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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Movement Disorders Journal (MDJ) Symposium: Neurobiology of Parkinson’s Disease

(Satellite meeting of the SfN Neuroscience 2025)

San Diego, CA, USA
November 14, 2025

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About the MDJ Symposium

This symposium is organized by the editorial team of Movement Disorders, the official journal of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. The symposium will explore the biological underpinnings of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the neurobiological basis for current and emerging treatments, and the mechanisms responsible for disease complications and adverse responses to therapy

 

Schedule

8:00 – 8:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Standaert, MD, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA)
Session 1: Genetics and Cell Biology of PD
8:05 – 8:35 PD Populations and Genetics
Thiago Peixoto Leal, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute (USA)
8:35 – 9:05 Autosomal Recessive Genes for PD
Derek Narendra, MD, PhD, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (USA)
9:05 – 9:35 LRRK2 and PD
Laurie Sanders, PhD, Duke University (USA)
9:35 – 10:00 Q&A / Discussion
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
Session 2: Plasticity and Dyskinesias
10:15 – 10:45 Striatal Signaling and Dyskinesia
Alexandra Nelson, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco (USA)
10:45 – 11:15 Cellular Transcriptomics in Dyskinesia
Karen Jaunarajs, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA)
11:15 – 11:45 Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Dyskinesia
M. Angela Cenci, MD, PhD, Lund University (Sweden)
11:45 – 12:15 Q&A / Discussion
12:15 – 13:00 LUNCH
Session 3: Experimental Platforms for Studying PD
13:05 – 13:30 IPSC Models for PD
Mark Cookson, PhD, National Institute on Aging (USA)
13:30 – 14:00 Imaging Brain Function in PD
Shannon Chiu, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona (USA)
14:00 – 14:30 Neuromodulation
Philip Andrew Starr, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco (USA)
14:30 – 14:55 Q&A / Discussion
Conclusion
14:55 – 15:00 Closing Remarks
David Standaert, MD, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA)