms of neuronal vulnerability. On Day 2, the sessions will emphasize RNA dysfunction in neurological disease, non-neuronal pathology, and exploring sporadic ALS, which has become increasingly indistinguishable from familial ALS in recent years.

As in previous Conferences, this meeting also offers an extensive program with world-renowned speakers who will present their latest work. Please kindly find the final version of the program, along with brief biographies and abstracts of our prestigious speakers.

The Conference will be held in English and for the first time online. There is no registration fee.

Professors, assistants, specialists, and graduate students of medicine, neurology, biology, molecular biology, and other related departments of universities, public and private hospitals are welcome to attend the Conference.

We kindly request your help in sharing the information on the 6th Suna Kıraç Conference on Neurodegeneration Istanbul with your colleagues, residents, and students, who you think will be interested, and thank you in advance for your valuable support.

We hope to welcome you on April 19-20th, 2024, and promise an exciting Conference.

With most sincere regards,
Prof. A. Nazlı Başak and KUTTAM-NDAL Team
Koç University
School of Medicine

Click Here for Nazlı Başak's welcome address
Click Here for Alper Kaya's address
Click here for Conference Announcement
Click here for Conference Organizers
Click here for İnan Kıraç's address
Click here for Conference Booklet