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The 17th International Symposium on Neural Transplantation & Repair (INTR), in conjunction with 34th Annual Symposium of the Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration (NECTAR) will take place on Oct 28-30, 2024 at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore. This year's symposium is hosted by the Duke-NUS Medical School together with Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore.

The INTR symposium represents the international meeting of the American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair (ASNTR), Asia-Pacific Association for Neural Transplantation and Repair (APANTR) and the Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration (NECTAR). This year's symposium marks the 40th anniversary since the first INTR symposium was organized by Professor Anders Bjorklund, pioneer of cell therapy for Parkinsons disease, in 1984. Professor Bjorklund will be one of the keynote speakers to the symposium.

This conference will bring together leading scientists, clinicians, and industry representatives from around the world to share their latest findings in gene and cell therapy for neural disorders that will help foster new collaborations. The three-day program will feature keynote lectures, symposia on hot topics, workshops/young investigator colloquia, Industry/patient advocates discussion, and opportunities for oral communications and poster presentations. The scientific program will cover a broad spectrum of stem cell biology, genome editing, preclinical and clinical research and development in cell and gene therapy.

Speakers

Anders Bjorklund
Anders Björklund Lund University, Sweden
Jacob H Hanna
Jacob H Hanna Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Deng Hongkui
Hongkui Deng Peking University, China
Anne Rosser
Anne Rosser Cardiff University, UK
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University, Japan
Malin Parmar
Malin Parmar Lund University, Sweden
Michael Lane
Michael Lane Drexel University, USA
Romina Aron Badin
Romina Aron Badin The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Xiaoqing Zhang
Xiaoqing Zhang Tongji University, China
Kah Leong Lim
Kah Leong Lim Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Lyandysha (Lana) Zholudeva
Lyandysha (Lana) Zholudeva University of California San Francisco, USA
Clive Svendsen
Clive Svendsen Cedar Sinai, USA
Chiara Pavan
Chiara Pavan University of Melbourne, Australia
Jeffrey Kordower
Jeffrey Kordower University of Arizona, USA
Qing Richard Lu
Qing Richard Lu Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, USA
Simon Hippenmeyer
Simon Hippenmeyer Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Austria
Julia TCW
Julia TCW Boston University, USA
Binhai Zheng
Binhai Zheng University of California San Diego, USA
Alfred Sun
Alfred Sun Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Xiaolong Zheng
Xiaolong Zheng Tongji Hospital, China
Sing Yian Chew
Sing Yian Chew Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Shi Yan Ng
Shi Yan Ng Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Anselme L. Perrier
Anselme L. Perrier French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France

Organising Committee

International

Su-Chun Zhang
Su-Chun Zhang Chair Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Romina Aron Badin
Romina Aron Badin The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Sing Yian Chew
Sing Yian Chew Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tilo Kunath
Tilo Kunath University of Edinburgh, UK
Michael Lane
Michael Lane Drexel University, USA
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University, Japan
Clive Svendsen
Clive Svendsen Cedar Sinai, USA
Lachlan Thompson
Lachlan Thompson University of Melbourne, Australia
Lyandysha (Lana) Zhoudeva
Lyandysha (Lana) Zhoudeva University of California San Francisco, USA

Local

Su-Chun Zhang
Su-Chun Zhang Co-Chair Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Kah Leong Lim
Kah Leong Lim Co-Chair Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Sing Yian Chew
Sing Yian Chew Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Hongyan Wang
Hongyan Wang Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Vincenzo De Paola
Vincenzo De Paola Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Alfred Sun
Alfred Sun Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Shiyan Ng
Shiyan Ng Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
For inquiries, please contact: INTRsecretariat@duke-nus.edu.sg

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