36th Annual Family Conference Nashville 2022
 
 
No location
 
08/04/2022
7:30 am - 12:00 pmTwo RiversBoard of Directors Meeting
2:00 pm - 8:00 pmHermitage LobbyRegistration
2:45 pm - 9:45 pmHermitage A/BCamp Courage Opens
3:00 pm - 3:05 pmHermitage E/FWelcome Announcements [More Info]
Moderator: Lisa Todd, MPS II Parent, Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmHermitage E/FOpening Keynote Speaker - Mark Sands, PhD [More Info]
Mark Sands, PhD, Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
3:00 pm - 10:00 pmHermitage LobbyReflection Area
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmHermitage E/FScience Leading to New Therapies for MPS [More Info]
Paul Harmatz, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
4:20 pm - 4:50 pmHermitage E/FNewborn Screening Updates [More Info]
Barbara Burton, MD, Professor of Pediatrics - Genetics, Birth Defects, and Metabolism, Northwestern University
4:50 pm - 5:15 pmHermitage E/FMPS I and MPS II Newborn Screening State by State Advocacy [More Info]
N. Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, National MPS Society
5:00 pm - 8:00 pmHermitage LobbyMPS Music City Run, Rock and Roll 5K Package Pick-Up
5:15 pm - 6:00 pmHermitage E/FFoundations Roundtable - Collaborations to Help the Patient Community [More Info]
Terri Klein, MPA, President and CEO, National MPS Society
Melissa Hogan, JD, MPS II Parent, Founder of Project Alive
Cara O’Neill, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Cure Sanfilippo Foundation
6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHermitage C/DWelcome Buffet Dinner
6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHermitage E/FNewly Diagnosed Family Dinner (diagnosed since December 2019) Overview and Coping with MPS and ML
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmBelle MeadeMPS I - By Syndrome Breakout Session
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmHermitage E/FMPS II - By Syndrome Breakout Session
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmOaklandsMPS III - By Syndrome Breakout Session
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmBelmontMPS IV - By Syndrome Breakout Session
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmEdgewoodMPS VI - By Syndrome Breakout Session
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmCheekwoodMPS VII - By Syndrome Breakout Session
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmKingsleyML II/III - By Syndrome Breakout Session - Mercedes Ramirez Johnson, Moderator
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmEvergreenSibling Breakout Sessions
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmHermitage E/FFamily Breakout: Mothers
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmBelle MeadeFamily Breakout: Fathers
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmBelmontFamily Breakout: Grandparents
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmEdgewoodFamily Breakout: Adults with MPS/ML
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmCheekwoodFamily Breakouts: Bereaved Families
9:45 pmHermitage A/BCamp Courage Closes
 
