8:00 – 9:00    Check-in & Breakfast

    9:00 – 9:15    Welcome/Opening Remarks

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Session 1:  PD Proteinopathy and Opportunities for Biomarkers

     9:15 – 9:25    Stella Papa, Emory University, Atlanta
                                   Introduction of session

     9:25 – 9:55    Robert Edwards, MD, University of California, San Francisco
                                  “Synuclein and Glucocerebrosidase”

    9:55 – 10:25   Hilal Lashuel, PhD, EPFL, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer,
                                    ND Biosciences, Epalinges, Switzerland
                                    “Rethinking the role of alpha-synuclein aggregation in the pathogenesis
                                     of Parkinson’s disease and synucleinopathies“

10:25 – 10:45   BREAK

10:45 – 11:15   Nicholas Seyfried, PhD, Emory University, Atlanta
                                   “Integrated proteomics for biomarker discovery in
                                    neurodegenerative diseases”

11:15 – 11:45   Raquel Lieberman, PhD, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
                                   “Biochemical insights into Parkinson-relevant states of
                                    acid-beta-glucosidase “

11:45 – 12:15   Panel Discussion/Q&A
                                   Moderated by Stella Papa, MD, Emory University, Atlanta

  12:15 – 1:00    LUNCH

Session 2: Deep Brain Stimulation: Past, Present & Future

    1:00 – 1:10     Thomas Wichmann MD, Emory University, Atlanta
                                   Introduction of session

    1:10 – 1:40     Svjetlana Miocinovich, MD, PhD, Emory University, Atlanta
                                  “Current understanding about brain circuit targets for DBS in PD”

    1:40 – 2:10     Philip Starr, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
                                  “Adaptive neurostimulation in Parkinson’s Disease”

    2:10 – 2:40     Tim Denison, PhD, Oxford University, England
                                   “Bioeletronic chronotherapy: towards sleep and circadian
                                    rhythm-aware brain implants”

    2:40 – 3:00     BREAK

    3:00 – 3:30     Stewart Factor, DO, Emory University, Atlanta
                                  “Life as a PD patient with DBS”

    3:30 – 4:00     Panel Discussion/Q&A
                                   Moderated by Thomas Wichmann, MD, Emory University, Atlanta

    McCamish Blue Sky

    4:00 – 4:45    McCamish Blue Sky Research (Project Blitz)
                                  Moderated by Garrett Stanley, PhD, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
                                  Presentations from Blue Sky teams:
                                         •  Melissa Kemp, PhD, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
                                         • Cassie Mitchell, PhD, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
                                         •  Jeff Markowitz, PhD, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
                                         •  Lena Ting, PhD, Emory University, Atlanta                           

   4:45 – 5:15    Tango PD
                                 Led by Madeleine Hackney PhD, Emory University, Atlanta
                                “Tango as a therapy to improve mobility and cognition of
                           individuals with PD“

   5:15 – 5:30     Closing Remarks

   5:30 – 6:30     Reception