Keynote speaker: Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD, professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine, is a nationally renowned clinical and research leader and a groundbreaking investigator for neurological disorders. Dr. Federoff’s research discovered and validated a predictive blood test for those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. He has been published in more than 250 peer reviewed and invited articles and serves as a reviewer for many journals, and currently serves on the editorial boards of five journals. Dr. Federoff served as chair of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee from 2007-2010. He chairs the Gene Therapy Resource Program for NHLBI, was president for the American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair (2012-2013), and was president of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (2014-2016). Dr. Federoff is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Inventors. Prior to his arrival at UCI, Dr. Federoff was the Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine at Georgetown University.
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