08/05/2022
6:30 am - 8:00 amHermitage C/DBreakfast Buffet
7:45 amHermitage A/BCamp Courage Opens
7:45 am - 12:00 pmHermitage E/FSession I - MPS and ML Management and Care
7:45 am - 8:00 amHermitage E/F2022 Fundraiser Award - Kimber Heiling, MPS VI Mother [More Info]
Moderator: Lisa Todd, MPS II Parent, Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
Moderator: Steve Holland, MPS I Parent, Vice Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
7:45 am - 8:00 amHermitage E/F2022 Chairman Award - Rev. Wayne Eppehimer [More Info]
Moderator: Lisa Todd, MPS II Parent, Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
Moderator: Steve Holland, MPS I Parent, Vice Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
8:00 am - 8:45 amHermitage E/FOverview and Treatment Status of MPS and ML II/III [More Info]
Joseph Muenzer, MD, PhD, Bryson Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Genetics; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8:45 am - 9:30 amHermitage E/FOrthopedic Updates in MPS [More Info]
Klane White, MD, Director, Skeletal Health Dysplasia; Medical Director, Orthopedic Research; Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Seattle Childrens Hospital
9:30 am - 10:00 amHermitage E/FAnesthesia and Airway Complications [More Info]
Paul Harmatz, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
10:00 am - 10:30 amHermitage E/FBlood Stem Cell Transplantation & Gene Therapy for Hurler Syndrome [More Info]
Paul Orchard, MD, Medical Director, Inherited Metabolic and Storage Disease Program; Professor, Department of Pediatrics - Blood and Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota
10:40 am - 11:00 amHermitage E/FQ & A Session
11:00 am - 11:45 amHermitage E/FFunctional outcomes in MPS: Neurocognitive Function and Beyond [More Info]
Julie Eisengart, PhD, LP, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Neurodevelopmental Program in Rare Disease, University of Minnesota
11:45 am - 1:00 pmHermitage C/DLunch Buffet
12:15 pmHermitage A/BCamp Courage Closes
12:45 pmHermitage A/BCamp Courage Opens
12:45 pm - 2:45 pmHermitage E/FSession II - Patient and Family Warriors
12:45 pm - 1:05 pmHermitage E/F2022 Directors' Award - Christine Tippett, MPS IV Mother, Board of Directors [More Info]
Moderator: Lisa Todd, MPS II Parent, Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
Moderator: Steve Holland, MPS I Parent, Vice Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
12:45 pm - 1:05 pmHermitage E/FVisionary Leadership Award - Dr. Elizabeth F. Neufeld, PhD [More Info]
Moderator: Lisa Todd, MPS II Parent, Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
Moderator: Steve Holland, MPS I Parent, Vice Chairman of the Board, National MPS Society
1:00 pm - 1:45 pmHermitage E/FAdults with MPS or ML Panel [More Info]
Laynie Holland, MPS I
Jason Madison, MPS II
Sheri Wise, MPS IVA, Board of Directors, National MPS Society
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmHermitage E/FMission Fundraising - Get Involved [More Info]
Tracy Kirby, Development Director, National MPS Society
Alicia Bohley
Tamara Cullere
Patricia Espinal, MPS VI
Kimber Heiling
2:15 pm - 2:45 pmHermitage E/FSiblings of MPS and ML Patients [More Info]
Rebekah Holland
Jasmine Henriquez
Gabriela Diaz
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmHermitage LobbyHealth Break
No locationSession III - Industry and Clinical Trial Updates
3:00 pm - 3:15 pmHermitage E/FMPS Family Conference:Takeda Update [More Info]
Anthony Frangi, Vice President and Head of Takeda's US Lysosomal Storage Disorder & Endocrinology Franchise
3:15 pm - 3:30 pmHermitage E/FJCR Presents Latest Updates on Pabinafusp alfa, JR-171, JR-441, and JR-446 [More Info]
Mathias Schmidt, PD PhD, VP, Clinical Development, Global Business Strategy, Business Development, JCR Pharmaceuticals
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmHermitage E/FREGENXBIO Interim Analysis of Data From the RGX-121 Gene Therapy Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Severe MPS II [More Info]
Dawn Phillips, Director of Clinical Outcomes Research , REGENXBIO
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmHermitage E/FSanofi presents: All About MPSI Disease; Information for Patients, Families and Friends [More Info]
Christopher Ortiz
Courtney Zawanda
4:00 pm - 4:15 pmHermitage E/FHomology New One-Time Approach to Treating MPS II: HMI-203 Investigational Gene Therapy [More Info]
CeeCee Fairley M.S., L.C.G.C., Medical Affairs at Homology Medicines, Homology Medicines
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmHermitage E/FUltragenyx MPS Updates [More Info]
Deborah Marsden MBBS, FACMG, Global Medical Expert , Ultragenyx
4:30 pm - 4:45 pmHermitage E/FDenali Therapeutics Update on DNL 310 Clinical Program [More Info]
Jeffrey M. Harris, MD, PhD, Denali Therapeutics
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmHermitage E/FOrchard Therapeutics Presents Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy [More Info]
Angela Tom, MS FNP, Director, US Medical Affairs, Orchard Therapeutics
5:00 pm - 5:15 pmHermitage E/FBioMarin's Partnership with the MPS Community [More Info]
Guillermo Seratti, MD, BioMarin
5:45 pmHermitage A/BCamp Courage Closes
6:30 pmDowntown NashvilleNashville Night on Your Own
 
08/06/2022
6:30 am - 11:30 amCentennial Park, Nashville TNNational MPS Society Walk and Roll 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk
6:30 am - 7:45 amHermitage LobbyGrab and Go Breakfast and Board Buses
8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Park, Nashville TN5K Chip Timed Run
8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Park, Nashville TNFamily Walk
8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Park, Nashville TNCelebration Lunch
10:45 am - 11:30 amCentennial Park, Nashville TNBoard Buses Back to Sheraton; Return to Conference Sessions
 
