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This year's meeting will take place on June 18-21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The abstracts will be published in the May issue of the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. The abstracts will be available at the meeting to all registered attendees. The American Association of Neuropathologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association of Neuropathologists designates this continuing medical education activity for 17 credit hours in Category I of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. The approximate price of round-trip transportation from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport to Downtown Minneapolis is as follows:
Hotel reservation forms were mailed with the March Newsletter. They |
must be received no later than 4 weeks in advance to guarantee rooms at the convention rates. After May 16, 1998, rooms will be confirmed on a space/rate available basis. Telephone reservations can be made by calling (800) 233-1234. Be certain to mention that the registration is for the AANP Meeting to receive the special convention rate. A registration form was enclosed with the March newsletter. As in the past, there is no meeting registration fee for members. For non-members, registration fees are $30.00 (student/resident/ fellow) and $50.00 (faculty/staff). Course registration fees are $125.00, however, the Course registration fee for Affiliate members is $100, and Non-members who are currently in graduate school, residency, or post-doctoral fellowships also are eligible for a reduced Special Course registration fee of $100. Documentation of enrollment in a training program must be provided with payment to receive reduced fee. This reduction in fees for trainees was made possible by a gift from the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute of the Alzheimers Association. Please complete and return the registration form with a check for the appropriate amount. Also, make any changes in your address or telephone number for the files in the Secretary-Treasurer's Office directly on the registration form. Please include your FAX and EMAIL, if available. Those who have preregistered by returning the meeting registration form and prepaid for the Special Course are encouraged to pick up their name badges, course materials, abstract booklet and registration receipt on Wednesday, June 17th, 7:00 - 9:00PM, in the Nicollet Promenade, Street Level. |
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This year's course, "Advances in the Postmortem Diagnosis of Common and Uncommon Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Elderly" has been organized by Dennis Dickson and our president, John Trojanowski. We request that everyone be registered at least 4 weeks in advance to ensure the necessary resources and space. The American Association of Neuropathologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing education for physicians. The American Association of Neuropatholgists designates this continuing medical education activity for six (6) credit hours in Category I of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. The Meeting Registration form mailed with the March Newsletter can be used to register for the Special Course. As in the past, there is no meeting registration fee for members. For non-members, registration fees are $30.00 (student/resident/fellow) and $50.00 (faculty/staff). Course registration fees are $125.00, however, the Course registration fee for Affiliate members is $100, and Non-members who are currently in graduate school, residency, or post-doctoral fellowships are also eligible for a reduced Special Course registration fee of $100. Documentation of enrollment in a training program must be provided with payment to receive reduced fee. This reduction in fees for trainees was made possible by a gift from the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute of the Alzheimers Association. Please complete and return the registration form with a check for the appropriate amount. Also, make any changes in your address or telephone number for the files in the Secretary-Treasurer's Office directly on the registration form. Please include your FAX and EMAIL, if available. Special Course Course Objective: One of the central objectives of research on human neurodegenerative diseases of the elderly is to develop therapies that might prevent or slow the progression of these diseases. While targets for such therapies will emerge from mechanistic insights into these diseases, a prerequisite for all efforts to test novel therapies is the separation of these diseases into different clinically and pathologically relevant or distinct diagnostic categories. For example, recent advances in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research have emphasized the heterogeneous genetic causes of AD, while at the same time underlining some of the commonalties among the hallmark pathologies of AD. Similarly, dementias that are AD-like from a clinical perspective may be due to different underlying pathologies and mechanisms. Thus, it is important to separate these AD-like dementias from authentic AD. Since postmortem studies often are required for such distinctions to be made, this course will focus on recent advances in the differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases of the elderly, many of which may be confused with AD during life. The speakers in the course will seek to incorporate the latest insights into the respective conditions that they discuss in order to define the most current methods for postmortem diagnosis. Where feasible, they will then emphasize how such concepts can be extrapolated to the antemortem diagnosis of the same conditions in order to facilitate the conduct of meaningful clinical trials. The objective of the course is to increase the participants' awareness and understanding of this varied group of degenerative diseases in order that they can be more accurately diagnosed when they are encountered either clinically or during neuropathological examination. Special Course AGENDA
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| The annual business meetings will be held on Friday, June 19th from 12:00PM-1:00PM, and Saturday, June 20th from 12:15PM-1:00PM, in Nicollet Ballroom B/C. |
| This year 233 abstracts have been accepted for platform and poster sessions. Concurrent scientific sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday to include both platform and poster sessions. The poster discussion sessions will be held in the morning and afternoon each day. This year there will be two concurrent poster sessions. The poster surfaces available to us measure 4 feet by 8 feet and are made of corkboard. You will need to bring push pins to attach your poster. Thumb tacks will not be adequate to attach your posters. Members are responsible for disseminating this information to their residents, fellows, and guests. |
