The kick-off meeting of the international collaborative research project (JPND124N070) titled "The role of HTT-Cis variants in the pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease", which was accepted to the Joint Program for Neurodegenerative Disease Research in 2024 was held at Koç University Hospital on July 1, 2024.
The event was attended by project partners from Germany (University of Bochum), Sweden (Lund University), Czech Republic (University of Prague) and Canada (University of British Columbia). After a presentation by A. Nazlı Başak, Director of the Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory, introducing Koç University and KUTTAM-NDAL, the project partners made their presentations.
Huu Phuc Nguyen (Ruhr University, Germany): Preclinical and clinical research at the Huntington's Disease Center Bochum
Jiří Klempíř (Charles University, Czechia): Clinical Practice and Research in Prague HD Center
A. Nazlı Başak (Koç University, Turkey): Huntington's Disease in Turkey
Åsa Petersén (Lund University, Sweden): Hypothalamic pathology and non-motor features in Huntington's disease and the spectrum of ALS/FTD disorders
Mahmoud A Pouladi (University of British Columbia, Canada): Modeling neurological disorders using human pluripotent stem cells and genome engineering
During the public meeting, participants discussed the goals of the project and current developments in Huntington's Disease research.
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