Developing Biotherapeutics for Neurological Disorders
10th December 2018
Burlington House,
London, UK
Introduction
Brain disorders such as; Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, cerebral vascular disease, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain trauma and migraine and their sequelae affect ~1bn people worldwide. The economic burden on health providers and governments is tremendous and worryingly this situation will escalate as the expected human life span increases. Throughout the world there are many transdiciplinary teams developing new innovations. Key research initiatives include: genomics, proteomics, cell imaging technologies, stem cell bioengineering, medicinal chemistry, molecular diagnostics, nanobiotechnology for drug delivery and biotherapeutics. Many significant advances have been made but still there remains a huge unmet clinical need for disease-modifying agents that will ameliorate these distressing disorders.
The RSC Biotechnology Group welcome you to this conference, which will bring together inspiring speakers from Europe who will discuss progress in the understanding of the molecular processes that govern normal brain function and dysfunction and how their findings will translate into new clinical candidates. Furthermore, it will provide unique opportunities for specialists to interact and create new collaborations. An important component of the conference is that it will provide good networking opportunities for students, to meet and question the experts and offers the chance to present a poster.
Venue
The conference will be held at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London which
is situated midway between Piccadilly Circus and Green Park underground
stations. London is also well served by regular train and coach services
from many parts of the UK and three major airports, London Heathrow, London
Gatwick and London Stansted. Please note that there are no car parking
facilities at Burlington House.
Accommodation
Please visit the RSC website for suggestions of suitable local hotels.
Organisers
For further information, please consult the web-page or contact the organizers: Dr Irene François, Freelance Consultant (irene.francois@ntlworld.com);
Dr Paul Race (paul.race@bristol.ac.uk), Dr Francis Lister (fgalister@gmail.com) and Dr Steven Burston (S.G.Burston@bristol.ac.uk
Posters
The organisers are able to offer a number of RSC Travel Grants for full-time postgraduate students and post -doctoral fellows who are RSC members and who would like to present a poster.
A Travel Grant Application Form is available by email
to Dr Irene Francois
Registration Fees
Payment may be made by PayPal using the following buttons. Please include the
delegate name in the instruction and send a copy of the payment advice with
the application form. The fees include attendance at the sessions, lunch
and refreshments. The organisers are not registered for VAT and tax invoices
cannot be issued.
| Fee | |
| RSC Members | £120 |
| Non-members | £135 |
| Student RSC Members | £60 |
| Student non-members | £85 |
| Retired RSC members | no charge |
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