About the Event

Join Assoc Prof Adeline Ng and Assoc Prof Zeng Li as they present interesting cases from NNI that go beyond the “classical” spectrum of neurodegenerative etiologies to highlight lesser-known causes of neurological decline. These range from more “common” inherited vascular dementias, to novel repeat expansions affecting global motor and cognitive function, and rare genetic causes of rapidly progressive neurodegeneration.

They will also discuss updates on ongoing translational work in these disorders that impact future therapeutic initiatives.

 

About the Speakers

Assoc Prof Adeline Ng is a Senior Consultant Neurologist and Director of Special Projects, O­ffice of Academic Affairs in National Neuroscience Institute (NNI). She heads the Dementia and Cognitive Neuroscience programme at NNI and is a Principal Investigator of clinical dementia cohort studies as well as translational studies in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and neurogenetics.

Assoc Prof Zeng Li is the Deputy Director of the Basic Science and Translational Research and a Principal Investigator of the Neural Stem Cells Research Lab in NNI. Her research focuses on using 2D iPSCs and 3D brain organoid-derived from neurological diseases patients to pinpoint the cause of neurodegeneration and identify new therapeutic interventions.

 

About the Facilitator

Prof Tan Eng King is the Deputy CEO of Academic Affairs in NNI. His research interests include epidemiology, neuroimaging, clinical and functional genomics and experimental therapeutics in Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders.

 

Registration Details

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For more details, please download the Neurogenetic and Rare Neurodegenerative Disorders - Clinical and Translational Updates poster.