The 13th MNRC International Symposium was held.

How to tackle Misfolded Proteins in ALS

Opening Remarks:

Professor Tadao Bamba
President and Dean, Shiga University of Medical Science

Welcome Remarks

Professor Ikuo Tooyama
Director of MNRC, Shiga University of Medical Science

Introduction; “How to direct therapeutic strategies in ALS?”

Associate Professor Makoto Urushitani
MNRC, Shiga University of Medical Science

“Protein aggregation in ALS: Cause or consequence of  mutant SOD1 toxicity?”

Albrecht Clement
University of Mainz, Germany

“High pressure NMR reveals evolutionally conserved intermediates between ubiquitin and NEDD8”

Ryo Kitahara
Ritsumeikan University

“Understanding the Mechanistic Basis of TDP-43-Induced Neurotoxicity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”

Janice Robertson
University of Toronto, Canada

“ALS pathogenesis and Glial cells”

Koji Yamanaka
RIKEN Brain Science Institute

Closing Remarks

Professor Takanori Hattori
Vice President and Dean, Shiga University of Medical Science

Professor Ikuo Tooyama
Albrecht Clement
Janice Robertson
Associate Professor Makoto Urushitani