Alexander Disease Family Conference

Conference: August 4th, 2018
Opening Dinner: Evening of August 3rd, 2018
Waisman Center
Madison WI

To Register

• Alexander Disease Conference Registration

Schedule

9:00–9:10 am	Welcome & Introduction Albee Messing, VMD, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Moderator
9:10–9:35 am	Neuroinflammation James Goldman, MD, PhD Columbia University
9:35–10:00 am	Fly Models of Disease Mel Feany, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School
10:00–10:15 am	BREAK
10:15–10:40 am	Rat Model of Disease Tracy Hagemann, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:40–11:05 am	Protein Clearance from the Brain Maiken Nedergaard, MD, PhD University of Rochester
11:05–11:30 am	Chemical Modifications of GFAP during AxD Natasha Snider, PhD University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
11:30 am–12:15 pm	LUNCH
12:15–12:40 pm	Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
12:40–1:05 pm	Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy Anne Smith, PhD Ionis Pharmaceuticals
1:05–1:30 pm	Family Experience of Child Disability and Death Marsha Mailick, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:30–1:45 pm	BREAK
1:45–2:15 pm	Planning for Clinical Trials Amy Waldman, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2:15–3:00 pm	Open Discussion

Hotel Accommodations

A list of hotels with room blocks reserved for the Alexander Disease Conference is below.

Please note the date that you need to make a reservation by in order to get the room block rate.

• Hotel Ruby Marie
  $179/night (Reservations must be made by July, 2, 2018)
  3.6 Miles from Waisman Center
  608.327.7829
  Reference: UW-Madison Alexander Disease Conference

• Best Western West Towne Suites
  $199/night, includes breakfast (Reservations must be made by July 2, 2018)
  5.2 Miles from Waisman Center
  Reference: UW Madison-Alexander Disease Conference
  608.833.4200

• Graduate, Madison
  $349/night (Reservations must be made by May 3, 2018)
  2.4 Miles from Waisman Center
  Click here for online booking
  Reference: UW Madison Waisman Center – Alexander Disease Conference

The following hotels do not have a room block reserved for the Alexander Disease Conference but they do have a limited number of rooms available.

If you would like to stay at one of these properties, please make your reservations as soon as possible.

• La Quinta Inn & Suites Madison American Center
  Room Rate: $239 per night. (Rate subject to change.)
  10.4 Miles from Waisman Center
  608.245.0123
• Howard Johnson
  Room Rate: $217 per night (Rate subject to change.)
  8 Miles from Waisman Center
  608.244.2481