Event: University of Malta ALS/MND Summit
Date: Saturday 6 March 2021
Time: 09:00 – 13.30
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Registration: Event Website
The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking together with the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry within the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, is hosting the first edition of the University of Malta ALS/MND Summit.
The theme of the first edition will be ‘Genetics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)’.
Key Speakers include:
- Dr Ruben Cauchi, Lead Researcher at the University of Malta’s ALS/MND Research Lab
- Dr Adrian Pace, Consultant Neurologist at Malta's Gozo General Hospital and Karen Grech Hospital
- Dr Kevin Kenna, Lead Researcher at the UMC Utrecht Brain Centre, The Netherlands
Programme:
- 9:00 - Welcome/Introduction
- 9:15 - What is the cause of ALS in Malta?
- 10:15 - Diagnosis and Management of ALS
- 10:45 - Virtual Coffee/Tea Break
- 11:00 - Malta's ALS/MND Registry & Biobank
- 11:30 - Animal Models to understand ALS/MND
- 12:00 - Keynote Lecture: Genetics of ALS
- 13:00 - Closing Remarks
The event will be held virtually via Zoom, and is open to ALS/MND patients, family members, clinicians, medical/biomedical students and all those interested in the topic.
Kindly visit Event Website for more details and to register and receive Zoom link.
We look forward to your participation.
