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CCF Epilepsy Genetics, Day 3 Presentations


  • Epilepsy Genetics Accreditation Pages
  • 0900 Bender
  • 0930 Kearney
  • 1000 Traynelis
  • 1030 George
  • 1100 Escayg
  • 1130 Leu
  • 1200 Perez Palma
  • 1400 Devinsky
  • 1430 Mingorance
  • 1500 Meisler
  • 1530 Najm

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Agenda

Day 1: Friday, September 11th (All times listed are in US Eastern Daylight Time)

2:00-2:15 pm Welcome
Dennis Lal
Moderator: Dennis Lal
2:15-3:00 pm Keynote Presentation
PTEN-opathies: From Biological Insights to Evidence-Based Precision Medicine
Charis Eng
3:00-3:30 pm BREAK
Moderators: Dennis Lal and Arthur Stefanski
3:30-4:00 pm Review state and promise of genetics in clinical epilepsy/practice
Dennis Lal
4:00-4:30 pm Epilepsy Genetics – The NIH/NINDS perspective
Vicky Whittemore
4:30-6:00 pm Genetic test selection and interpretation
Allison Schreiber: Molecular Testing for Epilepsy: Genetic Counseling Considerations
David Flannery: Digital Transformation of Clinical Genetic Services Delivery



Day 2: Saturday, September 12th (All times listed are in US Eastern Daylight Time)

Moderators: Marie Gramm, Eduardo Perez-Palma, Dennis Lal
9:00-10:40 am Genotype-phenotype correlation studies and tailored treatment for the most common monogenic epilepsies- Part 1
Andreas Brunklaus: Genotype-phenotype correlation studies and tailored treatment for the most common monogenic epilepsies: SCN1A
Rikke Steensbjerre Møller: Genotype-phenotype Correlation Studies and Tailored Treatment for the Most Common Monogenic Epilepsies: SCN2A/SCN8A
Johannes Lemke: GRIN genes

Q&A
10:40-11:00 am BREAK
Moderators: Eduardo Perez-Palma, Arthur Stefanski, Dennis Lal
11:00-12:30 pm Genotype-phenotype correlation studies and tailored treatment for the most common monogenic epilepsies - Part 2
John Milichap: Genotype-phenotype Correlation Studies and Tailored Treatment for the Most Common Monogenic Epilepsies: KCNQ2
Heather Olson: Genotype-phenotype Analysis in Epilepsy: CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
Ajay Gupta: Genotype-Phenotyp Correlation and Therapeutic Implications: An mTOuR of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Epilepsy

Q&A
12:30-2:00 pm BREAK
Moderators: Costin Leu, Noah Dubasik, Dennis Lal
2:00-4:00 pm Other types of genetic epilepsies
Sumit Parikh: Mitochondrial Dz & Epilepsy: The Basics
Annapurna Poduri: Somatic Mutation and Mosaic Variants in Epilepsy
Melanie Bahlo: Identification of Repeat Expansions with Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing in Epilepsy Patients
Elia Pestana Knight: EEG in infantile genetic epilepsies

Q&A
Moderators: Eduardo Perez-Palma, Arthur Stefanski, Dennis Lal
4:00-6:00 pm Patient support through gene level family organizations
Heidi Grabenstatter: The International Foundation for CDKL5 Research: A History
Veronica Hood: Dravet Syndrome
Amber Freed: Maxwell’s Story: SLC6A1
Leah Schust: The Power of the One to Inspire the Many: The Power of the Many to Cure the One

Q&A



Day 3: Sunday, September 13th (All times listed are in US Eastern Daylight Time)

Moderators: Javier Lopez, Tobias Bruenger, Dennis Lal
9:00-10:30 am Molecular studies of genes associated with epilepsies – Part 1
Kevin Bender: Neurodevelopmental Effects of SCN2A Loss of Function
Jennifer Kearney: Mouse models of genetic epilepsies
Stephen Traynelis: Molecular Studies of Genes Associated with Epilepsies: GRIN Gene Family (NMDA Receptors)
Alfred George, Jr.: Molecular Studies of Genes Associated with Epilepsies: KCNQ2

Q&A
10:30-11:00 am BREAK
Moderators: Javier Lopez, Tobias Bruenger, Dennis Lal
11:00-12:30 pm Molecular studies of genes associated with epilepsies – Part 2
Andrew Escayg: SCN1A Epilepsy: New Treatments
Costin Leu: Polygenic epilepsies
Eduardo Perez-Palma: Similarity among epilepsy genes

Q&A
12:30-2:00 pm BREAK
Moderators: Javier Lopez, Tobias Bruenger, Dennis Lal
2:00-5:30 pm Available and future gene-based therapies in epilepsy
Orrin Devinsky: Epilepsy therapeutics for genetic epilepsies
Ana Mingorance: Epilepsy therapeutics in development
Miriam Meisler: Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) treatment in epilepsy
Imad Najm: Epilepsy Surgery Genetics – Are we there yet?

Q&A