| Dual viewing microscopes and a projection system to review 35mm photographic transparencies will be located on the Street Level in the Grant Room. This room will be open all day on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30-5:30. Please limit your viewing to 15-minute periods so that others may have equal opportunity to utilize these facilities. |
| If a movie, lantern slide, or overhead projector is needed for platform presentations on Friday, June 19 or Saturday, June 20, notify the Office of Secretary-Treasurer, in writing, before May 28. Please be aware that only one screen and one carousel projector will be available in each room. There will be no exceptions to this policy. |
| The annual lecture in honor of Dr. Saul R. Korey will be given by Dr. Sandra Bigner and is entitled "Molecular Genetics of Medulloblastoma." |
| The reception (cocktail party) will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Friday evening in Greenway Ballroom K-J (2nd Floor). Members and guests of the American Association of Neuropathologists are cordially invited. There will be a "no host" cash bar. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Tickets may be purchased for $10.00 for members and $5.00 for residents, and fellows. Please enclose your payment when returning the registration form. Tickets also will be available at the registration desk and at the door. |
| Protocols for the Diagnostic Slide Session will be available without charge at the registration desk. For additional information, please contact Dr. Leroy Sharer at: (973) 972-4770. |
| Presidential Address: |
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| John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Pennsylvania |
"Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implication of Neuronal Cytoskeletal Abnormalities in Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Disorders." |
| Matthew T. Moore Distinguished Lecturer: |
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| James Eberwine, Ph.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Pennsylvania |
"Single Cell Molecular Implication of Neuronal Cytoskeletal Neuropathology." |
| Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Pennsylvania |
"Metabolism and Processing of Aß in Implication of Neuronal Cytoskeletal Neurons: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease." |
| S.E. Arnold, M.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Pennsylvania |
"Dementia in Schizophrenia: Implication of Neuronal Cytoskeletal Neurodevelopmental or Neurodegenerative Disorder?" |
| MEMBERSHIP The following applications have been reviewed by the Membership Committee and submitted to the Executive Council for final approval at the Annual Meeting: ACTIVE Cristian L. Achim * Jose J. Cardozo David A. Eberhard * Robert J. Ferrante Nicolaos Flaris * Caterina Giannini ** S. Humayun Gultekin Ronald Hamilton * |
William Harrington Miquel Idoate Lawrence C. Kenyon Rudolf H. Laeng Cheryl A. Palmer * Sung-Hye Park Arie Perry * Jiang Qian Eric Richfield Michael Rodriguez * John P. Rossiter M. Shahriar Salamat Alessandro Salviati Bruce H. Walner Gregg B. Wells Kondi Wong ASSOCIATE Jafri Malin Abdullah L. Dade Lunsford Owen St. Clair Morgan |
AFFILIATE France Berthelet Charleen T. Chu Marta E. Couce Richard L. Davis Brent T. Harris Elena K. Koles Andrew P. Lieberman Randal R. Nixon Martha L. Simmons SENIOR Samuel Chou Abraham T. Lu Richard L. Sidman * From Affiliate to Active Membership ** From Associate to Active Membership |
| 1997-1998 COMMITTEES Our Committees play a pivotal role in the operation of the association during the entire year and in the success of the annual meeting. The association owes a debt of gratitude to the dedicated chairs and all of the committee members. NOMINATING COMMITTEE Bernardino Ghetti, Chair E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte Perluigi Gambetti James M. Powers AWARDS COMMITTEE Raymond Sobel, Chair Lester Adelman Janet Bruner Yuan Chang Mark Cohen Daron G. Davis Stephen J. DeArmond Katerina Dorovini-Zis Marjorie Grafe |
David R. Hinton Edward H. Koo John M. Lee Sunhee C. Lee Ann C. McKee Steven Moore Susan Morgello G. Jackson Snipes CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE Christine Hulette, Chair Masazumi Adachi Thomas W. Bouldin Jonathan Fratkin Henry C. Powell Moses Rodriguez Richard L. Davis Margaret Z. Jones MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE David Wolfe, Chair Jocelyn Bruse Jonathan Fratkin Claudia Greco Ronald C. Kim Neil Kowall Susan Morgello PROGRAM COMMITTEE Brad Hyman, Chair Steven Coons |
Jeffrey Golden James Goldman Betty Kleinschmidt de Masters Lauren Langford David Louis Albee Messing Steven Moore Pedro Piccardo Bruce Trapp Miguel Pappolla COMMITEE FOR PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS Clayton Wiley, Chair Biagio Azzarelli Catherine Bergeron Peter Burger Mark Cohen Mauro Dal Canto Michael N. Hart Margaret Jones Hannah Kinnney Douglas Miller Joseph Parisi Gary Pearl James Powers Donald L. Price Harry Vinters Karen Weidenheim |
| 1999: The Portland Hilton Hotel, Portland, Oregon, June 1720. 2000: Radisson Hotel, Atlanta, GA, June 811. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY NEWSLETTER VOL. 9, NUMBER 2 May 1998 American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. Office of the Secretary-Treasurer Department of Lab Medicine & Pathology University of Minnesota Medical School Box 174 Mayo, 420 Delaware St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 Tel: (612) 625-0956 Fax: (612) 625-0440 Email: aanp@mail.med.umn.edu. www.aanp-jnen.com Officers John Q. Trojanowski, President Margaret Z. Jones, Vice-President Jeannette J. Townsend, President-elect Floyd H. Gilles, Vice-President-elect Clayton A. Wiley, Vice-President for Professional Affairs H. Brent Clark, Secretary-Treasurer Joseph E. Parisi, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Other Executive Council Members Linda C. Cork |
Stephen J. De Armond Pierluigi Gambetti Bernardino Ghetti Michael N. Hart E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte James M. Powers Committee Chairs Awards Raymond Sobel Constitution Christine Hulette International Congresses Bernardino Ghetti Membership David E. Wolfe Professional Affairs Clayton A. Wiley Program Bradley T. Hyman International Society of Neuropathology Councilors Peter C. Burger Bernardino Ghetti Reid R. Heffner, Jr. George Perry Cedric S. Raine Newsletter Editor H. Brent Clark |