 
Hermitage E/FScientific Conference, Saturday Noon - 4:30 pm
 
08/06/2022
12:00 pm - 12:10 pmHermitage E/FWelcome, Overview, and New Developments in Science of MPS and at the Society [More Info]
N. Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, National MPS Society
12:10 pm - 1:00 pmHermitage E/FSession I: Society Funded Research Updates [More Info]
N. Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, National MPS Society
Jodi D. Smith, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University
12:10 pm - 12:30 pmHermitage E/FA Clinically Relevant MPS IVA Animal Model [More Info]
Nicola Brunetti-Pierri, MD, Associate Investigator and Head of Translation Incubator, Professor, Department of Translational Medicine, TIGEM Italy, University of Naples "Federico II'
12:30 pm - 12:50 pmHermitage E/FEarly Development of MPS IIIA Dopaminergic Neurons: At the Nexus of Behavior Changes and Therapy [More Info]
Elvira De Leonibus, PhD, Head of Behavioral Core; Principal Investigator, Neuropsychopharmacology Laboratory, TIGEM, Italy; Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council
12:50 pm - 1:00 pmHermitage E/FQuestion and Answer Panel
1:00 pm - 1:50 pmHermitage E/FSession II: Society Funded Research Updates [More Info]
N. Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, National MPS Society
Jodi D. Smith, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University
1:00 pm - 1:20 pmHermitage E/FRetracing the Developmental Roots of MPS II Neuropathology [More Info]
Enrico Moro, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Padova, Italy
1:20 pm - 1:40 pmHermitage E/FAutoimmune Component of Sanfilippo Syndrome [More Info]
Michelina Iacovino, PhD, Investigator, The Lundquist Institute; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
1:40 pm - 1:50 pmHermitage E/FQuestion and Answer Panel
2:10 pm - 3:20 pmHermitage E/FSession III: Fellow Research in the MPSs [More Info]
N. Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, National MPS Society
Mark Sands, PhD, Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
2:10 pm - 2:30 pmHermitage E/FPreliminary Examination of Oligodendrocytes in the MPS VII Mouse Model [More Info]
Geoffrey Eill, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of John H. Wolfe, DVM, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2:30 pm - 2:50 pmHermitage E/FCognitive Function in MPS Phenotypes That Do Not Have Decline [More Info]
Brianna Yund, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
2:50 pm - 3:10 pmHermitage E/FGenetic Barcoding for Improving Gene-Therapy Research in Sanfilippo Syndrome IIIB Research [More Info]
Ricky Ashby, MPH, MD-PhD Graduate Student, University of Florida MD-PhD Training Program, University of Florida College of Medicine
3:10 pm - 3:20 pmHermitage E/FQuestion and Answer Panel
3:20 pm - 4:10 pmHermitage E/FSession IV: Society Funded Research Updates [More Info]
N. Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, National MPS Society
Mark Sands, PhD, Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
3:20 pm - 3:40 pmHermitage E/FDeveloping MRI to Distinguish Neuropathic and Nonneuropathic Forms of MPS II [More Info]
Igor Nestrasil, MD, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
3:40 pm - 4:00 pmHermitage E/FImaging Cells to Tell Which IDS Mutations Predict Hunter Syndrome Phenotypes [More Info]
William Buchser, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics; Director of FIVE@MGI, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
4:00 pm - 4:10 pmHermitage E/FQuestion and Answer Panel
4:10 pm - 4:30 pmHermitage E/FScientific Sessions Recap and Open Question Forum
1:50 pm - 2:10 pmHermitage LobbyHealth Break
 
 
Various LocationsFamily Conference, Saturday 1:00 - 5:00 pm
 
08/06/2022
1:00 pm - 3:00 pmVarious LocationsSession V - Family Conference 1:00 - 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmOaklandsMedical Trauma in Patients and Families [More Info]
Melissa Hogan, JD, MPS II Parent, Founder of Project Alive
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmBelle MeadeGenetic Testing/Family Planning [More Info]
Barbara Burton, MD, Professor of Pediatrics - Genetics, Birth Defects, and Metabolism, Northwestern University
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmEvergreenNavigating IEPs and Educational Needs [More Info]
Leslie Urdaneta, MSW, LCSW, Director of Family Support & Communication, National MPS Society
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmVarious Locations(Concurrent Sessions - Please Choose)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmOaklandsMedical Trauma in Patients and Families (Recurring) [More Info]
Melissa Hogan, JD, MPS II Parent, Founder of Project Alive
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEvergreenNavigating IEPs and Educational Needs (Recurring) [More Info]
Leslie Urdaneta, MSW, LCSW, Director of Family Support & Communication, National MPS Society
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBelle MeadeGenetic Testing/Family Planning (Recurring) [More Info]
Barbara Burton, MD, Professor of Pediatrics - Genetics, Birth Defects, and Metabolism, Northwestern University
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmBelle MeadeSession VI: You Matter Too! Health and Wellness [More Info]
Carla S. Jackson, LCSW, Pediatric Social Worker Palliative Care and Complex Care Programs , Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Cortni Dubuc, LMSW, Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Social Worker , Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
5:00 pm - 5:30 pmBelle MeadeRemembrance Ceremony
6:30 pm - 8:30 pmHermitage C/D/ENational MPS Society Banquet and Talent Show
8:30 pm - 10:30 pmHermitage FNashville Party with onsite music and beverages
8:45 pm - 10:45 pmHermitage A/BCamp Courage Opens for Nashville Party