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  • Join us on October 20th as we partner with the APDA for a panel discussion about Parkinson's disease.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, October 20th, as we bring together leading experts from the McGovern Institute and the American Parkinson Disease Association to discuss cutting edge advances in Parkinson's disease research and to provide perspective on what the future holds for Parkinson's patients and their families.

Following the formal presentations, guests are invited to participate in an open floor discussion with the speakers. The evening will conclude with a reception and optional tour of the Martinos Imaging Center, which features a suite of MIT's most advanced brain imaging technologies.




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Thursday, October 20

MIT Building 46-3189
McGovern Institute Seminar Room
43 Vassar Street * Cambridge, MA * 02139
(Our seminar room is located on the 3rd floor atrium level next to the McGovern Institute headquarters)

3:45 pm -- Registration


4:00 -- Opening remarks

Robert Desimone: Director, McGovern Institute

4:00 – 5:00 pm -- Panel discussion

Roberta Sydney SM '88: Chair, Friends of the McGovern Institute
Ann Graybiel, PhD: Investigator, McGovern Institute
Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC: Director, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center and the APDA Center for Advanced Research at Boston University Medical Center

5:00 – 5:30 pm -- Audience Q&A


5:30 - 6:00 pm -- Reception

5:30 - 6:00 pm -- Optional tour of the Martinos Imaging Center