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X-WR-CALNAME:Special Seminar: Michael Ward\, MD\, PhD
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DESCRIPTION:Decoding Neurodegeneration Using iPSCs\, CRISPR\, and ‘omics\
 n\nMichael Ward\, MD\, PhD\nSenior Investigator\, NINDS\, National Institu
 tes of Health\nCo-Director\, iPSC Neurodegenerative Disease Initiative\n\n
 Dr. Ward is a Neurologist and Senior Investigator at the National Institut
 es of Health (NIH). His research focuses on understanding basic mechanisms
  of age-related neurodegenerative disorders to enable development of next-
 generation precision therapeutics. Over the past decade\, his lab has cont
 ributed substantially to our knowledge about underlying causes of neurodeg
 eneration. These include 1) co-discovery of UNC13A mis-splicing in amyotro
 phic lateral sclerosis (ALS)\, which sparked development of new ASO-based 
 therapies for this disorder\, 2) protein-based biomarkers of TDP-43 dysfun
 ction\, a critical unmet need in the neurodegeneration field\, and 3) basi
 c mechanisms by which RNAs traffic in neurons via lysosomal hitchhiking. H
 e also co-directs the iPSC Neurodegenerative Disease Initiative (iDNI)\, a
  public-private partnership that has grown to become the largest genetical
 ly engineered iPSC repository to date\, and has distributed cell lines to 
 nearly 1000 labs worldwide since its launch in 2022.
GEO:37.769348;-122.392197
LOCATION:Sandler Neurosciences Center\, Neuroscience Conference Center (NSC
 C)
SUMMARY:Special Seminar: Michael Ward\, MD\, PhD
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsf.edu/event/special-seminar-michael-ward
CATEGORIES:Research & Academia
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