Workshop on Bench to Clinic Translation in Systemic Amyloidoses
InterContinental Athenaeum Athens September 25-26, 2023
Host: Efstathios Kastritis, MD Organizing Committee: Efstathios Kastritis, Shaji Kumar, Giovanni Palladini, Eloisa Riva, Eli Muchtar and Stefan Schönland on behalf of ISA's Board of Directors
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Program Overview
Sunday September 24
7-8:30 PM: Welcome Reception (with heavy hors d'oeuvres)
Location: TOBAR (Ground Level)
Monday September 25
Location: Aphrodite I-II (Ground Level)
9:00 Welcome and Introduction: Stefan Schönland and Efstathios Kastritis
Presenter: Stefan Schönland
Introduction Presenter: Stathis Kastritis
Overview of Amyloid Activities in the Athens Center 9:15 Successes in Translation Co-Chairs: Suzanne Lentzsch and Shaji Kumar
Presenters: Per Westermark and Giampaolo Merlini Successes in Translation
Presenter: Shaji Kumar Successes in Translation Survey Results 10:00 What Basic Scientists Want To Know From Clinicians Co-Chairs: Arnaud Jaccard and Simon Gibbs Presenters: Johannes Buchner and Stefano Ricagno What Basic Scientists Want to Know From Clinicians 10:50 Break (Refreshments located inside Aphrodite I-II) 11:10 What Clinicians Want To Know From Basic Scientists Co-Chairs: Marcus Faendrich and Frederic Rousseau Presenters: Paolo Milani and Ashutosh Wechalekar What Clinicians Want To Know From Basic Scientists 12:00 Summary and Afternoon Agenda Preview
12:15 Buffet Luncheon (Cafezoe, Ground Level)
1:30 AL Amyloidosis- Session Introduction Co-Chairs: Angela Dispenzieri, Alexander Carpinteiro, Thanh Huyen Phan and Joseph Jackson 2:30 Break (Refreshments located inside Aphrodite I-II) 3:00 AL Amyloidosis--Discussion Co-Chairs: Angela Dispenzieri, Alexander Carpinteiro, Thanh Huyen Phan and Joseph Jackson 5:00 Summary and Tuesday Agenda Overview E. Kastritis and S. Schönland
5:15 Session Adjourns
6:00 Reception (Premiere Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, 10th Floor)
7:00 Dinner (Premiere Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, 10th Floor)
Tuesday September 26
Location: Aphrodite I-II (Ground Level)
9:00 ATTR Amyloidosis--Session Introduction
Co-Chairs: Violaine Plante-Bordeneuve, Darae Kim, Paolo Milani, Kwaku Appiah-Kubi and Alberto Aimo Presenter: Darae Kim Treatments in ATTR Cardiomyopathy Presenter: Violaine Planté-Bordeneuve Treatments in ATTR Polyneuropathy 10:00 Break (Refreshments located inside Aphrodite I-II) 10:30 ATTR Amyloidosis--Session Introduction, continued 11:05 ATTR Amyloidosis Discussion
12:30 Buffet Luncheon (Cafezoe, Ground Level)
1:30 Other Systemic Amyloidoses
Co-Chairs: Bessy Ikonomidou and Chandrika Mittal Presenter: Frederic Rousseau
What Can We Learn From Amyloid Structures?
Presenter: Gunilla Westermark
IAPP, Diabetes and Putative Treatments 2:30 Break (Refreshments located inside Aphrodite I-II) 2:45 Summary and Conclusion, Including Emerging Topics 4:45 Farewell 5:00 Workshop Adjourns
Workshop Attire Business casual attire is suggested for the workshop but is not mandatory. Please note that the historical high temperature in September in Athens is 29C (84F), with a cooling trend late in the month. You may want to dress in layers because of the air conditioning in the hotel and meeting room.
Mask Suggestion At this time, mask wearing during the workshop is optional.
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