Elsa Shapiro Announced as Keynote Speaker at WORLDSymposium

WORLDSymposium announces Elsa Shapiro, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology in the Division of Pediatric Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota, as the 2017 Keynote Speaker. Dr. Shapiro's address: Understanding and Measuring Neurodegeneration in Childhood Onset Lysosomal Diseases.

The goal of WORLDSymposium is to provide an interdisciplinary forum to explore and discuss specific areas of interest, research and clinical applicability related to lysosomal diseases. Each year, WORLDSymposium hosts a scientific meeting presenting the latest information from basic science, translational research, and clinical trials for lysosomal diseases. This symposium is designed to help researchers and clinicians to better manage and understand diagnostic options for patients with lysosomal diseases, identify areas requiring additional basic and clinical research, public policy and regulatory attention, and identify the latest findings in the natural history of lysosomal diseases. 

Dr. Shapiro will be speaking on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. 

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