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Following is the advance information for an international symposium on Parkinson s disease research. Maximum registrants accepted: 250 The Fifth National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) International Symposium on Parkinson s Disease Research SYMPOSIUM Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th, 1997 All Day Sessions The Pontchartrain Hotel 2031 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana The National Parkinson Foundation, an international Parkinson s disease research and treatment organization headquarted in Miami, Fl, will bring together leading researchers and clinicians to discuss the most recent developments in Parkinson s disease. Theme Areas Include: TGF Beta Superfamily and GDNF Stem Cells Psychiatric Dysfunction Genetics of Parkinsonism Potassium Channels and Basal Ganglia Function In Vivo Imaging in Parkinson s Disease Invited Speakers Include: Dr. Anders Bjorklund, University of Lund, Sweden; Dr. Martha Bohn, Northwestern University; Dr. David Brooks, Royal Postgraduate Med. School. Hammersmith Hospital, London; Dr. Donald Calne, University of British Columbia, Canada; Dr. Allan Crossman, University of Manchester, United Kindon; Dr. Charlie Davie, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London; Dr. Fred Gage, Salk Institute; Dr. Mark Hallett, NINDS, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Barry Hoffer, NIDA, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Lilly Jan, University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Kenneth Marek, Yale University School of Medicine; Dr. Ron McKay, NINDS, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Herb Meltzer, Vanderbilt University School of Med.; Dr. Yoshikuni Mizuni, Juntendo Unversity School of Med., Japan; Dr. Richard Nussbaum, NHGP, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Mihael Polymeropoulos, NHGP, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Trevor Robbins, University of Cambridge, England; Dr. A Roberts, NCI, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Arnon Rosenthal, Genetech, Inc.; Dr. Paul Sheppard, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center; Dr. S.E. Starkstein, Centroneurologico-Hospital Frances, Buenos Aires. For further information or to register for the symposium, contact: Paula Conley, Programs and Grants Administrator, National Parkinson Foundation. Telephone: (305) 547-3897 Fax: (305) 243-3049