Down Syndrome Poster Fair and Symposium
Poster Fair
Thursday, November 5, 2026
3:00-5:00 p.m., John D. Wiley Conference Center Breakout Space, Second Floor, North Tower
Catered reception and bar service.
Symposium
Friday, November 6, 2026
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium, First Floor, West Annex
Tentative Schedule
| 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions/Presentation of gift to Dewey family by Brad Christian Qiang Chang, PhD, Director Annie Dewey and Dewey Family |
| 9:15 a.m. | Inaugural Dewey Family Down Syndrome Lecture Introduction by Annie Dewey, moderated by Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD “The Interferonopathy of Down Syndrome: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications” Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, Executive Director, Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Colorado |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Waisman Center Down Syndrome Research Highlights #1 Moderated by Sigan Hartley, PhD 3 talks (30 minutes each): |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | WARF Therapeutics Seminar Introduction by Sigan Hartley, PhD “The Current State of Clinical Trials for Down Syndrome Associated Alzheimer’s Disease” Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute Professor, Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, USC |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Waisman Center Down Syndrome Research Highlights #2 Introduction by Danny, Moderated by Brad Christian, PhD 4 talks (30 minutes each) |
| 4:15 | Closing Remarks |