Annual Conference
Michael, Marcia, and Christa Parseghian Scientific Conference for Niemann-Pick Type C Research
Basic, translational, and clinical research towards a greater understanding and a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C disease.
June 8-11, 2024
2024 Conference
June 8-11, 2024
Westin La Paloma
Tucson, AZ
About the Conference
The annual conference will include sessions on NPC1 structure and function, autophagy, cholesterol trafficking, lysosomal biology, therapeutics, gene therapy, biomarkers, and newborn screening. There will also be multiple breakout sessions.
*Please note that this is an invite only conference. If you wish to be added to the invite list please contact Sean Kassen at skassen@nd.edu.
2024 Conference Schedule
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
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11:00 - 1:00 pm |
Registration |
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1:00 - 5:10 pm |
Presentations |
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5:10 - 7:300 pm |
Welcome reception and dinner |
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Sunday, June 9, 2024 |
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8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Presentations |
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5:00 - 6:30 pm |
Poster Session |
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Monday, June 10, 2024 |
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8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Presentations |
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5:00 - 6:30 pm |
Poster Session |
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| 6:30 pm | Closing Dinner | |
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024 |
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8:00 am |
Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
Conference ends |
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Register for the conference
Pricing and Registration for the Annual Conference is below:
Corporate registration: $550
*early bird corporate registration: $500
Researcher: $400
*early bird researcher: $350
Post doc/Graduate Student: $300
*early bird Post doc/Graduate Student: $250
NPC Family: $100
*early bird NPC family: $0
UND/Funded Researcher: $0
Virtual: $25
*Early Bird registration ends on April 1, 2024
Registration for the Conference is now closed
Travel Awards for Postdocs and Graduate Students
We welcome Postdocs and Graduate students to apply for a $300 travel award.
All application must also submit an abstract for a poster or oral presentation.
To apply for a travel award please provide a 1-page description of your research and include your:
- Name & signature
- Principle Investigator Name & signature
- Institution
- Address
- List of any relevant publications
*Funding will be applied to applicants registration and hotel fees
*Limited funds are available
Please submit to Sean Kassen at skassen@nd.edu