PRF Parkinson's Disease: Treatments Of The Future
Online, February 29, 2012 (Newswire.com) - SIXTH ANNUAL PRF PARKINSON'S DISEASE CONFERENCE
Tampa Westshore Marriott Tampa, Florida
Monday, March 26, 2012
Program chair, Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos
A secondary objective is to provide a forum for patients and caregivers to share their concerns and successes with Parkinson's experts and other local patients. Dr. Juan Sanchez- Ramos received his Ph.D in Pharmacology and Physiology from the University of Chicago, completed his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois, College of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology at the Michael Reese Hospital, University of Chicago and his fellowship at the University of Miami. Currently, Dr. Sanchez-Ramos is a professor of Neurology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida and holds the Helen Ellis endowed Chair for Parkinson's disease research. He's the Director of Stem Cell Research, Center for Aging and Brain Repair, in Tampa, Fl. Dr. Sanchez-Ramos's current research projects include movement disorders, the neurobiology of adult tissue stem cells, and DNA repair mechanisms in aging neurons. At the conference, he will be talking about Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's disease and Treatments of the Future.
This 1-day program will have general session presentations throughout the day, exhibition sessions during the sponsored breaks and a question and answer session at the end of the day for full interaction and discussion between participants and speakers.Featuring nationally recognized researchers, clinicians and therapists in the movement disorders field, the conference will deliver up-to-date information and practical tools that people with Parkinson's can use to live well today.
PRF also expects to be actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people with Parkinson's disease.
The money raised by PRF funds research, information programs, and advocacy and awareness efforts that will support the over one million people with Parkinson's disease in communities across America.
For more information about PRF or to register for this upcoming March 26, 2012 conference, please contact Ms. Rosa Seminario at rseminario@parkinsonresearchfoundation.org or call (800) 869-1551 ext. 0. Thank you for your interest and support.