CHALLENGING VIEWS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - 2003
 
 

 

"The intensity of the conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing on whether it is true or not." 

- Medawar, P.B. (1979) Advice to a Young Scientist, Harper & Row, New York.
 
  P R O G R A M - ROUND II 

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MEETING SCHEDULE

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DEBATE DETAILS

TIME TOPIC DEBATERS/Positions

  FRIDAY, July 25, 2003
PRO CON
10:00 AM That CAA's role in AD pathogenesis is more direct than indirect
James Nicoll
Masahito Yamada
Roy Weller
 Robert Friedland 
 
 
 
Moderator: Gabrielle DeCourten-Meyers
PRO CON
1:00 PM The solitary assassin: Abeta kills neurons without the need for oxygen, metals or other cofactors
David Teplow
Blaine Stine
Bill Klein
 
 
Allan Butterfield
Ashley Bush
Moderator:  Nigel Greig
PRO CON
3:30 PM Anti-Aß immunotherapy Is the answer
David Morgan
Bruce Gitter
Gerald Munch
Steve Robinson
Hyoung-gon Lee
Moderator: Richard Bowen
  SATURDAY, July 26, 2003
PRO CON
10:00 AM Glial cells are a major contributor to plaque growth
Jerzy Wegiel 
Robert Nagele
Michael D'Andrea
Greg Cole 
Joseph Rogers
March Ard
Moderator: Sue Griffin
PRO CON
1:00 PM The genetic search is over:  ApoE is the single most important genetic risk factor for AD
Wes Ashford
Jacob Raber
Yadong Huang
Deb Lahiri
Kumar Sambamurti 
David Bennett
 
Moderator: Fred Schmitt
PRO CON
3:30 PM Cognitive tests alone can diagnose AD
John Brooks
Fred Schmitt 
Jane Tornatore
 
Martin Tolar 
Edward Zamrini
Susan De Santi
 
Moderator: David Bennett
  SUNDAY, July 27, 2003
PRO CON
9:00 AM DATA BLITZ Session
10:00 AM Infiltration of the brain by pathogens causes AD
Ruth Itzhaki 
Melvin Ball
Brian Balin
Steve Robinson
Joseph Lyons
Curtis Dobson
Moderator: June Kinoshita
1:00 PM Summary session All moderators
Moderator: Christopher Kircher

 

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MEETING SCHEDULE

 

Thursday, July 24, 2003

6:30 pm Cocktail Reception  

Friday, July 25, 2003

7:00 am  Breakfast and Registration

8:00 am  Team Meetings

10:00 am  Debate 1

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm  Debate 2

3:00 pm  Coffee Break

3:30 pm  Debate 3

5:30 pm Adjourn

Saturday, July 26, 2003

7:00 am  Breakfast

8:00 am  Team Meetings

10:00 am Debate 4

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm  Debate 5

3:00 pm  Coffee Break

3:30 pm  Debate 6

5:00 pm Adjourn

Sunday, July 27, 2003

7:00 am  Breakfast

8:00 am  Team Meetings

9:00 am  Data Blitz Session

10:00 am Debate 7

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm  Summary Session

3:00 pm  Depart

POSTERS

IMPACT OF "ALZAS" ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 

Kienzl E, Jellinger K,  Bergmann J, Janetzky B, Attems J, Rattay F, Preddie E.

DOES g-SECRETASE ENZYME HAVE ANY SPECIFICITY TOWARD CLEAVAGE OF THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN vs. NOTCH?

Huw Lewis,1 Blanca Perez Revuelta,1 Alan Nadin,2 Stephen Lewis,2 Dirk Beher,1 Joe G. Neduvelil,2 Timothy Harrison,2 Scott Pollack1* and Mark S. Shearman1

1 Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience & 2 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The Neuroscience Research Centre, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, Terlings Park, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2QR.

NICOTINE BREAKS DOWN PREFORMED ALZHEIMER'S BETA-AMYLOID FIBRILS IN VITRO 

Kenjiro Ono1, Kazuhiro Hasegawa2, Hironobu Naiki2, and Masahito Yamada1

1. Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
2. Department of Pathology, Fukui Medical University

VALIDITY OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT TOUCH SCREEN TESTS: THE CANS-MCI STUDY

Jane B Tornatore, Emory Hill, Jo Anne Laboff, Brian Fogal

 

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