2nd International Symposium on Hereditary Ataxias

Center for Researching and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxia of Cuba (CIRAH), Carretera Central Km 5 1/2 Reparto: Edecio Pérez Holguin Cuba
2-11-05 to 4--11-05

The subjects to be dealed will be:

Clinics.
Epidemiology.
Quantitative neurology.
Treatments.
Neurogenetics.
Genetics Modifiers .
Oxidative Stress.
Apoptosis.
Bioinformatic.
Predictive Test.
Electrofisiology.
Neurorehabilitation.
Transgenic Animal.

Other topics in Hereditary Ataxias and other Dysfunctions of Movement.

Plenary Lcetures

Plenary Lecture:Neurodegenerative Diseases in the Caribbean, PhD.Francisco Lopera: Antioquia University
-Colombia-

Plenary Lecture:Cuban Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 (SCA-2). The Highest Prevalence in the World, PhD. Luis Velázquez Pérez: Center for Researching and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias (CIRAH)-Cuba-

Plenary Lecture:Neurochemicals Mechanisms of epilepsy of temporal lobe using biologicals models with kainic acid, PhD. Alfonso Alfaro Rodríguez: UNAM – Mexico-

Plenary Lecture:Role of NeuroImaging (mainly MR) in the assessment of hereditary ataxias: SCA1, SCA2 and FA, PhD. Mario Mascalchi: Italia

Plenary Lecture:Technicals and physiologicals basis of transients otoacustics emisions,
PhD. Alfredo Durand: UNAM –Mexico-

Plenary Lecture:Identification of new genes involved in Ataxia Telangectasia, PhD. Ridha Barbouche: Pasteur Institute -Tunez -

Plenary Lecture:T cell vaccine to aliviate neurologic diseases, PhD. Michal Schwartz: Weizmann Institute of Science -Israel -

Plenary Lecture:New trends on biologicals therapies of neurodegenerations:Stem Cells, Gene therapy, Neurochemicals and moleculars factors, PhD. René Drucker Collín: UNAM -Mexico-

Plenary Lecture:Evaluation of Zinc administartion to SCA2 patients, PhD Luis Velázquez Pérez: CIRAH –Cuba-

Plenary Lecture:CAG repeat instability at SCA2 locus: anchoring CAA interruptions and linked single nucleotide polymorphisms, PhD.Mitali Mukerji: Center for biology and integrative genomic -India-

Plenary Lecture:A Novel Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA22)Linked to Chromosome 1q22-24,PhD.Bing-Wen Soong: National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei -China-

Oral Presentations

Oral Presentation:The Pathogenesis of Machado Joseph Disease: A High Manganese/Low Magnesium Initiated CAG Expansion Mutation in Susceptible Genotypes?, PhD.Mark Purdey:England

Oral Presentation:Neurochemicals aspects linked to functional restoration, BSc. Antonio Bueno Nava:UNAM –Mexico-

Oral Presentation:Neurochemicals aspects of restoration in dammaged brains, PhD.Rigoberto González Piña:UNAM –Mexico-

Oral Presentation:Medical, Social and Ethicals aspects linked in human genome researching, PhD. Víctor Penchszadeh:Beth Israel College -USA-

Oral Presentation:Neurophysiological characterization of Cuban SCA2, PhD Luis Velázquez:CIRAH -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Genotypical characterization of Cuban SCA2, BSc. Luis E. Almaguer Mederos:CIRAH -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Autonomical Nervous System disfunction in neurodegeneratives diseases, MD.Gilberto Sánchez: CIRAH Cuba-

Oral Presentation: Cuban Prenatal and Presintomatic program in SCA2:5 year of follow up study, PhD.Milena Paneque Herrera:CIRAH -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Alterations in Saccadic Movements in Neurodegenerative diseases, PhD.Luis Velázquez: CIRAH -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Ubiquitous expression of human SCA2 gene under the regulation of the SCA2 self promoter cause specific Purkinje cells neurodegeneration in transgenic mice, PhD Jorge Aguiar:CIGB -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Evoked Potentials Neurodegenerative diseases, PhD. Alfredo Durand: UNAM –Mexico-

Oral Presentation:Molecular basis of polyglutamine diseases. Cellular models of SCA2, PhD. Julio Raúl Fernández Massó: CIGB -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Generation of SCA2 monoclonal antibodies, BSc. Silian Cruz:CIGB -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Technicals and physiologicals basis of auditive potentials of brain stem, PhD. Alfredo Durand: UNAM -Mexico

Oral Presentation:Last results of Cuban Neurorehabilitation Program, BSc. Julio César Rodriguez: CIRAH –Cuba-

Oral Presentation:IGF-1 serum levels are reduced in SCA-2 patients, BSc. Maria M. Vázquez: CIGB -Cuba-

Oral Presentation:Application of bone marrow stromal cells for the treatment of neurological disorders, BSc. Yssel Mendoza: CIGB -Cuba-

Poster section

Anti-gliadin antibodies in Cuban SCA2 patients, BSc. Luis Almaguer Mederos:CIRAH –Cuba-

Age of Onset and Genetic risk estimation in Cuban SCA2 population, BSc. Luis Almaguer Mederos:CIRAH –Cuba-

Determination and evaluation of Oxidative stress markers in Cuban SCA2 patients, BSc. Dennis Almaguer Gotay:CIRAH –Cuba-

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The inscription is mandatory for all the participants and it will be carried out filling the coupon that appears at the end. The inscription quotas will be paid in national currency by the national participants and in freely convertible currency (CUC) by the foreigners.

The deadline to carry out the inscription is July 30, 2005.

Inscription quotas
Participants ................... $ 200.00
Companions.................. $ 100.00
Students ........................ $ 150.00

All those that will pay their quotas before the 30 of September 2005, will get right to a 15% off.

For lodgings information vesit the web site: http://www.ataxiacubana.sld.cu/simposio_en_lodging.htm