Research Update Meeting

Presented by Friends of FSH Research

Saturday February 1, 2025

1:00 to 4:00 pm PST
Prior to the Gala

Hyatt Regency Bellevue
Evergreen Ballroom

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Speaker Title & Time
Silvia Blemker, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia / CSO and Co-Founder, Springbok Analytics CSO
Machine learning models of MRI in FSHD, predicting progression
1:00pm-1:15pm
Doris Leung, MD PhD
Director, Center for Geneic Muscle Disorders Kennedy Krieger Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Individual muscle metrics and function in FSHD
1:15pm-1:30pm
Lara Riem, PhD
Director of AI and Data Science Springbok Analytics
Patterns of fat involvement in FSHD: Strategies for assessment
1:30pm-1:45pm
Seth Friedman, PhD
Manager of Innovation Imaging and Simulation Modeling, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Update on DUX4 and MRI relationships, Atlas expansion (pigs)
1:45pm-2:00pm
Break 2:00pm-2:15pm
Stephen Tapscott, MD PhD
Professor, Human Biology Division, Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Dept of Neurology, University of Washington, WA
Molecular biomarkers and MRI: planning for clinical trials
2:15pm-2:30pm
Leo Wang, MD PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Washington
Muscle biomarkers as trial reporters
2:30pm-2:45pm
Glenn Walter, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Physiology and Aging, University of Florida
Krista Vandenborne, PhD
Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida
Biomarkers and trial paths in DMD, what is working?
2:45pm-3:05pm
Jeffrey Statland, MD
Professor of Neurology; University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Imaging trial biomarkers in FSHD, where do we go from here?
3:05pm-3:20pm
Panel Discussion
FSHD experts from academia and industry
Moderated panel discussion: Questions from patients, family and friends
3:20pm-4:00pm

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