International Research Symposium
The Cystinosis Research Foundation (CRF) is sponsoring its Second International Cystinosis Research Symposium for researchers and scientists on Thursday April 8 and Friday April 9, 2010 at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering near the University of California, Irvine campus. Over sixty researchers from around the world will attend.
Investigators from the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, Ireland and Germany will attend and many will present their current research on cystinosis. All of the research that will be presented has received funding support from CRF.
The purpose of the Symposium is to learn about research progress and foster collaborations among the researchers in order to hasten the progress in understanding and treating cystinosis.
Symposium Chairman Symposium Co-Chairs Ranjan Dohil, M.D. Elena Levtchenko, M.D. Ph.D. Keynote Speakers Session Moderators Julie Ingelfinger, M.D. William Rizzo, M.D. Daniel Saloman, M.D. Adam Jonas, M.D.
Jerry Schneider, M.D.
Dean for Academic Affairs Emeritus
School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of California, San Diego
Corinne Antignac, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
Director of Inserm Research Unit U574
Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
Associate Professor
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Jerry Schneider, M.D.
Elena Levtchenko, M.D. Ph.D.
Corinne Antignac, M.D., Ph.D
Our first Cystinosis Research Foundation International Cystinosis Research Symposium was held in April 2008 at the prestigious Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Engineering and Science on the UCI campus. The event was attended by more than 60 researchers from the United States and Europe who have been working to achieve better treatments and a cure for cystinosis. Researchers funded by CRF presented their current bench and clinical studies on cystinosis.
“The symposium was very important for cystinosis because many of the participants began sharing information on their research efforts – information that generally isn’t shared until it’s published, which often takes months or years. This can only help accelerate new medical and scientific advancements we’ve been working to achieve for so many years,” said Dr. Jerry Schneider, co-chairman of the symposium.
2008 International Research Symposium Agenda (pdf)
2008 Post-Symposium Press Release (pdf)
